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Bethel| City in southwest Alaska, 644 km/400 mi west of Anchorage, at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River on Kuskokwim Bay; population (2000) 5,500. It is a centre for fishing, trapping, and hunting. |
| Originally an Inuit village, Bethel is the site of a Moravian mission founded in 1885. It was long a supply point for prospectors. Flooding and erosion are problematic on the low, marshy river, especially at ice breakup in the spring. |
Bethel| Town in southwestern Connecticut, 8 km/5 mi southeast of Danbury; population (1990) 17,500. It is a suburb of Danbury, with some light manufacturing, including the production of chemicals. In recent years there has also been an increase in corporate headquarters development. |
| Founded in 1700, Bethel was once, like Danbury, a hatmaking centre. |
Bethel| Small town in northeastern Missouri, 56 km/35 mi southeast of Kirksville, on the North River; population (1990) 100. Situated in an agricultural region, it was founded as a religious commune in 1844 by Germans from Pennsylvania and Ohio led by Wilhelm Keil. |
| The colony was extant until 1879; over 30 of the original buildings remain. |
Bethel| Town in southeastern New York State, 13 km/8 mi northwest of Monticello; population (1990) 3,700. Its economy is based on agriculture. It was the actual site of the 1969 Woodstock concert; when local restrictions in Woodstock, 72 km/45 mi to the northeast, prevented performance there, promoters rented the Max Yasgur farm in Bethel. |
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