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Huntington

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Hun·ting·ton  (hntng-tn)
A city of western West Virginia on the Ohio River west of Charleston. Founded in 1871 as a railroad terminus, it has glass and chemical industries. Population: 49,000.
Huntington, Collis Potter 1821-1900.
American transportation executive who built the western section of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad (completed 1869).
Huntington, Samuel 1731-1796.
American Revolutionary leader. He was president of the Continental Congress (1779-1781 and 1783), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governor of Connecticut (1786-1796).
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Noun1.Huntington - United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea
George Huntington
2.HuntingtonHuntington - American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)
Samuel Huntington
3.Huntington - United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900)
Collis Potter Huntington
4.Huntington - a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha
Mountain State, West Virginia, WV - a state in east central United States


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Huntington gave me the first two dollars, I did not blame him for not giving me more, but made up my mind that I was going to convince him by tangible results that we were worthy of larger gifts.
Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context
van der Luyden's portrait by Huntington (in black velvet and Venetian point) faced that of her lovely ancestress.
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