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Glasgow, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Glasgow. <1> City (2020 pop. 15,014), seat of Barren co., S central Ky.; inc. 1799. It is an agricultural trade center that relies on dairy, ...

Glastonbury, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Glastonbury, town (2020 pop. 35,159), Hartford co., central Conn., a suburb of Hartford on the Connecticut River; inc. 1690. Located near a farming regi...

Glencoe, village, United States

(Encyclopedia)Glencoe glĕnˈkō [key], residential village (2020 pop. 8,849), Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake M...

Gloucester, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Gloucester, city (2020 pop. 29,729), Essex co., NE Mass., on Cape Ann; settled 1623, inc. as a city 1873. It is a port of entry at the head of Glouceste...

Andalusia, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Andalusia, ăndəlo͞oˈshə, –zhə [key]city, seat of Covington co., S Ala., in a farming and forestry area; inc. 1844. Its manufactures include processed peanuts and ...

Goshen, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Goshen. <1> City (2020 pop. 34,517), seat of Elkhart co., N Ind., on the Elkhart River; inc. 1868. Goshen is in a farm and dairy region; poultry ...

Anderson, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia)Anderson. 1 City (2020 pop. 54,788), seat of Madison co., E central Ind., on the White River; inc. 1838. It is a manufacturing center in a fertile farm area; food products, aircraft ...

Deerfield, towns, United States

(Encyclopedia)Deerfield. 1 Village (2020 pop. 18,456), Cook and Lake counties, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1903. The huge Sara Lee Bakery, which ...

Deerfield, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Deerfield, river, 70 mi (113 km) long, rising in S Vt. and flowing S into NW Mass., then SE to the Connecticut River at Greenfield, Mass. The river has extensive hydroelectric facilities but is also a...

Delaware, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Delaware dĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], city (2020 pop. 41,302), seat of Delaware co., central Ohio, on the ...