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Abersychan

(Encyclopedia) Abersychan, Wales: see Pontypool.

Dyer, John

(Encyclopedia) Dyer, John, 1700?–1758, English nature poet, b. Wales. He is best known for the topographical poem Grongar Hill (1726).

Brecknock

(Encyclopedia) Brecknock: see Brecon, Wales.

Brecknockshire

(Encyclopedia) Brecknockshire: see Breconshire, Wales.

James Hardin PETERSON, Congress, FL (1894-1978)

PETERSON, James Hardin, a Representative from Florida; born in Batesburg, Lexington County, S.C., February 11, 1894; moved to Lakeland, Fla., in 1903; attended the public schools; was…

Roald Dahl

British writerBorn: 9/13/1916Birthplace: Llandaff, Wales One of the most popular children's book authors of all time, Dahl began his career writing adult horror stories and magazine articles,…

Menevia

(Encyclopedia) Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's.

Aberavon

(Encyclopedia) Aberavon, Wales: see Port Talbot.

Plinlimon

(Encyclopedia) Plinlimon: see Plynlimon, mountain, Wales.

Churchill, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Churchill, town, NE Manitoba, Canada, a remote port on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Churchill River. The northern terminus of the…