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(Encyclopedia) Woodstock. 1 City (1990 pop. 14,353) seat of McHenry co., NE Ill.; inc. 1845. In a grain and dairying area, the city has food processing and produces paper products, medical equipment, machinery, and ...
(Encyclopedia) Dunkirk, city (2020 pop. 12,743),
Chautauqua co., SW N.Y., on Lake Erie; founded c.1800, inc. as a city 1880.
It is a port of entry and trades extensive...
(Encyclopedia) Monrovia, city (1990 pop. 35,761), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1886. The city's diversified manufactures include computers and electronic equipment. Mt. S...
(Encyclopedia) Albany
1, 3, 4 ôlˈbənē; 2
ôlˈbĕnˌē, ălbāˈnē
[key]. 1 Residential city (2020 pop. 20,271), Alameda co., W Calif., on the
eastern shore of San Francisco...
(Encyclopedia) Griffin, city (2020 pop. 23,478),
seat of Spalding co., W central Ga., in a farm and cotton area increasingly
integrated into metropolitan Atlanta's eco...
(Encyclopedia) McMaster, John Bach, 1852–1932, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Having practiced engineering in New York City and written two books, McMaster was appointed (1877) an instructor in civil engine...
(Encyclopedia) Holland, city (2020 pop. 34,378),
Allegan and Ottawa counties, SW Mich., near Lake Michigan, on Lake Macatawa,
in a dairy and poultry area; founded 1847...
(Encyclopedia) Zion zīˈən [key], city (1990 pop. 19,775), Lake co., extreme NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1902. Largely residential, the city has some light industry. Zion was founded in 1901 by John Alexander ...
(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) Euclid, city (2020 pop. 49,692),
Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb adjoining Cleveland, on Lake Erie; settled
1798, inc. 1848. Named for the famous Greek ...