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Freeport, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Freeport. 1 City (2020 pop. 23,973), seat of Stephenson co., NW Ill., on the Pecatonica River; inc. 1850. It is a trade and…

Abilene

(Encyclopedia) Abilene Abilene ăbˈĭlēn [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 6,460), seat of Dickinson co., central Kans., on the Smoky Hill River; inc. 1869. It was (1867–71) a…

Gainesville

(Encyclopedia) Gainesville. 1 City (2020 pop. 141,085), seat of Alachua co., N central Fla.; inc. 1869. The Univ. of Florida is a major source of…

Gruen, Victor

(Encyclopedia) Gruen, VictorGruen, Victorgr&oomacr;ˈən [key], 1903–80, American architect, often called the inventor of the modern shopping mall, b. Vienna as Viktor David Grünbaum. In Vienna, he…

Bentsen, Lloyd Millard, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Bentsen, Lloyd Millard, Jr., 1921–2006, American political leader and U.S. secretary of the treasury (1993–94), b. Mission, Tex. He received a law degree from the Univ. of Texas in…

Starr, Belle

(Encyclopedia) Starr, Belle, 1848?–89, American outlaw, b. near Carthage, Mo. Her original name was Myra Belle (or Maybelle) Shirley. Her family members were Confederate sympathizers, and her father…

Horace CHILTON, Congress, TX (1853-1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1891-1892; 1895-1901 Party: Democrat; Democrat CHILTON Horace , a Senator from Texas; born near Tyler, Smith County, Tex., December 29, 1853; received private…

Barbara Charline JORDAN, Congress, TX (1936-1996)

JORDAN Barbara Charline , a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., February 21, 1936; educated in the public schools of Houston, Tex.; graduated, Phillis Wheatley High…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2004

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above).…