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Rehoboth Beach
(Encyclopedia) Rehoboth BeachRehoboth Beachrĭhōˈbəth [key], resort town (1990 pop. 1,234), Sussex co., SE Del., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1873. Its industries include boat construction and printing…Beach, Moses Yale
(Encyclopedia) Beach, Moses Yale, 1800–1868, American journalist, b. Wallingford, Conn. As a young man he invented a rag-cutting machine and a gunpowder engine. In 1838 he bought the New York Sun…Vero Beach
(Encyclopedia) Vero BeachVero Beachvērˈo [key], city (1990 pop. 17,350), seat of Indian River co., E Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon and part of the Intracoastal Waterway); founded c.1888, inc. 1919…Imperial Beach
(Encyclopedia) Imperial Beach, residential and resort city (2020 pop. 26,137), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Mexican border; inc. 1956. The…Seal Beach
(Encyclopedia) Seal Beach, city (1990 pop. 25,098), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1915. It is a beach city with an active art colony. Transportation equipment and concrete are…shore
(Encyclopedia) shore: see coast; beach.Pompano Beach
(Encyclopedia) Pompano BeachPompano Beachpŏmˈpənō [key], city (1990 pop. 72,411), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1908. It is a resort city with ocean…surf
(Encyclopedia) surf: see wave, in oceanography; beach.Deerfield Beach
(Encyclopedia) Deerfield Beach, town (2020 pop. 86,859), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1925. The development of high-technology…Sylvia Ann Hewlett, 2002 News
writer, created a stir with the February publication of her book, Creating a Life: Professional Women and the Quest for Children. She theorized that many women in the upper ranks of the…