Silistra
Silistra , town (1993 pop. 48,287), NE Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River bordering Romania. Products include textiles, furniture, foodstuffs, and bricks. The Roman Durostorum, it was founded in 29 BC and became an important town of Moesia. Its importance continued under Byzantine and Bulgar rule. After the Turkish conquest (1388) the town was strongly fortified. It was captured (1877) by the Russians and ceded to Bulgaria. Transferred to Romania in 1913, it was returned to Bulgaria in 1940. There are several mosques and the ruins of an ancient fortress. The name is sometimes spelled Silistria.
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Clarksburg Cherishes Past, But Braces for the Boom
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/3/1989; ; 700+ words
; The story they tell at the Clarksburg post office-about Germantown residents...driving miles out of their way to Clarksburg to avoid the long lines at the Germantown...Jeane Onufry, president of the Clarksburg Community Association. Clarksburg...
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Clarksburg Gets Ready to Meet Its Master Plan; County Preparing a Big Future for Rural Hamlet
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/17/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...winter day, the rural emptiness that is Clarksburg can be majestic and beautiful. Sleet...broad open land. Yet the notion that Clarksburg, with its 1,500 people, is the middle...officials, under the watchful eyes of Clarksburg residents and eager developers, are...
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Clarksburg, Calif., Becomes Known for High-Quality Wine Grapes.
Newspaper article from: Record (Stockton, CA); 2/16/2004; 700+ words
; Byline: Joe Goldeen Feb. 16--CLARKSBURG, Calif. -- It's the water. Or...San Joaquin Delta, that give the Clarksburg area its uniqueness when it comes to...press have brought attention to the Clarksburg American Viticultural Area, the grape...
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Development Plan Envisions Clarksburg as a Town
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/15/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...preservation with a new master plan for Clarksburg, the final piece of a development plan...or light-rail transitway connecting Clarksburg with Frederick, and a six-lane highway linking Clarksburg with Germantown and Gaithersburg...
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Clarksburg Fire Protection Bolstered
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Montgomery County will add personnel to two Clarksburg area fire stations to address concerns about long...Germantown fire stations, which handle calls from Clarksburg. Clarksburg's population has nearly tripled, to 5,500...
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The Future Is Knocking on Clarksburg's Door
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/12/1998; ; 700+ words
; The folks in Clarksburg have known for a while what was coming...unanimous approval last month of the Clarksburg Town Center, the future is about...Board heralds as "the new town of Clarksburg," and it will bring nearly 4,000...
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In Clarksburg Area, Anxiety Over New School Boundaries
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/11/2005; ; 700+ words
; It's still eight months before Clarksburg High School opens its doors to students...art, 175,000-plus-square-foot Clarksburg. At the same time other parents such...whose children are slated to go to Clarksburg, are hoping to keep their children...
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Clarksburg's blunders include a church plan; Laid-out link to town center was never done.(PAGE ONE)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/17/2005; 700+ words
; ...A 217-year-old Methodist church in Clarksburg has been cut off from the new town center...the town's future with its past. "Clarksburg United Methodist Church is the history of Clarksburg," said Clark Warfield, who was married...
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Clarksburg's Days as a Peaceful Village Are Numbered
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/26/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Three decades after the struggle over Clarksburg's future began, the Montgomery County...20 years unfold as the county wants, Clarksburg will have more than 10,000 homes...infrastructure. The development of Clarksburg will be the final major effort to accommodate...
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Small-town experience pays off: Former Clarksburg mayor uses his West Virginia background as president of national association
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 4/12/2006; 700+ words
; ...EDITOR Jim Hunt believes 21 years in Clarksburg city government helped prepare him to...of the organization. He is certain Clarksburg - with a population of 16,000 - is...Indianapolis. Even though it is small, Clarksburg has been a good training ground because...
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Clarksburg
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Clarksburg city (1990 pop. 18,059), seat of Harrison co., N central W.Va...and remains of Union earthworks are preserved in Lowndes Hill park. Clarksburg is the birthplace of Stonewall Jackson ; a plaque designates the site...
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John William Davis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Davis 1873-1955, American lawyer and public official, b. Clarksburg, W.Va. Admitted (1895) to the bar, he taught (1896...Washington and Lee Univ. and later practiced (1897-1913) in Clarksburg. He served as Congressman (1911-13), U.S. Solicitor...
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Bender, Albert K
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...Sources: Barker, Gray, ed. Bender Mystery Confirmed. Clarksburg, W.V.: Saucerian Books, 1962. — —...x2014; . They Knew Too Much about Flying Saucers. Clarksburg, W.V.: Saucerian Press, 1962. Reprint, New York...
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Menger, Howard (1922-)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...New York: Vantage Press, 1958. Menger, Connie. Song of Saturn. Clarksburg, W.Va.: Saucerian Books, 1968. Menger, Howard. From Outer Space to You. Clarksburg, W.Va.: Saucerian Books, 1959. — — , and Connie...
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Aurora Casket Company, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...a family company serving a family profession. ” Aurora acquired Clarksburg Casket Co. of West Virginia, another family-run firm, in 2000. Clarksburg ’ s hardwood caskets complemented those offered by Aurora ’...
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