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Pottstown
(Encyclopedia) Pottstown, borough (1990 pop. 21,831), Montgomery co., SE Pa., on the Schuylkill River; settled c.1700, inc. 1815. The borough's industries include plastic and metal products,…Keighley
(Encyclopedia) KeighleyKeighleykēthˈlē [key], town (1991 pop. 49,188), Bradford metropolitan district, N central England, at the junction of the Aire and Worth rivers. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal…Grey, Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl
(Encyclopedia) Grey, Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl, 1851–1917, English statesman, nephew of the 3d Earl Grey. In 1880 he entered the House of Commons as a Liberal, but he lost his seat as a…Oh, Sadaharu
(Encyclopedia) Oh, SadaharuOh, Sadaharusäˌdähärˈ&oomacr; ō [key], 1940–, Japanese baseball player. A first baseman for the Tokyo Giants, he retired after 22 seasons with a lifetime total of 868…Montpelier, estate, United States
(Encyclopedia) Montpelier, estate, central Va., near Charlottesville; formerly the home of President James Madison. The brick mansion was built c.1760 by Madison's father. Altered and enlarged by…Ashikaga
(Encyclopedia) Ashikaga Ashikaga äˌshēkäˈgä [key], city, Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. An old silk-weaving center, it is famous for its spinning and nylon…Delray Beach
(Encyclopedia) Delray Beach, resort city (2020 pop. 66,846), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly…Amsterdam, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Amsterdam, city (2020 pop. 18,219), Montgomery co., E central N.Y., on the Mohawk River; inc. 1885. Historically famous for the manufacture of carpets, its manufactures now…Calabar
(Encyclopedia) CalabarCalabarkăləbärˈ, kălˈəbär [key], city (1991 est. pop. 154,000), SE Nigeria, a port on an estuary of the Gulf of Guinea. Rubber is processed, and palm oil, cacao, rubber, and…Boulder, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Boulder, city (2020 pop. 330,758), seat of Boulder co., N central Colo.; inc. 1871. A Rocky Mountain resort and a suburb of Denver, it…Trending
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