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Elbridge Gerry House
[[File:The Gerry-Mander.png|thumb|250px|right|An early political cartoon poking fun at the shape of the district]]
[[File:The Gerry-Mander.png|thumb|250px|right|An early political cartoon poking fun at the shape of the district]]
Elbridge Gerry is often times remembered for the phrase ''gerrymandering'', which is pronounced with a hard ''G''.(like Gary) The word is a combination of his last name and ''mander'', as the district looked to some to bear a resemblance to a salamander.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gerrymander gerrymander]</ref>
Elbridge Gerry is often times remembered for the phrase ''gerrymandering'', which is pronounced with a hard ''G''.(like Gary) The word is a combination of his last name and ''mander'', as the district looked to some to bear a resemblance to a salamander.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gerrymander gerrymander]</ref>
The Elbridge Gerry House in Marblehead, Massachusetts, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ma/essex/state4.html MASSACHUSETTS - Essex County]</ref>
===Slavery===
===Slavery===