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Westbrook

(Encyclopedia) Westbrook, city (1990 pop. 16,121), Cumberland co., SW Maine, an industrial suburb W of Portland; founded 1657, inc. as a city 1891. Its manufactures include paper and wood products…

Jamestown, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Jamestown. 1 City (1990 pop. 34,681), Chautauqua co., W N.Y., on Chautauqua Lake; founded c.1806, inc. as a city 1886. It is the business and financial center of a dairy, livestock,…

The Trails of Westward Expansion

The Question: I would like information about the Totem Trail, probably used by pioneers in the 1900's. Where did it start? Did it go south to north or east to west? Where did…

Homer Alonzo RAMEY, Congress, OH (1891-1960)

RAMEY, Homer Alonzo, a Representative from Ohio; born on a farm near Sparta, South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio, March 2, 1891; attended the grade and high schools; was graduated…

Jonesboro

(Encyclopedia) Jonesboro, city (1990 pop. 46,535), a seat of Craighead co., NE Ark., on Crowley's Ridge; founded 1859, inc. 1883. The city services a rich agricultural area with many processing…

East Lansing

(Encyclopedia) East Lansing, city (2020 pop. 47,741, Ingham co., S central Mich., a suburb of Lansing, on the Red Cedar River; inc. 1907. The city was…

Chesuncook Lake

(Encyclopedia) Chesuncook LakeChesuncook Lakechĭsŭnˈk&oobreve;k [key], 22 mi (35 km) long and from 1 to 4 mi (1.6–6.4 km) wide, N central Maine. The western branch of the Penobscot River flows…

Tokorozawa

(Encyclopedia) TokorozawaTokorozawatōkōˌrōˈzäwä [key], city (1990 pop. 303,040), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Tokyo and an agricultural market for locally grown green…

Steamboat Springs

(Encyclopedia) Steamboat Springs, town (1990 pop. 6,695), Routt co., NW Colo., on the Yampa River, just W of the Park Range; founded 1875, inc. 1907. It is a resort and skiing center, with ranching,…

Bomoseen, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Bomoseen, LakeBomoseen, Lakebōməsēnˈ [key], 7.5 mi (12 km) long, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide, W Vt., largest lake wholly within Vermont. Surrounded by wooded hills, it is a popular summer…