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Bloomsburg

(Encyclopedia) Bloomsburg, industrial town (2020 pop. 12,711), seat of Columbia co., E Pa., on the Susquehanna River; settled 1772, inc. 1870. Textiles…

Chelmsford, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Chelmsford Chelmsford chĕmzˈfərd, chĕlmzˈ– [key], town (2020 pop. 36,392), Middlesex co., NE Mass.; inc…

Charlestown, town, St. Kitts-Nevis

(Encyclopedia) Charlestown, town on the island of Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies. Charlestown is the chief town and port of the island. Sugar…

Edam

(Encyclopedia) Edam Edam ādämˈ [key], town, North Holland prov., N central Netherlands, on the…

North Richland Hills

(Encyclopedia) North Richland Hills, town (1990 pop. 45,895), Tarrant co., N Tex., a residential suburb of Fort Worth; inc. 1953. Corrugated boxes, food products, and textiles are manufactured. The…

Uster

(Encyclopedia) UsterUster&oobreve;sˈtər [key], town (1990 pop. 25,182), Zürich canton, NE Switzerland, between Pfäffiker and Greifen lakes. Textiles and machinery are made in the town.

Wellingborough

(Encyclopedia) Wellingborough, town (1991 pop. 38,598) and district, Northamptonshire, central England. It is an extremely old market town. Formerly known for its chalybeate spring, Wellingborough is…

Buxton

(Encyclopedia) Buxton, town, Derbyshire, central England, on the Wye River in Peak District National Park. It is c.1,000 ft (305 m) high; the “old town…

Mirpur Khas

(Encyclopedia) Mirpur KhasMirpur Khasmērˈp&oobreve;r khäs [key], town (1981 pop. 124,371), S Pakistan, on the Let War canal. Founded in 1806, the town is a market for cotton and food grains.

Normal

(Encyclopedia) Normal, town (1990 pop. 40,023), McLean co., central Ill.; inc. 1865. It is the center of a productive farming region. Motor vehicles are manufactured in Normal. The town originally…