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Whitehall, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Whitehall. 1 City (1990 pop. 20,572), Franklin co., central Ohio, a suburb of Columbus; inc. 1948. Manufactures include water coolers and packaged meats. A large federal defense construction supply ce...Gronlund, Laurence
(Encyclopedia)Gronlund, Laurence grŏnˈlənd [key], 1846–99, American Socialist, b. Denmark, educated at the Univ. of Copenhagen. He emigrated to the United States in 1867 and became a lawyer in Chicago. His Coo...Wisconsin, state, United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Wisconsin wĭskŏnˈsən, –sĭn [key], upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided in part by the...Sandusky, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Sandusky səndŭsˈkē, săn– [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 26,764), seat of Erie co., N central Ohio, a port of entry on Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie; inc. 1824. Its natural harbor has coal-loadin...Pueblo, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Pueblo pwĕbˈlō, pyo͞oĕbˈlō [key], city (1990 pop. 98,640), seat of Pueblo co., S central Colo., on the Arkansas River in the foothills of the Rockies; inc. 1885. It is the center of shipping, r...Cambridge, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Cambridge. 1 City (2020 pop. 13,096), seat of Dorchester co., E Md., Eastern Shore, a port of entry on the Choptank River at its mouth on ...State, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia)State, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible, under the President's direction, for the making and execution of American foreign policy. Before and ...United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 CE5 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2015 est. pop. 319,929,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third l...Dover, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Dover. 1 City (2020 pop. 39,403), state capital, and seat of Kent co., central Del., on the St. Jones River; founded 1683 on orders of William ...Shawnee, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Shawnee shôˈwənō [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Their earliest known hom...Browse by Subject
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