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bog

(Encyclopedia) bog, very old lake without inlet or outlet that becomes acid and is gradually overgrown with a characteristic vegetation (see swamp). Peat moss, or sphagnum, grows around the edge of…

Walter McKennon DENNY, Congress, MS (1853-1926)

DENNY, Walter McKennon, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Moss Point, Jackson County, Miss., October 28, 1853; attended the common schools and Roanoke College, Salem, Va.; was…

DK Science: Classifying Plants

CHLOROPHYLLTHE FIVE KINGDOMS OF LIFEBIOGRAPHY: CAROLUS LINN`AEUS Swedish, 1707-1778PLANT KINGDOMFIND OUT MOREPlants belong to the PLANT KINGDOM, one of the five kingdoms of living things.…

heath, tract of open land

(Encyclopedia) heath, tract of open land characterized by a few scattered trees, abundant moss cover, and numerous low shrubs, principally of the heath family (see heath, in botany). In high-latitude…

Harry Chapman WOODYARD, Congress, WV (1867-1929)

WOODYARD, Harry Chapman, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Spencer, Roane County, W.Va., November 13, 1867; attended the common schools; engaged in the wholesale grocery and lumber…

Andrew HUMPHREYS, Congress, IN (1821-1904)

HUMPHREYS, Andrew, a Representative from Indiana; born near Knoxville, Tenn., March 30, 1821; moved with his parents to Owen County, Ind., in 1829; afterwards moved to Putnam County and…

James Andrew McKENZIE, Congress, KY (1840-1904)

McKENZIE, James Andrew, (uncle of John McKenzie Moss), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Bennettstown, Christian County, Ky., August 1, 1840; attended the common schools of Christian…

John Stockdale RHEA, Congress, KY (1855-1924)

RHEA, John Stockdale, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Russellville, Logan County, Ky., March 9, 1855; pursued preparatory studies; attended Bethel College, Russellville, Ky., and…

Karen SHEPHERD, Congress, UT (1940)

SHEPHERD, Karen, a Representative from Utah; born in Silver City, Grant County, N.Mex., July 5, 1940; B.A., University of Utah, 1962; M.A., Brigham Young University, 1963; staff assistant to…

Østfold

(Encyclopedia) ØstfoldØstfoldöstˈfôlˌ [key], county (1995 pop. 239,371), 1,614 sq mi (4,180 sq km), SE Norway, between the Oslofjord in the west and the Swedish border in the east. Moss is the…