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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 ...

Mystic, village, United States

(Encyclopedia)Mystic, Conn.: see Stonington.

Mystic, rivers, United States

(Encyclopedia)Mystic. 1 River, c.10 mi (16 km) long, rising in SE Conn. and flowing S past Old Mystic and Mystic villages to the Long Island Sound. Mystic Seaport, a maritime museum, is at its mouth. 2 River, c.7 m...

Muskegon, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Muskegon, river, 227 mi (365 km) long, rising in Houghton Lake, N central Mich., and flowing SW to Lake Michigan at Muskegon. At its mouth the river widens into Muskegon Lake, forming a harbor c.2.5 m...

Munster, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Munster, town (1990 pop. 19,949), Lake co., NW Ind. It is a primarily residential suburb in the industrialized Hammond–East Chicago area. There is some light manufacturing. ...

Hamburg, village, United States

(Encyclopedia)Hamburg hămˈbûrg [key], village (2020 pop. 9,696), Erie co., W N.Y., S of Buffalo; settled ...

Heart, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Heart, river, 180 mi (290 km) long, rising in the low prairie country near the Little Missouri River, SW N.Dak., and flowing E to the Missouri at Mandan, N.Dak. The Heart Butte and Dickinson dams, irr...

Hermitage, estate, United States

(Encyclopedia)Hermitage: see Jackson, Andrew.

Hackensack, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Hackensack, river, c.45 mi (70 km) long, rising in SE N.Y. and flowing S through the Jersey Meadows (or Meadowlands), NE N.J., to Newark Bay. The lower Hackensack is heavily industrialized (and pollut...

Hanover, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia)Hanover. 1 Town (2020 pop. 14,833), Plymnouth co., SE Mass.; settled 1649, inc. 1727. An iron forge was located there that produced anchors and ...