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(Encyclopedia) Riverdale, village (1990 pop. 13,671), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb adjacent to Chicago; inc. 1892. Its large steel mill closed with the national decline of the industry.Elmont
(Encyclopedia) Elmont, uninc. city (2020 pop. 35,265), Nassau co., SE N. Y., on Long Island. A diverse residential suburb, Elmont has some light…Auckland
(Encyclopedia) Auckland Auckland ôkˈlənd [key], city (2021 pop. 1,630,092), N North Island, New Zealand. It is situated on an isthmus and is the largest urban region and…Middletown, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Middletown. 1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 42,762), Middlesex co., central Conn., on the west bank of the Connecticut River; settled 1650, inc. 1784, town and city consolidated 1923. Its…Norwalk
(Encyclopedia) NorwalkNorwalknôrˈwôkˌ [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 94,279), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1957. With the arrival (1875) of the Southern Pacific RR, it became a…Spokane, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) SpokaneSpokanespōkănˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 177,196), seat of Spokane co., E Wash., at the spectacular falls of the Spokane River; inc. 1881. It is a port of entry and the commercial…Utica , city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Utica, city (1990 pop. 68,637), seat of Oneida co., central N.Y., on the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal, in a large dairy region; inc. 1862. It is a port of entry, and its…Fresno
(Encyclopedia) Fresno Fresno frĕzˈnō [key], city (2020 pop. 546,770), seat of Fresno co., S central Calif…Agriculture, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Agriculture, United States Department of, federal executive department established in 1862, whose head was made a cabinet member in 1889. The department administers federal programs…brucellosis
(Encyclopedia) brucellosisbrucellosisbr&oomacr;ˌsəlōˈsĭs [key] or Bang's disease, infectious disease of farm animals that is sometimes transmitted to humans. In humans the disease is also known…Trending
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