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Athol M. Douglas
Athol may refer to: Places Scotland * Atholl, Scotland, a district in central Scotland Canada * Athol, Nova Scotia, a small community * Athol, Prince Edward County, Ontario, a municipality and census division * Athol, a rural community in North Glengarry, Ontario United States * Athol, Idaho, a city * Athol, Kansas, a city * Athol, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Athol, Massachusetts, a town ** Athol (CDP), Massachusetts, a census-designated place within the town * Athol, original name of Thurman, New York, a town * Athol, South Dakota, an unincorporated community Elsewhere * Athol, Queensland, Australia, a rural locality * Athol, New Zealand, a town * Athol Island, Bahamas Buildings * Athol (Henderson, Maryland), a home on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Athol (Simpsonville, Maryland), a historic plantation house * Athol (Edenton, North Carolina), a plantation house on the NRHP * Athol Manor, Columbia, Maryland People * Athol (given name) Athol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atholl
Atholl or Athole ( gd, Athall; Old Gaelic ''Athfhotla'') is a large historical division in the Scottish Highlands, bordering (in anti-clockwise order, from Northeast) Marr, Badenoch, Lochaber, Breadalbane, Strathearn, Perth, and Gowrie. Historically it was a Pictish kingdom, becoming one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba before being incorporated into the sheriffdom and later county of Perthshire. Today it forms the northern part of Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Etymology In Scottish Gaelic the name is ''Athall'', which traditionally has been interpreted as deriving from the Old Irish ''Ath-fhotla'', or 'New Ireland' ( Fotla being a traditional name for Ireland). The explanation given for this relates to a conjectured Gaelic settlement of Scotland, which was previously inhabited by the Picts. James E. Fraser has called the "New Ireland" interpretation into question. On the basis of the early spelling ''Athochlach'', the first element has been proposed as rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol, Queensland
Athol is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The Gore Highway passes through Athol, with an intersection of the following road segments in the locality. To the north-east the Gore Highway is now part of the Toowoomba Bypass, while to the east is the former Gore Highway alignment, now known as the Toowoomba Athol Road The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne-Brisbane link. It is signed as National ... (A139). To the south-west is the unchanged portion of the Gore Highway. History Westbrook Provisional School opened on 25 July 1887. In 1903, it was renamed Athol Provisional School and became Athol State School on 1 October 1910. It closed on 20 July 1962. It was located on the north-east corner of Athol School Road and Berghofer Road (). In the , Athol had a population of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol (given Name)
Athol is a masculine given name. People with the name include: * Athol Cooper (1892–1970), English-born Australian politician * Joe Earl (born 1952 as Athol Earl), New Zealand former rower * Athol Fugard (born 1932), South African playwright * Athol Gill (1937–1992), Australian theologian * Athol Guy (born 1940), member of Australian pop group The Seekers * Athol Hodgetts (born 1951), former Australian rules football player and administrator * Athol Johnson (born 1915), Australian lawn bowler * Athol Layton (1921–1984), ring name Lord Athol Layton, English-Australian professional wrestler, amateur boxer and professional wrestling commentator * Athol Meech (1907–1981), Canadian rower * Athol Meyer (1940–1998), Australian journalist and politician * Athelstane Athol Milne (1889–1946), Australian rules footballer * Athol Murray (1892–1975), Canadian priest and educator, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as a builder * Athol Rowan (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol Manor
Athol is a historic slave manor and rectory located in Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ... ( Simpsonville), Howard County, Maryland, U.S. History Athol Manor was built as the neighboring rectory of the Christ Church Guilford, which was built on the site of a 1711 burned church which was rebuilt. Edmund Lord Bishop of London sent Viscount of Oxenford, James MacGill to administer a chapel of ease in Queen Caroline Parish in Anne Arundel County. (later broke off to become Howard County.) On 17 August 1732, King Charles granted to James MacGill to form a new Church of England in the Maryland Colony. The patent was titled "Athol" after MacGill's home in Scotland. The title named the county "Winkepin", a reference to the future Wincopin plantation. "William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol (Edenton, North Carolina)
Athol, also known as Benbury Hall and Joshua Skinner House, is a historic plantation house located near Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. It was built about 1857, and is a -story, five bay, "T"-shaped Greek Revival style frame dwelling. The rear section of the house features two-tier porches on either side. The front facade features a full-length two-tiered porch supported by Roman Ionic order The Ionic order is one of the three canonic orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric and the Corinthian. There are two lesser orders: the Tuscan (a plainer Doric), and the rich variant of Corinthian called the composite or ... columns. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. See also * * References External links * Historic American Buildings Survey in North Carolina Plantation houses in North Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival houses in North Carolina Houses c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol (Simpsonville, Maryland)
Located in the Simpsonville area of Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ... in Howard County, Maryland, United States, Athol Plantation. Reverend James Macgill of Scotland, built the plantation house on lands patented in 1730. The stone house was constructed by masons brought from his homeland stating in 1732, and was completed in 1740. A square cupola and porch were added in the 19th century, and later removed. In 1866 the house was the residence of Richard Gambrill MacGill. From 1927 to 1946 the Melvin Coar family occupied the house. See also * Atholton, Maryland * Christ Church Guilford References Buildings and structures in Columbia, Maryland Houses in Howard County, Maryland Plantation houses in Maryland Scottish-American culture in Maryland [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol (Henderson, Maryland)
Athol is a historic home located at Henderson, Caroline County, Maryland. It is a -story single-pile brick dwelling built around 1825 by William Jones. It has several characteristics common to the few remaining early-19th-century brick three-bay-wide houses of modest size on the Eastern Shore of Maryland: Flemish bond facade, common bond on the sides and rear, chimneys at each end of a gable roof, and Federal stylistic influence. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. References External links *, including photo from 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses in Caroline County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses completed in 1825 Federal architecture in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Caroline County, Maryland {{CarolineCountyMD-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol Island
Athol Island is a small island in the Bahamas, which lies east of Paradise Island, which lies directly off of New Providence New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. It is the location of the national capital city of Nassau, whose boundaries are coincident with the island; it had a population of 246 ... island. The island is uninhabited. The island runs west to east. The island is part of the National Marine Park. The nearby waters of the island are often used for snorkeling. References External linksAthol Island Uninhabited islands of the Bahamas {{Bahamas-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol, New Zealand
Athol is a small town in Southland, New Zealand. It is located on , 55 km south of Queenstown, halfway between Lumsden and Kingston on the Southern Scenic Route. Farming has always been very important in the district, though in earlier times gold mining, centred on nearby Nokomai, was also significant. In recent decades tourist numbers have grown. The Mataura River is well known for the quality of its brown trout fishing, and the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail, opened in November 2014, has further boosted visitor figures. Name There is some uncertainty over how Athol received its name. The first record of it is when the township was surveyed in 1863. Several suggestions have been made. One is that it was named after Harry Athol, the proprietor of the first hotel. There is no early record of a person of this name and there may be a confusion with Harry Arthur, who ran the Athol accommodation house in the 1860s. Another is that it was named after the home district in Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol, South Dakota
Athol is an unincorporated community in Spink County Spink County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,361. Its county seat is Redfield. The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1879 within Dakota Territory. Geography The terrain ..., South Dakota, United States. It is part of Athol Township. History Athol was originally named Myrtle City for Myrtle Taylor, the child of a first settler. The community was renamed in 1881 when the Chicago and North Western Railroad came through the area. The town was named for Athol, Massachusetts, which was named for James Murray, second Duke of Atholl, Scotland. Athol received a US Post Office on September 28, 1881. R. G. Bestor published the ''Athol Star'' newspaper for a time beginning in the 1880s. On February 23, 1903, one man was killed and thirteen people injured in a Chicago and North Western Railroad accident near town. Geography Athol lies near the south fork ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol, Nova Scotia
Athol is a very small community along Route 302 in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located between Amherst and Parrsboro. The community is named after John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl. It has no major businesses apart from a moderate sized lumber business owned and run by a number of brothers from the same family. When the lumber season is quiet it just so happens to be the season for blueberries which is big business. Athol has a very small population. The school line for Parrsboro Regional High School and River Hebert District High School is located in Athol. The Little Forks Road, and the Athol Road, two major roads leading to Springhill, Nova Scotia, start in Athol. Athol is located on the Maccan River. The nearest "town" to Athol for grocery shopping is Amherst which provides stores including A&W, Tim Hortons, Sobeys, and Walmart Canada. Athol appears as Bathol in the novelist Will R. Bird William Richard Bird (May 11, 1891 – 1984) was a Canadian wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurman, New York
Thurman is a town in the western part of Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 1,199 at the 2000 census. The town is named after John Thurman, an early landowner. The town lies entirely inside the Adirondack Park. History John Thurman was one of a group of investors who started the town's settlement in 1790 at Elm Hill. The town of Thurman was established in 1792. Originally the town was called ''Athol'' by early settlers, but when Warren County was established in 1813, much of the town was lost to the new town of Warrensburg and the remainder was still called Athol. Athol was divided in 1852 to form the town of Thurman and the town of Stony Creek. Besides the town of Thurman, the town of Johnsburg is also named after John Thurman. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.58%) is water. The Hudson River define ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
