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Abilene Christian University College Of Arts And Sciences
Abilene may refer to: Places United States * Abilene, Kansas * Abilene, Texas * Abilene, Texas metropolitan area * Abilene, Virginia * Abilene State Park, near Abilene, Texas * Abilene Trail, from Texas to Abilene, Kansas, used in the 19th century Elsewhere * Abilene (biblical), a plain in Syria on the eastern slope of Anti-Lebanon mountain range * Abilene, Alberta, Canada Films * ''Abilene Town'', a 1946 western film starring Randolph Scott * ''Gunfighters of Abilene'', a 1960 film starring Buster Crabbe * ''Gunfight in Abilene'', a 1967 western film starring Bobby Darin and Leslie Nielsen * Abilene (film), ''Abilene'' (film), a 1999 drama film starring Ernest Borgnine Military * Operation Abilene (1966), a joint US-Australian military operation in 1966 during the Vietnam War * Operation Abilene (2003), a US military operation in Al Anbar province in 2003 during the Iraq War * USS Abilene (PF-58), USS ''Abilene'' (PF-58), a 1943 Tacoma-class US navy frigate named after Abilen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abilene, Kansas
Abilene (pronounced ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,460. It is home of The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum and the Greyhound Hall of Fame. History 19th century In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1857, Dickinson County was founded and Abilene began as a stage coach stop, established by Timothy Hersey and named Mud Creek. It wasn't until 1860 that it was named Abilene, from a passage in the Bible (Luke 3:1), meaning "grassy plains". In 1867, the Kansas Pacific Railway (Union Pacific) pushed westward through Abilene. In the same year, Joseph G. McCoy purchased 250 acres of land north and east of Abilene, on which he built a hotel, the Drover's Cottage, stockyards equipped for 2,000 heads o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
