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LEFT GBEENOUGH 401 GREENVILLE them is the town hall and municipal buildings (1886), Renaissance in style, with a tower 245 feet high; the county buildings (1867), the custom house (1818), and the Watt Institution (1837), containing a marble statue of Watt by Chantrey. There are several handsome churches. To Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart the town is indebted for the Well Park (1851), the Wellington Park (1872), and the Lyle Road (1880). The new ceme- tery, 90 acres in extent, with its Watt cairn, and fine waterworks (1827-1883) also deserve mention. The harbor works date from 1707. The annual trade ex- ceeds $15,000,000. Shipbuilding has been carried on since 1760; sugar re- fining began in 1765, and there are also manufactures of steam engines, anchors and chain cables, ropes, sailcloth, paper, wool and worsted, etc. Besides being the birthplace of Watt, of Spence the mathe- matician, and of Principal Caird, it has memories of Rob Roy, John Wilson, and Gait, and contains the grave of Burns' "Highland Mary." Pop. about 70,000. GREENOTJGH, HORATIO, an Amer- ican sculptor; born in Boston, Mass., Sept. 6, 1805. He studied for two years at Harvard, and from 1825 spent the greater part of his life in Italy. His principal work was the colossal statue of Washington, in front of the National Capitol. Other important sculptures are his "Medora," "Venus Victrix," and a group of four figures, "The Rescue," for the purpose of placing which he returned to the United States in 1851. He died in Somerville, Mass., Dec. 18, 1852. GREEN RIVER- (1) Rises in western Wyoming, flows S. E. into Colorado, and then S. W. and S. through Utah, joining the Grand river, a branch of the Colo- rado, after a course of 750 miles. (2) Green river, Kentucky, rises near the center of the State, flows W. and N. W., passing near the Mammoth Cave, and crosses the N. boundary, entering the Ohio 9 miles above Evansville, Ind. It is about 350 miles in length; and is navi- gable for small steamers for 150 miles; its lower course is through the coal-fields of western Kentucky. At Tebb's Bend, on this river, a smart action of several hours took place, July 4, 1863, between a body of Confederate raiders under Mor- gan, the famous cavalry leader, and about 200 Michigan troops under Colonel Moore, in which the former were re- pulsed with a loss of more than 200 killed ^nd wounded. Moore, being intrenched, lost only 6 killed and 23 wounded. GREENSBORO, a city of North Car- olina, the county-seat of Guilford co. It is on the Southern raih'oad. It has an important trade in tobacco, cotton, coal, and iron. Its industries include cotton- mill supplies, cotton goods, saw-mill ma- chinery, furniture, fertilizers, etc. It is the seat of the Greensboro Female Col- lege, the State Normal and Industrial College for white women, the State Agri- cultural and Mechanical College for col- oi'ed students, and the Bennett and Lu- theran colleges for negroes. Its public buildings include a Masonic Home, a pub- lic library, several hospitals, and 2 parks. Pop. (1910) 15,895; (1920) 19,861. GREENSBURG, a city of Indiana, the county-seat of Decatur co. It is on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis railroad. The city is the center of an important agricultural and natural gas region. In the neighborhood are im- portant limestone quarries. Its indus- tries include flour mills and a wire fac- tory. It is the seat of the State Odd Fellows' Home, and has a park and a public library. Pop. (1910) 5,420; (1920) 5,345. GREENSBURG. a town and county- seat of Westmoreland co., Pa.; on the Pennsylvania railroad; 31 miles E. S. E. of Pittsburgh. It is in a coal-mining, cok- 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. Fop. (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. GREENVILLE, a city of Mississippi, the county-seat of Washington co. It is on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley, and the Southern in Mississippi rail- roads. The city has river connection with various ports. It has a large trade in cotton. Its industries include cotton- seed oil mills, cotton compresses, and lumber mills. Its public institutions in- clude parks and playgrounds, a public library, and the King's Daughters' Home. Pop. (1910) 9,610; (1920) 11,560. GREENVILLE, a city of North Caro- lina, the county-seat of Pitt co. It is on the Tar river, and on the Norfolk South- ern and the Atlantic Coast railroads. It is the center of an important tobacco, cotton, and corn-growing district, and its industries include tobacco factories, cot- ton mills, and cottonseed-oil mills. It is the seat of the East Carolina Teachers' Training School. Pop. (1910) 4,101; (1920) 5,772. GREENVILLE, a city and county- seat of Darke co., O., on Greenville cx'eek, and the Cincinnati Northern, Day-