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Shorthorn cattle

(Encyclopedia) Shorthorn cattle, breed of beef cattle developed from the native cattle of the Tees valley in NE England; formerly called Durham cattle. Systematic breeding of Shorthorns began in the…

Sligo, county, Ireland

(Encyclopedia) SligoSligoslīˈgō [key], county (1991 pop. 54,756), 694 sq mi (1,797 sq km), N Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Sligo. The irregular coast line is deeply indented by Killala Bay…

Fermanagh

(Encyclopedia) Fermanagh Fermanagh fərmănˈə [key], district, 656 sq mi (1,699 sq km), SW Northern Ireland. Enniskillen…

Grand Forks

(Encyclopedia) Grand Forks, city (2020 pop. 59,166), seat of Grand Forks co., E N.Dak., at the confluence of the Red and the Red Lake rivers; inc. 1881…

Bennington

(Encyclopedia) Bennington, town (2020 pop. 15,333), seat of Bennington co., SW Vt.; chartered 1749, settled 1761. It includes the villages of North…

Yaoundé

(Encyclopedia) YaoundéYaoundéyä&oomacr;ndāˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 750,000), capital of Cameroon. It is the country's administrative, financial, and communications center. Manufactures…

Cajamarca

(Encyclopedia) Cajamarca Cajamarca kähämärˈkä [key], city, capital of Cajamarca prov., N Peru. An important commercial…

Henry Cullen ADAMS, Congress, WI (1850-1906)

ADAMS Henry Cullen , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Verona, Oneida County, N.Y., November 28, 1850; moved to Wisconsin in 1851 with his parents, who settled in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson…

Paterson

(Encyclopedia) Paterson, city (1990 pop. 140,891), seat of Passaic co., NE N.J., at the falls of the Passaic River; inc. 1851. Founded in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton and others of the Society for…