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Arms, John Taylor
(Encyclopedia) Arms, John Taylor, 1887–1953, American etcher and draftsman, b. Washington, D.C. He studied architecture, but later he devoted himself to etching and became noted for his excellent…Junction City
(Encyclopedia) Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an…Kansas, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Kansas or Kaw, river, 170 mi (274 km) long, formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers in NE Kansas and flowing E to the Missouri River at Kansas City; the system…Nuwara Eliya
(Encyclopedia) Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliyan&oobreve;vˈərə āˈlĭyə, n&oomacr;rāˈlēə [key], town (1990 est. pop. 26,000), S Sri Lanka. A hill resort (alt. 6,194 ft/1,889 m) and health center in a…Minho, historical province, Portugal
(Encyclopedia) MinhoMinhomēnˈy&oomacr; [key], historical province, NW Portugal, between the Minho and Douro rivers. Braga is the capital. This region was settled by the Celts, who left many hill…Écija
(Encyclopedia) Écija Écija āˈthēhä [key], city, Seville prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on a hill overlooking…Amecameca
(Encyclopedia) Amecameca Amecameca ämāˌkämāˈkä [key], town, Mexico state, S central Mexico, at the foot of the Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanoes. The sanctuary of El…Fermo
(Encyclopedia) Fermo Fermo fĕrˈmō [key], town, in the Marche, central Italy, on a hill in the Apennines…Havre
(Encyclopedia) Havre Havre hăvˈər [key], city (2020 pop. 9,955), seat of Hill co., N Mont., on the Milk…Brandy Station
(Encyclopedia) Brandy Station, small trading center, Culpeper co., Va. It was the scene of the greatest cavalry engagement of the Civil War (also called the battle of Fleetwood Hill), fought June 9,…Trending
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