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Han, rivers, China
(Encyclopedia) Han. 1 River of S China, 210 mi (338 km) long, rising in W Fujian prov. and flowing S through Guangdong prov. to the South China Sea at Shantou; navigable for about 100 mi (160 km)…Jenkins, John, American pioneer, 1728–85
(Encyclopedia) Jenkins, John, 1728–85, American pioneer, b. probably Connecticut. In 1753, Jenkins explored the Wyoming Valley for the proposed Susquehanna Company. A settlement (1762) under his…Assiniboine
(Encyclopedia) AssiniboineAssiniboineəsĭnˈəboin [key], river, 590 mi (950 km) long, rising in S Sask., Canada, and flowing SE into Man. then E to the Red River at Winnipeg; named for the local Native…Carson City
(Encyclopedia) Carson City, city (2020 pop. 58,639), state capital, W Nev., in the Eagle valley; inc. 1875. The city is a trade center for a mining and…Bhaktapur
(Encyclopedia) Bhaktapur Bhaktapur bŭkˈtəp&oobreve;rˌ [key] or Bhadgaon…Mary Carolyn Davies: Smith, of the Third Oregon, dies
Smith, of the Third Oregon, diesMary Carolyn DaviesAutumn in Oregon is wet as Spring, And green, with little singings in the grass, And pheasants flying, Gold, green and red, Great, narrow…Lawndale
(Encyclopedia) Lawndale, city (1990 pop. 27,331), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the Centinela valley; inc. 1959. The population of Lawndale grew with the regional development of electronic and…Atwater
(Encyclopedia) Atwater, city (2020 pop. 31,970), Merced co., central Calif., in the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1922. It is the processing and commercial center of an irrigated farming area…Beth-arabah
(Encyclopedia) Beth-arabahBeth-arabahbĕth-ărˈəbə [key], in the Bible, town, in the Jordan valley near Jericho.Baldwin Park
(Encyclopedia) Baldwin Park, city (2020 pop. 72,176), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, in the fertile San Gabriel valley; settled…Trending
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