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Hobart, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Hobart Hobart hōˈbərt [key], city (2020 pop. 27,817), Lake co., extreme NW Ind.; settled c.1849…

Lackawanna, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) LackawannaLackawannalăkəwäˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 20,585), Erie co., W N.Y., on Lake Erie; inc. 1909. Formerly a major steel-making center, Lackawanna experienced the rapid and…

West Palm Beach

(Encyclopedia) West Palm Beach, city (1990 pop. 67,643), seat of Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on Lake Worth (a lagoon) opposite Palm Beach, with which it is connected by bridges; inc. 1894. It has…

Weather: Big-City Snows

Big-City SnowsWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great New England…

Redding

(Encyclopedia) Redding, city (1990 pop. 66,462), seat of Shasta co., N central Calif., on the Sacramento River; inc. 1872. A principal tourist center for a mountain and lake region, it also has…

Thun

(Encyclopedia) ThunThunt&oomacr;n [key], city (1990 est. pop. 37,700), Bern canton, central Switzerland, on the Aare River, where it flows out of the Lake of Thun. Machinery, watches, pottery,…

Ennis

(Encyclopedia) Ennis, city (2020 pop. 20,159), Ellis co., N Tex.; inc. 1872. It is a trading, financial, rail, and processing center in a fertile…

Benton Harbor

(Encyclopedia) Benton Harbor, city (2020 pop. 9,103), Berrien co., SW Mich., on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River opposite St. Joseph…

Riviera Beach

(Encyclopedia) Riviera BeachRiviera Beachrəvērˈə [key], resort city (1990 pop. 27,639), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on Lake Worth (a lagoon); inc. 1922. Research and development firms are located in the…

Urmia

(Encyclopedia) UrmiaUrmiaûrˈmēə [key], formerly Rezaiyeh, city (1991 pop. 357,399), capital of West Azerbaijan prov., NW Iran, near Lake Urmia. It is the trade center for a fertile agricultural…