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Manville

(Encyclopedia)Manville, borough (1990 pop. 10,567), Somerset co., central N.J.; laid out 1906, inc. 1929. Building materials, plastics, clothing, and truck farms contribute to Manville's economy. ...

Carmichael

(Encyclopedia)Carmichael, uninc. residential city (2020 pop. 64,454), Sacramento co., N central Calif., on the American River. Light manufacturing and agriculture for...

Burnley

(Encyclopedia)Burnley, city and district, Lancashire, NW England. Historically a coal mining and cotton-weaving town, Burnley's economy is increasingly dominated by l...

Fairfield

(Encyclopedia)Fairfield. 1 City (2020 pop. 10,000), Jefferson co., N central Ala., an industrial suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1919. Founded (1910) by the United ...

Minas Gerais

(Encyclopedia)Minas Gerais mēˈnəs zhərīsˈ [key] [Port.,=various mines], state (1996 pop. 16,660,691), 226,707 sq mi (587,171 sq km), E Brazil. The capital is Belo Horizonte. Minas Gerais continues to produce ...

Lerner, Abba Ptachya

(Encyclopedia)Lerner, Abba Ptachya äbˈə pətächˈyə lĕrˈnər, lûrˈnər [key], 1903–82, American economist, b. Romania. After studying at the London School of Economics in the 1930s, he collaborated with ...

Oñate, Juan de

(Encyclopedia)Oñate, Juan de hwän dā ōnyäˈtā [key], fl. 1595–1614, Spanish explorer in the American Southwest, possibly b. New Spain. In 1598 he led an expedition north from New Spain, took possession of N...

Pike, James Albert

(Encyclopedia)Pike, James Albert, 1913–69, American Episcopal bishop, b. Oklahoma City. A lawyer who had been raised as a Roman Catholic, he served (1943–45) in the U.S. navy and then studied for the Episcopal ...

Arkansas, state, United States

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Arkansas ärˈkənsôˌ, ärkănˈzŭs [key], state in the south-central United States. It is bordered by Tennessee and Mississippi, across the Mississippi River (E), Louisiana (S), Texas and O...

Campbell, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Campbell, city (2020 pop. 43,959), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in the fertile Santa Clara valley; founded 1885, inc. 1952. The city's economy, formerly t...