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  A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts
The statistics of this edition are from the State census for 1885 (the last volume of which was issued in June of the present year) or from later sources, as, in part, from the clerks of the towns and cities.
The bowlders which cover the surface of the State were deposited in the glacial period, marks of which may be distinctly traced in the scratching of the ledges from the shore of the ocean to the summit of the mountains.
In the early settlement of the State, the people were greatly annoyed by the depredations of the fl and brown bear and the wolf, which ranged the deep forests, and often came by night to prey upon the cattle in the clearings.
www.capecodhistory.us /Mass1890/MassachusettsGazetteer.htm   (9999 words)

  
 Pennsylvania. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Harrisburg, the state capital, is located between the metropolitan areas of Philadelphia, the largest city, and Pittsburgh.
The state legislature, called the general assembly, consists of a senate of 50 members and a house of representatives of 203 members.
The state was invaded by British troops, and notable engagements were fought in 1777 on the Brandywine (see Brandywine, battle of the) and at Germantown.
www.bartleby.com /65/pe/Pennsyl.html   (2439 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1773 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1772 state leaders - Events of 1773 - 1774 state leaders - State leaders by year
Prime Minister - Ove Høegh-Guldberg, Minister of State of Denmark (1772-1784)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_state_leaders_in_1773   (318 words)

  
 NEVADA REVISED STATUTES: CHAPTER 385
NRS 385.018          Maps of districts: Duties of Secretary of State.
NRS 385.110          State Board to prescribe and cause enforcement of courses of study for public schools; exceptions.
The provisions of this title are intended to reserve to the boards of trustees of local school districts within this state such rights and powers as are necessary to maintain control of the education of the children within their respective districts.
www.leg.state.nv.us /NRS/NRS-385.html   (6144 words)

  
 WPL: The History of Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state were appointed and commissioned by the crown to hold office during the pleasure of the sovereign.
The State Library had its beginning in the resolve of the legislature of 1836, which required the Secretary of State to purchase a library, under the direction of the governor, for the use of the legislature and to expend $500 for that purpose.
By a legislative act of 1839 the books belonging to the state by purchase or donation were collected and deposited in the south wing of the State House, and constituted the State Library under the charge of the Secretary of State.
www.waterborolibrary.org /histme.htm   (7488 words)

  
 Madagascar (10/05)
From about 1774 to 1824, it was a favorite haunt for pirates, including Americans, one of whom brought Malagasy rice to South Carolina.
Runoff elections were held in February 1993, and the leader of the Hery Velona movement, Albert Zafy, defeated Ratsiraka.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5460.htm   (3326 words)

  
 Secretary of State - Know Rhode Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
There shall continue to be one seal for the public use of the state; the form of an anchor shall be engraven thereon; the motto thereof shall be the word "Hope"; and in a circle around the outside shall be engraven the words, "Seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1636".
The total area of the state is 1,214 square miles, of which 1,045 are land and 169 are water.
The greatest length of the state is 48 miles and the greatest width is 37 miles.
www.sec.state.ri.us /resources_for/library/riinfo/riinfo/knowrhode   (6446 words)

  
 Vanuatu (10/05)
The United States and Vanuatu established diplomatic relations in 1986.
However, the United States remains a major financial contributor to international and regional organizations that assist Vanuatu, including the World Bank, UNICEF, WHO, the UN Fund for Population Activities, and the Asian Development Bank.
In 1989, the United States concluded a Peace Corps agreement with Vanuatu.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2815.htm   (2914 words)

  
 Religion and the State Governments (Religion and the Founding of the American Republic, Library of Congress Exhibition)
Knowing that in the egalitarian, post-independence era, the public would no longer permit single denominations to monopolize state support, legislators devised "general assessment schemes." Religious taxes were laid on all citizens, each of whom was given the option of designating his share to the church of his choice.
In the revised creed, adopted by the Presbyterian Church in the United States in 1788, "nursing fathers" was elevated from an explanatory footnote--(note f), as it appears here, to the body of the text in the section on the duties of the civil magistrate.
Isaac Backus (1724-1806) was the leader of the New England Baptists.
www.loc.gov /exhibits/religion/rel05.html   (2467 words)

  
 Samuel Adams Advocates American Independence - 1776
Adams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, also served as Delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 and was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1794.
In a state of tranquillity, wealth, and luxury, our descendants would forget the arts of war and the noble activity and zeal which made their ancestors invincible.
The hearts of your soldiers beat high with the spirit of freedom; they are animated with the justice of their cause, and while they grasp their swords can look up to Heaven for assistance.
www.nationalcenter.org /SamuelAdams1776.html   (2439 words)

  
 Outline of American Literature - Chapter I
The Jamestown colony's main record, the writings of Captain John Smith, one of its leaders, is the exact opposite of Hariot's accurate, scientific account.
Between 1630 and 1690, there were as many university graduates in the northeastern section of the United States, known as New England, as in the mother country -- an astounding fact when one considers that most educated people of the time were aristocrats who were unwilling to risk their lives in wilderness conditions.
Like Moses, Puritan leaders felt they were rescuing their people from spiritual corruption in England, passing miraculously over a wild sea with God's aid, and fashioning new laws and new forms of government after God's wishes.
usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/oal/lit1.htm   (5351 words)

  
 Connecticut History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In 1774, the First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to begin to establish the rights of the colonies.
Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the Constitution and to become a state in the United States of America.
This meeting of Federalist leaders from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, secretly adopted seven proposed amendments to the Federal Constitution that were later accused of being treasonous.
www.kids.state.ct.us /history.htm   (2057 words)

  
 Virginia, state, United States: History
Economically, however, the whole state benefited from transportation improvements, from the growth of scientific agriculture and the spread of wheat cultivation, and from the growth of such industries as tobacco processing and iron manufacture.
As chief executive he initiated a sound reorganization of the state government, brought about the passage of the first antilynching law adopted by any state, and improved the highway system.
However, the organization's chief boast was that the state was entirely free of debt due to a rigid “pay-as-you-go” policy.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0861809.html   (2766 words)

  
 archivists newsletter - BULLDOG, Maryland State Archives
References to the state's fl population show that MD was divided between abolitionists and slaveholders, especially in the decade preceding the Civil War.
But since the State partially subsidized the place, there are mentions of budget appropriations in the laws and I even found annual reports for 1907-1909 in the new statepubs database.
Her continuing unmarried state was unusual in a settlement where the male/female ratio was about six to one.
www.mdarchives.state.md.us /msa/refserv/bulldog/bull90/html/bull90.html   (19012 words)

  
 The US50 - A guide to the fifty states
President Harrison purposely shuffled the document as he signed them so that no one would know which state was admitted first.
Borglum’s vision for the carving was to illustrate the philosophy of American government, its ideals and its greatest leaders.
The explorers met with the Yankton Sioux and the Teton, Lewis and Clark traveled through the state again in 1806.
www.theus50.com /southdakota/history.shtml   (468 words)

  
 Political Science and Public Policy Resources : People
Developed and maintained by the Stark State College of Technology in Canton, Ohio, this new site is the first virtual library devoted to the history of America's First Ladies.
An index on the presidents of the United States and contains information and documents of their speeches, writings, biographies and anything else related to their person or the office they are holding.
This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders which don't occupy either of those formal positions) of all currently existing countries and territories.
www.lib.msu.edu /harris23/govdocs/people.htm   (921 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1746   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
State leaders in 1745 - Events of 1746 - State leaders in 1747 - State leaders by year
Prime Minister - Johan Ludvig, Minister of State of Denmark (1735-1751)
Majority leader - Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg, Lantmarskalk of the Riksdag of the Estates (1746)
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-state-leaders-in-1746.htm   (682 words)

  
 North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
This exhibit offers a fascinating look at the lives and times of our state’s leaders and their families.
As the state moved forward, governors worked for economical, social, educational and other improvements.
Among the formal finery in A State of Change are 19 inaugural gowns, such as the three-piece bustle dress worn by Louisa Harrison Holden in 1868 and the red Thai silk gown designed for Dorothy McAulay Martin in 1985.
www.ncdcr.gov /news/2005/MOH01_05_05.asp   (934 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1747   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
1746 state leaders - Events of 1747 - 1748 state leaders - State leaders by year
Louis XV King of France and Navarre (1715 - 1774)
Prime Minister - Johan Ludvig Minister of State of Denmark (1735 - 1751)
www.freeglossary.com /1747_incumbents   (746 words)

  
 BadgerLink Public Resources: Government Sites
The UN and its related organizations work to protect human rights, promote the protection of the environment, help the advancement of women and the rights of children, and fight epidemics, famine, poverty.
Founded on the premise that the states are the best sources of insight and innovation, CSG provides a network for identifying and sharing ideas with state leaders.
WNFG is a selective list of recent books, WI state documents and audiovisual materials of interest to state employees available for loan to state employees from the Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library.
www.badgerlink.net /gov_lnks.html   (444 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1770   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Minister of State of Denmark (1751-1770)
Johann Friedrich Struensee, Minister of State of Denmark (1770-1772)
Majority leader - Axel von Fersen, senior, Lantmarskalk of the Riksdag of the Estates (1769-1770)
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-state-leaders-in-1770.htm   (322 words)

  
 NC Museum of History: What's Going On - Press Releases
Among the earliest items are a 1583 English coin associated with the Lost Colony and a 1764 handwritten copy of a royal commission issued by King George II to appoint William Tryon governor of the colony.
Visitors to A State of Change can follow a comprehensive timeline that lists each governor’s achievements, challenges and, in some instances, failures.
A State of Change provides an insightful look at how centuries of leaders have shaped, and continue to influence, the great state of North Carolina.
ncmuseumofhistory.org /wgo/press_01052005.html   (839 words)

  
 Kentucky Tourism - Kentucky Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Floyd Collins (1887-1925) Explorer whose entrapment and death in a cave became one of the most widely reported stories of the decade.
James Harrod* (1742-1793) Frontiersman, founder of Harrodsburg, first permanent settlement west of the Alleghenies, 1774.
Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903) The Lion of White Hall, Ambassador to Russia, abolitionist, a founder of the Republican Party.
www.kytourism.com /facts_famous.aspx   (700 words)

  
 Maguire, Patrick D., MD, Radiation Oncology - New Hanover Health Network of Wilmington, North Carolina
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA Residency
With the only open-heart surgery program in the area, the Coastal Heart Center at New Hanover Regional Medical Center is among the state’s leaders in cardiac care.
Powerful new technology and skilled doctors and staff at NHHN are leading the way in imaging services in Southeastern North Carolina.
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 State leaders by year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
This is a list of heads of state government leaders and other rulers in any given
1000 by the year 2000 : a program to develop future IRM leaders (SuDoc GS 12.2:F 98)
Budget issues fiscal year 1996 agency spending by budget function : report to the Honorable Richard K. Armey, Majority Leader, House of Representatives (SuDoc GA 1.13:AIMD-97-95)
www.freeglossary.com /Incumbents_by_year   (749 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1729   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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 The world's top list of state leaders in 1718 websites
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