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Royal Leamington Spa

(Encyclopedia) Royal Leamington SpaRoyal Leamington Spalĕmˈĭngtən [key], town (1991 pop. 42,953), Warwickshire, central England, on the Leam River, a tributary of the Avon. The town, with its mineral…

Circleville

(Encyclopedia) Circleville, city (2020 pop. 14,182), seat of Pickaway co., S central Ohio, on the Scioto River; inc. 1853. Corn, hogs, and poultry are…

Coffin, Charles Albert

(Encyclopedia) Coffin, Charles Albert, 1844–1926, American businessman, b. Fairfield, Maine. After working in his uncle's shoe business in Lynn, Mass., he established his own shoe factory, Coffin and…

Pleasanton

(Encyclopedia) Pleasanton, city (1990 pop. 50,553), Alameda co., W Calif., a suburb of the San Francisco–Oakland area, in a vineyard and dairy region; inc. 1894. Wine and cheese are produced, and…

South San Francisco

(Encyclopedia) South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and…

Taitung

(Encyclopedia) Taitung or T'ai-tungTaitungboth: tīˈd&oobreve;ngˈ [key], city (2010 pop. 110,901), W Taiwan. Rice, sugarcane, and peanuts are the major crops marketed and processed in Taitung. The…

Altrincham

(Encyclopedia) Altrincham Altrincham ôlˈtrĭng-əm [key], town, Trafford metropolitan district, W central England. A suburb of Manchester, it has a textile-printing industry…

Derry, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Derry, town (2020 pop. 34,317), Rockingham co., SE N.H.; set off from Londonderry 1827. Rapid population growth has changed it from a…

Eastpointe

(Encyclopedia) Eastpointe, formerly East Detroit, city (2020 pop. 34,318), Macomb co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1925 as Halfway Village…

Rancho Cordova

(Encyclopedia) Rancho CordovaRancho Cordovarănˈchō kôrdōˈvə [key], uninc. residential city (1990 pop. 48,731), Sacramento co., N Calif. A suburb of Sacramento, it experienced rapid growth in the late…