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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…Cape Town
(Encyclopedia) Cape Town or Capetown, city, legislative capital of South Africa, capital of Western Cape prov., and seat of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality; a port on the Atlantic…Boys Town
(Encyclopedia) Boys Town, village, Douglas co., E Nebr.; inc. 1936. The noted community was founded in 1917 by Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886–1948) for homeless or abandoned boys. The village is…town planning
(Encyclopedia) town planning: see city planning.A. E. Housman: 'Tis time, I think by Wenlock town
'Tis time, I think by Wenlock town The golden broom should blow; The hawthorn sprinkled up and down Should charge the land with snow.Spring will not wait the loiterer's time Who keeps so…George Washington Bonaparte TOWNS, Congress, GA (1801-1854)
TOWNS George Washington Bonaparte , a Representative from Georgia; born in Wilkes County, Ga., May 4, 1801; received a limited education; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1824 and began…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: O Wat Ye Wha's In Yon Town
by Robert Burns I'll Aye Ca' In By Yon TownBallads on Mr. Heron's Election, 1795O Wat Ye Wha's In Yon Town Tune-"I'll gang nae mair to yon toun." Chorus—O wat ye wha's in yon town…Cape Town, City of
(Encyclopedia) Cape Town, City of, metropolitan municipality (2021 est. pop. 4,710,000), Western Cape prov., South Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. Cape…Enfield, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Enfield, town (2020 pop. 42,141), Hartford co., N Conn., on the Connecticut River at the Mass. line; settled c.1680. The town has varied…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: I'll Aye Ca' In By Yon Town
by Robert Burns Her AnswerO Wat Ye Wha's In Yon TownI'll Aye Ca' In By Yon Town Air-"I'll gang nae mair to yon toun." Chorus—I'll aye ca' in by yon town, And by yon garden…