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Five Forks

(Encyclopedia) Five Forks, crossroads near Dinwiddie Courthouse, SW of Petersburg, Va. The last important battle of the Civil War was fought there on Apr. 1, 1865. Philip H. Sheridan, leading his own…

Brown University

(Encyclopedia) Brown University, Providence, R.I.; coeducational chartered 1764 as Rhode Island College at Warren, opened 1765. It moved to Providence in 1770 and was renamed for Nicholas Brown in…

Lake George

(Encyclopedia) Lake George, village (1990 est. pop. 1,100), seat of Warren co., E N.Y.; inc. 1903. Situated on the southern tip of Lake George in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts., it has been a…

Dudley FARLIN, Congress, NY (1777-1837)

FARLIN, Dudley, a Representative from New York; born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., September 2, 1777; moved to Dutchess County, N.Y., in early youth, and later to Warren County;…

William Shields GOODWIN, Congress, AR (1866-1937)

GOODWIN, William Shields, a Representative from Arkansas; born in Warren, Bradley County, Ark., on May 2, 1866; attended the public schools, the Farmers’ Academy near Duluth, Ga., Cooledgeâ…

Seth W. BROWN, Congress, OH (1841-1923)

BROWN, Seth W., a Representative from Ohio; born near Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, January 4, 1841; attended the public schools; during the Civil War served in Company H, Seventy-ninth…

The Supreme Court: Mandating Criminal Rights

Mandating Criminal RightsThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court The next major focus for the…

Daly, Arnold

(Encyclopedia) Daly, ArnoldDaly, Arnolddāˈlē [key], 1875–1927, American actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He first appeared on the stage in 1892. Inspired by Richard Mansfield's production of The Devil's…

Cox, James Middleton

(Encyclopedia) Cox, James Middleton, 1870–1957, American political leader and journalist, b. Butler co., Ohio. After serving on the editorial staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer, he bought the Dayton (…