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Beatrice (bēă`trĭs), city (1990 pop. 12,354), seat of Gage co., SE Nebr., on the Big Blue River; inc. as a city 1873. On the old Oregon Trail Oregon National Historic Trail (see National Parks and Monuments , table). An interpretive center is in Baker City, Oreg.
BibliographyThe classic work by F. Parkman, The Oregon Trail, actually concerns only the eastern part of the trail. ..... Click the link for more information. , it is the trading and industrial center for a grain, dairy, and livestock area. Manufactures include tools, concrete, metal, and wood products, machinery, processed food, and animal feed. Nearby is the Homestead National Monument of America (see National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments National Parks Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size acres (hectares)
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery. ..... Click the link for more information. , table). Beatrice object of Dante’s adoration, even after death. [Ital. Lit.: La Vita Nuova; Divine Comedy, Walsh Classical, 48] See : Love, Virtuous How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As Beatrice came down the garden path, it was observable that she handled and inhaled the odor of several of the plants which her father had most sedulously avoided. And it was addressed to HER -- not to Laura or Beatrice or the Maid of Athens, but to her, Anne Shirley. [*] Duke Lodovico was Lodovico Moro, a son of Francesco Sforza, who married Beatrice d'Este. |
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