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The Louisiana Purchase: Treaty

PaymentTreaty A Treaty Between the United States of America and the French Republic The President of the United States of America and the First Consul of the French Republic in the name of…

Wallaceburg

(Encyclopedia) Wallaceburg, town (1991 pop. 11,846), SE Ont., Canada, on the Sydenham River near Lake St. Clair. It is a port of entry with some light industry.

Kingstown, town, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

(Encyclopedia) Kingstown, town (1989 est. pop. 19,300), capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies. The chief port of St. Vincent, Kingstown is an export center for the island's…

Valleyfield

(Encyclopedia) Valleyfield, city (1991 pop. 27,598), S Que., Canada, on the Beauharnois canal, at the northeast end of Lake St. Francis, SW of Montreal. A port of entry and industrial center, it has…

Panama City

(Encyclopedia) Panama City, city (1990 pop. 34,378), seat of Bay co., NW Fla., on St. Andrews Bay; inc. 1909. A Gulf Coast resort with amusement parks and excellent fishing, it is also a port of…

Samarai

(Encyclopedia) SamaraiSamaraisămˈărī [key], small island (59 acres/23.9 hectares), at the southeastern tip of Papua New Guinea, New Guinea island. It is a commercial and shipping center and a port of…

North Tonawanda

(Encyclopedia) North TonawandaNorth Tonawandatŏnəwŏnˈdə [key], industrial and commercial city (1990 pop. 34,989), Niagara co., W N.Y., on the Niagara River at the terminus of the the Erie Canal;…

Conneaut

(Encyclopedia) Conneaut Conneaut kŏnˈēŏtˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 12,448), Ashtabula co., extreme NE Ohio, on Lake…

Renton

(Encyclopedia) Renton, city (1990 pop. 41,688), King co., W Wash., an industrial suburb of Seattle, on Lake Washington; inc. 1901. It is a freshwater port of entry via the Lake Washington Ship Canal…

Port Lavaca

(Encyclopedia) Port LavacaPort Lavacaləvăkˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 10,886), seat of Calhoun co., S Tex., on Lavaca Bay; inc. 1907. A deepwater port of entry, it is a shipping point for an…