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(Encyclopedia) Port HuronPort Huronhy&oobreve;rˈən [key], city (1990 pop. 33,694), seat of St. Clair co., S Mich., a natural, deepwater port of entry at the junction of the St. Clair River with…South Portland
(Encyclopedia) South Portland, port city (1990 pop. 23,163), Cumberland co., SW Maine, on the Fore River and Casco Bay, part of the Portland metropolitan area; separated from Falmouth (now Portland)…Fort Bliss
(Encyclopedia) Fort Bliss, U.S. army post, 1,122,500 acres (454,300 hectares), W Tex., E of El Paso; est. 1849 and named for Col. William Bliss, Gen. Zachary Taylor's adjutant in the Mexican War.…George, Lake
(Encyclopedia) George, Lake, glacial lake, 33 mi (53 km) long and 1 to 3 mi (1.6–5 km) wide, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts., NE N.Y.; it drains NE via rapids and waterfalls into Lake…Gourgues, Dominique de
(Encyclopedia) Gourgues, Dominique deGourgues, Dominique dedômēnēkˈ də g&oomacr;rg [key], c.1530–1593, French soldier and adventurer. He served in the French army in Italy, was captured by the…Chari
(Encyclopedia) Chari or ShariChariboth: shäˈrē [key], longest river of interior drainage in Africa, c.650 mi (1,050 km) long, rising in the uplands of the Central African Republic, N central Africa.…Phenix City
(Encyclopedia) Phenix CityPhenix Cityfēˈnĭks [key], city (1990 pop. 25,312), a seat of Russell co., E Ala., on the Chattahoochee River opposite Columbus, Ga., in a cotton area; inc. 1883. Textiles…Texas Christian University
(Encyclopedia) Texas Christian University, at Fort Worth; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); coeducational; opened 1873 at Thorp Spring, chartered 1874 as Add Ran Male and Female College. It…Fort Riley
(Encyclopedia) Fort Riley, U.S. military post, 5,760 acres (2,331 hectares), NE Kans., on the Kansas River; est. 1852 to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail from attack by Native Americans.…Fort Erie
(Encyclopedia) Fort Erie, town (2020 pop. 30,710,), S Ont., Canada, on the Niagara River, opposite Buffalo, N.Y. A number of branch factories of U.S.…Trending
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