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(Encyclopedia) Mississippi, river, principal river of the United States, c.2,350 mi (3,780 km) long, exceeded in length only by the Missouri, the chief of its numerous tributaries. The combined Missouri-Mississippi ...
(Encyclopedia) Franklin.
1 City (2020 pop. 26,414), seat of Johnson co., S central Ind.,
inc. 1823. It is a farm trade center. Manufactures include auto parts,
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(Encyclopedia) Clinton, George, 1739–1812, American statesman, vice president of the United States (1805–1812), b. Little Britain, N.Y. Before he was 20 he served on a privateer and, in the French and Indian War...
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Wisconsin wĭskŏnˈsən, –sĭn [key], upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided in part by the...
(Encyclopedia) Douglas.
1 City (2020 pop. 16,534), Cochise co., SE Ariz., at the
Mexican border; inc. 1905. The mining and smelting of copper have been
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(Encyclopedia) Berkley
bûrˈklē
[key], city (2020 pop. 15,194), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of
Detroit...
(Encyclopedia) Kent. 1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 28,835), Portage co., NE Ohio; settled in 1805 as Franklin Mills, combined with Carthage and renamed as Kent 1863, inc. as a city 1920. Machinery and processed foods...
(Encyclopedia) Vonnoh, Bessie Potter vŏnˈō [key], 1872–1955, American sculptor, b. St. Louis, studied under Lorado Taft at the Art Institute of Chicago. She was Taft's assistant in his work for the World's Colu...
(Encyclopedia) Shawnee [1] shôˈnēˌ, shôˌnēˈ; [2] shôˌnēˈ [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 37,993), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; founded 1857, inc. 1922. Consumer goods, lumber, hon...
(Encyclopedia) Washington. 1 City (1990 pop. 10,838), seat of Daviess co., SW Ind.; settled 1805, inc. as a city 1871. Turkey processing and farming are the chief economic activities, and there is light manufacturin...