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Saint Louis Park

(Encyclopedia) Saint Louis Park, city (1990 pop. 43,787), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; settled 1854, inc. 1886. There is printing and publishing, machining, food processing, and…

Roanoke Rapids

(Encyclopedia) Roanoke Rapids, industrial city (1990 pop. 15,722), Halifax co., N N.C., on the Roanoke River near the Virginia line; founded 1893, inc. 1931. The city's industries include health care…

Rosemead

(Encyclopedia) Rosemead, city (1990 pop. 51,638), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1867, inc. 1959. Mainly residential, Rosemead grew rapidly in the late 20th cent. There…

Emmaus, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Emmaus, borough (2020 pop. 11,652), Lehigh co., E Pa., a suburb adjoining Allentown; inc. 1859. It is chiefly residential, with some…

Sedgwick, Ellery

(Encyclopedia) Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872–1960, American editor, b. New York City. As editor (1908–38) of the Atlantic Monthly and president of its publishing company, he continued the literary…

Watford

(Encyclopedia) Watford, borough and district (1991 pop. 109,503), Hertfordshire, SE England. Watford is mainly residential with many kinds of shops. The city is renowned for its publishing and…

Wilkinsburg

(Encyclopedia) Wilkinsburg, residential borough (1990 pop. 21,080), Allegheny co., SW Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh; settled c.1800, inc. 1887. There is some light manufacturing, including book…

Strongsville

(Encyclopedia) Strongsville, city (1990 pop. 35,308), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential suburb of Cleveland; settled 1816, inc. 1927. There is text-book publishing and light manufacturing. The…

Montrouge

(Encyclopedia) MontrougeMontrougemôNr&oomacr;zhˈ [key], industrial suburb S of Paris (1990 pop. 38,333), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France. Papermaking, publishing, construction, aeronautics…

Hone, William

(Encyclopedia) Hone, William, 1780–1842, English writer and bookseller. He was tried and acquitted three times in 1817 for publishing parodies on the church and the government. Besides writing…