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erie

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Gazetteer Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 1589 Housing Units (2000): 663 Land area (2000): 1.402838 sq. miles (3.633333 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009251 sq. miles (0.023959 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.412089 sq. miles (3.657292 sq. km) FIPS code: 24374 Located within: Illinois ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
one of the Great Lakes, named for a native Iroquoian people who lived nearby, from French Erie , shortening of Rhiienhonons , said to mean "raccoon nation," perhaps in reference to a totemic animal. Related: Erian .

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They are Diamine Gold, Diamine Scarlet B, Diamine Scarlet 3 B, Diamine Bordeaux S, Diamine Blue R W, and Diamine Green G, Diamine Red N O and B, Chicago Blue G and R R W, Brilliant Purpurine R, Diamine Scarlet B, Deltapurpurine 5 B, Chrysamine, Titan Blue, Titan Pink, Congo Oranges G and R, Erie Blue 2 G, Congo R, Brilliant Congo R, Erika B N, Benzopurpurine 4 B and 10 B, Chrysophenine, Titan Yellow, Titan Brown Y, R and O, Congo Brown G, Sulphon Azurine B, Zambesi Black D.

Confederates broke through to Lake Erie, the War Department would probably put General Dowling out to pasture.

I was somewhat anxious about the loan, so, before its maturity, I took the note and filed it with the prothonotary at Erie, Pennsylvania, and he entered judgment, which became a lien on her property.

I question if anyone knew of that transaction besides the makers of the note and the prothonotary at Erie.

I do not enter into the mathematical analysis of modern geologists respecting them, as to their constant retrocession, believing that earthquake split open the present channel, yet I have no doubt that the level of Lake Erie is considerably affected by the diminution of the yielding shaly rocks of their foundation.

Judge Hamilton W Schor of the Erie County Criminal Court denied lohn Reddy bail.

Erie County Detention Center at least once a week, after dark, so that Verrie could flash the car headlights as they approached the grim building, eliciting from its interior, not always or clearly, an answering sequence of flashes like Morse code, what was probably a hand-held mirror inside one of the barred windows.

It was then that the young farmer, surveyor, soldier, just come of age, was chosen to carry a message to the commander of the nearest French fort in the valley--Fort Le Boeuf, which I have already described--about fifteen miles from Lake Erie on the slight elevation from which the waters begin to flow toward the Mississippi.

They are Diamine Gold, Diamine Scarlet B, Diamine Scarlet 3 B, Diamine Bordeaux S, Diamine Blue R W, and Diamine Green G, Diamine Red N O and B, Chicago Blue G and R R W, Brilliant Purpurine R, Diamine Scarlet B, Deltapurpurine 5 B, Chrysamine, Titan Blue, Titan Pink, Congo Oranges G and R, Erie Blue 2 G, Congo R, Brilliant Congo R, Erika B N, Benzopurpurine 4 B and 10 B, Chrysophenine, Titan Yellow, Titan Brown Y, R and O, Congo Brown G, Sulphon Azurine B, Zambesi Black D.

Niagara, which commands the communication between the lake Ontario and the lake Erie.

It seems very probable that a portion at least of the areas of Lakes Ontario, Erie, and Huron may be due to this removal of ancient salt deposits, remains of which lie buried in the earth in the region bordering these basins.

Lawrence and Lake Ontario were places of rendezvous for the Fenian troops who were steadily arriving from the interior of New York State, while the Western and Southern contingents gathered at Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Erie and Buffalo.

Akers having assented to this programme, a force was landed at Fort Erie, who picked up a number of Fenian stragglers.

He accordingly ordered the boat to head for that port, and while going past Fort Erie village was obliged to run the gauntlet of a heavy Fenian rifle fire for more than a mile.

The Fenian losses were heavy in comparison with the Canadian casualties at Fort Erie.