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Cody

(Encyclopedia)Cody kōˈdē [key], city (2020 pop. 10,028), seat of Park co., NW Wyo., on the Shoshone Rive...

Greenwich Village

(Encyclopedia)Greenwich Village grĕnˈĭch [key], residential district of lower Manhattan, New York City, extending S from 14th St. to Houston St. and W from Washington Square to the Hudson River. North of the mai...

Grosse Pointe

(Encyclopedia)Grosse Pointe grōs point [key], name referring to five residential suburbs of Detroit, Wayne co., ...

Epstein, Sir Jacob

(Encyclopedia)Epstein, Sir Jacob ĕpˈstīn [key], 1880–1959, sculptor, b. New York City. He studied with Rodin in Paris and later worked chiefly in England. In revolt against the ornate and the pretty in art, Ep...

Saratoga Springs

(Encyclopedia)Saratoga Springs, resort and residential city (1990 pop. 25,001), Saratoga co., E N.Y.; inc. as a village 1826, as a city 1915. Skidmore College is the largest source of employment, but the city also ...

Chippewa Falls

(Encyclopedia)Chippewa Falls, city (2020 pop. 14,740), seat of Chippewa co., W central Wis., on the Chippewa River; settled 1837, inc. as a city 1869. Originally a lu...

Morton, Julius Sterling

(Encyclopedia)Morton, Julius Sterling, 1832–1902, American cabinet officer, b. Adams, N.Y. He settled (1854) in Nebraska, founded the Nebraska City News, and served (1858–61) as territorial secretary. In 1872 h...

Montauk Point

(Encyclopedia)Montauk Point mŏnˈtôkˌ [key], eastern extremity of the south peninsula of Long Island, SE N.Y. Approximately 115 mi (190 km) E of Manhattan, it is the easternmost point of the state. It has been t...

Naples, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Naples, resort city (1990 pop. 19,505), Collier co., SW Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1927. Bordering the Big Cypress Swamp, the city has been called the “gateway to the Everglades.” Tourism, ...

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