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Baldwin Park
(Encyclopedia)Baldwin Park, city (2020 pop. 72,176), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, in the fertile San Gabriel valley; settled 1870, inc. 1956. I...Huntington Park
(Encyclopedia)Huntington Park, city (2020 pop. 56,531), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1856, inc. 1906. Its va...Brook Park
(Encyclopedia)Brook Park, city (2020 pop. 18,595), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1914. A major office complex and the Cleveland municipal airport...Melrose Park
(Encyclopedia)Melrose Park, village (1990 pop. 20,859), Cook co., NE Ill., an industrial suburb of Chicago; inc. 1893. It has large railroad yards and shops, steel mills, and factories that make a wide variety of p...Langley Park
(Encyclopedia)Langley Park, uninc. town (1990 pop. 17,474), Prince Georges co., W central Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. The town has grown with the development of the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area ...University Park
(Encyclopedia)University Park, city (1990 pop. 22,259), Dallas co., N Tex., surrounded by Dallas on three sides; inc. 1924. A residential suburb, the city is the seat of Southern Methodist Univ. Dallas Love Field A...Grand Falls, cities, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Grand Falls. 1 City, W N.B., Canada, on the St. John River. The nearby falls in the river and its 1-mi- (1.6-km) long gorge attract many visitors. The ...Grand River, rivers, United States
(Encyclopedia)Grand River. 1 River, 260 mi (418 km) long, rising in S Mich. and flowing N to Lansing, then NW to Lake Michigan at Grand Haven. It is the longest river in the state and is navigable to the city of Gr...Deer Park
(Encyclopedia)Deer Park. 1 Uninc. village (2020 pop. 28,837), Babylon town, Suffolk co., SE N.Y., a primarily residential suburb on Long Island. 2 City ...Cliffside Park
(Encyclopedia)Cliffside Park, borough (2020 pop. 25,693), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Palisades above the Hudson River, opposite New York City; inc. 1895. A residenti...Browse by Subject
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