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Wilton, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Wilton, town (1990 pop. 15,989), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled c.1701, inc. 1802. It is a residential town with electronic research facilities and some agriculture. ...

(Encyclopedia)Windsor wĭnˈzər [key], town (1990 pop. 27,817), Hartford co., N Conn., at the confluence of the Farmington and Connecticut rivers, just N of Hartford. Settled by Plymouth Colony in 1633, the town w...

Valparaiso, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Valparaiso vălpərāˈzō [key], city (1990 pop. 24,414), seat of Porter co., NW Ind.; inc. 1850. There is popcorn processing, tool and die making, and the manufacture of metal products, liquid ferti...

Vancouver, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Vancouver, city (1990 pop. 46,380), seat of Clark co., SW Wash., on the Columbia River opposite Portland, Oreg., with which it is connected by bridges; inc. 1857. A rapidly growing suburb of Portland ...

Bellflower, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Bellflower, city (2020 pop. 79,190), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. It is mainly residential with some light industry (fabricated metal products,...

Verona, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Verona vərōˈnə [key], borough (1990 pop. 13,597), Essex co., NE N.J.; inc. 1907. It is primarily residential. ...

Wabash, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Wabash wôˈbăshˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 12,127), seat of Wabash co., N central Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1849. It is an agricultural trade center for wheat, corn, soybeans, vegetables, and fr...

Wabash, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Wabash, river, c.475 mi (765 km) long, rising in Grand Lake, W Ohio, and flowing NW into Ind., then generally SW through Ind., becoming the Ind.-Ill. border before emptying into the Ohio River; larges...

Wakefield, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Wakefield, town (1990 pop. 24,825), Middlesex co., NE Mass., a suburb N of Boston; settled 1639, inc. 1812. Chiefly residential, the town has some light industry, such as the production of plastics an...

Wakefield, estate, United States

(Encyclopedia)Wakefield, family estate of George Washington, on the Potomac River, E Va.; part of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument (see National Parks and Monuments, tablenational parks and monume...