Belleville
Belleville names 3 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Belleville town, port of entry
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
town, port of entry, and county-seat of Hastings co., Ont., Canada ; on the Bay of Quinte, at the mouth of the Moira river; and on the Grand Trunk and Midland railways; 60 miles W. of Kingston. It has an excellent harbor, and abundant water power; it is in direct steamboat communication with many United States and Canadian points; is principally engaged in manufacturing and commerce; and is a popular summer resort. Belleville is the seat of Albert University (Methodist Episcopal), which comprises Albert College for men, and Alexandra College for women; and in the suburbs is a large deaf and dumb asylum. The city has agencies for the principal banks of Canada; about a dozen churches, convent, and daily and weekly newspapers. Pop. about 10,000.
Belleville city and county-seat of St
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
city and county-seat of St. Clair co., III.; on several railroads; 14 miles E. of St. Louis, Mo. It is in the midst of very productive coal mines; has a large trade in flour, and general produce; and is chiefly engaged in the manufacture of glass, stoves, flour, nails, and machinery. The city has trolley lines to St. Louis, a public library, St. Peter's Cathedral (Roman Catholic), convent, National bank, etc. Pop. (1910) 21,122; (1920) 24,823.
Belleville a town of New Jersey Essex co
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a town of New Jersey Essex co. It is in on the Passaic river, the Morris canal, and the Erie railroad. It is connected by electric roads to Newark, of which it is a suburb. It has manufactures of rubber goods, dynamos, brass, copper, chemicals, etc. The town has an Elks' Home and a public library. Pop. (1910) 9,891; (1920) 15,660.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
All three towns Collier's listed in 1921 have roughly doubled or tripled. Belleville, Ontario, then "about 10,000," now has some 55,000 people; the Grand Trunk line through it was absorbed into Canadian National in 1923, and the "deaf and dumb asylum" in the suburbs survives as the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf. Belleville, Illinois, has grown from 24,823 to roughly 42,000 and is now anchored less by the "very productive coal mines" — which have closed — than by nearby Scott Air Force Base. Belleville, New Jersey, described as a town of 15,660, is today a township of about 38,000, still a Newark suburb but with its old rubber and brass works long gone.
Written for this edition, 2026.