The Washington family coat of arms. It is possible that this design had an influence on the creation…
A British military officer during the American Revolutionary War as well as a Mohawk leader.
The launcher of women's political advocacy. She was considered to be the first major American women's…
The sixth President of the United States of America, John Quincy Adams. His face is shown in a seal…
The defeat of the American Dragoons. A dragoon is a soldier trained to fight on foot, but use horseback…
They are shrubby yellowish green parasites, generally with abundant short jointed branches, flat opposite…
A bird with its plumage gray, with black and white wings and tail. Feeds on mostly pine nuts.
(1741-1817) One of the earliest contributors to the bibliography of American history.
A large fringilline bird of Europe and North American found chiefly in coniferous woods in northerly…
A North american meadow mouse. About 4 inches long of a rich dark reddish brown color, with very smooth,…
(1811-1875) American scientist and naturalist. Created a catalogue of plants and shells found in the…
"A South American tree of the natural order Papayaceae of which order about 30 species are known which…
"The motion of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars with respect to Earth." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893
"An American machine, introduced into England by Mr. Ellis. It consists of an iron cylindrical casing…
"The family Morphidae contains the largest and most splendid of the South American butterflies. Their…
The African goliath-beetles and the american elephant-beetles are the largest of all insects.
"The wedge axe (which was one of the first American improvements in edge tools introduced into Europe)."…
A shawl or long scarf worn by Mexican and other Spanish American Women, covering the head and shoulders,…
A device carried on nearly all American railway trains for quickly replacing derailed wheels on the…
Stiff plants with large, thick leaves. It is said to have medicinal purposes for burned or damaged skin.
"The religious Order of the Heavenly Annunciation, or of the Nuns of the Annunciation of Mary, was instituted…
"A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae, sub-order Papilionaceae, natives of the warm parts…
"A very beautiful American, bird, found in all parts of the United States, and as far north as 55 degrees…
"A medicine once in much repute against low fevers, and as a mild stimulant and diaphoretic, and still…
A small and stocky wading bird. Usually mottled brown on the top and grey on the bottom.
"A digitigrade carnivorous mammal of the cat kind, peculiar to the American continent. It attains a…
"Ponsard Furnace or Forno-Convertisseur. This apparatus is essentially a combination of the Pernot furnace…