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Hobart, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Hobart hōˈbərt [key], city (2020 pop. 27,817), Lake co., extreme NW Ind.; settled c.1849, ...Ypsilanti, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Ypsilanti ĭpsĭlănˈtē [key], city (1990 pop. 24,846), Washtenaw co., SE Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1832. It is a residential, commercial, and farm-trade center. There is also some light indus...Amsterdam, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Amsterdam, city (2020 pop. 18,219), Montgomery co., E central N.Y., on the Mohawk River; inc. 1885. Historically famous for the manufacture of carpets, its manufactures now include machine...Vincennes, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Vincennes vĭnsĕnzˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 19,859), seat of Knox co., SW Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1814. The city is the center of an extensive farm area. Its many industries include food proc...Menominee, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Menominee mənŏmˈənē [key], city (1990 pop. 9,398), seat of Menominee co., N Mich., W Upper Peninsula, on Green Bay at the mouth of the Menominee River; inc. 1883. It is a distribution center for ...Sheffield, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Sheffield, industrial city (1990 pop. 10,380), Colbert co., NW Ala., on the Tennessee River near Muscle Shoals, in an iron and coal area; inc. 1885. Its varied manufactures include aluminum products, ...Irvine, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Irvine ûrˈvīn [key], city (2020 pop. 307,670), Orange co., SW Calif.; inc. 1971. Its indus...Dothan, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Dothan dōˈthən [key], city (2020 pop. 71,072), seat of Houston co., SE Ala., near the Fla....Pecos, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Pecos pāˈkəs [key], city (1990 pop. 12,069), seat of Reeves co., W Tex., on the Pecos River; inc. 1903. It is a railroad and highway junction and the market for an extensive ranch and irrigated far...Moscow, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Moscow mŏsˈkō [key], city (1990 pop. 18,519), seat of Latah co., NW Idaho, at the Wash. line; inc. 1887. It is a trade center for a lumber and farm area where wheat, peas, lentils, and dairy items ...Browse by Subject
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