Snyder

Snyder
/snuy"deuhr/, n.
1. Gary, born 1930, U.S. poet and essayist: Pulitzer prize 1975.
2. a city in NW central Texas. 12,705.

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      county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., located midway between the cities of Williamsport and Harrisburg and bordered to the north by Penns Creek Mountain and to the east by the Susquehanna River. Its ridge-and-valley topography also includes Thick, Jacks, and Shade mountains, while Walker Lake and Penns, Middle, and Mahantango (north and west branches) creeks are among the other waterways. Recreational areas include Bald Eagle State Forest.

      In October 1755, Indians slaughtered 25 white settlers in the Penns Creek Massacre. Hendrich's Fort, located near present-day Kreamer, protected settlers from Indian raids for more than a century after it was built in 1770. The county was formed in 1855 and named for Simon Snyder, third governor of Pennsylvania. The principal communities are Selinsgrove, Shamokin Dam, and Middleburg, which is the county seat.

      Manufacturing (lumber and wood products) and agriculture (field crops and livestock) form the economic base. Area 331 square miles (858 square km). Pop. (2000) 37,546; (2007 est.) 38,113.

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  • Snyder — is a surname mainly used in North America as it was likely derived from the German surname Schneider (tailor) which is also spelled as Schnyder in Switzerland. It may refer to:Cities and towns in the United States* Snyder, Colorado * Snyder,… …   Wikipedia

  • Snyder — Snyder, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 318 Housing Units (2000): 147 Land area (2000): 0.494765 sq. miles (1.281435 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.494765 sq. miles (1.281435 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • SNYDER (G.) — SNYDER GARY (1930 ) Pour Jack Kerouac et Allen Ginsberg, arrivant de la côte est à San Francisco (où le mouvement beat a pris naissance), Gary Snyder, natif du Nord Ouest (Oregon), était «le type le plus fou et le plus intelligent que nous ayons… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Snyder, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 318 Housing Units (2000): 147 Land area (2000): 0.494765 sq. miles (1.281435 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.494765 sq. miles (1.281435 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Snyder, OK — U.S. city in Oklahoma Population (2000): 1509 Housing Units (2000): 761 Land area (2000): 1.267471 sq. miles (3.282734 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.267471 sq. miles (3.282734 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Snyder, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 10783 Housing Units (2000): 5013 Land area (2000): 8.580018 sq. miles (22.222144 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.019829 sq. miles (0.051357 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.599847 sq. miles (22.273501 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Snyder —   [ snaɪdə], Gary Sherman, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * San Francisco (Calif.) 8. 5. 1930; studierte Anthropologie, Japanologie und Sinologie; traf in den 50er Jahren mit den Autoren der Beatgeneration zusammen. 1956 64 lebte er meist in… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Snyder — Snyder, Ruth (1894 1928) a woman famous for being photographed while being killed in the ↑electric chair in Sing Sing prison in the US …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Snyder — 1 Original name in latin Snyder Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 34.65896 latitude 98.95174 altitude 417 Population 1394 Date 2011 05 14 2 Original name in latin Snyder Name in other language State… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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