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Pepper, Claude Denson

(Encyclopedia) Pepper, Claude Denson, 1900–1989, U.S. Senator (1936–51) and Representative (1962–89), b. Dudleyville, Ala. He was admitted (1928) to the bar, practiced law in Florida, and held many…

Coral Gables

(Encyclopedia) Coral Gables, city (2020 pop. 49,248), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom,…

William Walter PHELPS, Congress, NJ (1839-1894)

PHELPS William Walter , a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City August 24, 1839; attended private schools near Bridgeport, Conn., and Mount Washington Institute, New York; was…

MLB Amateur Draft

Top 50 selections at the 33rd Amateur Draft held June 3-5, 1997. Selections 1-31 are first round picks and 32-50 are supplemental first round picks awarded for the loss of free agents.Top 50…

Dwight Whitney MORROW, Congress, NJ (1873-1931)

Senate Years of Service: 1930-1931 Party: Republican MORROW Dwight Whitney , a Senator from New Jersey; born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., January 11, 1873; moved with his parents to…

Melbourne, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Melbourne, city (1990 pop. 59,646), Brevard co., E Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon); inc. 1888, consolidated with Eau Gallie 1969. It is a tourist and aerospace center near the…

Hallandale

(Encyclopedia) Hallandale Hallandale hălˈəndālˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 41,217), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic…

Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan

(Encyclopedia) Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, 1896–1953, American author, b. Washington, D.C., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1918. She was a journalist until 1928, when she moved to the Florida backwoods,…

Boca Raton

(Encyclopedia) Boca Raton Boca Raton bōˈkə rətōnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 100,259), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the…