George, Lake, N.Y. 43N. 73W. Sc. action during French and Indian war, 1755-9; its chief forts were William Henry (q.v.), George, and Ticonderoga (q.v.). French under Dieskau, who was mortally wounded, defeated, 1755. (Parkman, 'Conspiracy of Pontiac.') =Georgia=, U.S. 33N. 83W. One of the 13 original states; named in honour of George II.; colony f. (for debtors and others) by Oglethorpe, 1733; Wesleys and Whitefield in, 1736, 1738; Spaniards repulsed from Frederica by Oglethorpe, 1742; Savannah in English occupation, 1778-82 (W. of Ind.); seceded, 1861; readmitted to Union, 1870. =Georgian Bay=, Lake Huron. 45N. 81W. Reached by Jean Nicolet during expedition, 1634-9. =Germantown=, suburb of Philadelphia, Penn. 39N. 75W. F. by Germans, 17th century; first Bible (German) printed in America, 1743; English victory over Americans, 1777. =Gettysburg=, Penn. 39N. 77W. Battles, July 1-2, and July 3, in which the Confederates under Lee were finally defeated, 1863. =Gibraltar=, Gulf of Maracaybo, Venezuela. 9N. 70W. Spanish ships sunk and captured by the buccaneer Morgan, 1669. =Glendale=, see Frazier's Farm. =Gloucester=, Cape Ann, Mass. Bay. 42N. 70W. Settled by English colonists known as Dorchester Adventurers, 1623. =Goldsboro=, N. Carolina. 35N. 77W. Taken by the Federals, 1862 (Civil W.). =Gorgona=, island, S.A. 2N. 78W. Pizarro on with his few followers for seven months awaiting help, 1527. =Gracias-a-Dios=, Honduras, S.A. 15N. 33W. F. by De Chaves, 1536. =Gracias-a-Dios=, cape, Nicaragua. 15N. 83W. Discovered and so named by Columbus, 1502. =Granada=, Nicaragua. 12N. 85W. F. 1523 by Cordova; sacked by buccaneers, 1666, burnt by the filibuster Walker, 1856. =Grand Gulf=, Mississippi, U.S. 32N. 91W. Forts on taken by Federals, 1863 (Civil W.). =Grand Pré= (or Lower Horton), Nova Scotia. 44N. 63W. Expatriation of Acadians, 1755. (See Longfellow's 'Evangeline.') =Great Bethel=, see Big Bethel. =Great Bridge=, Elisabeth R., Dismal Swamp. 36N. 76W. British repulsed, 1775. =Great Meadow=, near Cumberland. 39N. 78W. Washington attacked at, by French, 1754. =Great Salt Lake=, Utah. 41N. 112W. First mention of by La Hontan, 1689; discovered by Bridger, 1825; explored by Bonneville, 1833; by Frémont and others, 1843; settlement on by Mormons under Brigham Young, 1847. =Green Bay= (Bay of Puan), Lake Michigan. 44N. 87W. Reached by Jean Nicolet during expedition, 1634-9. =Greenbriar=, river, Virginia. 37N. 80W. Encounter on, between Federals and Confederates, 1861 (Civil W.). =Greenland.= 70N. 40W. Norsemen settled in, 10th-11th centuries (see saga of 'Eric the Red'); the Venetian Nicolo Zeno off, about 1390; the Cortereals off, 1501; Frobisher off, 1576, 1577, and 1578; Davis off, 1585-7 (part of the coast he named Desolation); Weymouth off, 1602; Hudson, 1607; explored and colonised by the Norwegian Hans Egede ('Apostle of the North'), 1721-35. (See Baffin's Bay.)