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Wooster
Wooster , city (1990 pop. 22,191), seat of Wayne co., N central Ohio, in a farm area; inc. 1817. There is food processing and paper, plastic, and brass products are made there. The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center is there, and the city is also the seat of The College of Wooster, which was chartered in 1866 and opened in 1870. |
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"Wooster." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Wooster." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Wooster.html "Wooster." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Wooster.html |
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Wooster
Wooster, Ohio/USA Laid out in 1808 and named after General David Wooster who commanded American troops besieging Quebec in 1776 during the early stages of the American War of Independence (1775–83).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Wooster." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Wooster." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Wooster.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Wooster." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Wooster.html |
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Wooster, Bertie
Wooster, Bertie fictional character created by P. G. Wodehouse, a pleasant, affluent, and idle young man about town who is much persecuted by his aunts, but who is usually protected by his valet Jeeves.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Wooster, Bertie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Wooster, Bertie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-WoosterBertie.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Wooster, Bertie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-WoosterBertie.html |
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Wooster, Bertram
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wooster, Bertram." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wooster, Bertram." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-WoosterBertram.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wooster, Bertram." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-WoosterBertram.html |
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