(Encyclopedia) Lake of the Woods, 1,485 sq mi (3,846 sq km), c.70 mi (110 km) long, on the U.S.-Canada border in the pine forest region of N Minn., SE Man., and SW Ont. More than two thirds of the…
(Encyclopedia) Eustace, Alan (Robert Alan Eustace), 1956–, American computer scientist and adventurer, b. Pine Hills, Fla., Ph.D. Univ. of Central Florida, 1984. He worked for Digital Equipment Corp…
(Encyclopedia) marten, name for carnivorous, largely arboreal mammals (genus Martes) of the weasel family, widely distributed in North America, Europe, and central Asia. Martens are larger, heavier-…
(Encyclopedia) hemlock, any tree of the genus Tsuga, coniferous evergreens of the family Pinaceae (pine family) native to North America and Asia. The common hemlock of E North America is the eastern…
(Encyclopedia) spruce, any plant of the genus Picea, evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Pinaceae (pine family) widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. The needles are angular in cross…
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DURELL, Daniel Meserve, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Lee, N.H., July 20, 1769; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1794; studied law; was admitted to the…
ECKERT, George Nicholas, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pa., July 4, 1802; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at…
WHITE, Allison, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pine Township, near Jersey Shore, Pa., December 21, 1816; attended the public schools and was graduated from Allegheny College,…
RUSSELL, John Edwards, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., January 20, 1834; was instructed by private tutors; returned to Massachusetts and became…
