Olney

Olney

Olney (spr. ollni), 1) Stadt in Buckinghamshire (England), mit (1901) 2684 Einw., angeblich von Flämen gegründet und erster Sitz der Spitzenklöppelei in England. Hier lebte der Dichter W. Cowper 1767–1786. – 2) Hauptstadt der Grafschaft Richland des nordamerikan. Staates Illinois, Bahnknotenpunkt, hat Eisenbahnwerkstätten, Ziegeleien, Mühlen und (1900) 4260 Einw.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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