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Gusau
(Encyclopedia) GusauGusaug&oomacr;zouˈ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 139,000), NW Nigeria, on the Sokoto River. It is a regional trade center for peanuts, cotton, and tobacco. Industry has expanded…Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Hillsdale
(Encyclopedia) Hillsdale, <1> City (2020 pop. 7,927), seat of Hillsdale co., SE Mich.; est. 1839. Boosted by the opening of the railroad, the…Anzhero-Sudzhensk
(Encyclopedia) Anzhero-SudzhenskAnzhero-Sudzhenskənzhĕˌrə–s&oomacr;ˈjĕnsk [key], city (1989 pop. 108,000), SW Siberian Russia, on the Trans-Siberian RR. One of the oldest and largest coal-mining…Custis, George Washington Parke
(Encyclopedia) Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781–1857, American dramatist, b. Mt. Airy, Md., educated at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). The grandson of Martha Washington, he grew up…Alice
(Encyclopedia) Alice, city (2020 pop. 17,891), seat of Jim Wells co., S Tex.; inc. 1910. Long a cow town at a railroad junction, Alice remains a cattle-shipping center. Oil and natural…Ekibastuz
(Encyclopedia) Ekibastuz Ekibastuz ĕkēbäst&oobreve;sˈ [key], city, N Kazakhstan. It is the industrial center of a…Bolan Pass
(Encyclopedia) Bolan Pass or Bholan PassBholan Passboth: bōlänˈ [key], gap in the central Brahui Range, W Pakistan; c.60 mi (100 km) long, alt. 5,880 ft (1,792 m). A railroad and highway cross the…Zugspitze
(Encyclopedia) ZugspitzeZugspitzets&oomacr;kˈshpĭtˈsə [key], mountain, 9,721 ft (2,963 m) high, in the Bavarian Alps and on the German–Austrian border; highest peak of Germany. A cog-and-pinion…Cedar Falls
(Encyclopedia) Cedar Falls, city (2020 pop. 40,713), Black Hawk co., N Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. 1854. It developed as a milling center in the…Trending
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