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Lanark, town, ScotlandLanark (lăn`ərk, –ärk), town (1991 pop. 9,778), South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, on the Clyde River. It has cattle markets and textile mills. There are hydroelectric power stations at the Falls of Clyde, just S of Lanark. Sir William Wallace Wallace, Sir William, 1272?–1305, Scottish soldier and national hero. The first historical record of Wallace's activities concerns the burning of Lanark by Wallace and 30 men in May, 1297, and the slaying of the English sheriff, one of those whom Edward I of..... Click the link for more information. 's first act of rebellion (1297) was the murder of the English sheriff of Lanark and the burning of the town. Robert Owen Owen, Robert, 1771–1858, British social reformer and socialist, pioneer in the cooperative movement. The son of a saddler, he had little formal education but was a zealous reader. ..... Click the link for more information. conducted industrial and social experiments at the nearby New Lanark mills, founded by his father-in-law, David Dale Dale, David, 1739–1806, Scottish cotton manufacturer and philanthropist. In 1785 he built New Lanark, a cotton mill and model community that provided his employees with good housing and schools. ..... Click the link for more information. , in 1785. Lanark, former county, ScotlandLanark, former county, Scotland: see Lanarkshire Lanarkshire (lăn`ərkshər, –shĭr') or Lanark..... Click the link for more information. . 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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At nearby Lanark Park, mothers strolled with their kids while old men played cards and dominoes -- all unafraid that they could be easy prey for gangbangers. Those familiar with Alasdair Gray's 1981 novel Lanark will note the similarity to Unthank, the Glasgowinspired fictional fantasy town in which the municipal buildings have been sold to private developers and mass entertainment masks cultural, economic, and emotional impoverishment. Resources: BRICK: Mutual Materials; CARPET: Lees Carpet; FLOORING: Armstrong; LIGHTING: Columbia, Lithonia, Metallux; PAINT: Pro-Mar; CEILING TILE: DalTile; WALL COVERINGS/MATERIALS: Versa, Lanark, Seabrook, York, Bolta, Symphony |
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