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Bellflower, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Bellflower, city (2020 pop. 79,190), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. It is mainly residential with some light industry (fabricated metal products,...Toledo , city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Toledo təlēˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 332,943), seat of Lucas co., NW Ohio, on the Maumee River at its junction with Lake Erie; inc. 1837. With a natural harbor and its railroads and highways, Tol...Warwick, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Warwick wôrˈwĭk, wŏˈrĭk [key], city (1990 pop. 85,427), Kent co., central R.I., at the head of Narragansett Bay; settled by Samuel Gortone 1642, inc. as a city 1931. Its long important textile i...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...Bell, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Bell, city (2020 pop. 35,339), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1927. It is chiefly residential, with printing, metal fabrication, and the manufacture of...Valparaiso, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Valparaiso vălpərāˈzō [key], city (1990 pop. 24,414), seat of Porter co., NW Ind.; inc. 1850. There is popcorn processing, tool and die making, and the manufacture of metal products, liquid ferti...Wabash, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Wabash wôˈbăshˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 12,127), seat of Wabash co., N central Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1849. It is an agricultural trade center for wheat, corn, soybeans, vegetables, and fr...Sulphur, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Sulphur, city (1990 pop. 20,125), Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1914. It is a trade center for an area producing natural gas, oil, and timber as well as sorghum, soybeans, cattle, and crawfish. Indus...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...Magog, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Magog, city (1991 pop. 14,034), S Que., Canada, on Lake Memphremagog, SW of Sherbrooke. Founded by Loyalist emigrants from the United States after 1776, Magog is a resort and trade center, with textil...Browse by Subject
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