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Wyandotte
Wyandotte , industrial city (1990 pop. 30,938), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit on the Detroit River; inc. as a city 1867. Salt deposits there supply the city's extensive chemical industry. Other manufactures include pharmaceuticals and machinery. Bessemer steel (see Bessemer process ) was first commercially produced in the city in 1864 by W. F. Durfee. A Wyandot village (see Huron ) was there in the 19th cent.; of interest is a totem pole depicting Wyandot history. |
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"Wyandotte." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Wyandotte." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Wyandott.html "Wyandotte." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Wyandott.html |
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wyandotte
wyandotte breed of domestic fowl. XIX. f. name of a tribe of N. Amer. Indians.
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T. F. HOAD. "wyandotte." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "wyandotte." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-wyandotte.html T. F. HOAD. "wyandotte." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-wyandotte.html |
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Wyandotte
Wyandotte, USA Michigan: settled c.1820 and named after the Wyandot tribe.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Wyandotte." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Wyandotte." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Wyandotte.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Wyandotte." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Wyandotte.html |
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Wyandotté
Wyandotté, romance by Cooper.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Wyandotté." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Wyandotté." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Wyandott.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Wyandotté." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Wyandott.html |
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