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Watson, Doc
(Encyclopedia) Watson, Doc (Arthel Lane Watson), 1923–2012, American country-music singer and musician, b. Stony Fork, N.C. Blind from infancy, he learned to play the harmonica, banjo, and guitar in…Vosges, mountain range, France
(Encyclopedia) VosgesVosgesvōzh [key], mountain range, E France, between the Alsatian plain in the east and the plateau of S Lorraine in the west. It extends generally north and parallel to the Rhine…Biddle, George
(Encyclopedia) Biddle, George, 1885–1973, American painter and writer on art, b. Philadelphia. After studying abroad Biddle settled in the 1930s in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., where he devoted himself to…Biobío
(Encyclopedia) BiobíoBiobíobēōbēˈō [key] or Bío-BíoBío-Bíobēˈō– [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising in the Andes of central Chile and flowing NW to the Pacific Ocean near Concepción. It…Sussex spaniel
(Encyclopedia) Sussex spaniel, breed of short, stocky sporting dog developed in England in the late 18th and early 19th cent. It stands about 15 in. (38 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 35…Queen Anne's lace
(Encyclopedia) Queen Anne's lace or wild carrot, herb (Daucus carota) of the family Umbelliferae (carrot family), native to the Old World but naturalized and often weedy throughout North America.…rancheria
(Encyclopedia) rancheriarancheriaränchāˈrēä [key], type of communal settlement formerly characteristic of the Yaqui Indians of Sonora, Mexico, and of various small Native American groups of the SW…Frederick Stanley MARTIN, Congress, NY (1794-1865)
MARTIN Frederick Stanley , a Representative from New York; born in Rutland County, Vt., April 25, 1794; went to New Hartford, N.Y., in 1804 and attended the local schools; moved to Whitehall, Vt…Stanley Henry KUNZ, Congress, IL (1864-1946)
KUNZ Stanley Henry , a Representative from Illinois; born in Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pa., September 26, 1864; attended the public schools, St. Ignatius College, and Metropolitan Business…Thomas Stanley BOCOCK, Congress, VA (1815-1891)
BOCOCK Thomas Stanley , a Representative from Virginia; born at Buckingham Court House, Buckingham (now Appomattox) County, Va., May 18, 1815; educated by private tutors; was graduated from…