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Southgate

(Encyclopedia) Southgate, city (1990 pop. 30,771), Wayne co., SE Mich., a largely residential suburb of Detroit; settled 1840–60, inc. 1958. Transportation equipment is manufactured.

Riverview

(Encyclopedia) Riverview, city (1990 pop. 13,894), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River, a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1959. Plumbing fixtures, industrial chemicals, and steel wheels are among the…

Allen Park

(Encyclopedia) Allen Park, city (2020 pop. 26,636), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. as a city 1957. Its manufactures include motor vehicle and marine prototypes, liquor,…

Davis, Bette

(Encyclopedia) Davis, BetteDavis, Bettebĕtˈē [key], 1908–89, American film actress, b. Lowell, Mass., as Ruth Elizabeth Davis. One of the most durable stars of the American screen, she made her debut…

Inkster

(Encyclopedia) Inkster, city (2020 pop. 26,088), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Dearborn, on the Rouge River; settled 1825 as Moulin Rouge, renamed…

Goldsboro

(Encyclopedia) Goldsboro, city (2020 pop. 33,657), seat of Wayne co., E central N.C.; inc. 1847. Goldsboro is a marketplace for bright-leaf tobacco and…

Toledo , city, United States

(Encyclopedia) ToledoToledotəlēˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 332,943), seat of Lucas co., NW Ohio, on the Maumee River at its junction with Lake Erie; inc. 1837. With a natural harbor and its railroads…

Livonia, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) LivoniaLivonialĭvōnˈyə [key], city (1990 pop. 100,850), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; founded 1835, inc. 1950. Among its manufactures are transportation equipment, plastic…

Ecorse

(Encyclopedia) Ecorse Ecorse ēˈkôrs [key], industrial city (2020 pop. 9,510), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the…

Indiana University

(Encyclopedia) Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The…