Vancouver
Vancouver City on the
s shore of Burrard Inlet,
s British Columbia, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest city and principal Pacific port. The area was first explored (1792) by British Captain George Vancouver. The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway allowed it to grow into the largest city on Canada's
w coast. Its excellent sea and air links make it one of North America's leading centres for transport and communication with countries of the Pacific Rim. Vancouver's beautiful harbour setting, pleasant climate, and terminus of both trans-Canadian railroads make it a magnet for tourists. The city has two universities: British Columbia (1908) and Simon Fraser University (1963). Industries: tourism, timber, oil refining, shipbuilding, fish-processing. Pop. (2001) 545,671 (metropolitan 1,986,965).
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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New school retains name; School board votes to name new downtown elementary school for William Prescott
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 12/20/2005; ; 583 words
; William Hickling Prescott withstood the test of time at Monday...voted, 5-2, in favor of keeping Prescott's name for the new downtown elementary...taking public input. They were: * William Prescott, current name of school and an American...
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Sir William Prescott, the world's largest functioning steam engine, has been restored to its former glory following completion of a nine-year project.(News)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: History Today; 12/1/2004; 457 words
; Sir William Prescott, the world's largest functioning steam engine, has been restored to its former glory following completion of a nine-year...
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William A. Prescott of Troy Center
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/2/1996; 340 words
; Services were held Monday for William A. Prescott, 84, who died Friday at his...short illness. An avid pilot, Prescott was a charter member of the Experimental...and the OX5 Aviation Pioneers. Prescott graduated from Bay View High School...
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 "The Racing Post (London, England)")
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WILLIAM HILL MILE: Prescott fearful over Pasternak.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 7/30/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...ante-post favourite for the William Hill Mile Handicap, is running...Goodwood today. Trainer Sir Mark Prescott remains concerned about this...his only starts last year. Prescott mused yesterday: "He has...the unique bend at Goodwood. Prescott is pleased enough with Pasternak...
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Prescott, William Sr.
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 3/12/2003; 301 words
; Prescott, William Sr. "Bill" Wednesday, March 12, 2003 Prescott, William Sr. "Bill" Age 63. March 9, 2003. Loving father of William Prescott, Jr., William J. Kotney, Melissa...
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John Prescott, William Hague and Tony Blair garden gnomes on sale
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/3/2001; 239 words
; John Prescott, William Hague and Tony Blair garden gnomes on sale in Politico's bookshop in London. The artist Heather Forrester says she was inspired by references to Robin Cook's alleged gnome-like appearance Jeff Moore
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OBIT - PRESCOTT, WILLIAM WESLEY
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 9/29/2002; 221 words
; PRESCOTT, William Wesley81, of Emmerton, died Friday, September 27, 2002. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Welch-Marks Funeral Home, Warsaw.
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Sagas of empires past; Gibbon, Prescott and Parkman created a historiography devoted to facts. (historians Edward Gibbon, William Hickling Prescott and Francis Parkman) (The Creators) (Cover Story)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 8/31/1992; ; 700+ words
; Gibbon, Prescott and Parkman created a historiography...a parrot and a Pomeranian. But Prescott and Parkman, historians of empires...food fight at Harvard Commons left William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) blind in one eye and...
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Ex-Prescott VPs to form investment banking firm. (Prescott, Ball & Turben Inc.'s William Haggerty and Bill Batchellor)
Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business; 3/18/1991; ; 700+ words
; Ex-Prescott VPs to form investment banking firm Two high-level executives of Prescott, Ball & Turben Inc. here...Bank. Senior vice presidents William Haggerty and Bill Batchellor left Prescott early this month. They're...
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Focus: Labour takes up poet's work John Prescott's plan to preserve more of our dwindling countryside fol lows that of Clement Attlee - and the dream of William Wordsworth
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/21/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...ago, ending a grievance long nourished by Old Labour and conservationists alike. Today's page one revelation that John Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minister, wants to upgrade England's 37 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) to make them similar...
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William Hickling Prescott
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
William Hickling Prescott William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) was one of the greatest American...born in Salem, Mass., on May 4, 1796. His father, Judge William Prescott, was a prominent Federalist. William graduated from Harvard...
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William Prescott
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William Prescott 1726-95, American Revolutionary officer, b. Groton, Mass. He saw service in the French and Indian Wars . In the American...
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Prescott, William
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Prescott, William (1726–95...Revolutionary War army officer. Prescott's military career began...British, led by Gen. William Howe , failed. Howe again...of ammunition hindered Prescott's defense, and the British...
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Prescott, William Hickling
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Prescott, William Hickling (1796–...Mexico, leveled also at Prescott's other writings, is...reception by the queen, Prescott returned to write History...Charles the Fifth (1857) by William Robertson, who, with...
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Samuel Prescott
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Samuel Prescott , 1751-c.1777, American Revolutionary...18, 1775, he, Paul Revere , and William Dawes set out to warn the countryside...Revere was captured on the way, but Prescott got through with the news. He was later...
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