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Lyons, village, United States

(Encyclopedia)Lyons līˈənz [key], village (1990 pop. 9,828), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago, on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1888. Lyons was settled at the edge of an early travel route, the p...

Arkansas, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Arkansas ärkănˈzəs, ärˈkənsôˌ [key], river, c.1,450 mi (2,330 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., central Colo., and flowing generally SE across the plains to the Mississippi River, SE Ark.; ...

Kings, county, United States

(Encyclopedia)Kings, county, N.Y.: see Brooklyn, borough. ...

Kings, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Kings, river, 125 mi (201 km) long, rising in three forks in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing SW to Tulare Lake in the San Joaquin valley. Its middle and southern forks flow through the great ...

Calumet, region, United States

(Encyclopedia)Calumet kălˈyo͞omĕtˌ [key], industrialized region of NW Ind. and NE Ill., along the south shore of Lake Michigan. Once a great heavy industry and steel manufacturing center, the area has become l...

Braintree, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Braintree, town (2020 pop. 39,143), E Mass., a suburb of Boston; inc. 1640. Metal, rubber, and paper are among its manufactures. Braintree included Quin...

Brandon, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Brandon, uninc. town (2020 pop. 114,626), Hillsborough co., W Fla., a suburb just E of Tampa. Chiefly residential, it is also a retail and service cente...

Caribou, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Caribou kârˈĭbo͞o [key], town (2020 pop. 7,396), Aroostook co., NE Maine, on the Aroostook ...

Stratford, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Stratford, town (1990 pop. 49,389), Fairfield co., SW Conn., at the mouth of the Housatonic River on Long Island Sound; inc. 1639. Transportation equipment; helicopters; machinery; hardware items; ele...

Stratford, estate, United States

(Encyclopedia)Stratford, home of the Lee family, overlooking the Potomac River, E Va., SE of Fredericksburg. A national shrine dedicated in 1935, the site was purchased in 1716 by Thomas Lee, who built the mansion ...