Archive for August , 2008

Madison

Madison: Wisconsin state capitol
MADISON I. Capital of Wisconsin (USA), lat. N. 43°43′ and long. W. 91°43′, 150 kilometers (93 miles) West of Milwaukee; pop. 15 000. It is located on an isthmus, between Lakes Monona and Mendola, in the midst of a fertile …Read more »

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Ham

Ham
HAM, Hametum, Hamum, county town and district, 25 kilometers southeast of Péronne (Somme), amid a swampy countryside ; pop 3 000. beet sugar factories. Castle with a …Read more »

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