Rancheria, Colombia. 11N. 72W. Burnt by Drake, 1595.
[Rappahannock], river, Virginia. 38N. 77W. Federals defeated at Kelly's Ford, 1863. (See also [Chancellorsville], [Fredericksburg], and [Wilderness].)
Raymond, Maine. 43N. 70W. Hawthorne's home as a boy; the diary of his life while there was published in 1897.
Redding, Conn. 41N. 73W. Bp. Joel Barlow, poet (1754-1812).
[Rhode Island]. 41N. 71W. One of the 13 original states. This and the coast between Boston and New York is supposed to be the Vinland of the saga of 'Eric the Red,' who undertook an expedition to these parts at the close of the 10th century. Verazzani in Narragansett Bay, 1524; explored by Dutch navigator Block, 1614; first settlement (Providence) under Roger Williams, 1636; colony settled by W. Coddington, 1638; other settlements, 1643; charter granted to by Charles II., 1663; burning and massacre on during war with Indian king, Philip, 1676; fighting on during W. of Ind. (See Cooper, 'Puritans of America.')
[Richelieu] (Chambly, St. John), river, Quebec. 45N. 73W. Navigated by Champlain, 1609.
[Richmond], Virginia. 37N. 77W. Battles on the banks of the Chickahominy known as the Seven Days of Richmond, June 1862; town besieged, and evacuated by Confederates, 1865 (Civil W.).
Ridgefield, Conn. 41N.73W. Bp. S. G. Goodrich (Peter Parley) (1793-1860).
Riobamba (or Bolivar), Ecuador. 1S. 77W. Indians defeated on plains of by Benalcazar, one of Pizarro's cavaliers, 1534.
[Rio de Janeiro], Brazil. 22S. 43W. Solis in bay of, 1515; Magalhaes, 1519; De Sousa, 1531; Huguenot settlement on under Villegagnon, 1555, which was soon after suppressed by the Portuguese, who f. R. de J., 1567; viceregal residence from 1763; became capital of the independent empire of Brazil, 1822, and of the Republic of the U.S. of Brazil, 1889.