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badlands

(Encyclopedia) badlands, area of severe erosion, usually found in semiarid climates and characterized by countless gullies, steep ridges, and sparse vegetation. Badland topography is formed on poorly…

La Grange Park

(Encyclopedia) La Grange Park, village (1990 pop. 12,861), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. Pens are manufactured there.

Centerville

(Encyclopedia) Centerville, city (2020 pop. 24,240), Montgomery co., SW Ohio, a residential suburb of Dayton; inc. 1879. It has a small industrial park.

Milwaukee

(Encyclopedia) MilwaukeeMilwaukeemĭlwŏkˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 628,088), seat of Milwaukee co., SE Wis., at the point where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers enter Lake Michigan;…

Mount Rainier National Park

(Encyclopedia) Mount Rainier National ParkMount Rainier National Parkrānērˈ, rə– [key], 235,625 acres (95,395 hectares), SW Wash., in the Cascade Range; est. 1899. The area is dominated by Mt.…

Cairngorms

(Encyclopedia) CairngormsCairngormskârngôrmzˈ, kârnˈgôrmz [key], group of mountains forming part of the Grampian Mts, in Highland, Moray, and Aberdeenshire, central Scotland, between the Dee and the…

Arizona

Colorado State Information Capital: Phoenix, AZ 85007 Official Name: State of Arizona Organized as a territory/republic: February 24, 1863 Entered Union (rank): February 14, 1912 (48th) Present…

Bridger, Fort

(Encyclopedia) Bridger, Fort: see Fort Bridger State Park.