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Florence, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Florence. 1 City (2020 pop. 40,184), seat of Lauderdale co., NW Ala., on the Tennessee River near Muscle Shoals and adjacent to Wilson ...Spokane, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Spokane spōkănˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 177,196), seat of Spokane co., E Wash., at the spectacular falls of the Spokane River; inc. 1881. It is a port of entry and the commercial, transportation, an...Utica , city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Utica, city (1990 pop. 68,637), seat of Oneida co., central N.Y., on the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal, in a large dairy region; inc. 1862. It is a port of entry, and its manufactures include electr...Fair Oaks, towns, United States
(Encyclopedia)Fair Oaks. 1 uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 32,514), Sacramento co., N central Calif., on the American River, in a growing citrus fruit and farm ...Morganton
(Encyclopedia)Morganton, town (1990 pop. 15,085), seat of Burke co., W N.C., on the Catawba River in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mts.; founded 1784, inc. 1885. A lake resort town, it also has industries that ma...Elgin, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Elgin ĕlˈjĭn [key]. <1> City (2020 pop. 114,797), Cook and Kane counties, NE Ill., o...Birmingham, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Birmingham bûrˈmĭnghămˌ [key] 1 City (2020 pop. 200,733), seat of Jefferson co., N centr...Portland, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Portland. 1 City (1990 pop. 64,358), seat of Cumberland co., SW Maine, situated on a small peninsula and adjacent land, with a large, deepwater harbor on Casco Bay; settled c.1632, set off from Falmou...Iowa, state, United States
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Iowa īˈəwə [key], midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi River, across which lie Wisconsin and Illinois (E); Missouri (S); Nebraska and South Dako...Connecticut, state, United States
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Connecticut kənĕtˈĭkət [key], southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W)...Browse by Subject
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