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David HUBBARD, Congress, AL (1792-1874)

HUBBARD David , a Representative from Alabama; born near the town of Old Liberty (now Bedford), Bedford County, Va., in 1792; attended the county schools and an academy; during the War of 1812…

Wilburn CARTWRIGHT, Congress, OK (1892-1979)

CARTWRIGHT Wilburn , a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Georgetown, Meigs County, Tenn., January 12, 1892; moved with his parents to the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, in…

Robert Samuel KERR, Congress, OK (1896-1963)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1963 Party: Democrat KERR Robert Samuel , A Senator from Oklahoma; born in the Chickasaw Indian Territory, Okla., near the present town of Ada, September 11, 1896;…

GORDON, James, Congress, MS (1833-1912)

Senate Years of Service: 1909-1910 Party: Democrat GORDON James , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Cotton Gin Port, Monroe County, Miss., December 6, 1833; moved with his parents to Pontotoc…

Memphis, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) MemphisMemphismĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 610,337), seat of Shelby co., SW Tenn., on the Fourth, or Lower, Chickasaw Bluff above the Mississippi, at the mouth of the Wolf River; inc…

National Recreation Areas

Name and location Total acreageAmistad (Tex.) 58,500.00Bighorn Canyon (Wyo.-Mont.) 120,296.22Big South Fork (Ky.-Tenn.)125,310.34Boston Harbor Islands (Mass.)1,482.25Chattahoochee River (Ga…

Native American Nations & Tribes

Information about select nations and groups There are over 500 different Native American nations recognized by the United States.  Related Links Biographies of Notable American Indians…

Vicksburg campaign

(Encyclopedia) Vicksburg campaign, in the American Civil War, the fighting (Nov., 1862–July, 1863) for control of the Mississippi River. The Union wanted such control in order to split the…

Most Populous Indian Reservations, 2000

Below is a list of Indian Reservations in the United States with the largest populations. As of October 2011, the 2010 U.S. Census data has not been published. /**/…