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Stockton
Stockton city (1990 pop. 210,943), seat of San Joaquin co., central Calif., on the San Joaquin River; inc. 1850. One of the fastest-growing U.S. cities during the late 20th cent., Stockton is an inland seaport located at the head of the San Joaquin delta. It is also a rail center and a processing and distribution point for farm products and wines from the Central Valley . Manufactures include signs, millwork, fabricated metal, metal and wood products, electrical and electronic goods, foods, feeds, transportation equipment, furniture, and apparel. There is also meat processing and canning. Dairying, cattle, fruit, nuts, vegetables, sugar beets, tomatoes, peppers, grapes, and grain are also important. Stockton was an outfitting center in the gold-rush days. It has a historical museum, an art gallery, and an impressive civic auditorium, and holds an annual asparagus festival. The Univ. of the Pacific, Humphreys College, and a campus of California State University Stanislaus are there. A U.S. navy communications station is on a nearby island. |
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"Stockton." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stockton." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Stcktn.html "Stockton." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Stcktn.html |
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Stockton
Stockton, a name found in several counties, probably ‘farmstead at an outlying hamlet’, from OE stoc + tūn, although some may be ‘farmstead built of logs’, OE stocc + tūn; examples include: Stockton Warwicks. Stocton 1249. Stockton Heath Warrtn. Stocton c.1200, Stoaken Heath 1682. Stockton on Tees Stock. on T. Stocton 1196. Tees is a Celtic or pre-Celtic river-name, possibly meaning ‘surging river’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Stockton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Stockton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Stockton.html A. D. MILLS. "Stockton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Stockton.html |
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Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees Industrial town and unitary authority on the River Tees, ne England. The town developed around the world's first passenger rail service, the Stockton and Darlington Railway (1825). Industries: iron, engineering, chemicals. Pop. (1997) 182,500.
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"Stockton-on-Tees." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stockton-on-Tees." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-StocktononTees.html "Stockton-on-Tees." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-StocktononTees.html |
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Stockton
Stockton, USA California: founded as Tuleburg in 1847 and renamed in 1850 after Commodore Robert F. Stockton (1795–1866), who had claimed California for the USA in 1846.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Stockton." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Stockton." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Stockton.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Stockton." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Stockton.html |
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Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees
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"Stockton-on-Tees." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Stockton-on-Tees." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-StocktononTees.html "Stockton-on-Tees." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-StocktononTees.html |
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