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East Rockaway
(Encyclopedia)East Rockaway, village (2020 pop. 10,159), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on SW Long Island; settled c.1688, inc. 1900. It is mostly residential with some light m...Indian Head
(Encyclopedia)Indian Head, town, SE Sask., Canada, E of Regina. In a wheat-growing region, it has flour mills and grain elevators. A dominion experimental and forestr...Elmont
(Encyclopedia)Elmont, uninc. city (2020 pop. 35,265), Nassau co., SE N. Y., on Long Island. A diverse residential suburb, Elmont has some light industry. Belmont Park...North Miami Beach
(Encyclopedia)North Miami Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 35,359), Dade co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1931. It is a major office and retail area. ...Massapequa Park
(Encyclopedia)Massapequa Park, residential village (1990 pop. 18,044), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; inc. 1931. Nearby is Bethpage State Park, with its championship-level golf courses. ...Barnes
(Encyclopedia)Barnes, former municipal borough, SE England. See Richmond upon Thames. ...Bancroft
(Encyclopedia)Bancroft, village, SE Ont., Canada, on the York River. Its industries include milling, quarrying, dairying, lumbering, and tourism. The Bancroft Gembore...Richmond, city, England
(Encyclopedia)Richmond, former municipal borough, SE England. See Richmond upon Thames. ...Dismal Swamp
(Encyclopedia)Dismal Swamp, SE Va. and NE N.C.: see Great Dismal Swamp. ...Fraser, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Fraser, city (2020 pop. 14,352), Macomb co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. as a village 1894, as a city 1957. Automated machine tools and steel pr...Browse by Subject
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