=Nipissing, Lake=, Canada. 46N. 70W. Champlain at, 1615; Jean Nicolet at during expedition 1634-9. =Nombre de Dios=, Panama. 9N. 78W. Pizarro embarks at, 1528; Blasco Nuñez arrives at, 1544; Drake off, 1572; seized by Drake, 1595. =Nootka Sound=, Vancouver's Island. 49N. 126W. Discovered by Cook, 1778. =Norfolk=, Virginia. 36N. 76W. Burnt by the English, 1776 (W. of Ind.). =Northampton=, Mass. 42N. 72W. Jonathan Edwards preacher at, 1727-50; bp. Timothy Dwight, writer of patriotic verse (1752-1817). =Northampton=, N. Jersey. 39N. 74W. Bp. John Woolman, Quaker preacher (1720-72). (See 'A Quakers' Meeting' in 'Essays of Elia.') =North Point=, Baltimore. 39N. 76W. Landing of British forces, 1814. (See Fort McHenry.) =Norwich=, Conn. 41N. 72W. Bp. Benedict Arnold (1741-1801); Mrs. Sigourney, poet and prose writer (1791-1865). =Nova Scotia.= 45N. 64W. Discovered by Norsemen, end 10th century (see the Markland of old saga of 'Eric the Red'); the Cabots off, 1497, 1498-9; Verazzani off, 1524; coast explored by Champlain, 1604; name of Acadia changed to present one by Scotch, to whom grant was given by James I., 1622; colony restored to France by Treaty of Breda, 1667; English conquest of, 1708; finally ceded to England by Treaty of Utrecht, 1713; expatriation of French. (See Grand Pré.) =Nova Zembla.= 71N. 55E. Discovered by Sir Hugh Willoughby, 1553; voyage to by Stephen Burroughs, 1556; by the Dutch under Barentz, 1594-6. =Ocosingo=, Chiapas, Mexico. 16N. 91W. Famous ruins at, relics of ancient tribes. =Ocotepeque=, Salvador, Cent. A. Troops of Carrera defeated by those of San Salvador, 1863. =Ogdensburg=, N.Y. 44N. 75W. English repulsed by Brown, 1812; entered and plundered by English, 1813. =Ohio=, U.S. 38N. 80W. Explored by La Salle about 1680; valley taken possession of for French by de Bienville, 1749; explored by Christopher Gist for Ohio Company, 1750-2; English settlements in destroyed by French, 1752; cause of war between the two countries, 1755; ceded to England, 1763, and Marietta settled, 1788; lost to her by W. of Ind.; admitted to Union, 1802. =Ohio=, river. Discovered by La Salle, 1669; explored by Christopher Gist, 1750-1. =Oklahoma= ('beautiful land'). 35N. 96W. Entered the Union (with Indian territory) as a state, 1906. =Onoto=, Venezuela. 9N. 65W. Paez defeated by Royalists, 1818 (S. A. W. Ind.). =Oregon=, U.S. 42N. 116W. Ferreto in, 1543; Drake off, 1579; Cook landed at Nootka Sound, to which he gave its name, 1778; mouth of Columbia R. discovered by Spaniards, 1775; named by Gray, 1792; coast explored by Vancouver, 1793; explorations in under Lewis and Clarke, 1804-6; boundary dispute between Great Britain and America settled, 1846; organised as a territory, 1848; admitted to Union, 1859. (See Astoria.)