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Americus District
Americus may refer to: Places in the United States * Americus, Georgia, a city with a population of around 17,000 * Americus, Indiana, a small town in Washington Township * Americus, Kansas, a city with a population of around 900 * Americus, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Americus Township, Lyon County, Kansas People * Americus Backers (died 1778), described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style * Americus Vespucius Rice (1835–1904), American politician, banker, and businessman * Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512) Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer whose first name was ''Americus'' in Latin * Saint Emeric of Hungary (died 1031), also known as ''Saint Americus'' or ''Emeric'', a Hungarian prince * Americus Symmes (1811–1896), son of John Cleves Symmes Jr. Other uses * Americus (baseball team), a minor league club that represented the city of Americus, Georgia * Americus Hotel, historic building in Allentown, Pennsylvania * Americus, Preston an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americus, Georgia
Americus is the county seat of Sumter County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,230. It is the principal city of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Schley and Sumter counties and had a combined population of 36,966 at the 2000 census. Americus is the home of Habitat for Humanity's international headquarters, Georgia Southwestern State University, the Windsor Hotel, The Fuller Center for Housing's international headquarters, The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, Cafe Campesino, and many other organizations. The city is notable for its rich history, including a large business and residential historic district, and its close proximity to Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Andersonville National Historic Site, and Koinonia Farm. Geography Americus is located at (32.075221, -84.226602). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americus, Indiana
Americus is a small census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office was established at Americus in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. Geography Americus is located at 40°31'34" North, 86°45'29" West (40.526111, -86.758056) at an elevation of 558 feet, on the southern bank of the Wabash River The Wabash River ( French: Ouabache) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 river that drains most of the state of Indiana in the United States. It flows fro ... in Washington Township. Demographics References Census-designated places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana Census-designated places in Indiana Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana {{TippecanoeCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americus, Kansas
Americus is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 776. It is located northwest of the city of Emporia. Americus is often a waypoint in some Unbound Gravel bike races. History Americus was laid out in the fall of 1857. It was named for Amerigo Vespucci. Americus was a station and shipping point on the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad. Geography Americus is located at (38.506448, -96.259598). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Demographics Americus is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 894 people, 354 households, and 251 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 386 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.2% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americus, Missouri
Americus is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called Americus was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1959. The community was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an explorer and cartographer. Notable people Lester Reiff, a racing jockey, was born at Americus in 1877. John Reiff John "Knickerbocker" Reiff (1885–1974) was an American flat racing jockey, whose greatest successes came in Great Britain where he won three Classics. Reiff came to England with his older brother Lester to ride for the American trainer Eno ..., a racing jockey and younger brother of Lester Reiff, was born at Americus in 1885. He was inducted into the US Racing Hall of Fame in 1956. References Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{MontgomeryCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americus Township, Lyon County, Kansas
Americus Township is a township in Lyon County, Kansas, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... History Americus Township was founded in 1857. References Townships in Lyon County, Kansas Townships in Kansas 1857 establishments in Kansas Territory {{LyonCountyKS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americus Backers
Americus Backers (died 1778), sometimes described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style, brought the hammer striking action for keyboard instruments from his master Gottfried Silbermann's workshop in Freiburg to England in the mid-18th century. Unlike the eleven other ex-apprentices of Silbermann who followed him to England and built square pianos with his action, Backers developed Silbermann's action (copied from Cristofori) into a reliable, powerful and responsive form that he built into a grand harpsichord case and added two tonal effects – una corda and damper lift – activated by pedals built into the dedicated trestle stand, again his original innovation. This new instrument altered the landscape of English music, causing composers and musicians to consign the plucked string harpsichord and its music to history. It is upon Americus's design that the modern grand pianoforte we know today is based. Life Contemporary and later sources agree that Americus was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americus Vespucius Rice
Americus Vespucius Rice (November 18, 1835 – April 4, 1904) was a nineteenth-century politician, banker, and businessman from Ohio. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was appointed brigadier general at the end of the war, on May 31, 1865. From 1875 to 1879, he served two consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early life Rice was born in Perrysville, Ohio, on November 18, 1835, to Clark Hammond Rice and Catherine (Mowers) Rice. He pursued in classical studies, attended Antioch College, graduated from Union College and studied law. Civil War At the outbreak of the Civil War, Rice was commissioned as a captain in the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment on April 27, 1861, and served until his regiment was mustered out of service on August 12 of the same year. Rice was commissioned as a captain in the 57th Ohio Infantry on September 2, 1861. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on February 8, 1862, and became the regime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Emeric Of Hungary
Emeric ( hu, Szent Imre herceg), also ''Emericus,'' ''Emerick, Emery, Emory'', and venerated as Saint Emeric (c. 1007 – 2 September 1031) was the son of King Stephen I of Hungary and Giselle of Bavaria. Life Family Emeric is assumedSauser, E., ''Biographisch-bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon'' (German, title transl. "Biographical-bibliographical encyclopaedia of the Roman Catholic church") Vol. XXI, pub. Bautz, 2003, to be the second son of Stephen I. Named after his maternal uncle Henry II, he was the only one of Stephen's sons who reached adulthood. Education Emeric was educated in a strict and ascetic spirit by the Benedictine monk from Venice, Gerard, from the age of 15 to 23. He was intended to be the next monarch of Hungary, and his father wrote his '' Admonitions'' to prepare him for this task. His father tried to make Emeric co-heir still in his lifetime. He married in the year 1022. The identity of his wife is disputed. Some say it was Irene Monomachina, a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cleves Symmes Jr
Captain John Cleves Symmes Jr. (November 5, 1780 – May 28, 1829) was an American Army officer, trader, and lecturer. Symmes is best known for his 1818 variant of the Hollow Earth theory, which introduced the concept of openings to the inner world at the poles. Early life John Cleves Symmes Jr. was born in Sussex County, New Jersey, son of Thomas and Mercy (''née'' Harker) Symmes. He was named for his uncle John Cleves Symmes, a delegate to the Continental Congress, a Colonel in the Revolutionary War, Chief Justice of New Jersey, father-in-law of US President William Henry Harrison and pioneer in the settlement and development of the Northwest Territory. Though Justice Symmes had no male children, the younger John Cleves Symmes was often referred to by his later military rank, or with the suffix of "Jr.", so as to distinguish him from his uncle. Symmes "received a good common English education" and on March 26, 1802, at the age of twenty-two, obtained a commission as an E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americus (baseball Team)
There have been eight Minor leagues teams that have represented the city of Americus, Georgia. Since classification of the minors began, seven of them have been labeled as class D loops and one played in an independent league. History Americus Pallbearers The Americus Pallbearers became a founding member of the original Georgia State League in 1906. The Pallbearers finished dead-last in the six-team league, with a record of 13–32, a full 22 games behind the first place Waycross Machinists. The league folded at the end of the season, and Americus was without a professional team in 1907. Americus Muckalees The Americus Muckalees were members of the Empire State League in 1913 and continued playing from 1914 to 1915 when the six-team circuit was renamed the Georgia State League. In 1913, the Muckalees ended in fourth place with a 45–54 record, games behind first place Valdosta Millionaires. Then, in 1914 the Americus team became the first champion team in Georgia State Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americus Hotel
The Americus Hotel is an historic hotel, which is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1926 and 1927, and is a thirteen-story yellow brick building. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The hotel reopened in 2021, and is a member of Historic Hotels of America. Overview The Americus is a classic 1920s Jazz Age hotel built by a group of Allentown businessmen who wanted to erect a first-class hotel in the city's central business district. Designed to be a public facility available to customers of diverse economic backgrounds, rather than a palatial private "pleasure dome" of nineteenth-century robber barons, its owners planned to provide the best that world-class service and up-to-date technology could offer to its patrons.Allentown, 1762–1987, a 225 Year history, Volume II, 1921–1987, Lehigh County Historical Society, 1987. History The site of the Americus Hotel had been used as a hotel since 1810, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
