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William Westcott Rundell, sometimes W W Rundell (21 March 1816–10 March 1897) was an inventor and engineer from Stoke Damerel in Devon. He is best known for his work on the magnetism, particularly of adjustment needed for compasses on iron ships. [1] He also campaigned for the better training of ships crews.
Compass Inn is a historic inn and tavern located in Laughlintown, Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 2 1/2-storey, five bay log and stone building in a vernacular Georgian style. The original section was built in 1799, and it is three bays wide. The two bay stone section was added in the 1820s.
Online digitized versions of many 18th- and 19th-century American atlases, as well as the 1897 Rand McNally Indexed Atlas of the World and many other maps, can be found at DavidRumsey.com. Hipkiss' Scanned Old Maps from Atlases and any old books with maps in them!
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 19, 1897, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1897. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
Compass is an unincorporated community in West Caln Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Compass is located at the intersection of state routes 10 and 340. [2] The community was named after the image of a compass on the sign of a tavern. [3]
William Penn, an English Quaker, sought to construct a new type of community with religious toleration and a great deal of political freedom.It is believed that Penn's political philosophy is embodied in the West Jersey Concessions and Agreements of 1677, which is an earlier practical experience of government constitution prior to the establishment of Pennsylvania.
The United States and 50 other nations form the United Nations, October 24, 1945; The League of Nations ceases operation, April 20, 1946; Cold War, March 5, 1946 – December 25, 1991 Berlin Blockade, June 24, 1948 – May 11, 1949 Berlin Airlift, June 25, 1948 – September 30, 1949