Word: southeasterly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Conant Hall. Southeast corner room...
...recently announced the startling theory that the temples and the fountain called Enneacrunus, named by Thucydides in this chaper, did not lie south and southeast of the Acropolis, as scholars have supposed, but to the west. His latest excavations have been made with the expectation of establishing by the aid of the spade the truth of his belief...
...Hemenway collection, obtained from the ruined Pueblos in the Salado Valley, is now being arranged, under the direction of Professor Putnam, in the second southeast gallery of the Peabody Museum. It will be some months yet before this collection will be open to the public, but when this takes place visitors to the museum will have an opportunity of making a pretty good study of the ancient remains of the Pueblo villages. This collection was brought together under the direction of Mr. Frank H. Cushing...
...island of Gotland in the Baltic, 130 miles southeast of Stockholm, said Dr. Derby, lies the city of Wisby. During the 12th and 13th centuries Wisby was a great distributing centre through which passed the trade from the East. The wealth of the city grew mightily until in the 14th century a rich merchant of the town who had become discontented, fied to the king of Denmark, Waldemar, and excited him to plunder Wisby...
Polk, after evacuating Columbus, had fortified Island No. 10 in the Mississippi, and effectually blocked further Union advance by the river. The approaches were well protected by the river and a great marsh on the east. On the southeast of the river was the only passable road. Gen. John Pope moved upon this almost impregnable fortress and, aided by gun-boats, captured it in brilliant style. He first moved to a point on the west bank below the defences and captured New Madrid, the only considerable town. To pass the river and overpower the batteries which defended the one road...