The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 342
... COLUMBUS , Diego ( Span . DIEGO COLÓN ) , son of Christopher Columbus : b . Lisbon , Portu- gal , c.1479 ; d . Montalban , near Toledo , Spain , February 1526. He was the one legitimate son and heir of Christopher Columbus , and claimed ...
... COLUMBUS , Diego ( Span . DIEGO COLÓN ) , son of Christopher Columbus : b . Lisbon , Portu- gal , c.1479 ; d . Montalban , near Toledo , Spain , February 1526. He was the one legitimate son and heir of Christopher Columbus , and claimed ...
Page 343
... COLUMBUS , city , Mississippi , Lowndes County seat ; altitude 190 feet ; on the Tombig- bee River ; in the eastern part of the state , 7 miles west of the Alabama border ; on the Co- lumbus and Greenville ... Columbus was well COLUMBUS 343.
... COLUMBUS , city , Mississippi , Lowndes County seat ; altitude 190 feet ; on the Tombig- bee River ; in the eastern part of the state , 7 miles west of the Alabama border ; on the Co- lumbus and Greenville ... Columbus was well COLUMBUS 343.
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... Columbus . In 1816 , Columbus was incorporated as a borough , and the Ohio legislature first met there in that year in a two- story brick capitol . Columbus became the county seat in 1824 , and was incorporated as a city ten years later ...
... Columbus . In 1816 , Columbus was incorporated as a borough , and the Ohio legislature first met there in that year in a two- story brick capitol . Columbus became the county seat in 1824 , and was incorporated as a city ten years later ...
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