(Encyclopedia) Cheviot HillsCheviot Hillschĕvˈēət, chēvˈ– [key], range, c.35 mi (56 km) long, extending along part of the border between Scotland and England. The highest point is The Cheviot (2,676…
(Encyclopedia) Hays, city (2020 pop. 21,116), seat of Ellis co., W central Kans.; inc. 1885. It is a rail, trade, and medical center in a grain, cattle…
(Encyclopedia) MiyazakiMiyazakimēyäˈzäˌkē [key], city (1990 pop. 287,352), capital of Miyazaki prefecture, SE Kyushu, Japan, on the Hyuga Sea. It is a popular tourist and resort center and the seat…
(Encyclopedia) NikkoNikkonēkˈkō [key], town (2011 est. pop. 91,000), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, partially in Nikko National Park. Mergers with surrounding municipalities, including…
(Encyclopedia) MankatoMankatomănkāˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 31,477), seat of Blue Earth co., S Minn., at the confluence of the Blue Earth and Minnesota rivers; inc. 1865. It is a trade and…
(Encyclopedia) Key Largo, narrow island, c.30 mi (48 km) long, off S Fla., largest of the Florida Keys. Along with other Florida Keys, especially Key West, it has become an increasingly popular…
(Encyclopedia) West Orange, town (1990 pop. 39,103), Essex co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of Newark; set off from Orange 1862, inc. 1900. “Glenmont,” Thomas Edison's home in Llewellyn Park, and…
ADDABBO, Joseph Patrick, a Representative from New York; born in Ozone Park, Queens County, N.Y., March 17, 1925; attended Public School 59, Boysâ High School, Brooklyn, and City College of…
GALLEGLY, Elton W., a Representative from California; born in Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 7, 1944; graduated from Huntington Park High School, Huntington Park, Calif.,…
The following table lists the top ten best beaches to visit in the United States for 2008, according to Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, author of America's Best Beaches. In addition, find a list of…
