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Archibald H. Scales
Archibald Henderson Scales (April 14, 1868 – February 16, 1952) was a Rear admiral (United States), rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, from February 12, 1919, to July 5, 1921. Early life Scales was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, to Junius Irving and Euphemia Hamilton (Henderson). He was the nephew of Alfred Moore Scales, and attended public schools in Greensboro before entering the United States Naval Academy (USNA), which he graduated from in 1887. Scales was made an Ensign (rank), ensign on July 1, 1889. Naval service In 1895, Scales went on duty in Asia, on the ocean off of Amoy, and led the rescue of the German steamer ''Tai Chiong.'' He landed at Seoul and protected the Emperor of Korea, who had sought refuge in the Russian legation. Scales then was made a Junior Lieutenant, junior lieutenant on August 28, 1897. He served on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte and Raleigh, the 69th-most populous city in the United States, and the largest city in the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035. Three major interstate highways (Interstate 40, Interstate 85, and Interstate 73) in the Piedmont region of central North Carolina were built to intersect at this city. In 1808, Greensborough (the spelling before 1895) was planned around a central courthouse square to succeed Guilford Court House as the county seat. The county courts were thus placed closer to the county's geographical center, a location more easily reached at the time by the majority of the county's citizens, who traveled by horse or on foot. In 2003, the previous Greensboro–Winston-Salem– High Point metropolitan statistical area was redefin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
