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(Encyclopedia)CE5 Maryland mârˈələnd [key], one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virgi...Cooper, Peter
(Encyclopedia)Cooper, Peter, 1791–1883, American inventor, industrialist, and philanthropist, b. New York City. After achieving success in the glue business, Cooper, with two partners, erected (1829) the Canton I...McLane, Louis
(Encyclopedia)McLane, Louis, 1786–1857, American statesman, b. Smyrna, Del. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1817–27) and in the Senate (1827–29), resigning to become minister to England (1829â...Painesville
(Encyclopedia)Painesville, city (1990 pop. 15,699), seat of Lake co., NE Ohio, on the Grand River, in a farm area; laid out c.1805, inc. as a city 1902. It has railroad shops and plants that manufacture chemicals a...Baltimore, Cecilius Calvert, 2d Baron
(Encyclopedia)Baltimore, Cecilius Calvert, 2d Baron: see Calvert, Cecilius. ...Baltimore, Charles Calvert, 3d Baron
(Encyclopedia)Baltimore, Charles Calvert, 3d Baron: see Calvert, Charles. ...Calvert, Cecilius, 2d Baron Baltimore
(Encyclopedia)Calvert, Cecilius, 2d Baron Baltimore sÄsÄlˈēəs [key], c.1605–75, first proprietor of the colony of Maryland. He received the province in 1632 as a grant from the king, in place of his father, ...Calvert, Charles, 3d Baron Baltimore
(Encyclopedia)Calvert, Charles, 3d Baron Baltimore, 1637–1715, second proprietor of Maryland. He was sent over as deputy governor of that province in 1661 by his father, Cecilius Calvert, 2d Baron Baltimore, and ...Holt, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Holt, Henry, 1840–1926, American author and publisher, b. Baltimore. In 1866 he became a partner in the publishing firm that became (1873) Henry Holt & Company. He was the author of several nove...Farrell
(Encyclopedia)Farrell fârˈəl [key], city (2020 pop. 4,472), Mercer co., W central Pa., on the Shenango R...Browse by Subject
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