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Littleton
(Encyclopedia) Littleton, city (1990 pop. 33,685), seat of Arapahoe co., N central Colo.; platted 1812, inc. 1890. It is a suburb south of Denver in an irrigated farm area. Its manufactures include…Lake Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Lake Jackson, city (1990 pop. 22,776), Brazoria co., SE Tex., on a branch of the Brazos River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1941. It is a trading and shipping center for the many…Fort Hood
(Encyclopedia) Fort Hood, U.S. army post, 209,000 acres (84,580 hectares), central Tex., near Killeen; est. 1942 on the site of old Fort Gates and named for Confederate Gen. John Hood. It is one of…Bronx
(Encyclopedia) Bronx, river, c.20 mi (30 km) long, issuing from Kensico Reservoir, SE N.Y., and flowing SW through the Bronx into the East River. The Bronx River Parkway, one of the first limited-…Caithness
(Encyclopedia) CaithnessCaithnesskāthˈnĕs, kāthnĕsˈ [key], former county, NE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Caithness became (1975) part of the new Highland region (now a council…Butler
(Encyclopedia) Butler, city (2020 pop. 12,699), seat of Butler co., W Pa.; inc. as a borough 1817, as a city 1917. It is located in an area with coal,…Caruaru
(Encyclopedia) Caruaru Caruaru kər&oomacr;ər&oomacr;ˈ [key], city, Pernambuco state, NE Brazil, on the Ipojuca…Washington Court House
(Encyclopedia) Washington Court House, city (1990 pop. 12,983), seat of Fayette co., SW Ohio, on Paint Creek, in a productive farm, dairy, and poultry area; laid out and founded c.1810, inc. 1831.…Whitewater, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Whitewater, city (1990 pop. 12,636), Jefferson and Walworth counties, SE Wis., in a dairy and farm area; inc. 1885. It has a foundry and plants that make various light manufactures,…Caney Fork
(Encyclopedia) Caney Fork, river, 144 mi (232 km) long, rising in central Tenn. and flowing NW to the Cumberland River. On Caney Fork, part of the Tennessee Valley Authority, are Great Falls Dam and…Trending
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