A Literary & Historical Atlas of America — John Shaqi
A Literary & Historical Atlas of AmericaBartholomew, J. G. (John George)
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A Literary & Historical Atlas of America
Bartholomew, J. G. (John George)
America -- Maps
=Greenville=, Ohio. 40N. 84W. Treaty between Gen. Wayne and N.W. Indian
tribes, after war 1793-4, 1795.
=Grenada= (Granada), Antilles. 12N. 61W. Discovered by Columbus, 1498;
aborigines exterminated by French, 1650; English possession, 1762-79;
retaken by French and restored to England by Treaty of Paris, 1763.
=Grenadines=, islands, Antilles. 12N. 61W. Ceded to England by Treaty
of Paris, 1763.
=Greytown= (San Juan del Norte), Nicaragua. 11N. 83W. Founded by
Spaniards; old town bombarded and destroyed by U.S. vessel, 1854.
=Grijalva=, river, Tabasco, N.A. 17N. 93W. Named after the explorer,
who first skirted this part of the Gulf of Mexico, 1518; Cortés at
mouth of, 1519.
=Griswoldville=, near Macon, Georgia. 32N. 83W. Confederates defeated,
1864.
=Groveton=, see Bull Run.
=Guadeloupe=, island, W. Indies. 16N. 61W. Discovered by Columbus
during his second voyage, 1493-6; taken by French, 1635; four times
captured by English, 1759-1815; finally restored to France, 1816.
=Guadalupe-Hidalgo=, Mexico. 19N. 99W. Treaty between U.S. and Mexico,
whereby the former gained a large increase of territory, 1848.
=Guadino=, see Durango.
=Guamanga=, former name of Ayacucho (q.v.). F. by Pizarro; name changed
after victory of A. gained at a small place near.
=Guanahani=, see San Salvador.
=Guanaja= (Bonacca), island, Honduras. 16N. 85W. Discovered by
Columbus, who called it Isle of Pines, 1502.
=Guanajuato=, Cent. Mexico. 21N. 100W. Bp. Lucas Alamán, statesman, A.
of 'Historia de Méjico' (1792-1853).
=Guancabamba= (Huancabamba), Peru. 5S. 79W. De Soto at when
reconnoitring for Pizarro, 1532.
=Guatemala=, Cent. A. 13-17N. 88-92W. Conquered by Don Pedro de
Alvarado, 1524; threw off Spanish yoke and became a republic, 1821.
=Guatemala=, city. 14N. 90W. The old city was destroyed by earthquake,
1773; present town lies to the N.E. of the old.
=Guayama=, Porto Rico. 18N. 66W. Captured by Americans, 1898.
=Guayaquil=, Gulf of, Ecuador. 2-4S. 80-81W. Pizarro sailed into, 1527.
=Guiana (British=, Dutch (Surinam), and French). 3N. 53W. Columbus off
coast, 1498; coast captured by Pinzon, 1500; expeditions to by Raleigh,
1595 and 1617. (See Orinoco.)
=Guilford=, Long Island Sound, Conn. 41N. 72W. Bp. Fitzgreene Halleck,
poet (1790-1867).
=Guilford Court House=, near Greensboro, N. Carolina. 36N. 79W. Victory
of Americans, and end of British dominion in the Carolinas, 1781 (W. of
Ind.).
=Hadley=, Mass. 42N. 72W. Saved from the Indians by Col. Goffe, the
fugitive regicide, 1675.
=Hagerstown=, Maryland. 39N. 77W. Gen. Lee and Confederates in
occupation, 1862-4.
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