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Grants Pass

(Encyclopedia) Grants Pass, city (2020 pop. 39,189), seat of Josephine co., SW Oreg., on the Rogue River, in a heavily forested area; inc. 1887. It has…

Ystad

(Encyclopedia) YstadYstadüˈstäd [key], city (1990 pop. 15,670), Malmöhus co., S Sweden, a seaport on the Baltic Sea. It is a commercial and industrial center and a popular summer resort. Iron, steel…

Gloucestershire

(Encyclopedia) Gloucestershire Gloucestershire glŏsˈtərshĭrˌ, glôˈstər– [key], county…

Mitchell

(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, city (1990 pop. 13,798), seat of Davison co., SE S.Dak.; inc. 1881. Mitchell is a trade, distribution, and shipping center for a dairy and livestock area. Its industries…

Paramount

(Encyclopedia) ParamountParamountpârˈəmountˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 47,669), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. Originally a dairy region, it has become highly industrialized since the 1950s. The…

Virginia, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Virginia, city (1990 pop. 9,410), St. Louis co., NE Minn., on the Mesabi range; inc. 1892. In addition to its iron mines—both open-pit and underground—the city has foundries, lumbering…

Menomonie

(Encyclopedia) MenomonieMenomoniemənŏmˈənē [key], city (1990 pop. 13,547), seat of Dunn co., W Wis., on the Red Cedar River; platted 1859, inc. 1882. Once a lumber town, it is a trade center in an…

Killingly

(Encyclopedia) KillinglyKillinglykĭlˈĭng-lē [key], town (1990 pop. 15,889), Windham co., NE Conn., on the Quinebaug River and the R.I. border, in a farm area; settled 1693, inc. 1708. It is an active…

Logan

(Encyclopedia) Logan, city (1990 pop. 32,762), seat of Cache co., N Utah, on the Logan River; inc. 1859. It is the center of an irrigated dairy and farm area, with huge cheese plants, other food-…

Appleton

(Encyclopedia) Appleton, city (2020 pop. 75,644), seat of Outagamie co., E Wis., on the Fox River near its exit from the northern end of Lake Winnebago, in a dairying and stockraising…