1) Johnson City. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...A city of northeast Tennessee east-northeast of Knoxville. Settled in the 1760s, it is a railroad junction and manufacturing center. Population: 49,381.... 2) Rockville. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...44,835), seat of Montgomery co., W central Md., a NW suburb of Washington, D.C.; settled c.1760s, inc. as a city 1860. It has several scientific research and technology... 3) Florissant. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...residential suburb of St. Louis. It was settled by French farmers and fur trappers in the 1760s. Population: 51,206.... 4) Regulator movement. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...South Carolina, the other in North Carolina, that tried to effect governmental changes in the 1760s. In South Carolina, the Regulator movement was an organized effort... 5) Mason-Dixon line. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition.
2002 ...and Maryland, laid out by two English surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, in the 1760s. Before and during the Civil War, the line was symbolic of the division... 6) Mason-Dixon line. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition.
2002 ...and Maryland established by the English surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the 1760s. The line resolved disputes caused by unclear description of the boundaries... 7) Pawlet. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000 ...Vt., on Mettawee R., 20 mi/32 km SW of Rutland; 43°21'N 73°11'W. Slate, lumber. Settled in 1760s.... 8) 1758. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History ...of that wealth among the industrious and idle classes. Quesnay was Mirabeau's mentor. 1 1760s The decline in the merchant marine and navy led to an increased number... 9) aquatint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...resemble those of a wash drawing. The technique is said to have been invented in the 1760s by J. B. Le Prince (1734-84). It is often used in combination with other... 10) Millington. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000 ...mills in the area. The Higman Mill, whose foundations are believed to date back to the 1760s, ground corn with water wheel and millstone until the early 1950s. Millington... |