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Fort Matanzas National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Fort Matanzas National Monument: see Saint Augustine, Fla.; National Parks and Monuments, tablenational parks and monuments, table.

Castle Pinckney

(Encyclopedia) Castle Pinckney, fortification on Shutes Folly, an island in the harbor of Charleston, S.C.; built in 1797, when war with France seemed imminent; named for the American diplomat…

Sarah Winnemucca

Northern Paiute lecturer, educator, and writerBorn: c. 1844Birthplace: near Humboldt Sink, western Nevada Sarah Winnemucca, whose Indian name was Thocmetony, or “Shell Flower,” lived during a…

Rupert House

(Encyclopedia) Rupert House, village, W Que., Canada, on the Rupert River east of its mouth on James Bay. It was founded in 1668 as Charles Fort by the trader des Groseilliers, whose success there…

Laudonnière, René Goulaine de

(Encyclopedia) Laudonnière, René Goulaine deLaudonnière, René Goulaine derənāˈ g&oomacr;lĕnˈ də lōdônyĕrˈ [key], fl. 1562–82, French colonizer in Florida. After accompanying Jean Ribaut on the…

Kinsale

(Encyclopedia) KinsaleKinsalekĭnsālˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 1,759), Co. Cork, S Republic of Ireland, on the Bandon River estuary. It is a fishing port and seaside resort. Manufactures include sheet…

Charles M. Schulz: In Memoriam

Charles M. Schulz Remembered Creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the entire "Peanuts" gang by Beth Rowen Charles Schulz and Snoopy at the premiere of "Peanuts Gallery" at Carnegie…