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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Katahdin Woods and Waters National MonumentKatahdin Woods and Waters National Monumentkətäˈdĭn [key], 87,500 acres (35,400 hectares), N central Maine, est. 2016. Located E of Baxter…

Dwight Laing ROGERS, Congress, FL (1886-1954)

ROGERS, Dwight Laing, (father of Paul G. Rogers), a Representative from Florida; born near Reidsville, Tattnall County, Ga., August 17, 1886; attended the public schools and Locust Grove…

John Jacob ROGERS, Congress, MA (1881-1925)

ROGERS, John Jacob, (husband of Edith Nourse Rogers), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., August 18, 1881; attended the public schools, and was…

Thomas Jones ROGERS, Congress, PA (1781-1832)

ROGERS, Thomas Jones, (father of William Findlay Rogers), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Waterford, Ireland, in 1781; immigrated to the United States in 1784 with his parents, who…

Mudd, Roger Harrison

(Encyclopedia) Mudd, Roger Harrison, 1928-2021, American broadcast journalist, b. Washington, D.C., Washington and Lee Univ. (BA, 1950), Univ. of N.C…

Clem Rogers McSPADDEN, Congress, OK (1925-2008)

McSPADDEN, Clem Rogers, a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a ranch near Bushyhead, Rogers County, Okla., November 9, 1925; educated in the public schools of Oologah, Okla; attended the…

Land and Water Area of States, 2000

(in square miles) These 2008 figures show that there have been increases in total water area and decreases in land area in almost every state. table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC;…

Roger Sherman BALDWIN, Congress, CT (1793-1863)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1851Party: WhigBALDWIN, Roger Sherman, (son of Simeon Baldwin, grandson of Roger Sherman, cousin of William Maxwell Evarts, George Frisbee Hoar and Ebenezer…

Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert

(Encyclopedia) Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert, 1929–2018, British athlete and neurologist. On May 6, 1954, at Oxford's Iffley Road track, Bannister, a medical student, became the first man to run the…