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Sterling Heights

(Encyclopedia)Sterling Heights, city (1990 pop. 117,810), Macomb co., SE Mich., on the Clinton River; platted 1835 as Jefferson Township, renamed 1838, inc. 1968. Largely rural until the mid-20th cent., the city gr...

Sterling

(Encyclopedia)Sterling. 1 City (1990 pop. 10,362), seat of Logan co., NE Colo., on the South Platte River; inc. 1884. It is the trading and shipping center of an agricultural area (grain, cattle, dairy products). O...

Shaker Heights

(Encyclopedia)Shaker Heights, city (1990 pop. 30,831), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1912. Founded (1905) as a suburban development by Cleveland businessmen Oris and Mantis Van Swer...

Hasbrouck Heights

(Encyclopedia)Hasbrouck Heights hăzˈbro͝ok [key], borough (2020 pop. 11,870), Bergen co., NE N.J., a residential ...

Price, Sterling

(Encyclopedia)Price, Sterling, 1809–67, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Prince Edward co., Va. After moving to Missouri, he practiced law and entered politics. He served in Congress (1844–46),...

Roslyn Heights

(Encyclopedia)Roslyn Heights rŏzˈlĭn [key], uninc. residential village (1990 pop. 6,405), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. William Cullen Bryant lived and is buried in nearby Roslyn. ...

Colonial Heights

(Encyclopedia)Colonial Heights, city (2020 pop. 18,170), in, but independent of, Chesterfield co., SE Va.; inc. as a city 1948. Chemicals, metal products, and whiskey...

Morton, Julius Sterling

(Encyclopedia)Morton, Julius Sterling, 1832–1902, American cabinet officer, b. Adams, N.Y. He settled (1854) in Nebraska, founded the Nebraska City News, and served (1858–61) as territorial secretary. In 1872 h...

Golan Heights

(Encyclopedia)Golan Heights, strategic upland region (2003 est. pop. 10,500), c.500 sq mi (1,250 sq km), SW Syria. It borders S Lebanon, NE Israel, and NW Jordan. It takes its name from the ancient city of Golan an...

Bedford Heights

(Encyclopedia)Bedford Heights, city (2020 pop. 10,342), Cuyahoga co., N Ohio, a residential suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1951. ...