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Rocking Stones
or LOGANS, large masses of rock so finely poised as to move backward and forward with the slightest impulse. They occur in nearly every country. Some of them appear to be natural, others artificial; the latter seem to have been formed by cutting away a mass of rock round the centerpoint of its base.
Rockland
a town of Massachusetts, in Plymouth co. It is on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford railroad. Its industries include the manufacture of shoes, nails, etc. There is a public library and other buildings. Pop. (1910) 6,928; (1920) 7,544.
Rock of Chickamauga
a name applied to Gen. George H. Thomas, U. S.
A., on account of his heroic stubbornness in holding his position at Chickamauga during the Civil War, in September, 1863.
See THOMAS, GEORGE H.
Rock Pigeon
a pigeon that builds its nest in hollows or crevices of rocks and cliffs, especially the Columba livia.
Rock River
a river of the United States, which rises in Wisconsin, 50 miles W. of Lake Michigan, and falls into the Mississippi 2 miles below Rock Island city; length, 330 miles, about 225 of which have been ascended by small steamboats.
Rock Snake
a name sometimes given to any individual of the genus Python. Rock snakes are among the largest of living reptiles; specimens of 18 and 20 feet long have been brought to the United States. They kill their prey by ROCKY MOUNTAINS constriction, and swallow it whole, commencing with the head.
Rockville Centre
a village of New York in Nassau co. It is on the Long Island railroad. It is chiefly a residential place but has important oyster fishing interests, and a lace and handkerchief factory. Its public institutions include a public library and a Catholic parochial school. Pop. (1910) 3,667; (1920) 6,262.
Rocky Mount
a city of North Carolina, in Edgecomb and Nash counties, on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad. It is the center of an important cotton and tobacco growing region. Its industries include railroad repair shops, and manuhosiery. Pop. (1910) 8,051; (1920) factures of tobacco, wood products, and 12,742.
Rocroi
or ROCROY, a small fortified town of France, department of Ardennes, near the Belgian frontier; celebrated for the victory gained (1643) by the Duke d'Enghien (afterward the great Condé) over the Spaniards.
Rod
called also a pole, or perch, a measure of length, equivalent to 5½ yards, or 16½ feet. The square rod, called generally a rood, is employed in estimating masonry work, and contains 162×162, or 2724 square feet. a
Roe
CHARLES FRANCIS, an American military officer; born in New York City, May 1, 1848; was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1868, and was assigned to the 2d Cavalry, then on the Pacific slope. In 1898 he was appointed a Brigadier -General of volunteers. He died in 1900. 66
Rogers
JAMES EDWIN THO-