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South El Monte
(Encyclopedia) South El Monte, city (1990 pop. 20,850), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel Valley; inc. 1958. Manufactures include transportation equipment, electrical and plastic products…Charles Linza McNARY, Congress, OR (1874-1944)
Senate Years of Service: 1917-1944 Party: Republican; Republican McNARY Charles Linza , a Senator from Oregon; born on a farm near Salem, Marion County, Oreg., June 12, 1874; attended the public…Sanger
(Encyclopedia) Sanger, city (1990 pop. 16,839), Fresno co., S central Calif., in the San Joaquin Valley; inc. 1911. It is a shipping and processing center for a variety of agricultural products.…Campbell, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, city (2020 pop. 43,959), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in the fertile Santa Clara valley; founded 1885, inc. 1952. The city's…Marghilon
(Encyclopedia) MarghilonMarghilonmärˌgəlŏnˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 124,847), E Uzbekistan, in the Fergana Valley. It is a center for textile and silk industries.Gihon
(Encyclopedia) GihonGihongīˈhŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 One of the four rivers of Eden. 2 Spring, in the Qidron valley.Three Pagodas Pass
(Encyclopedia) Three Pagodas Pass, mountain pass, alt. 925 ft (282 m), at the southern end of the Dawna Range, on the Myanmar-Thailand border. It has long been the chief route between SE Myanmar and…Magdalena
(Encyclopedia) MagdalenaMagdalenamägᵺälāˈnä [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, rising in the Cordillera Central, SW Colombia and flowing N to the Caribbean Sea near Barranquilla. It flows in a…Kern
(Encyclopedia) Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley…Loire, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Loire, longest river of France, c.630 mi (1,010 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., SE France, and flowing in an arc through central and W France to the Atlantic Ocean at Saint-…