(Encyclopedia) KemiKemikĕˈmē [key], city (1996 pop. 24,633), Lapland prov., W central Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia at the mouth of the Kemijoki River. An old trading post, it was chartered in 1869…
(Encyclopedia) ŚwidnicaŚwidnicashvēdnēˈtsä [key], Ger. Schweidnitz, town (1993 est. pop. 64,200), Dolnośląskie prov., SW Poland. It has metal and chemical works, textile mills, sugar refineries, and…
(Encyclopedia) ŻagańŻagańzhäˈgänyə [key], Ger. Sagan, town (1991 est. pop. 27,800), Lubuskie prov., W Poland, on the Bóbr River. It has lignite mines, textile mills, and glassmaking industries.…
(Encyclopedia) ZlatoustZlatoustzlətə&oomacr;stˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 208,000), E European Russia, on the Ai River in the S Urals. It is a rail terminus and an old metallurgical center. Besides…
lithographerBorn: 1798Birthplace: New York City Recognized as the first practioner of lithography in the U.S., Pendleton learned his technique in France during his trip there in 1824. He founded a…
Florida homesteaders In 1867, John and Eliza Webb left their home in Utica, N.Y., to build a life in the warm climate of Florida. It was thought that the weather would benefit Eliza Webb's asthma…
