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Dothan, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Dothan dōˈthən [key], city (2020 pop. 71,072), seat of Houston co., SE Ala., near the Fla....Cumberland, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Cumberland. 1 City (2020 pop. 19,076), seat of Allegany co., NW Md., on the North Branch of the Potomac; settled 1750, inc. 1815. It is an important ...Minden, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Minden, city (1990 pop. 13,661), seat of Webster parish, NW La.; settled 1835 by German immigrants as a socialist commune, inc. 1850. It is the shipping center of an area rich in timber, oil, and natu...Indiana, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Indiana, industrial borough (2020 pop. 13,067), seat of Indiana co., W Pa.; inc. 1816. It is the principal supply and trading center for a bituminous-co...Mesa, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Mesa māˈsə [key], city (1990 pop. 288,091), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., in the irrigated Salt River valley; inc. 1883. Electronic components, fabricated metals, aircraft, and machine tools are a...Humboldt, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Humboldt hŭmˈbōlt [key], city (2020 pop. 7,874), Gibson co., W central Tenn.; inc. 1865. It ...Sandusky, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Sandusky səndŭsˈkē, săn– [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 26,764), seat of Erie co., N central Ohio, a port of entry on Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie; inc. 1824. Its natural harbor has coal-loadin...Pueblo, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Pueblo pwĕbˈlō, pyo͞oĕbˈlō [key], city (1990 pop. 98,640), seat of Pueblo co., S central Colo., on the Arkansas River in the foothills of the Rockies; inc. 1885. It is the center of shipping, r...Bath, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Bath, city (2020 pop. 8,766), seat of Sagadahoc co., SW Maine, on the west bank of the Kennebec River near its mouth on the Atlantic; settled c.1670, in...Alhambra, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Alhambra ălhămˈbrə [key], city (2020 pop. 82,868), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb E of Los Angeles; inc. 1903. It has iron and aluminum foundries and manufactures...Browse by Subject
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