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(Encyclopedia) ghost town, term for any once flourishing American community that has been abandoned, generally for economic reasons. While most of the towns have little or no population, they often…Oruro
(Encyclopedia) OruroOruroōr&oomacr;ˈrō [key], city (1992 pop. 183,422), capital of Oruro dept., W Bolivia. It is Bolivia's railroad center. Oruro's economy is based on exploitation of the region'…Park City
(Encyclopedia) Park City, town (1990 pop. 4,468), Summit co., N central Utah, in the Wasatch Range. A former mining town whose silver and other deposits were mined out, it was a nearly ghost town by…Gold Butte National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Gold Butte National Monument, 296,937 acres (90,506 hectares), SE Utah, est. 2016 and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Named for a mining ghost town, the monument embraces a…Centralia
(Encyclopedia) Centralia Centralia sĕntrāˈlēə [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 12,182), Clinton and Marion…Leadville
(Encyclopedia) LeadvilleLeadvillelĕdˈvĭl [key], mining city (1990 pop. 2,629), alt. c.10,200 ft (3,110 m), seat of Lake co., central Colo., near the headwaters of the Arkansas River, in the Rocky Mts…Phnom Penh
(Encyclopedia) Phnom PenhPhnom Penhnŏm pĕn, pənŏmˈ [key] or Phnum PenhPhnum Penhpən&oobreve;mˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 527,000), capital of Cambodia, SW Cambodia, at the confluence of the…Kristen Wiig
Kristen Wiig has been a regular performer on Saturday Night Live since 2005, and her star rose after her turn as a snarky television executive in the Judd Apatow comedy Knocked Up (2007, starring…Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais's comedy career took off in the early 2000s with the success of the original British version of the hit TV series The Office. He got his start in the entertainment business in the…The Claim
Director:Michael WinterbottomWriter:Frank Cottrell BoyceUnited Artists; R; 120 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Wes Bentley, Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich The Claim stakes out select territory in the…Trending
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