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Smyrna, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Smyrna, city (1990 pop. 30,981), Cobb co., NW Ga., a residential suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1872. Manufactures include computer equipment, building materials, plastics, ordnance, and chemicals. Originall...Solon, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Solon sōlən [key], city (1990 pop. 18,548), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; founded 1820, inc. as a city 1960. Its manufactures include metal products, machinery, electrical products a...Tupelo , city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Tupelo to͞oˈpĭlō, tyo͞o– [key], city (1990 pop. 30,685), seat of Lee co., NE Miss.; founded 1859, inc. 1870. It is the trade, processing, and shipping center for a cotton, grain, dairying, and ...Vincennes, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Vincennes vĭnsĕnzˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 19,859), seat of Knox co., SW Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1814. The city is the center of an extensive farm area. Its many industries include food proc...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, and food-p...Batavia, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Batavia bətāˈvēə [key], city (2020 pop. 15,600), seat of Genesee co., W N.Y.; inc. 1915. It ...Spokane, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Spokane spōkănˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 177,196), seat of Spokane co., E Wash., at the spectacular falls of the Spokane River; inc. 1881. It is a port of entry and the commercial, transportation, an...Bayonne, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Bayonne bāyōnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 71,686), Hudson co., NE N.J., on a 3-mi (4.8-km) pen...Utica , city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Utica, city (1990 pop. 68,637), seat of Oneida co., central N.Y., on the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal, in a large dairy region; inc. 1862. It is a port of entry, and its manufactures include electr...Emmaus, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Emmaus, borough (2020 pop. 11,652), Lehigh co., E Pa., a suburb adjoining Allentown; inc. 1859. It is chiefly residential, with some light manufacturing...Browse by Subject
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