(Encyclopedia) Van Rensselaer, Martha, 1864–1932, American home economist and pioneer in the development of extension courses for women in rural areas, b. Randolph, N.Y. In 1900 she joined the…
HEBARD, William, a Representative from Vermont; born in Windham, Conn., November 29, 1800; attended the common schools and the Orange County Grammar School in Randolph, Vt.; studied law; was…
(Encyclopedia) Lackland Air Force BaseLackland Air Force Baselăkˈlənd [key], U.S. military installation, c.6,835 acres (2,766 hectares), S Tex., W of San Antonio; est. 1941, amalgated 2010 with Fort…
LONG, John, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Loudoun County, Va., February 26, 1785; moved with his parents to North Carolina, who settled at Longs Mill (now Liberty), Randolph…
HEFLIN, Robert Stell, (uncle of James Thomas Heflin), a Representative from Alabama; born near Madison, Morgan County, Ga., April 15, 1815; pursued academic studies; served in the Creek War in…
(Encyclopedia) Biddle, Nicholas, 1750–78, American naval officer, b. Philadelphia. Biddle left the British navy in 1773. In the American Revolution he became captain in the patriot navy and daringly…
Senate Years of Service: 1813-1817; 1825-1831Party: Democratic Republican; Anti-JacksonianCHASE, Dudley, (uncle of Salmon Portland Chase and Dudley Chase Denison), a Senator from Vermont; born…
(Encyclopedia) Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854–1927, American educator and classical scholar, b. Randolph, Mass. Wheeler was a professor of Greek and comparative philology at Cornell before serving as…
civil rights activistBorn: 3/17/1912Birthplace: West Chester, Pa. Rustin was one of the most influential civil rights activists of the 1950s and '60s, yet he maintained a low profile, reserving the…
(Encyclopedia) High Point, city (2020 pop. 114,059), Davidson, Guilford, and Randolph counties, N N.C., in a heavily forested Piedmont region; settled…
