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International Grenfell Association
(Encyclopedia) International Grenfell Association, organization established in 1912 to aid the efforts of Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865–1940), an English physician and missionary to the people…garden city, in city planning
(Encyclopedia) garden city, an ideal, self-contained community of predetermined area and population surrounded by a greenbelt. As formulated by Sir Ebenezer Howard, the garden city was intended to…Revere
(Encyclopedia) Revere, city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc.…Scituate
(Encyclopedia) ScituateScituatesĭchˈ&oobreve;wāt, –wĭt [key], town (1990 pop. 16,786), Plymouth co., SE Mass., on the Atlantic coast about midway between Boston and Plymouth; settled c.1630, inc…Saranac Lake
(Encyclopedia) Saranac Lake, village (1990 pop. 5,377), Essex and Franklin counties, N N.Y., in the Adirondacks; settled c.1819 as a lumbering town, inc. 1892. It is a year-round resort community;…Atascadero
(Encyclopedia) Atascadero Atascadero ətăskədârˈō [key], uninc. town (2020 pop. 29,773), San Luis Obispo co., SW Calif., on the Salinas River; founded 1913 as a model…Conshohocken
(Encyclopedia) Conshohocken Conshohocken kŏnˌshəhŏkˈən [key], borough (2020 pop. 8,039), Montgomery co., SE Pa., on…Gennevilliers
(Encyclopedia) Gennevilliers Gennevilliers zhĕnvēyāˈ [key], town, Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the right…Carpentersville
(Encyclopedia) Carpentersville, village (2020 pop. 36,494), Kane co., NE Ill., on the Fox River, settled 1834, platted 1851, inc. 1887. In a…Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann
(Encyclopedia) Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann, 1774–1821, American Roman Catholic leader, usually called Mother Seton, b. Elizabeth Ann Bayley, New York City. She was the daughter of a prominent…Trending
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