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(Encyclopedia)East Northport, uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 20,190), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island. ...East Orange
(Encyclopedia)East Orange, city (2020 pop. 69,612), Essex co., NE N.J.; settled 1678, separated from Orange and inc. 1863. A residential city adjacent to Newark, it a...East Pakistan
(Encyclopedia)East Pakistan: see Bangladesh; Pakistan. ...East Peoria
(Encyclopedia)East Peoria, city (2020 pop. 22,484), Tazewell co., N central Ill., on the Illinois River opposite Peoria; inc. 1919. A rail and warehousing center for ...East Point
(Encyclopedia)East Point, city (2020 pop. 34,879), Fulton co., NW Ga., an industrial suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1887. Textiles, machinery, chemicals, and paper are among...East Providence
(Encyclopedia)East Providence, city (2020 pop. 47,139), Providence co., E R.I., on the Providence and Seekonk rivers; inc. as a city 1958. Manufactures include metal ...East Prussia
(Encyclopedia)East Prussia, Ger. Ostpreussen, former province of Prussia, extreme NE Germany. The region of East Prussia has low rolling hills that are heavily wooded, and it is dotted by many lakes (especially in ...East Ridge
(Encyclopedia)East Ridge, town (2020 pop. 22,167), Hamilton co., SE Tenn., a suburb of Chattanooga, near the Ga. border; inc. 1921. It is chiefly residential. ...East River
(Encyclopedia)East River, tidal strait, 16 mi (26 km) long and 600–4,000 ft (183–1,219 m) wide, connecting Upper New York Bay and Long Island Sound, New York City, and separating the boroughs of Manhattan and t...East Rockaway
(Encyclopedia)East Rockaway, village (2020 pop. 10,159), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on SW Long Island; settled c.1688, inc. 1900. It is mostly residential with some light m...Browse by Subject
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