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America's Best Beaches, 2014

The following table lists the top ten best beaches to visit in the United States for 2014, according to Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, author of America's Best Beaches. In addition, find a list of…

America's Best Beaches, 2015

The following table lists the top ten best beaches to visit in the United States for 2015, according to Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, author of America's Best Beaches. In addition, find a list of…

Nikko

(Encyclopedia) NikkoNikkonēkˈkō [key], town (2011 est. pop. 91,000), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, partially in Nikko National Park. Mergers with surrounding municipalities, including…

Miyazaki

(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…

Mankato

(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…

Cheviot Hills

(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…

Hays

(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…

Key Largo

(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…

West Orange

(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…

Edward Aloysius KENNEY, Congress, NJ (1884-1938)

KENNEY, Edward Aloysius, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., August 11, 1884; attended the public schools; was graduated from Clinton High School in…