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Milwaukee

(Encyclopedia) MilwaukeeMilwaukeemĭlwŏkˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 628,088), seat of Milwaukee co., SE Wis., at the point where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers enter Lake Michigan;…

Bess Sheehan

historian, preservationistBorn: April 16, 1882Birthplace: near Jackson, Mich. Sheehan was born Bess May Vrooman; she studied American history at the University of Michigan, where she graduated with…

Theodore Frank APPLEBY, Congress, NJ (1864-1924)

APPLEBY, Theodore Frank, (father of Stewart Hoffman Appleby), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Old Bridge, Middlesex County, N.J., October 10, 1864; moved with his parents to Asbury…

John Givan DAVIS, Congress, IN (1810-1866)

DAVIS, John Givan, a Representative from Indiana; born near Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Ky., October 10, 1810; moved to Indiana with his parents, who settled in Rockville, Parke County, in…

Cairngorms

(Encyclopedia) CairngormsCairngormskârngôrmzˈ, kârnˈgôrmz [key], group of mountains forming part of the Grampian Mts, in Highland, Moray, and Aberdeenshire, central Scotland, between the Dee and the…

First Night Game in Baseball

The Question: Which baseball park hosted the first night game? The Answer: The first park to host a Major League night game was Crosley Field…

Old Faithful

(Encyclopedia) Old Faithful, geyser: see Yellowstone National Park.

Bridger, Fort

(Encyclopedia) Bridger, Fort: see Fort Bridger State Park.

Rainier, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Rainier, Mount: see Mount Rainier National Park.

San Jose, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) San JoseSan Josesănəzāˈ, săn hōzāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. Along with San Francisco and Oakland the city…