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University Park

(Encyclopedia) University Park, city (1990 pop. 22,259), Dallas co., N Tex., surrounded by Dallas on three sides; inc. 1924. A residential suburb, the city is the seat of Southern Methodist Univ.…

Bellmawr

(Encyclopedia) Bellmawr Bellmawr bĕlmärˈ [key], residential borough (2020 pop. 11,333), Camden co., SW N.J.; inc…

Plum, city, Pennsylvania

(Encyclopedia) Plum, borough (1990 pop. 25,609), Allegheny co., SW Pa. on the Allegheny River, in a bituminous coal area; founded 1788, inc. 1956. It is a residential suburb of Pittsburgh. Apples and…

Landscape Designer

Anonymous Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am a Landscape Designer . I work in a Landscape Architectural firm, which employs 5…

Tallest Buildings in the World Slideshow

by Beth Rowen For thousands of years, buildings have been used to show off power and wealth, to honor leaders or religions, to stretch architectural limits, and even to…

Marjorie Harris Carr Biography

Marjorie Harris CarrConservationistBorn: March 26, 1915Birthplace: Boston, Mass. Born in Boston, Marjorie Harris moved to Florida as a young girl. Her early interest in nature was cultivated…

Miami, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) MiamiMiamimīămˈē, –ə [key] or Great Miami, river, c.160 mi (260 km) long, formed in W Ohio near Indian Lake and flowing generally SW past Dayton to the Ohio River at the Ind. line. The…

Fontana, Carlo

(Encyclopedia) Fontana, CarloFontana, Carlokärˈlō fōntäˈnä [key], 1634–1714, Italian architect. During his early years he worked for three of the most important architects of the high baroque period—…

Bonneville Dam

(Encyclopedia) Bonneville DamBonneville Dambŏnˈəvĭl [key], one of the major dams on the Columbia River where it passes through the Cascade Mts., between Oregon and Wash. The dam, 2,690 ft (820 m)…

Commack

(Encyclopedia) Commack Commack kōˈmăk [key], uninc. town (2020 pop. 36,953), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on central…