(Encyclopedia) NotoddenNotoddennōˈtôˌdən [key], town (1995 pop. 12,169), Telemark co., SE Norway. The world's first nitrate factory was built there in 1905. Today, the town also has paper mills, iron…
(Encyclopedia) Temple, city (1990 pop. 46,109), Bell co., central Tex.; inc. 1882. In a rich blackland region, Temple has grain and textile mills, railroad shops, and plants that make computer…
(Encyclopedia) WhangareiWhangareihwängˌgərāˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 45,892), N North Island, New Zealand, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the leading city on the Northland Peninsula and an important port…
(Encyclopedia) Manchester. 1 Town (1990 pop. 51,618), Hartford co., central Conn.; settled c.1672, inc. 1823. Its sawmills and paper mills date from before the Revolutionary War. The city was also…
lumber executiveBorn: 1926Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. He joined the family lumber business, Weyerhaeuser Company after graduating from Yale. He worked for 12 years, first as a mill foreman then…
The Pillsbury A Mill in Minneapolis, Minn. is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2010America's Most Endangered Places…
(Encyclopedia) KenoraKenorakənôˈrə [key], town (1991 pop. 9,782), W Ont., Canada, at the north end of the Lake of the Woods. There are fish-processing plants and lumber, flour, pulp, and paper mills…
(Encyclopedia) MaizuruMaizurumīˈz&oomacr;r&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 96,333), Kyoto prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on Maizuru Bay. It is an important port and naval base with the best…
(Encyclopedia) Pingxiang or PingsiangPingsiangboth: pĭng-shyäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 451,700), W Jiangxi prov., China. It is a major coal-mining center, producing quality coking coal for the…
