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(Encyclopedia) Stockbridge, resort town (1990 pop. 2,408), Berkshire co., W Mass., on the Housatonic River, in the Berkshire Mts.; inc. 1739. It is a year-round tourist resort with nearby lake, ski, and recreational...
(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) Trenton. 1 City (1990 pop. 20,586), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River opposite Grosse Ile, in a farm area; settled 1816, inc. as a city 1957. An early river port, it has plants that make metal...
(Encyclopedia) marble, metamorphic rock composed wholly or in large part of calcite or dolomite crystals, the crystalline texture being the result of metamorphism of limestone by heat and pressure. The term marble i...
(Encyclopedia) Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of (HUD), established 1965 to coordinate and administer programs that provide assistance for housing and community development. The department a...
(Encyclopedia) Adrian, city (2020 pop. 6,401), seat
of Lenawee co., SE Mich., on the Raisin River; inc. 1836. It is a manufacturing and trading
center for a fertile farm region. Manufactures include mach...
(Encyclopedia) Albion, industrial city (2020 pop.
7,700), Calhoun co., S Mich., at the forks of the Kalamazoo River; inc. 1855. In an
agricultural area, it produces corn, wheat, soybeans, onions, apples,...
(Encyclopedia) Wei wā [key], river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in SE Gansu prov. and flowing E through Gansu and Shaanxi provs. to the Huang He. Its wide, alluvial valley was the site of some of the earliest ce...
(Encyclopedia) Thames tĕmz [key], river, c.160 mi (260 km) long, rising NW of Woodstock, S Ont., Canada, and flowing SW past London and Chatham to Lake St. Clair. It is navigable to Chatham, near which was fought (...
(Encyclopedia) Flushing, former village, now in N Queens borough of New York City, SE N.Y.; chartered 1645, inc. into Greater New York City with Queens in 1898. Although chiefly residential, Flushing has gained impo...