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Granson

or GRANDSON (gronsôn'), a village in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on the Lake of Neuchâtel, 3, 1476, the Swiss defeated the Bur- gundians, under Charles the Bold. educator; born in New York, Sept. 13, GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER, a Scotch 3, 1476, the Swiss defeated the Burgundians, under Charles the Bold.

Granville

EARL See CARTERET.

Gravity

CENTER OF. See CENTER OF GRAVITY, under CENTER.

Gray

a town in the department of Haute-Saône, France, on the Saône, here crossed by a stone bridge of the 13th cen- GRAY tury; 25 miles N. W. of Besançon. It has remains of an ancient castle of the dukes of Burgundy, some trade in corn, flour, and iron, and iron industries and boatbuilding.

Great Lakes

the name given to that chain of lakes lying on the N. borders of the United States; they include Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

Greenaway

KATE, an English artist; especially famous for her pictures of child life. Her first book was "Under the Window," followed by illustrations for "Pied Piper of Hamelin," "Marigold Garden," "Mother Goose," etc., and two books of her own, "A Painting Book for Boys and Girls," and "Kate Greenaway's Alphabet." She died in London, Nov. 8, 1901.

Greenlet

in ornithology, Vireoninæ, a sub-family of Muscicapidæ (flycatchers). They are so called from havtheir plumage. They are small birds arriving in the United States from South America and the West Indies about the month of May, and departing again in August. Some of them sing sweetly.

Green Mountain Boys

a name applied to the male inhabitants of Vermont, from the chief range of mountains in the State, and used especially in referring to regiments from Vermont in the Revolution and the Civil War.

Greensburg

a town and countyof Pittsburgh. It is in a coal-mining, cokseat of Westmoreland co., Pa.; on the Pennsylvania railroad; 31 miles E. S. E. ing and natural gas region; and contains a steam-heating apparatus factory, steel works, glass works, nut and bolt works, and has 3 National banks. Pop. (1910) 13,012; (1920) 15,033.

Green Sea

the Persian Gulf, so named from a remarkable strip of water of a bright green color along the coast of Arabia. tonssissippi

Greenville

a borough of Pennsylvania, in Mercer co. It is on the Shenango river and on the Pennsylvania, the Erie, and the Bessemer and Lake Erie railroads. Its industries include railroad shops, bridge works, gristmills, automobile factories, foundry and machine shops, steel works, etc. It is the seat of Thiel College. Pop. (1910) 5,909; (1920) 8,101.

Greenwich

a borough of Connecticut, in a town of the same name, in Fairfield co. It is entirely a residential place and contains many beautiful private residences. Pop. borough, (1910) GREER 16,463; (1920) 22,123.