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Oakville

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Oakville town (1991 pop. 114,670), Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario, between Toronto and Hamilton. A major component of the local economy is the Ford Motor Co plant, one of the largest auto plants in Canada. Originally inhabited by the Mississauga, it became a shipbuilding center in the 19th cent. because of its good harbor. Author not available, OAKVILLE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Owens, Jesse
Jesse Owens Born: September 12, 1913 Oakville, Alabama Died: March 31, 1980 Tucson, Arizona African American...athletes. A young track star James Cleveland Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama, on September 12, 1913, the son of a sharecropper... Read more
Jesse Owens
orig. James Cleveland Owens (born Sept. 12, 1913, Oakville, Ala., U.S.—died March 31, 1980, Phoenix, Ariz.) U.S. track-and-field athlete. At Ohio State University in 1935, he broke... Read more

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Free Article "Sweet sixteen": a small, rural church comes of age on a firm foundation (Knox Sixteenth Church, Oakville).
Free Article Oakville, Ontario-based Ojon Inc.(Marketing News)
Free Article Oakville's Miner Family Vineyards.(Products)

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