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Ockham, William of
(Encyclopedia)Ockham, William of: see William of Occam. ...Tindal, William
(Encyclopedia)Tindal or Tindale, William: see Tyndale, William. ...Wickham, William of
(Encyclopedia)Wickham, William of: see William of Wykeham. ...William Henry, Fort
(Encyclopedia)William Henry, Fort: see Fort William Henry. ...William of Longchamp
(Encyclopedia)William of Longchamp: see Longchamp, William of. ...Wykeham, William of
(Encyclopedia)Wykeham, William of: see William of Wykeham. ...Hampton, Wade, Confederate general
(Encyclopedia)Hampton, Wade, 1818–1902, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Charleston, S.C.; grandson of Wade Hampton (c.1752–1835). Hampton, a wealthy planter, served (1852–61) in the South Ca...Rome, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Rome. 1 City (1990 pop. 30,326), seat of Floyd co., NW Ga., where the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers meet to form the Coosa, in a farm, timber, and quarry area; inc. 1847. The city was first established...Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Gaudens, Augustus sānt-gôdˈənz [key], 1848–1907, American sculptor, b. Dublin, Ireland. His family immigrated to New York when he was an infant. An apprentice in cameo cutting at 13, he ga...Northern Pacific Railway
(Encyclopedia)Northern Pacific Railway, former American rail line, following the northern route from Duluth and St. Paul, Minn., to Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Oreg. The Northern Pacific RR Company was chartered ...Browse by Subject
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