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Belleville

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Belleville1 City (1990 pop. 42,785), seat of St. Clair co., SW Ill.; inc. 1819. Located in a coal-mining area, Belleville also has farm-related industries and printing, food processing, and a large variety of manufactures, including mining equipment, shoes, iron products, and building materials. Scott Air Force Base (est. 1917 for flight instruction) lies to the northeast; near it is the large MidAmerica airport. 2 Town (1990 pop. 34,213), Essex co., NE N.J., on the Passaic River; settled c.1680, set off from Newark 1839, inc. 1910. Electrical and optical equipment, gloves, and precision instruments are among its manufactures. John Stevens 's boat, built there in 1798 for the run to New York, contained one of the country's first steam engines.

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Belleville

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Belleville, Canada, France, USA 1. Canada (Ontario): originally Meyer's Creek after John Meyers, but renamed in 1816 after Arabella Gore, wife of the lieutenant‐governor of Upper Canada.2. USA: there are eight towns with this French name, all with the meaning ‘Beautiful Town’.

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Belleville

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Belleville city (1991 pop. 37,243), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Machinery, automotive accessories, optical lenses, and cheddar cheese are made there. Belleville is the seat of Albert College and the Ontario School for the Deaf.

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Belleville

The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre | 1996 | | Copyright

Belleville, see TURLUPIN.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Review: Animated movie out of France, "The Triplets of Belleville" Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/26/2003
	Belleville: a popular history.(Book review) Magazine article from: Ontario History; 3/22/2009
	Belleville takes its toll on Barrington.(Sports) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 7/30/2009