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Freehold, borough, United States
(Encyclopedia)Freehold, borough (2020 pop. 35,369), seat of Monmouth co., E central N.J.; settled c.1650, called Monmouth Courthouse (1715–1801), inc. as a town 186...Amesbury, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Amesbury āmzˈbĕrˌē, –bərē [key], town (2020 pop. 17,366), Essex co., NE Mass., on the Merrimack River; inc. 1668. The town's economy relies on light manufacturing...Amherst, town, United States
(Encyclopedia)Amherst. 1 Town (2020 pop. 39,263), Hampshire co., central Mass., in a fertile farm area; inc. 1759. Named for Lord Jeffery Amherst, it is a college town. Emily Dickinson was born an...Gallatin, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Gallatin, city (2020 pop. 44,431), seat of Sumner co., N central Tenn., near Nashville; inc. 1815. It is a livestock and agricultural center that produc...Gallatin, river, United States
(Encyclopedia)Gallatin, river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in the Gallatin Range in the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park, NW Wyo., and flowing generally northwest to join the Madison and Jefferson r...Fraser, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Fraser, city (2020 pop. 14,352), Macomb co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. as a village 1894, as a city 1957. Automated machine tools and steel pr...Grandville, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Grandville, city (2020 pop. 16,083), Kent co., W Mich., on the Grand River, in a farm area; settled 1833, inc. as a city 1933. Transportation and silver...Goshen, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Goshen. <1> City (2020 pop. 34,517), seat of Elkhart co., N Ind., on the Elkhart River; inc. 1868. Goshen is in a farm and dairy region; poultry ...Andalusia, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Andalusia, ăndəlo͞oˈshə, –zhə [key]city, seat of Covington co., S Ala., in a farming and forestry area; inc. 1844. Its manufactures include processed peanuts and ...Greenwich, town, United States
(Encyclopedia)Greenwich grĕnˈĭch [key], residential town (2020 pop. 63,518), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on ...Browse by Subject
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