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Field Museum of Natural History

(Encyclopedia) Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, Ill. Founded in 1893 through the gifts of Marshall Field and others, it was first known as the Columbian Museum of Chicago and in 1905 was…

Orlando, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) OrlandoOrlandoôrlănˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most…

Riis, Jacob August

(Encyclopedia) Riis, Jacob AugustRiis, Jacob Augustrēs [key], 1849–1914, Danish-American journalist, photographer, and social reformer, b. Denmark. He immigrated to the United States in 1870. In 1877…

Colwyn Bay

(Encyclopedia) Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay kôlˈwĭn [key], Welsh Bae Colwyn, town, Conwy, N Wales. It is a…

Ardmore

(Encyclopedia) Ardmore, city (2020 pop. 24,725), seat of Carter co., S Okla.; inc. 1898. It is the commercial center of an oil and farm area. Its industries include oil refining, tourism…

Leamington, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) LeamingtonLeamingtonlēˈmĭngtən, lĕmˈ– [key], town (1991 pop. 14,182), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Erie. A market-gardening area located in one of Canada's warmer regions, it also is the…

Elk Grove Village

(Encyclopedia) Elk Grove Village, village (2020 pop. 32,812), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1956. With a population of…

Washington-on-the-Brazos

(Encyclopedia) Washington-on-the-Brazos, former town, S central Tex., on the Brazos River; settled 1821. It was the scene of the Texas declaration of independence from Mexico on Mar. 2, 1836, and in…

Westbrook

(Encyclopedia) Westbrook, city (1990 pop. 16,121), Cumberland co., SW Maine, an industrial suburb W of Portland; founded 1657, inc. as a city 1891. Its manufactures include paper and wood products…

Royal Oak

(Encyclopedia) Royal Oak, residential city (1990 pop. 65,410), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; settled c.1820, inc. as a city 1921. There is metal forging and the manufacture of…