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New Albany

(Encyclopedia) New Albany, city (1990 pop. 36,322), seat of Floyd co., S Ind., near the falls of the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky.; inc. 1819. The city was a shipbuilding center in the 19th…

New Alesund

(Encyclopedia) New Alesund, town, Spitsbergen: see Ny-Ålesund.

New Amsterdam

(Encyclopedia) New Amsterdam, Dutch settlement at the mouth of the Hudson River and on the southern end of Manhattan island; est. 1624. It was the capital of the colony of New Netherland from 1626 to…

New Bedford

(Encyclopedia) New Bedford, city (1990 pop. 99,922), seat of Bristol co., SE Mass., at the mouth of the Acushnet River on Buzzard's Bay; settled 1640, set off from Dartmouth 1787, inc. as a city 1847…

New Berlin

(Encyclopedia) New Berlin, city (1990 pop. 33,592), Waukesha co., SE Wis., a residential suburb of Milwaukee; founded 1840, inc. 1959. Rubber and plastic products, as well as computer, medical,…

New Bern

(Encyclopedia) New Bern, city (1990 pop. 17,363), seat of Craven co., E N.C., a port and trading center at the junction of the Neuse and Trent rivers; inc. 1723. There is lumbering and food…

New Braunfels

(Encyclopedia) New BraunfelsNew Braunfelsbrounˈfəlz [key], city (1990 pop. 22,334), seat of Comal co., S central Tex., on the Guadalupe River; inc. 1847. Portland cement, consumer goods, crushed…

New Brighton

(Encyclopedia) New Brighton, village (1990 pop. 22,207), Ramsey co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis–Saint Paul; inc. 1891. Its manufactures include metal products, machinery, and leather. A…

New Canaan

(Encyclopedia) New CanaanNew Canaankāˈnən [key], town (1990 pop. 17,864), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled c.1700, inc. 1801. It is mainly a residential town and suburb of nearby New York City.…