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(Encyclopedia) Gilroy, city (2020 pop. 59,520), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1870. Located in the fertile Santa Clara valley, Gilroy supports…Dalton
(Encyclopedia) Dalton, city (2020 pop. 34,417), seat of Whitfield co., extreme NW Ga., in the Appalachian valley; inc. 1847. It is a highly…Bois de Boulogne
(Encyclopedia) Bois de BoulogneBois de Boulognebwä də b&oomacr;lôˈnyə [key], park in Paris, France, bordering on the western suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. A favorite pleasure ground since the 17th…Point Pelee
(Encyclopedia) Point PeleePoint Peleepēˈlē [key], peninsula, c.10 mi (16 km) long, extending into W Lake Erie, S Ont., Canada, near Leamington. It is the southernmost part of the Canadian mainland.…Oxon Hill
(Encyclopedia) Oxon Hill, village (1990 pop. 35,794), Prince Georges co., central Md., a suburb S of Washington, D.C. Oxon Hill was dominated by large estates until the 1950s. National Harbor, a…Highland Park
(Encyclopedia) Highland Park. 1 City (2020 pop. 29,415), Lake co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. It is a retail business…Vaux, Calvert
(Encyclopedia) Vaux, CalvertVaux, Calvertvôks [key], 1824–95, American landscape architect, b. London. He emigrated (1850) to the United States, and assisted A. J. Downing with the U.S. Capitol…Redwood National Park
(Encyclopedia) Redwood National Park, 112,430 acres (45,518 hectares), along the Pacific coast, NW Calif.; est. 1968. Backed by coastal bluffs, 40 mi (64 km) of beach, lagoon, and rocky coast are…Overland Park
(Encyclopedia) Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel,…Phoenix, Ariz.
Mayor: Greg Stanton (to Jan. 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 1,445,632 (6); Male: 725,020 (50.2%); Female: 720…Trending
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