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KelsoColumbia Encyclopedia entry: Kelso
Kelso, city (1990 pop. 11,820), seat of Cowlitz co., SW Wash., on the Cowlitz River near the Columbia, in a fertile farm area; inc. 1889. Boatbuilding, fishing, and dairy farming are the major industries. Machinery and paper and wood products are manufactured. Settled in 1847, Kelso was an important stopping place for early steamboat travel along the Cowlitz River.
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- Bonar, Horatius
Bonar, Horatius, 1808–89, Scottish clergyman and hymn writer. In 1837 he became minister to the North Parish in Kelso; in 1843, Bonar, with his congregation, seceded in the movement leading to...
- Tweed, river, Scotland
Tweed, river, 97 mi (156 km) long, rising in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It flows E through S Scotland then NE, forming the Scotland-England border for 17 mi (27 km) before entering the ...
