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(Encyclopedia) Portsmouth. 1 City (1990 pop. 25,925), Rockingham co., SE N.H., a port of entry with a good harbor and a state-owned port terminal at the mouth of the Piscataqua River opposite Kittery, Maine; inc. 16...
(Encyclopedia) Chester, city (2020 pop. 32,605),
Delaware co., SE Pa., on the Delaware River south of Philadelphia; settled
c.1644 by Swedes, inc. as a city 1866. A po...
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Children's Emergency Fund: see United Nations Children's Fund.
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(Encyclopedia) United States Government Printing Office: see Government Publishing Office, United States.
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(Encyclopedia) United States Government Publishing Office: see Government Publishing Office, United States.
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(Encyclopedia) Government Printing Office, United States: see Government Publishing Office, United States.
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(Encyclopedia) West Florida Controversy, conflict between Spain and the United States concerning possession of Florida. By the Treaty of Paris of 1763, Britain received Florida from Spain, and from France that porti...
(Encyclopedia) territory, in U.S. history, a portion of the national domain that is given limited self-government, usually in preparation for statehood. Territorial governments have been similar in form to those of ...
(Encyclopedia) Canton.
1 City (2020 pop. 13,098), Fulton co., W central Ill., in the
corn belt; inc. 1849. It is a trade and industrial center for a coal and
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(Encyclopedia) Norfolk [1,] [2] nôrˈfək; [2] nôrˈfôkˌ [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 21,476), Madison co., NE Nebr., on the Elkhorn River; inc. 1881. A trade and railroad center in a fertile farming region, it has ...