=San Sebastian=, Panama. 7-9N. 77-82W. F. by Ojeda, the first colony on Darien, 1510. =Santa Cruz=, island, Lesser Antilles. 17N. 64W. Danish possession since 1814, when it was restored by England, after being taken in 1807. =Santa Maria=, Pensacola Bay. 30N. 88W. Tristan de Luna's fleet destroyed off, 1559; first Spanish colony in Florida settled near by him. =Santa Maria del Tule=, Mexico. 16N. 96W. Built round the largest known tree, which is held sacred. =Santa Marta=, Colombia, S.A. 11N. 74W. F. by Bastidas, 1525; old town destroyed by Drake, 1596; subject to continual attacks by buccaneers in 16th and 17th centuries; not far off is the spot where Bolivar died, 1830. =Santa Rosa=, San Salvador, Cent. A. 13N. 86W. Troops of San Salvador defeated by Carrera, 1863. =Santiago=, Chili. 33N. 70W. F. by P. Valdivia, one of the conquerors of Chili, 1541; terrible fire in church of La Compania, 1863. =Sarandi=, Uruguay. 33S. 55W. Fierce battle between forces of Brazil and Buenos Ayres, in which former defeated, 1825. =Saratoga=, N.Y. 43N. 73W. Destroyed by French and Indians, 1745; the English under Burgoyne surrendered to Americans near, 1777. =Sault Ste. Marie=, Michigan. 46N. 84W. Reached by Jean Nicolet during expedition, 1634-9; Père Marquette at, 1668; mission station of the Jesuits, 1669. =Savannah=, Georgia. 31N. 81W. F. by Oglethorpe, 1733; J. Wesley pastor at, 1736; English in military occupation, 1778; in a skirmish here, the last blood was shed in the W. of Ind., 1782; taken by Sherman, 1864 (Civil W.). =Schenectady=, N.Y. 42N. 73W. Dutch settlers massacred by French and Indians, 1690. =Seven Islands=, Gulf of St. Lawrence. 45N. 40W. So named by Cartier, 1535. =Seven Pines=, near Richmond (q.v.). Defeat of Federals, 1862. =Sevier, Lake=, Utah. 38N. 113W. Gunnison, the explorer, massacred on, by Indians, 1853. =Shackamaxon=, Philadelphia. Famous treaty of Penn with the Indians, 1683. (See picture by Benjamin West.) =Shadwell=, Virginia. 38N. 78W. Bp. Thomas Jefferson, third President of U.S. (1743-1826). =Shiloh=, see Pittsburg Landing. =Sombrero=, Venezuela, 10N. 66W. Spaniards defeated by Bolivar, 1818. =Sonora=, Mexico. 27N. 109W. Discovered by Coronado, 1540; expedition into of Count G. de Raousset Boulbon, and defeat by Mexicans, 1853; his capture and death, 1854. =Spanishtown=, Jamaica. 17N. 77W. F. by Diego Columbus, 1525, and originally named Santiago de la Vega. =Spottsylvania=, Virginia. Confederate victories, 1864. (See Wilderness.) =Springfield=, Mass. 42N. 72W. (See Wilson's Creek.) =Springfield=, Illinois. 39N. 89W. Res. Abraham Lincoln, who is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery. =Staten Island=, N.Y. 40N. 73W. Bought by the Dutch, 1630; occupied by English under Gen. Howe, 1776. =Stockbridge=, Mass. 42N. 73W. Ass. Jonathan Edwards, who here wrote his 'Freedom of the Will,' and Hawthorne. =Stony Creek=, Ontario. 43N. 79W. English victory, 1813.