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Pelham, Peter

(Encyclopedia)Pelham, Peter pĕlˈəm [key], c.1695–1751, American engraver and painter, b. England; stepfather of John Singleton Copley. After studying and practicing in England, Pelham settled (c.1728) in Bosto...

Bainbridge

(Encyclopedia)Bainbridge, city (2020 pop. 14,468), seat of Decatur co., SW Ga., on the Flint River; inc. 1829. It grew up around a fort, used by Andrew Jackson, that ...

Picayune

(Encyclopedia)Picayune pĭkəyo͞onˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 10,633), Pearl River co., S Miss., near the Pearl River and the La. line; inc. 1904. It is the trade, processing, and shipping center for an agricultural...

Raichur

(Encyclopedia)Raichur rīˈcho͞or [key], city (1991 pop. 170,577), Karnataka state, S central India. It is a district administrative center and a market for sesame, sorghum, cotton, pulses, and chilies. Copper and...

Oberlin, Jean Frédéric

(Encyclopedia)Oberlin, Jean Frédéric zhäN frādārēkˈ ôbĕrlăNˈ [key], 1740–1826, Alsatian Lutheran clergyman. He was appointed in 1767 to a pastorate in Ban-de-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin dept., France. Oberlin i...

Paris, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Paris pârˈĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 24,699), seat of Lamar co., E Tex., in the Red River valley; settled 1824. It is a processing center for the rich farms of the blackland region, which produces c...

Aiken

(Encyclopedia)Aiken, city (2020 pop. 32,025), seat of Aiken co., W S.C.; inc. 1835. A resort and polo center and a training area for Thoroughbreds, Aiken has apparel, printing and publishing, drug, and ...

Yavatmal

(Encyclopedia)Yavatmal yāˈōtmälˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 121,816), Maharashtra state, central India. Yavatmal, located c.1,500 ft (460 m) above sea level, is a district administrative center, a cattle-breeding ...

Yazoo City

(Encyclopedia)Yazoo City, city (1990 pop. 12,427), seat of Yazoo co., W central Miss., on the Yazoo River; inc. 1830. It is a trade, processing, and industrial center in a cotton, cattle, and soybean area. There is...

Bouaké

(Encyclopedia)Bouaké or Bwake bwäˈkā, bwäkāˈ [key], town, central Côte d'Ivoire. It is a transp...