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(Encyclopedia) Burlington.
1 City (2020 pop. 23,982), seat of Des Moines co., SE Iowa, on
four hills overlooking the Mississippi (spanned there by rail and highway
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Alabama ăləbămˈə [key], state in the SE United States. It is bordered by Tennessee (N), Georgia (E), Florida and the Gulf of Mexico (S), and Mississippi (W).
In 1954 the U.S. Supreme Co...
(Encyclopedia) Philadelphia, city (2020 pop.
1,603,797), coextensive with Philadelphia co., SE Pa., on the Delaware River
c.100 mi (160 km) upstream at the influx of t...
(Encyclopedia) Government Publishing Office, United States (GPO), federal bureau originally authorized in 1860 that performs printing and binding for Congress and federal departments and agencies, distributes govern...
(Encyclopedia) Cambridge.
1 City (2020 pop. 13,096), seat of Dorchester co., E Md.,
Eastern Shore, a port of entry on the Choptank River at its mouth on
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(Encyclopedia) Yukon yo͞oˈkŏn [key], river, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) long, rising in Atlin Lake, NW British Columbia, Canada, and receiving numerous headwater streams; one of the longest rivers of North America. It ...
(Encyclopedia) Niagara Falls, in the Niagara River, W N.Y. and S Ont., Canada; one of the most famous spectacles in North America. The falls are on the international line between the cities of Niagara Falls, N.Y., a...
(Encyclopedia) United States Coast Guard Academy, at New London, Conn.; for training young men and women to be officers of the U.S. Coast Guard; established 1876, opened 1877 as United States Revenue Cutter Service ...
(Encyclopedia) Secret Service, United States, a law enforcement division (since 2003) of the Dept. of Homeland Security. It was established in 1865 in the the Dept. of the Treasury to investigate and prevent counter...
(Encyclopedia) United States National Museum: see Smithsonian Institution.
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