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Pinellas Park

(Encyclopedia)Pinellas Park pĭnĕlˈəs [key], city (1990 pop. 43,426), Pinellas co., W central Fla.; inc. 1915. Mainly residential, it has industries that manufacture electronic equipment and plastics. The city's...

Lake Placid

(Encyclopedia)Lake Placid, village (1990 pop. 2,485), Essex co., NE N.Y.; settled 1850, inc. 1900. In the Adirondack Mts. at an altitude of 1,800 ft (549 m), the village surrounds Mirror Lake. It is a famous resort...

Lake George

(Encyclopedia)Lake George, village (1990 est. pop. 1,100), seat of Warren co., E N.Y.; inc. 1903. Situated on the southern tip of Lake George in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts., it has been a popular vacation ...

Cayuga Lake

(Encyclopedia)Cayuga Lake kāyo͞oˈgə, kī–, kə– [key], 38 mi (61 km) long and 1 to 3.5 mi (1.6–5.6 km) wide, W central N.Y.; longest of the Finger Lakes. It is connected by the Seneca-Cayuga Canal to the ...

Mistassini, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Mistassini, Lake, c.840 sq mi (2,180 sq km), S Que., Canada, NW of Lake St. John, in sparsely settled country. It drains W to James Bay by way of the Rupert River (380 mi/612 km long). ...

Monterey Park

(Encyclopedia)Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center. With the immigratio...

Clear Lake

(Encyclopedia)Clear Lake, 65 sq mi (168 sq km), W Calif., in wooded hills NW of San Francisco. It is the largest freshwater lake entirely within California and is a fishing resort. Mt. Konochti rises nearly 3,000 f...

Reindeer Lake

(Encyclopedia)Reindeer Lake, one of the largest lakes in Canada, 2,467 sq mi (6,390 sq km), NE Sask. and NW Man. The Reindeer River drains it S to the Churchill River. The lake has many islands and is noted for its...

Portage Lake

(Encyclopedia)Portage Lake, inlet of Keweenaw Bay, c.20 mi (32 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, N Mich., indenting the southeast shore of Keweenaw peninsula. An old portage route connected it with Lake Superior, an...

Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...