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Conshohocken
(Encyclopedia)Conshohocken kŏnˌshəhŏkˈən [key], borough (2020 pop. 8,039), Montgomery co., SE Pa., on the ...Chevy Chase
(Encyclopedia)Chevy Chase chĕvˈē [key], town (2020 pop. 10,176), Montgomery co., W central Md., a reside...Bryn Mawr
(Encyclopedia)Bryn Mawr brĭn mär [key], uninc. town (2020 pop. 3,708), Montgomery co., SE Pa., a resident...Crawfordsville
(Encyclopedia)Crawfordsville, city (2020 pop. 16,306), seat of Montgomery co., W central Ind.; inc. 1866. It is the trading center of an agricultural and dairy region...Foster, William Zebulon
(Encyclopedia)Foster, William Zebulon, 1881–1961, American Communist leader, b. Taunton, Mass. An itinerant worker in many different occupations, he was first affiliated with the Socialist party, next with the In...New York Times Company v. Sullivan
(Encyclopedia)New York Times Company v. Sullivan, case decided in 1964 by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1960, the Times ran a fundraising advertisement signed by civil-rights leaders that criticized, among other thing...Vandalia
(Encyclopedia)Vandalia văndāˈlyə [key], city (1990 pop. 13,882), Montgomery co., W central Ohio, a suburb of Dayton; inc. 1848. Motor vehicle parts are among the city's manufactures. National skeet-shooting com...Miamisburg
(Encyclopedia)Miamisburg mīămˈēzbûrgˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 17,834), Montgomery co., SW Ohio, on the Miami River; laid out 1818, inc. 1932. It is a tobacco market with diverse agriculture, and metal and pape...Coosa
(Encyclopedia)Coosa ko͞oˈsə [key], river, 286 mi (460 km) long, rising in NW Ga. and flowing SW through E Ala., joining the Tallapoosa near Montgomery, Ala., to form the Alabama River. Locks and dams make the ri...Bethesda, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Bethesda, uninc. city (2020 pop. 63,195), Montgomery co., W central Md., an affluent residential and commercial suburb of Washington, D.C. The area was ...Browse by Subject
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