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North Little Rock

(Encyclopedia)North Little Rock, city (1990 pop. 61,741), Pulaski co., central Ark., on the Arkansas River opposite Little Rock; settled c.1856, inc. as a city 1903. North Little Rock lies in a cotton, rice, soybea...

Little Turtle

(Encyclopedia)Little Turtle, c.1752–1812, chief of the Miami, born in a Miami village near present-day Fort Wayne, Ind. He was noted for his oratorical powers, military skill, and intelligence. He was a principal...

Little Saint Bernard

(Encyclopedia)Little Saint Bernard, pass: see Saint Bernard. ...

Little Red River

(Encyclopedia)Little Red River, 105 mi (169 km) long, rising in the Boston Mts., NW Ark., and flowing SE to the White River. Greers Dam and reservoir (completed 1964) provide flood control and hydroelectric power. ...

McFadden, Daniel Little

(Encyclopedia)McFadden, Daniel Little, 1937–, American economist, b. Raleigh, N.C., Ph.D. Univ. of Minnesota, 1962. McFadden has taught at the Univ. of California, Berkeley (1963–79, 1990–) and the Massachuse...

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Little Flower of Jesus

(Encyclopedia)Little Flower of Jesus: see Theresa, Saint (Theresa of the Child Jesus). ...

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument: see Little Bighorn, river; National Parks and Monuments (table). ...

Dipper, Big, and Little Dipper

(Encyclopedia)Dipper, Big, and Little Dipper: see Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. ...

Belt, Great, and Little Belt

(Encyclopedia)Belt, Great, and Little Belt, straits: see Store Bælt and Lille Bælt, straits, Denmark. ...