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Moisie

(Encyclopedia) MoisieMoisiemwäzēˈ [key], river, 210 mi (338 km) long, rising in E Que., Canada, near the Labrador border, and flowing S to the St. Lawrence. The Hudson's Bay Company has an important…

Mingan Islands

(Encyclopedia) Mingan IslandsMingan Islandsmĭngˈgən [key], group of 15 small islands and many islets, E Que., Canada, in the St. Lawrence River, N of Anticosti island. They were visited (1535) by…

Lévis-Lauzon

(Encyclopedia) Lévis-LauzonLévis-Lauzonlēˈvĭs lōzôNˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 39,452), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River opposite Quebec. Settled in 1647, it was a base (1759) for Wolfe's siege…

Matane

(Encyclopedia) MataneMatanemətănˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 12,756), SE Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River at the beginning of the Gaspé Peninsula. Matane is a…

Natashkwan

(Encyclopedia) NatashkwanNatashkwannătˌăshkwŏnˈ, nətăshˈkwən [key], river, 241 mi (388 km) long, rising in S Labrador, N.L., Canada, and flowing S across E Que. to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is…

Gaspé Bay

(Encyclopedia) Gaspé BayGaspé Baygăsˈpā, gäspāˈ [key], deep inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 22 mi (35 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, E Que., Canada, at the east end of the Gaspé Peninsula. The…

Prescott, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) PrescottPrescottprĕsˈkət [key], town (1991 pop. 4,512), SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River, opposite Ogdensburg, N.Y. Fort Wellington, built during the War of 1812, is now a…

Rimouski

(Encyclopedia) RimouskiRimouskirĭm&oomacr;ˈskē [key], town (1991 pop. 30,873), S Que., Canada, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, NE of Quebec. A major center for oceanographic…

Joseph M. WHITE, Congress, FL (1781-1839)

WHITE, Joseph M., a Delegate from Florida Territory; born in Franklin County, Ky., May 10, 1781; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to…