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Brooklyn Center

(Encyclopedia) Brooklyn Center, city (2020 pop. 33,782), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a residential suburb of Minneapolis; inc. 1911. It has light industry…

Wakefield, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Wakefield, town (1990 pop. 24,825), Middlesex co., NE Mass., a suburb N of Boston; settled 1639, inc. 1812. Chiefly residential, the town has some light industry, such as the…

Madison Heights

(Encyclopedia) Madison Heights, city (1990 pop. 32,196), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1955. With the decline of the regional auto industry, the city has become a technology center…

Texas

Texas State Information Discover Texas: Including historic events, disasters, entertainment, animals, geographic landmarks, travel ideas, family outings, serial killers, haunted places in Texas,…

Abertillery

(Encyclopedia) Abertillery Abertillery ăbˌərtĭlârˈē [key], town, Blaenau Gwent, SE Wales. The town, an agricultural market, produces tin plate and has a brewing industry.

Campbell, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, city (2020 pop. 43,959), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in the fertile Santa Clara valley; founded 1885, inc. 1952. The city's…

Sumy

(Encyclopedia) Sumy, city (1989 pop. 291,000), capital of Sumy region, NE Ukraine. Sugar refining is the major industry; other manufactures include furniture and shoes. Founded as a defensive…

Kingstown, town, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

(Encyclopedia) Kingstown, town (1989 est. pop. 19,300), capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies. The chief port of St. Vincent, Kingstown is an export center for the island's…

Gravenhurst

(Encyclopedia) Gravenhurst Gravenhurst grāˈvənhûrst [key], town, S Ont., Canada, N of Toronto. It is the gateway to…

Ougrée

(Encyclopedia) OugréeOugrée&oomacr;grāˈ [key], town, Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse River, a suburb of Liège. It is a center of heavy industry.