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Monrovia, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Monrovia, city (1990 pop. 35,761), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1886. The city's diversified manufactures include computers and electronic…

Martinsville

(Encyclopedia) Martinsville, city (1990 pop. 16,162), seat of Henry co., S Va., in the Blue Ridge foothills near the N.C. line; founded 1793, inc. as a city 1928. Tobacco is processed, and furniture…

Dashava

(Encyclopedia) DashavaDashavadəshäˈvə [key], a natural gas producing region of Ukraine, mainly in Lviv region, in the Carpathian foothills. It is linked by pipeline to many centers of Belarus,…

Easley

(Encyclopedia) Easley Easley ēzˈlē [key], city (2020 pop. 22,921), Pickens co., NW S.C., in the foothills of…

Lenoir

(Encyclopedia) LenoirLenoirlənôrˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 14,192), seat of Caldwell co., W N.C.; inc. 1851. A resort in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mts., it manufactures medical equipment,…

Latrobe

(Encyclopedia) Latrobe, industrial borough (1990 pop. 9,265), Westmoreland co., SW Pa., in the foothills of the Alleghenies; inc. 1854. Among its varied manufactures are foam rubber, asphalt,…

Paradise, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Paradise, town (1990 pop. 25,406), Butte co., N central Calif., located along a broad ridge in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range, inc. 1979. It is mainly residential with a…

Samara, river, Russia

(Encyclopedia) SamaraSamarasəmäˈrə [key], river, c.360 mi (580 km) long, rising in the foothills of the S Urals, European Russia. It flows generally northwest, and joins the Volga River at Samara.

Georgiyevsk

(Encyclopedia) GeorgiyevskGeorgiyevskgēôrˈgēĭfsk [key], city (1989 pop. 63,000), SE European Russia, in the northern foothills of the Caucasus. It is an agricultural center with some industry. It was…

Gabrovo

(Encyclopedia) Gabrovo Gabrovo gäbrôˈvô [key], town, N central Bulgaria, in the foothills of the Balkan Mts. It is…