Chapel Hill is a college town, anchored by the main campus for the University of North Carolina.
Her father had followed work to Red Cloud, a small railroad town "anchored on a windy Nebraskan tableland".
The old part of town, anchored around a charming cobblestone plaza and a centuries-old cathedral, possesses a smattering of faded old hotels and apartment buildings with marble-tiled courtyards, fountains and other flourishes.
Deer Valley Resort, southeast of Park City at 2250 Deer Valley Drive South, is home to the most elegant accommodations in town, anchored by the serene Stein Erikson Lodge (800-453-1302), wheratesmmer ratestartrt at $195 and go as high as $320.
Coatbridge today is best described as a working class town anchored to Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland.
Sea Pines however continued to stand out by creating a unique locality within the plantation called Harbour Town, anchored by a recognizable lighthouse.
Nancy Dyer Gray, daughter of Maine resort owners, foresaw a hospitality niche in a town anchored by major retailer LL Bean, and filled it.
Nadia and Aubrey ― two motherless girls living in a California town anchored by its Christian faith and close proximity to a military base ― are at the heart of the story, which is narrated by a chorus of women from the local church, Upper Room.
Iowa is a wide expanse, with small towns anchored in a lush golden sea.
Across the country, cities like Columbus – college towns, towns anchored by a hospital or a military base or finance – are thriving while cities where manufacturing found purchase are failing.
