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Beggs (other)
Beggs may refer to: People * Beggs (surname) Places in the United States * Beggs, Oklahoma, a city * Fort Beggs, a frontier fort in Illinois, during the Black Hawk War of 1832 * Beggs Building, a building in Columbus, Ohio See also * Begg {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beggs (surname)
Beggs (Irish: Ó Beig) is a Gaelic surname, which originated in Scotland. It is derived from the Gaelic word beag, which means little, although some instances of the name derive from the English name 'Bigg'. As a result of migration Beggs live in Ireland, Scotland, England, United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It was first found in Inverness-shire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Spelling variants include Begg, Begge or Beg The name is rare and its bearers primarily reside in Northern Ireland. In 1890 an estimated 1340 bore the name, primarily in County Antrim and County Dublin. In the 1980s half of its bearers in Ireland were located in County Antrim and in the mid-1800s it was almost exclusively contained to the barony of Antrim Upper. People *Bobby Beggs, Irish gaelic footballer * Charles A. Beggs (1869–1939), American politician * Gail Beggs, Canadian government official * Jacqueline Beggs (born 1962), New Zealand entomologist and ecologist *Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beggs, Oklahoma
Beggs is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,321 at the 2010 census. Beggs was named for C.H. Beggs, vice president of the St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Railway. History Starting as a Frisco railroad stop in 1899, Beggs officially became a town on September 15, 1900, when its post office opened.Davidson, Ruth"Beggs,"''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed February 17, 2016. It originally was a center for hog, cattle, and horse ranches in the area. In 1918, oil was discovered just to the west, and Beggs became an oil boomtown until ''circa'' 1926. After that, corn, cotton, pecans, and stock raising became important local industries, but Beggs went into a gradual decline, going from an official population of 2,327 in 1920 to 1,531 in 1930 and 1,107 in 1970. The population has since shown some upward fluctuation, settling at 1,321 as of the 2010 census. Isparhecher House and Grave is among the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Beggs
Fort Beggs was an impromptu fort used one week in May during the 1832 Black Hawk War. Word about Indian attacks and massacres from the frontier led the residents of Plainfield, Illinois to convert the house of Rev. Stephen R. Beggs into a makeshift fort. It was located in Plainfield, Illinois on the DuPage River and a monument was erected by the Will County Centennial Committee in 1936 to mark its location. Panic at Fort Beggs Rev. Beggs' cabin was converted to a fort on a Thursday when logs from Rev. Beggs' barn and shed were used for a makeshift breastwork around the cabin and the entire structure housed 125 individuals. Rev. Beggs later explained their dire situation if attacked: We had four guns, some useless for shooting purposes. Ammunition was scarce. All of our pewter spoons, basins, and platters were soon molded by the women into bullets. As a next best means of defense, we got a good supply of axes, hoes, forks, sharp sticks, and clubs... By Sunday a group from Chic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beggs Building
Fifth Third Center is a skyscraper on Capitol Square in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1998 and has 25 floors. Miller & Reeves designed the building, which is the 17th tallest in Columbus. The skyscraper was designed in a post-modern style. The building was constructed as an addition to the Beggs Building, an Art Deco highrise built in 1928. See also *List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio File:Broad Street in Franklinton 01a.jpg, 500px, Skyline of Columbus rect 119 452 209 586 The Condominiums at North Bank Park rect 175 389 255 527 One Nationwide Plaza rect 297 409 396 561 Three Nationwide Plaza rect 405 373 485 562 William Gr ... References External links * * *TierREIT Skyscraper office buildings in Columbus, Ohio Buildings and structures in Downtown Columbus, Ohio Office buildings completed in 1998 Postmodern architecture in Ohio Bank buildings in Columbus, Ohio High Street (Columbus, Ohio) {{ColumbusOH-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |