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Moresheth-gath

(Encyclopedia) Moresheth-gathMoresheth-gathmôrˈĕshĕth-găth [key], in the Bible, town, SW ancient Palestine. It was the home of the prophet Micah.

Carol City

(Encyclopedia) Carol City, uninc. residential city (2020 pop. 40,883), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. It is a growing…

McKay, Claude

(Encyclopedia) McKay, ClaudeMcKay, Claudeməkāˈ [key], 1889–1948, American poet and novelist, b. Jamaica as Festus Claudius McKay, studied at Tuskegee and the Univ. of Kansas. A major figure of the…

Maris, Roger Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Maris, Roger EugeneMaris, Roger Eugenemărˈĭs [key], 1934–85, American baseball player, b. Hibbing, Minn. He played (1957–59) for Cleveland and the Kansas City Athletics before joining…

Branson

(Encyclopedia) Branson, city (2020 pop. 12,638), Taney and Stone cos., SW Mo.; inc. 1912. Located in the Ozark mountains, the town was originally…

Ruth, Babe

(Encyclopedia) Ruth, Babe (George Herman Ruth), 1895–1948, American baseball player, considered by many the greatest of all baseball players, b. Baltimore. Ruth, a left hander, proved to be (1914–…

Newcastle, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, town (1991 pop. 5,711), E central N.B., Canada, on the Miramichi River. Located in a lumbering region, it has sawmills and a large pulp mill. Newcastle was the birthplace of…

Fort Benning

(Encyclopedia) Fort Benning, U.S. army post, 189,000 acres (76,500 hectares), W Ga., S of Columbus; est. 1918. One of the largest army posts in the United States, it is the nation's largest infantry…

Harod

(Encyclopedia) HarodHarodhāˈrŏd [key], in the Bible. 1 Spring, near Mt. Gilboa, where Gideon mustered his men. 2 Home of David's warrior Shammah.

Koganei

(Encyclopedia) KoganeiKoganeikōgäˈnā [key], city (1990 pop. 105,899), Tokyo Metropolis, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of Tokyo, Koganei is home to the Tokyo Univ. of Liberal Arts.