(Encyclopedia) Hadrian's Wall, ancient Roman wall, 73.5 mi (118.3 km) long, across the narrow part of the island of Great Britain from Wallsend on the Tyne River to Bowness at the head of Solway…
(Encyclopedia) KaministikwiaKaministikwiakəmĭnˌĭstĭkˈwēə [key], river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in Dog Lake, W Ont., Canada, and flowing S, then E into Lake Superior at Thunder Bay. In fur trade…
Senate Years of Service: 1931-1946Party: RepublicanAUSTIN, Warren Robinson, a Senator from Vermont; born in Highgate Center, Franklin County, Vt., November 12, 1877; attended the public…
Senate Years of Service: 1796-1797; 1815-1821Party: Federalist; FederalistTICHENOR, Isaac, a Senator from Vermont; born in Newark, N.J., February 8, 1754; completed preparatory studies;…
Senate Years of Service: 1832-1839Party: Jacksonian; DemocratTIPTON, John, a Senator from Indiana; born near Sevierville, Sevier County, Tenn., August 14, 1786; received a limited schooling;…
Senate Years of Service: 1852-1857Party: DemocratWELLER, John B., a Representative from Ohio and a Senator from California; born in Hamilton County, Ohio, February 22, 1812; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1868-1869; 1875-1881; 1906-1908Party: DemocratWHYTE, William Pinkney, a Senator from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., August 9, 1824; was instructed by a private…
WILSON, William Bauchop, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Blantyre, Scotland, April 2, 1862; immigrated to this country with his parents, who settled in Arnot, Tioga County, Pa., in…
