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Boulder, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Boulder, city (2020 pop. 330,758), seat of Boulder co., N central Colo.; inc. 1871. A Rocky Mountain resort and a suburb of Denver, it is the seat of th...Temple, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Temple, city (1990 pop. 46,109), Bell co., central Tex.; inc. 1882. In a rich blackland region, Temple has grain and textile mills, railroad shops, and plants that make computer printers and terminals...Carlisle, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Carlisle kärlīlˈ, kärˈlīl [key], borough (2020 pop. 19,236), seat of Cumberland co., S Pa.; inc. ...Butte, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Butte byo͞ot [key], city (2020 pop. 34,494), seat of Silver Bow co., SW Mont.; inc. 1879. It...Carthage, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Carthage. <1> City (2020 pop. 15,522), seat of Jasper co., SW Mo., on the Spring River; inc. 1873. Its gray marble quarries are the largest of ...Stuttgart, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Stuttgart stŭtˈgärt, –gərt [key], city (1990 pop. 10,420), a seat of Arkansas co., E central Ark.; inc. 1889. It is a trade and processing center of a rice-growing area. Machinery and food are p...Warwick, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Warwick wôrˈwĭk, wŏˈrĭk [key], city (1990 pop. 85,427), Kent co., central R.I., at the head of Narragansett Bay; settled by Samuel Gortone 1642, inc. as a city 1931. Its long important textile i...Sulphur, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Sulphur, city (1990 pop. 20,125), Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1914. It is a trade center for an area producing natural gas, oil, and timber as well as sorghum, soybeans, cattle, and crawfish. Indus...Virginia, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Virginia, city (1990 pop. 9,410), St. Louis co., NE Minn., on the Mesabi range; inc. 1892. In addition to its iron mines—both open-pit and underground—the city has foundries, lumbering, and food-p...Waterloo, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Waterloo, city (1990 pop. 66,467), seat of Black Hawk co., NE Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. 1868. Originally a center for sawmills and flour mills, Waterloo is a trade and industrial center in a farm...Browse by Subject
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