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Dickinson

(Encyclopedia) Dickinson, city (2020 pop. 25,679), seat of Stark co., SW N.Dak., on the Heart River; inc. 1919. It is a processing and shipping center…

Duncan

(Encyclopedia) Duncan, city (2020 pop. 22,692), seat of Stephens co., SW Okla., in an oil, farm, and cattle area; inc. 1892. There is an oil industry,…

Kruševac

(Encyclopedia) KruševacKruševackr&oomacr;ˈshĕväts [key], town (1991 pop. 58,808), Serbia. A commercial center, it has a hydroelectric plant and an important chemical industry. The seat of the…

Alvord, Henry Elijah

(Encyclopedia) Alvord, Henry Elijah, 1844–1904, American agriculturist, educator, and specialist in dairy husbandry, b. Greenfield, Mass. He pioneered in developing the cooperative creamery system…

Elkhart

(Encyclopedia) Elkhart, city (2020 pop. 53,923), Elkhart co., N Ind., at the confluence of the Elkhart and St. Joseph rivers; settled 1824, inc. 1877.…

Attleboro

(Encyclopedia) Attleboro Attleboro ătˈəlbərə [key], industrial city (2020 pop. 46,461), Bristol co., SE Mass., near the R.I. line; settled 1634, inc. as a city 1914. Its…

Busto Arsizio

(Encyclopedia) Busto Arsizio Busto Arsizio b&oomacr;ˈstō ärsēˈtsyō [key], city,…

Struthers

(Encyclopedia) StruthersStruthersstrŭᵺˈərz [key], city (1990 pop. 12,284), Mahoning co., NE Ohio, an industrial suburb of Youngstown, on the Mahoning River; founded 1800, inc. 1922. Although its…

Zgierz

(Encyclopedia) ZgierzZgierzzgyĕsh [key], city (1991 est. pop. 59,300), Łódzkie prov., E central Poland. A textile center, it also manufactures chemicals, textile machinery, and metals. Chartered…