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Isle Royale National Park

(Encyclopedia) Isle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National Parkroiˈəl [key], 571,790 acres (231,575 hectares), comprising about 200 islands, in Lake Superior, NW Mich.; est. 1940. Isle Royale, 210…

Redding

(Encyclopedia) Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has…

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Information Official Name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Capital: Harrisburg Organized as a territory: 1681 Entered Union (rank): December 12, 1787 (2nd) Present constitution…

Guy Ray PELTON, Congress, NY (1824-1890)

PELTON Guy Ray , a Representative from New York; born near Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., August 3, 1824; attended the common schools and the Connecticut Literary Institute, Suffield…

Menlo Park

(Encyclopedia) Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and the…

Rainier, Mount

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