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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

College Park 1 City (1990 pop. 20,457), Clayton and Fulton counties, NW Ga., a residential suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1891. Georgia Military Academy (1900) is there. 2 City (1990 pop. 21,927), Prince Georges co., W central Md., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; settled 1745, inc. 1945. It is the seat of the Univ. of Maryland, the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (1887), and the Archives II building (1994) of the National Archives . The city's economy is centered on the university, research institutions, and electronics plants. Author not available, COLLEGE... Read more

William Hallock Park
...William Hallock Park was born on Dec...City. He entered the College of the City of New...Vanderbilt Clinic of the College of Physicians and...engaged in this work, Park was also developing...preparation. In 1898 Park was appointed adjunct...newly merged Medical College of New York ... Read more

Park, Maud Wood 1871-1955
...leader Beginnings Maud Wood Park became first president of...order to attend Radcliffe College. In 1898 she graduated summa...she married Charles Edward Park, a Boston architect, in 1897...For fifteen years Maud Wood Park was active in suffrage and...betterment, A charismatic speaker, Park ... Read more

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	The College Park Campus Is Under Siege; They want to move it to Baltimore. ; The College Park campus is under siege by some ambitious...fathers want a major research campus, like College Park's, to stimulate the city's growth. But...university serve Baltimore if it's sitting in College Park? The solution is simple: move it. That... Read more
	Point Park College, Bidwell Training Center announce partnership program ; Point Park College, Bidwell Training Center announce partnership program Point Park College and Bidwell Training Center have announced...complete bachelor's degrees at Point Park College. The Point Partnership, which begins... Read more
	Prosthetics-maker looks to take parts experience into new markets.(News; College Park Industries) ; Byline: Katie Merx Fraser-based College Park Industries has found a place in...prosthetic-foot manufacturer, lists College Park as one of its top competitors...sales of more than $110 million. College Park's revenue has quadrupled in the... Read more
	Taking a Flight Into the Past; Expanded Museum Opens at Historic College Park Airfield ; Upon entering the College Park Aviation Museum, visitors are greeted...replica of the hangar he used at the College Park Airport when he started training students...remembered as the birthplace of aviation, College Park is where most of its early history... Read more
	Fraser firm's artificial feet give amputee athletes an edge.(College Park Industries) ; Byline: Michelle Martinez College Park Industries' prosthetic feet have...off their ability. Fraser-based College Park put $450,000 behind its Extremity...other active amputees, has helped College Park sales increase by about $1 million... Read more
	Museum Takes Flight Again; Visitors See the Wright Stuff at Historic College Park Airport ; Upon entering the College Park Aviation Museum, visitors are greeted...replica of the hangar he used at the College Park Airport when he started training students...remembered as the birthplace of aviation, College Park is where most of its early history... Read more
	U-Md. Chief Criticizes Glendening; Kirwan Says Funding Plan Should Do More for College Park ; ...of the University of Maryland at College Park offered blunt criticism yesterday...university system, particularly College Park, as Maryland tries to catch up...professor and administrator at College Park. In the weeks since his new appointment... Read more
	Championing College Park ; ...the University of Maryland at College Park faced the prospect that its drive...education. Top professors were leaving College Park, classes were canceled, library...pointed out the importance of the College Park campus, one of the five biggest... Read more
	Edgewater rising: Developing its main street divides College Park. ; Byline: Mark Schlueb May 8--College Park, one of Orlando's most established...through the middle of downtown College Park with its shops and restaurants...is planned on property owned by College Park Baptist Church, where Crawford... Read more
	College Park Campus Seeks More Power, Cash; U-Md. May Try To Sever Ties With Statewide System ; ...at the University of Maryland at College Park told a state task force yesterday...system has failed so far to help College Park become a "research institute of...regardless of size and mission. College Park officials say the structure has... Read more

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