(Encyclopedia) McComb, city (1990 pop. 11,591), Pike co., SW Miss., near the La. line; inc. 1872. It is the trade and rail center of a cotton, corn, soybean, cattle, and timber area. Manufactures…
(Encyclopedia) Gilder, Richard WatsonGilder, Richard Watsongĭlˈdər [key], 1844–1909, American editor and poet, b. Bordentown, N.J. In 1869 he became an editor of the magazine Hours at Home, which…
(Encyclopedia) ScafellScafellskôˈfĕlˈ [key] or Scawfell, mountain group, Cumbria, NW England, in the Lake District, in the Cumbrian Mts. It includes the peaks Scafell Pike (3,210 ft/978 m; highest in…
WESTBROOK, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Sussex County, N.J., January 9, 1789; moved with his parents to Pike County, Pa., in 1792 and settled near Dingmans Ferry; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Winnipegosis, LakeWinnipegosis, Lakewĭnˌĭpəgōˈsĭs [key], 2,086 sq mi (5,403 sq km), 125 mi (201 km) long and 25 mi (40 km) wide, W Man., Canada. It is a remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz…
HOPKINS, Nathan Thomas, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Ashe County, N.C., October 27, 1852; moved to Pike County, Ky.; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…
WIKE, Scott, a Representative from Illinois; born in Meadville, Pa., April 6, 1834; moved with his parents to Quincy, Ill., in 1838 and to Pike County in 1844; was graduated from Lombard…
(Encyclopedia) perch, common name for some members of the family Percidae, symmetrical freshwater fishes of N Europe, Asia, and North America. The perches belong to the large order Perciformes (spiny…
(Encyclopedia) spear, primitive weapon consisting of a wooden shaft tipped with a sharp point, usually 8 to 9 ft (2.4–2.7 m) in length. The point may be carved from the shaft and hardened in a fire,…
DAVIS, Jacob Erastus, a Representative from Ohio; born in Beaver Village, Pike County, Ohio, October 31, 1905; graduated from Beaver High School, Beaver Village, Ohio, 1923; A.B., Ohio State…
