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(Encyclopedia) Franklin Square, uninc. city (2020 pop. 32,055), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. Although it is chiefly residential, there is…Skidmore College
(Encyclopedia) Skidmore College, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; chartered and opened 1911 as Skidmore School of Arts (for women) through a gift from Lucy Skidmore Scribner; chartered as a college 1922.…Kenmore
(Encyclopedia) Kenmore, village (1990 pop. 17,180), Erie co., NW N.Y., a suburb adjacent to Buffalo; inc. 1899. It is chiefly residential.Hicksville
(Encyclopedia) Hicksville, uninc. city (2020 pop. 43,869), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; founded 1648. It is chiefly residential, with…Jones Beach
(Encyclopedia) Jones Beach, state park, 2,413 acres (977 hectares), on an offshore bar, SW Long Island, SE N.Y., in Nassau co.; est. 1929. It is noted for its wide, white sand beaches, outdoor marine…Marcy, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Marcy, Mount, 5,344 ft (1,629 m) high, NE N.Y., in the Adirondack Mts.; highest peak in the state. Lake Tear of the Clouds, on its southern slope, is the source of the main headstream…Commack
(Encyclopedia) Commack Commack kōˈmăk [key], uninc. town (2020 pop. 36,953), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on central…Sheen, Fulton John
(Encyclopedia) Sheen, Fulton John, 1895–1979, American Roman Catholic clergyman, b. El Paso, Ill., grad. St. Viator College, Bourbonnais, Ill. (B.A., 1917; M.A., 1919). He studied at the Catholic…Remington, Eliphalet
(Encyclopedia) Remington, EliphaletRemington, Eliphaletĭlĭfˈəlĭt [key], 1793–1861, American inventor, gunsmith, and arms manufacturer, b. Suffield, Conn. Trained in blacksmithing, he turned to…Feld, Eliot
(Encyclopedia) Feld, Eliot, 1942–, American dancer and choreographer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a teenager he danced in musicals, notably West Side Story on Broadway and film, and on television. While a…Trending
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