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Morton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Morton, Thomas, fl. 1622–47, English trader and adventurer in New England. He visited New England in 1622 and returned in 1625 with Captain Wollaston, who founded a settlement at Mt.…Nacogdoches
(Encyclopedia) NacogdochesNacogdochesnăkˌədōˈchĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 30,872), seat of Nacogdoches co., E Tex., in a pine and hardwood forest area; settled 1779. Industries in the city include…Tallahassee
(Encyclopedia) TallahasseeTallahasseetăləhăsˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 124,773), state capital and seat of Leon co., NW Fla.; inc. 1825. Tallahassee is a wholesale trade and distribution center for…Ahad Ha-am
(Encyclopedia) Ahad Ha-amAhad Ha-amäkhädˈ hä-äm [key] [Heb.,=One of the People], 1856–1927, Jewish thinker and Zionist leader, b. Ukraine. Originally named Asher Ginzberg, he adopted his pen name…poor law
(Encyclopedia) poor law, in English history, legislation relating to public assistance for the poor. Early measures to relieve pauperism were usually designed to suppress vagrancy and begging. In…French India
(Encyclopedia) French India, former overseas territory of France in India, composed of the coastal enclaves of Pondichéry (now Puducherry), Karikal (now Karaikal), Yanaon (now Yanam), and Mahé (now…Newcastle, city, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, city (2016 pop. 155,411), New South Wales, SE Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the center of one of the country's largest coal-mining areas and is a large port. Coal,…Blagoevgrad
(Encyclopedia) Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad blägôˈĕvgrät [key], city, SW Bulgaria, is a farming region known especially for…Brandenburg, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia) Brandenburg, city, Brandenburg, E Germany, a port on the Havel River. It is an industrial center and rail junction. Manufactures include…Tinicum Island
(Encyclopedia) Tinicum IslandTinicum Islandtĭnˈĭkəm [key], area in the Delaware River, SW of Philadelphia, separated from the mainland by creeks and marshes. Site of the first European settlement in…Trending
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