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Waycross

(Encyclopedia) Waycross, city (1990 pop. 16,410), seat of Ware co., SE Ga.; settled 1818, inc. 1874. Waycross is a rail and highway center in a pine lumber, livestock, tobacco, and pecan area. It has…

Wisconsin Rapids

(Encyclopedia) Wisconsin Rapids, city (1990 pop. 18,245), seat of Wood co., central Wis., on the Wisconsin River; inc. 1869. Paper, heating equipment, and steel castings are produced. Dairy farms,…

West Springfield

(Encyclopedia) West Springfield, town (1990 pop. 27,537), Hampden co., SW Mass., on the Connecticut River opposite Springfield; settled 1654, set off from Springfield and inc. 1774. Light…

Utsunomiya

(Encyclopedia) UtsunomiyaUtsunomiya&oomacr;ts&oomacr;nōˈmēä [key], city (1990 pop. 426,809), capital of Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A tobacco-processing center and tourist…

Rock Hill

(Encyclopedia) Rock Hill, city (1990 pop. 41,643), York co., N S.C.; inc. 1870. An important textile center, it also has industries producing paper, glass, metal products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals…

Saint Catharines

(Encyclopedia) Saint Catharines, city (1991 pop. 129,300), S Ont., Canada, on the Welland Ship Canal. An industrial center in a rich fruit-growing region, it has canneries and wineries as well as…

South Hadley

(Encyclopedia) South Hadley, residential town (1990 pop. 16,685), Hampshire co., W Mass., on the Connecticut River near the Holyoke Range; settled 1684, inc. 1775. Its paper industry dates from the…

Springdale

(Encyclopedia) Springdale, city (1990 pop. 29,941), Benton and Washington counties, NW Ark.; inc. 1878. It is a poultry-processing center, and there is vegetable canning, printing, and the…

Beauharnois

(Encyclopedia) Beauharnois Beauharnois bōhärˈnwä [key], city, S Que., Canada, on Lake St. Louis, a broadening of the…

Kochi, city, Japan

(Encyclopedia) KochiKochikōˈchē [key], city (1990 pop. 317,069), capital of Kochi prefecture, S Shikoku, Japan. From its port, Urado, the city exports dried bonito, ornamental coral, cement, and…