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Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Mount Stephen, George Stephen, 1st Baron, 1829–1921, Canadian financier and railroad builder, b. Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in 1850, became a manufacturer, and was (1876–81)…

Haringey

(Encyclopedia) Haringey Haringey hârˈĭng-gāˌ [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. Although defined as…

Tirupati

(Encyclopedia) Tirupati, city (1991 pop. 188,904), in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state in S India. It is located in a valley of the Eastern Ghats some 35 mi (56 km) NNE of Chittoor. The…

Prescott, William

(Encyclopedia) Prescott, William, 1726–95, American Revolutionary officer, b. Groton, Mass. He saw service in the French and Indian Wars. In the American Revolution, he fortified (1775) Breed's Hill…

Dyer, John

(Encyclopedia) Dyer, John, 1700?–1758, English nature poet, b. Wales. He is best known for the topographical poem Grongar Hill (1726).

Darjeeling

(Encyclopedia) Darjeeling or Darjiling Darjeeling both: därjēlˈĭng [key], town, West…

Fiesole

(Encyclopedia) Fiesole Fiesole fyāˈzōlā [key], town, Tuscany, central Italy. The villas and gardens of this…

Charles Mound

(Encyclopedia) Charles Mound, hill, an ancient burial mound 1,241 ft (378 m) high, NW Ill., near the Wis. line; highest point in the state.

Tirumala

(Encyclopedia) Tirumala, sacred hill, India: see Tirupati.

World's View

(Encyclopedia) World's View, Zimbabwe: see Malindidzimu Hill.