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(Encyclopedia)Gilroy, city (2020 pop. 59,520), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1870. Located in the fertile Santa Clara valley, Gilroy supports diversified agricultur...Bois de Boulogne
(Encyclopedia)Bois de Boulogne bwä də bo͞olôˈnyə [key], park in Paris, France, bordering on the western suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. A favorite pleasure ground since the 17th cent., the park contains the race...Point Pelee
(Encyclopedia)Point Pelee pēˈlē [key], peninsula, c.10 mi (16 km) long, extending into W Lake Erie, S Ont., Canada, near Leamington. It is the southernmost part of the Canadian mainland. Point Pelee National Par...Oxon Hill
(Encyclopedia)Oxon Hill, village (1990 pop. 35,794), Prince Georges co., central Md., a suburb S of Washington, D.C. Oxon Hill was dominated by large estates until the 1950s. National Harbor, a major mixed-use deve...Vaux, Calvert
(Encyclopedia)Vaux, Calvert vôks [key], 1824–95, American landscape architect, b. London. He emigrated (1850) to the United States, and assisted A. J. Downing with the U.S. Capitol grounds and a number of Hudson...Corpus Christi, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Corpus Christi kôrˈpəs krĭsˈtē [key], city (2020 pop. 317,863), seat of Nueces co., S Tex.; inc. 1852. It ...Clark, William
(Encyclopedia)Clark, William, 1770–1838, American explorer, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition, b. Caroline co., Va.; brother of George Rogers Clark. He was an army officer (1792–96), serving ...North Pole
(Encyclopedia)North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, by convention at lat. 90°N. Because the earth's rotational axis wobbles slightly over time, the location where the northern end of the axis intersects th...Luray
(Encyclopedia)Luray lo͝orāˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 4,587), seat of Page co., N Va., in the Shenandoah valley, in a farm area; inc. 1812. There is light manufacturing and the town is the headquarters of Shenandoa...Van Cortlandt, Jacobus
(Encyclopedia)Van Cortlandt, Jacobus jəkōˈbəs văn kôrtˈlənd [key], 1658–1739, colonial American merchant, b. New Amsterdam (later New York City); brother of Stephen Van Cortlandt. He served (1710 and 1719...Browse by Subject
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