New Amsterdam
the name conferred on the present city of New York by its original Dutch settlers.
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Single-source entries: N (15)
Each of these 11 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
New Bedford
a city, port of entry, and one of the county-seats of Bristol Mass.; on Buzzards Bay, and New York, New Haven, and Hartford railroad; 55 miles S. of Boston. It contains a custom house, county court house, public library, parks, hospitals, and an excellent school system, National and savings banks, waterworks, electric lights, electric street railroads, and daily and weekly newspapers. New Bedford is one of the leading cities in the United States as an industrial center. The city ranks first in the United States in the manufacture of fine cotton goods and fine cotton yarns. The number of cottonmill employees in 1920 was about 38,000. There was over $6,000,000 invested in other industries, including a rope factory, a copper rolling mill, one of the largest twist drill plants in the world, a large cut glass works, a shoe factory, a paint mill, and numerous other smaller industries. A large pier, costing over $450,000, has been built by the State. The British destroyed a large part of New Bedford in 1778, in retaliation for the injury done to British commerce by privateers from that port. Pop. (1910) 96,652; (1920) 121,217.
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New Brighton
a borough of Pennsylvania in Beaver co., 28 miles N. W. of Pittsburgh. It is situated on the Beaver river, and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie, and Pennsylvania railroads. It is an important agricultural center and has manufactures of pottery, brick, glass, wall paper, steel products, etc. It contains a Home for the Aged, Children's Home, a hospital, 'ibraries and a public park. Pop. (1910) 8,329; (1920) 9,361.
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New Britain
a city in Hartford co., Conn.; on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford railroad; 10 miles S. W. of Hartford. Here are a high school, State Normal School, public library, technical school, New Britain Institute, hospital, electric lights, street railroads, waterworks on the gravity system, daily and weekly newspapers, and several National banks. It has manufactories of hardware, in which it ranks first in the United States, electrical supplies, hosiery, cutlery, gas and water motors, steam engines and boilers, bolts and hinges, malleable castings, plain and fancy locks, machine needles, brick, edge tools, wood screws, etc. The assessed property valuation exceeds $58,- 000,000. Pop. (1910) 43,916; (1920) 59,316.
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New Caledonia
an island in the Pacific Ocean; about 800 miles E. of and Australia. It is of volcanic origin is surrounded by sand bars and coral reefs. It was discovered by Captain Cook in 1774, and appropriated by the French as a convict settlement in 1854. The capital is Noumea, near the S. end of the island, with a fine harbor. The island is mountainous, well watered and wooded, and yields coffee, maize, tobacco, sugar-cane, grapes, manioc, and pineapples. Stock-raising is an important industry. The climate is hot but healthy. There are nickel mines, and also mines of copper and cobalt, considerable quantities of which are raised and exported, as also chrome, copra, coffee, etc. With the adjacent Loyalty estimated at 7,700 Islands the area is square miles. The native population, of Melanesian race, and cannibals, has diminished greatly since the French occupation. A considerable trade has been developed in recent years. There is a railroad from Noumea to Bourail (90 miles). There is steamship communication with Sydney. Pop. about 50,000.
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New Glasgow
a town in Pictou co., Nova Scotia; on the East river, and on the Intercolonial railroad; 9 miles S. E. of Pictou. It is in the heart of an immense coal and iron region; contains a high school, exhibition building, Y. M. C. A. building, many churches, and several chartered banks, and has important industries, including steel and iron mineral water and works, foundries, work wood working factories, etc. New Glasgow has a high altitude, a pure and bracing air, and is a popular summer resort. Pop. about 7,000.
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New Hanover
an island of the Bismarck archipelago; off the N. E. coast of New Guinea, with an area of 530 square miles.
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New Hebrides
a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, W. of the Fiji Islands, from lat. 13° to 20° S., long. 168° to 170° E.; area est. at 5,000 square miles. The largest ones are Mallicollo, and Espiritu Santo. One, Tanna, has an active volcano; and in consequence probably of volcanic action, Aurora, one of the most fertile, sank out of sight in 1871. Another violent volcanic outbreak occurred on Ambryn Island in 1913-1914. They are wooded and hilly, ebony and sandalwood being obtained; and their chief products are yams, bananas, cocoanuts, and sweet potatoes. The chief animal is a small pig, not larger when full grown than a rabbit. The native inhabitants, belonging to the Papuan race, were in general degraded and very ferocious, but have become more or less Christianized. These islands, according to the Anglo-French convention of 1906, under the control of two joint are French and British high commissions. Pop. about 75,000.
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New Iberia
a town in Louisiana; the parish-seat of Iberia parish. It is 125 miles W. of New Orleans, on the Bayou Teche and on the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas, the Franklin and Abbeville, and the New Iberia and Northern railroads. It is the center of an important agricultural district, devoted chiefly to the cultivation of sugar-cane, cotton, rice, corn, and other vegetables. It is also an industrial center. Its manufactories include shipyards, foundries, machine shops, knitting mills, etc. There are salt mines in the vicinity. Pop. (1910) 7,499; (1920) 6,278.
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New Ireland
now NEW MECKLEN- BURG, a long narrow island, belonging to the Bismarck (New Britain) Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, N. E. of New Guinea; area, about 4,900 square miles; length 300 miles; width, 15 miles. hills rise to 6,500 feet, and they and the whole of the interior are richly wooded. In 1884 a German protectorate was declared over the archipelago. An Australian force occupied the island in 1914 and the mandate over it was awarded by the Peace Conference to Australia in May, 1919. Chief town, Kalwieng. Pop. (native) about 28,000.
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New Kensington
a borough in Westmoreland co., Pa., 18 miles N. E. of Pittsburgh. It is on the Allegheny river and on the Pennsylvania railroad. It is the center of aluminum, steel, and iron foundries. There are also manufactories of glass and white lead. There are large deposits of coal in the neighborhood. The town contains municipal and school buildings and a general hospital. Pop. (1910) 7,707; (1920) 11,987.
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