‘Countries and Cities’ Archives
Newark, NJ
Newark, NJ Newark grew in the nineteenth century as an industrial city in the shadow of New York City, and, like other cities, was heavily reliant on growing immigrant communities for its labor. Beginning in the 1920s, large industrial firms left the city creating slums like the “Hill District,” considered one of the worst ghettos in [...]
Lexington
Lexington Since its founding in 1779, Lexington has been one of Kentucky’s major urban areas. Surveyors working along South Elkhorn Creek identified the site for a town in the spring of 1775. Tradition states that upon learning of the American victory in April of that year over the British at Lexington, Massachusetts, they vowed to return and [...]
Harlem, New York City
Harlem, New York City Area of northern Manhattan to the Harlem River, variously defined—depending on the shifting racial and ethnic composition, and the resulting perception of desirability—as having boundaries of 110th Street or 96th Street, 5th Avenue or the East River on the east, and Morningside Drive or the Hudson River on the west. [...]
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein The country of Liechtenstein is one of the smallest in Europe. Liechtenstein is a principality, meaning that a prince is the ruler. Vaduz is the capital. Geography The Rhine River separates Liechtenstein from Switzerland to the west. Austria lies to the east. Near the Rhine are lowlands. Mountains cover the eastern part of the [...]
Havana
Havana Havana is the capital of Cuba, an island country in the Caribbean Sea. It is the largest city in the Caribbean region. Havana is known for its many buildings from the time Cuba was a Spanish colony. The city lies on a bay with a protected harbor. Havana is the island’s main port. It is also Cuba’s center of business and industry. [...]
Luxembourg
Luxembourg is one of the world’s smallest countries. Its capital is Luxembourg city. Geography Luxembourg is surrounded by Belgium, Germany, and France. The land includes rolling hills and deep river valleys. The northern third of the country is part of the Ardennes Mountains. The rest of the country has a more varied landscape. A large [...]
Kiew
Kiew Kiev is the capital of the country of Ukraine. It is one of the largest cities in eastern Europe. Kiev has a port on the Dnieper River. The city is Ukraine’s center of culture and business. The economy of Kiev depends on trade, industry, and businesses that provide services. Many people in Kiev work in government or business offices. [...]
Maldives
Maldives The Republic of Maldives is a chain of about 1,200 small islands in the Indian Ocean. People live on only about 200 of the islands. Male is the capital. Maldives lies southwest of India. The islands extend more than 475 miles (764 kilometers) from north to south and 80 miles (130 kilometers) from east to west. Maldives has a hot, humid [...]
Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee
Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee Nashville, the state capital, and Memphis, on the Mississippi River, show deep roots in the South in transition to a Sunbelt future. Metropolitan Nashville, home of Vanderbilt University and the Hollywood of country music (Grand Ol’ Opry Opryland), grew nearly 18 percent in the 1990s to 1,156,225. Memphis, [...]
French Colonial Towns
French Colonial Towns French colonial towns in North America were founded by either private or public institutions, and this marked their character. Without traditions of urban self-government, the French crown easily took over civic administration from the founding body, if it were not already the monarchy itself. Because the administration [...]
