[Mount Auburn], near Boston, Mass. 42N. 71W. Graves of J. L. R. Agassiz, the great naturalist (1807-73), of Longfellow, Lowell, Prescott, Motley, Holmes, and many other eminent men.
Mount Hamilton, near San Francisco. Lick Observatory at.
Mount Vernon, Fairfax Co., Virginia. 38N. 77W. Home and grave of Washington.
Mumfordsville, Kentucky. 38N. 85W. Taken by Confederates, 1862 (Civil W.).
[Murfreesboro], Tennessee. 35N. 86W. Fierce battle, Dec. 31-Jan. 2, 1862-3, in which success was at first to Confederates, who were finally forced to retreat (also known as battle of Stone River) (Civil W.).
[Napo], river, Peru. 2S. 74W. Gonzalo Pizarro and his famished companions follow its course to where it joins the Amazon, during his expedition, 1540-2.
[Nashville], Tennessee., 36N. 86W. Surrendered to Federals, 1862; Confederates defeated, 1864. (See [Battle of Franklin].)
[Nassau] (formerly New Providence), Bahamas. 25N. 77W. Destroyed by French and Spaniards, 1703; resettled, 1718; used as a harbour for blockade runners, 1861-5 (Civil W.).
[Natchez], Mississippi. 31N. 91W. F. by Bienville, 1716; garrison murdered by Indians, 1729; taken by Capt. Willing of Philadelphia, 1778 (W. of Ind.). The town is named after the Indian tribe immortalised by Chateaubriand.
Nauvoo, Illinois. 40N. 91W. F. by the Mormons, 1840, who some years later were expelled.