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Lincoln, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia)Lincoln. 1 City (1990 pop. 15,418), seat of Logan co., central Ill., in a farm area; inc. 1865. It is a shipping and industrial center in an agricultural area with light manufacturing. The city was pl...

Lawrie, Lee

(Encyclopedia)Lawrie, Lee lōˈrē [key], 1877–1963, American sculptor, b. Germany. Brought to America as an infant, he studied with Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Philip Martiny. Lawrie specialized in architectural ...

Piccirilli

(Encyclopedia)Piccirilli pēˌchērēlˈlē [key], family of Italian-American marble cutters and sculptors. In 1888, the father and six sons, all sculptors, migrated from Italy and established a highly successful w...

Starrett, Paul

(Encyclopedia)Starrett, Paul stărˈĭt [key], 1866–1957, American builder, b. Lawrence, Kans. After serving (1903–22) as president of the George A. Fuller Company in Chicago, he opened and headed the construct...

De Soto National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)De Soto National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Father Marquette National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Father Marquette National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Federal Hall National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Federal Hall National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton Grange National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

George Washington Memorial Parkway

(Encyclopedia)George Washington Memorial Parkway: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...