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(Encyclopedia) Georgetown.
1 Town (2020 pop. 37,086), Scott co., N central Ky., in the
bluegrass country; settled 1776, inc. 1790. In a rich agricultural,
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(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Benjamin, 1833–1901, 23d President of the United States (1889–93), b. North Bend, Ohio, grad. Miami Univ. (Ohio), 1852; grandson of William Henry Harrison. After reading law in Cincinnat...
(Encyclopedia) Imperial Beach, residential and
resort city (2020 pop. 26,137), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Mexican
border; inc. 1956. The southwesternmost city in ...
(Encyclopedia) Coudert, Frederic René ko͞odârˈ [key], 1832–1903, American lawyer and public official, b. New York City. He practiced law in New York City and for many years was counsel in the United States for...
(Encyclopedia) Jamestown. 1 City (1990 pop. 34,681), Chautauqua co., W N.Y., on Chautauqua Lake; founded c.1806, inc. as a city 1886. It is the business and financial center of a dairy, livestock, and vineyard area....
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, river, 60 mi (97 km) long, draining Utah Lake N into Great Salt Lake, N central Utah; it passes through Salt Lake City. Fed by numerous streams flowing off the Wasatch Range, the Jordan is use...
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Paris. Its counterpart in the League of Nations was the Inter...
(Encyclopedia) Dublin.
1 Uninc. town (2020 pop. 72,589), Alameda co., W Calif., a
growing suburb in the San Francisco–Oakland area. There is light
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(Encyclopedia) Baldwin.
1 Uninc. city (2020 pop. 24,727), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the
south shore of Long Island, on Baldwin Bay; settled 1640s. A fishing center
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(Encyclopedia) Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and re...