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Tallest Building Demolished

The Question: What is the tallest building ever demolished? The Answer: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the tallest building demolished by…

David Raymond PAIGE, Congress, OH (1844-1901)

PAIGE, David Raymond, a Representative from Ohio; born in Madison, Lake County, Ohio, April 8, 1844; attended the public schools and Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio; was graduated from…

Moose Factory

(Encyclopedia) Moose Factory, trading post, NE Ont., Canada, near the mouth of the Moose River on James Bay. A fort was built there by Charles Bayly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, in the…

George Washington Bridge

(Encyclopedia) George Washington Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge across the Hudson River, between Manhattan borough of New York City and Fort Lee, N.J.; constructed 1927–31. It is one of the…

Dobbs Ferry

(Encyclopedia) Dobbs Ferry, village (2020 pop. 11,541), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on the Hudson River, a suburb of New York City; inc. 1873. It is…

Cropsey, Jasper Francis

(Encyclopedia) Cropsey, Jasper Francis, 1823–1900, American artist, b. Staten Island, N.Y. Trained as an architect, Cropsey designed two churches in Staten Island and several stations on the Sixth…

Churchill, rivers, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Churchill. 1 River, c.600 mi (970 km) long, issuing as the Ashuanipi River from Ashuanipi Lake, SW Labrador, N.L., Canada, and flowing in an arc north, then southeast through a series…

Thompson, David

(Encyclopedia) Thompson, David, 1770–1857, Canadian geographer, fur trader, and explorer, b. London, England. In 1784 he came to Fort Churchill, Canada, as an apprentice of the Hudson's Bay Company,…

Jenna Elfman

(Jennifer Mary Butala)actressBorn: 9/30/1971Birthplace: Los Angeles Engaging young actress who vaulted from nowhere to fame on television in Dharma and Greg (1997–2002) and into movies such as…