=Moron=, Argentine Republic. 34S. 58W. Rosas defeated, 1851. =Morristown=, N. Jersey. 40N. 74W. Washington's headquarters, 1777-8 and 1779-80 (W. of Ind.). =Motupe=, Peru. 5S. 80W. Pizarro at, 1532. =Mountain Meadow=, Utah. 40N. 35W. Massacre of immigrants by Mormons and Indians, 1857. =Mount Auburn=, near Boston, Mass. 42N. 71W. Graves of J. L. R. Agassiz, the great naturalist (1807-73), of Longfellow, Lowell, Prescott, Motley, Holmes, and many other eminent men. =Mount Hamilton=, near San Francisco. Lick Observatory at. =Mount Vernon=, Fairfax Co., Virginia. 38N. 77W. Home and grave of Washington. =Mumfordsville=, Kentucky. 38N. 85W. Taken by Confederates, 1862 (Civil W.). =Murfreesboro=, Tennessee. 35N. 86W. Fierce battle, Dec. 31-Jan. 2, 1862-3, in which success was at first to Confederates, who were finally forced to retreat (also known as battle of Stone River) (Civil W.). =Napo=, river, Peru. 2S. 74W. Gonzalo Pizarro and his famished companions follow its course to where it joins the Amazon, during his expedition, 1540-2. =Nashville=, Tennessee., 36N. 86W. Surrendered to Federals, 1862; Confederates defeated, 1864. (See Battle of Franklin.) =Nassau= (formerly New Providence), Bahamas. 25N. 77W. Destroyed by French and Spaniards, 1703; resettled, 1718; used as a harbour for blockade runners, 1861-5 (Civil W.). =Natchez=, Mississippi. 31N. 91W. F. by Bienville, 1716; garrison murdered by Indians, 1729; taken by Capt. Willing of Philadelphia, 1778 (W. of Ind.). The town is named after the Indian tribe immortalised by Chateaubriand. =Nauvoo=, Illinois. 40N. 91W. F. by the Mormons, 1840, who some years later were expelled. =Nebraska=, U.S. 42N. 100W. Reached by the expedition sent by the viceroy Mendoza from Mexico under Coronado, 1540; organised as a territory, 1854; admitted to Union, 1867. =Nevada=, U.S. 39N. 117W. Ceded to U.S. by Mexico, 1848; created a territory, 1861; admitted to Union, 1864. =Nevis=, island, Lesser Antilles. 17N. 62W. Discovered by Columbus, who christened it Nieves; colonised by English, 1628; taken by French and restored to English by Treaty of Versailles, 1783. Bp. Alex. Hamilton, statesman (1757-1804). =New Amsterdam= (see Manhattan). Name given to the Dutch settlement on Manhattan Island by Governor Stuyvesant, 1647; surrendered to English, 1664. (See New York.) =Newark=, N. Jersey. 40N. 74W. F. by Puritans, 1666. Bp. Aaron Burr, Vice-President of the U.S. (1756-1836). =Newark=, Ohio. 40N. 82W. Fine remains of prehistoric mound builders. =Newbern= (New Berne), Neuse R., N. Carolina. 35N. 77W. Confederates defeated, 1862 (Civil W.). =New Brunswick=, Canada. 47N. 67W. Discovered by Cartier, 1534; colonised by French in 17th century; ceded to England by Treaty of Utrecht, 1713; became part of Canada, 1867. =Newburyport=, Mass. 42N. 70W. Bp. W. Lloyd Garrison, poet, orator, and abolitionist (1805-79), and grave of George Whitefield.