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Whitney, William Collins

(Encyclopedia)Whitney, William Collins, 1841–1904, American financier and political leader, b. Conway, Mass. After attending (1863–64) Harvard law school, he moved to New York City, became successful as a corpo...

Colorado State University

(Encyclopedia)Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teach...

Dix, Fort

(Encyclopedia)Dix, Fort: see Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. ...

Albany, Fort

(Encyclopedia)Albany, Fort: see Fort Albany, Canada. ...

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