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West River

(Encyclopedia) West River, China: see Xi.

Black River

(Encyclopedia) Black River. 1 River rising in SE Mo. and flowing c.300 mi (480 km) SE, then SW to the White River near Newport, Ark. It is partly navigable. Clearwater Dam is on the river near…

Blind River

(Encyclopedia) Blind River, town, S Ont., Canada, on North Channel of Lake Huron. It is the center of the Algoma uranium fields. Just to the east of…

South River

(Encyclopedia) South River, borough (1990 pop. 13,692), Middlesex co., E N.J.; settled 1720, inc. 1898. Manufactures include clothing, furniture, and handkerchiefs.

Plate, River

(Encyclopedia) Plate, River: see Plata, Río de la.

Pearl River

(Encyclopedia) Pearl River, uninc. village (1990 pop. 15,314), Rockland co., SE N.Y., near the N.J. line. It is a residential suburb of New York City, and a computer and telecommunications research…

Orange River

(Encyclopedia) Orange River, chief river of S Africa, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long, rising in the Maluti Mts., N Lesotho. It flows SW through Lesotho, then meanders northwest and west through central…

New River Gorge National River

(Encyclopedia) New River Gorge National River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Hugh Hiram PRICE, Congress, WI (1859-1904)

PRICE, Hugh Hiram, (son of William Thompson Price), a Representative from Wisconsin; born at Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wis., December 2, 1859; attended the grade and high schools, and…

Scottsdale

(Encyclopedia) Scottsdale, city (1990 pop. 130,069), Maricopa co., central Ariz.; settled in 1895 by Winfield Scott, inc. 1951. It is a resort and retirement center in the Phoenix metropolitan area.…