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Word: philippi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Indian tribes, dating back to 300 A.D., along with 62,000 books, letters and manuscripts. Among the letters was one from Christopher Columbus' son, Diego, to Charles I of Spain. Another, written by General George Custer, ends: "You will next hear from me . . . not from the plains of Philippi . . . but from those of Dakota, the home of S.B." The initials stood for Custer's Sioux conqueror, Sitting Bull...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: No Tomahawk | 6/27/1949 | See Source »

...Kenny Griffith made 1,941 points during four years at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, W. Va. But in college basketball circles, Alderson-Broaddus is considered bush-league...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Shooting Star | 3/2/1942 | See Source »

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