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Bristol, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Bristol. 1 Industrial city (2020 pop. 60,833), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Pequabuck River; settled 1727, inc. 1785. Its clock-making ...Brunswick, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Brunswick. 1 City (2020 pop. 15,210), seat of Glynn co., SE Ga., on St. Simon's Sound near the Atlantic coast; laid out 1771–72, inc. 1856. ...Burlington, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Burlington. 1 City (2020 pop. 23,982), seat of Des Moines co., SE Iowa, on four hills overlooking the Mississippi (spanned there by rail and highway ...Canton, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Canton. 1 City (2020 pop. 13,098), Fulton co., W central Ill., in the corn belt; inc. 1849. It is a trade and industrial center for a coal and ...Carlsbad, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Carlsbad kärlzˈbăd [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 114,746), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Paci...Washington, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Washington. 1 City (1990 pop. 10,838), seat of Daviess co., SW Ind.; settled 1805, inc. as a city 1871. Turkey processing and farming are the chief economic activities, and there is light manufacturin...Belleville, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Belleville. 1 City (2020 pop. 42,404), seat of St. Clair co., SW Ill.; inc. 1819. Located in a coal-mining area, Belleville also has farm-related ...Troy , cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Troy. 1 City (1990 pop. 13,051), seat of Pike co., SE Ala., on the Conecuh River; inc. 1843. Products include lumber and wood items, textiles, truck bodies, feed, plastics, and pecans. Troy Univ. and ...Birmingham, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Birmingham bûrˈmĭnghămˌ [key] 1 City (2020 pop. 200,733), seat of Jefferson co., N centr...Vernon, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia)Vernon. 1 City (1990 pop. 152), Los Angeles co., S Calif., industrial suburb 2 mi (3.2 km) S of downtown Los Angeles; founded and inc. 1905. Vernon has a workforce (c.44,000) that hugely exceeds its f...Browse by Subject
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