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The U.S. Highway System

At the beginning of the 20th century, an uninterrupted system of nationwide highways did not exist. Beginning in 1811, a National Road had been constructed between Cumberland in western Maryland and…

Freycinet, Charles de

(Encyclopedia) Freycinet, Charles deFreycinet, Charles deshärl də frāsēnāˈ [key], 1828–1923, French statesman. A mining engineer, he helped Léon Gambetta organize resistance to the Germans during the…

Lost Highway

Director: David LynchWriters: David Lynch and Barry GiffordDirector of Photography:Peter DemingEditor:Mary SweeneyMusic:Angelo BadalmentiProduction Designer:Patricia NorrisProducers:Deepak…

Red, White, and Blue Highways

The story of the U.S. Interstate by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Related Links Interstate System TriviaQuiz: Great American Highways Road Mileage Between U.S. CitiesDwight D.…

Baguio

(Encyclopedia) Baguio Baguio băˈgēō, Sp. bägyōˈ [key], city, Benguet prov., NW Luzon,…

Sun Tzu on the Art of War: The Use of Spies

The Attack by Fire [1] The Use of Spies Sun Tzu said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain…

Interstate Highway System Trivia

Facts and figures on the U.S. highway system by Federal Highway Administration Related Links Quiz: Great American Highways The Story of the U.S. InterstateRoad Mileage Between U.S.…

Brandon, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Brandon, uninc. town (2020 pop. 114,626), Hillsborough co., W Fla., a suburb just E of Tampa. Chiefly residential, it is also a retail…