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Stephenville| Town in southwestern Newfoundland, Canada, on the north shore of St George's Bay, 64 km/40 mi southwest of Corner Brook; population (1991) 7,600. It produces newsprint. An annual drama festival draws visitors. |
| Settled in the 1840s as a fishing and farming community, it was the site (1941–66) of Harmon Air Force Base, a US facility and major employer. |
Stephenville| City and administrative headquarters of Erath County, north-central Texas, on the Bosque River, 126 km/78 mi northwest of Waco; population (1990) 13,500. It is a noted nursery centre, and the hub for an area producing cotton, pecans, peanuts, grain, dairy goods, and poultry. |
| It was settled in the 1850s. Tarleton State University (1899) is here, along with a Texas A & M research centre. |
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