11) Ross, Betsy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Ross, Betsy, 1752-1836, American seamstress, b. Philadelphia. Her full name was Elizabeth Griscom Ross. She is known to have made flags during the American Revolution,... 12) Harrison, Ross Granville. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Harrison, Ross Granville, 1870-1959, American biologist and anatomist, b. Germantown, Pa., Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1894. He went to Yale as professor of comparative... 13) Ross Dam. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Ross Dam, Wash.: see Skagit, river.... 14) Locke, David Ross. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Locke, David Ross, see Nasby, Petroleum V.... 15) Ross, George. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Ross, George, 1730-79, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. New Castle, Del. He was a lawyer in Lancaster, Pa.,... 16) Ross, Sir James Clark. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Ross, Sir James Clark, 1800-1862, British polar explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he accompanied his uncle, Sir John Ross, in search of the Northwest Passage and... 17) Ross and Cromarty. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Ross and Cromarty, former county, N Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Ross and Cromarty was divided between the new Highland and Western Isles regions... 18) Ross, Sir John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Ross, Sir John, 1777-1856, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he went in search of the Northwest Passage but turned back after exploring Baffin Bay.... 19) Ross, Sir Ronald. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Ross, Sir Ronald, 1857-1932, English physician, b. Almora, India. He studied malaria in India as a member (1881-99) of the Indian Medical Service, was professor of... 20) Kooweskoowe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Kooweskoowe, see Ross, John.... |