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DK Nature: Trees

WHY ARE TREES SO IMPORTANT? HOW DO TREES GROW? WHAT ARE BROAD-LEAVED TREES? TREE CLASSIFICATIONDECIDUOUS TREESCANOPYFIND OUT MOREThese tall, seed-producing plants have a single woody stem, called a…

The Largest States in the U.S. by Area

The United States of America is a country of immense geographical diversity, with a landscape that spans from snow-capped mountains to sun-kissed beaches, arid deserts to lush forests. The country's…

Alexander MITCHELL, Congress, WI (1817-1887)

MITCHELL, Alexander, (father of John Lendrum Mitchell), a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October 18, 1817; attended the parish schools and completed a…

William Robert MOORE, Congress, TN (1830-1909)

MOORE, William Robert, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Huntsville, Ala., March 28, 1830; moved to Beech Grove, Tenn., while an infant, and when six years old the family settled in…

Charles Andrew TALCOTT, Congress, NY (1857-1920)

TALCOTT, Charles Andrew, a Representative from New York; born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., June 10, 1857; attended the public schools and Utica Free Academy; was graduated from Princeton…

James Morgan HUMPHREY, Congress, NY (1819-1899)

HUMPHREY, James Morgan, a Representative from New York; born in Holland, Erie County, N.Y., September 21, 1819; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1847 and…

James Gorrall BLAIR, Congress, MO (1825-1904)

BLAIR, James Gorrall, a Representative from Missouri; born near Blairville, Ky., January 1, 1825; was self-educated, having attended the public schools only three months; moved to Monticello,…

Frank Probasco BOHN, Congress, MI (1866-1944)

BOHN, Frank Probasco, a Representative from Michigan; born in Charlottesville, Hancock County, Ind., July 14, 1866; attended public high school; attended the Danville Normal College, Danville…

James Wood BOULDIN, Congress, VA (1792-1854)

BOULDIN, James Wood, (brother of Thomas Tyler Bouldin), a Representative from Virginia; born in Charlotte County, Va., in 1792; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the…