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Big Spring (other)
Big Spring may refer to: Communities *Big Spring, Montgomery County, Missouri, a census-designated place *Big Spring, Carter County, Tennessee, an unincorporated community * Big Spring, Meigs County, Tennessee, an unincorporated community * Big Spring, Wilson County, Tennessee, a ghost town *Big Spring, Texas, a city in and the county seat of Howard County ** Big Spring Independent School District, in Big Spring, Texas *Big Spring, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Big Spring School District, in Newville, Pennsylvania *Big Spring Township, Ohio * Big Spring Township, Shelby County, Illinois Other * Big Spring (Michigan), a spring also called Kitch-iti-kipi, in Palms Book State Park, Schoolcraft County, Michigan *Big Spring (Missouri), a natural spring (hydrosphere) in the Missouri Ozarks *Big Spring (Pennsylvania), a historical site in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania * Big Spring Bombers, a defunct minor league baseball team formerly located in Big Spring, Texas * Big Spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring, Montgomery County, Missouri
Big Spring is a census-designated places in Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee .... History A post office called Big Spring was established in 1830, and remained in operation until 1906. The community was named for a big spring near the original town site. Demographics References Census-designated places in Montgomery County, Missouri {{MontgomeryCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring (Pennsylvania)
The Big Spring near Luthersburg, Brady Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, was an important camp site and trail hub for the Great Shamokin Path and the Goschgoschink Path. The Great Shamokin Path connected the Susquehanna River with the Allegheny River, and extended across Pennsylvania from the native village Shamokin, on the Susquehanna River, to Kittanning, Pennsylvania, on the Allegheny River. The location of the Big Spring Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Marker, dedicated December 29, 1950, is near US Route 322, on Pennsylvania Route 410, southwest of Luthersburg. The Big Spring was accessed by travelers after ascending the steep Anderson Creek Gorge for several miles, then turning west at what is now known as Chestnut Grove, Bloom Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The Goschgoschink Path, later known as Mead's Path, begins at The Big Spring and proceeds to Thunderbird Spring (Old State Road), Sandy Valley Station, north of Reyno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring Park (other)
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Big Spring Park is the name of several parks: *Big Spring Park (Cedartown, Georgia) *Big Spring Park (Huntsville, Alabama) *Big Spring Park (Neosho, Missouri) *Big Spring State Park (Texas) * Big Spring State Forest Picnic Area Pennsylvania *Big Spring State Park (other) See also * Big Spring (other) Big Spring may refer to: Communities *Big Spring, Montgomery County, Missouri, a census-designated place *Big Spring, Carter County, Tennessee, an unincorporated community * Big Spring, Meigs County, Tennessee, an unincorporated community * Big Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Tuscumbia is a city in and the county seat of Colbert County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,423. The city is part of The Shoals metropolitan area. Tuscumbia was the hometown of Helen Keller, who lived at Ivy Green. Several sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, especially in the Tuscumbia Historic District. The city is also the site of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. History When the Michael Dixon family arrived about 1816, they were the first European Americans to settle here. It was traditional territory of the Chickasaw people. The settlers traded with Chief Tucumseh for the Tuscumbia Valley and built their home at the head of the big spring. Other settlers joined them and there developed a village known as the Big Spring Community. The men of the community requested that the state legislature incorporate them as a city.''Deshler High School Yearbook, Tiger's Roar 1996'', Volume LXVI, 175 Years Ago by J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring Vietnam Memorial
The Big Spring Vietnam Memorial is a war memorial located in Big Spring, Texas, United States, honoring American servicemen (especially those local to Big Spring) who gave their lives, became prisoners of war or went missing in action in the Vietnam War. Dedicated May 27, 1991, the black granite memorial monument measures by by ,a map of Vietnam, and a POW-MIA logo. The park surrounding the memorial also contains a UH-1 "Huey" MEDEVAC helicopter, an F-4E Phantom II fighter jet, an AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter, and a M60 Patton tank The M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially .... The Gold Star Memorial Chapel built on the site displays pictures of service men from Big Spring and Howard County that were killed in action and missing in action. It also displays pictures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring Jam
Big Spring Jam was an annual music festival taking place in Huntsville, Alabama. The Jam, which began in 1993, typically took place the fourth weekend in September. From 1993 to 2009, it was a three-day event beginning Friday and ending Sunday. The 2011 revival was a two-day event on Friday and Saturday only. It featured acts from all genres of music including local bands, emerging talent, oldies acts, and the top artists of the day. Along with the music, the Big Spring Jam also held an annual 5k race. The title of the festival was a matter of confusion for many, especially those outside northern Alabama, as the Big ''Spring'' Jam was held early each autumn. The title, however, referred to the location, Big Spring International Park in downtown Huntsville. Big Spring Jam usually featured four or more temporary stages set up throughout the park. Each stage typically featured the same genres of music throughout the weekend. One stage featured country music exclusively, another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring Creek (Pennsylvania)
Big Spring Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of Conodoguinet Creek in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. Big Spring Creek, the fifth largest spring in Pennsylvania with a median flow of 18 million US gallons/27 cfs (0.7 m³/s) a day, emerges near U.S. Route 11, approximately northeast of Shippensburg, and feeds Conodoguinet Creek near Newville. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania References External linksU.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations ''Note:'' Big Spring Creek is in the Lower Susquehanna River subbasin, but is not included above because its watershed Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring Creek (Montana)
Big Spring Creek ( ats, ʔinííθɔ́ɔwuh, lit=warm water) is a tributary of the Judith River in Fergus County, Montana near Lewistown, Montana. The creek originates from a first magnitude artesian spring approximately south of Lewistown and flows north, northwest for to its confluence with the Judith River. The spring is the one of the largest in the world flowing at approximately per minute out of the Madison-Limestone formation in the foothills of the Big Snowy Mountains. The creek flows through and under the town of Lewistown. For three blocks spanning Main Street, the creek runs underneath the town in a man-made channel that was created as the town was built over the creek. The spring provides Lewistown's water supply, which requires no treatment for use by consumers. History During the 1877 Nez Perce War, Chief Joseph's band of Nez Perce camped along Big Spring Creek on the night of September 21, 1877 while trying to escape U.S. Army forces pursuing them. The camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring Cafe
Big Spring Cafe is a diner in Huntsville, Alabama. It opened in 1922, and is the oldest restaurant in the city. It is often noted as a landmark in the city and as one of Huntsville's "signature" restaurants. When the original location opened, it served only hamburgers consisting of ground beef, onions, mustard and salt on a roll. History The original Big Spring Cafe opened in 1922 at 119 Jefferson Street. It was located in a railroad boxcar near the Big Spring Canal. It then moved to 115 Gallatin Street (where the Von Braun Center parking garage now stands), and then to Governors Drive in 1970. This location provided 16 bar stools at the counter and two long tables for customers. The family relocated the diner to a newly constructed building about one-half mile west, but still on Governors Drive in April, 2017. Troy Baucom opened the original location in downtown Huntsville in Spring 1922. The restaurant was sold to Hazel Beene in 1946 and, as business left the downtown core f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring Bombers
Big Spring, Texas was home to several minor league baseball teams between 1928 and 1955. The Hamlin Pied Pipers moved from Hamlin, Texas to Big Spring during the 1928 season and became the Big Spring Springers, who finished 6th in the West Texas League that season, 21 games out of first place under manager Armistead "Army" Magness. The team changed its name to the Big Spring Cowboys the following year and were at one point during the season managed by Nick Carter. They dissolved following the season. In 1938, the Big Spring Barons joined the West Texas–New Mexico League, before they moved to Odessa, Texas during the 1940 season and became the Odessa Oilers. They were replaced the following season by the Big Spring Bombers, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers, but that team only lasted one season. The Wichita Falls Spudders moved to town in 1942 and took on the name of the Big Spring Pirates but only lasted for part of the month of June and only played road games till the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring (Missouri)
__NOTOC__ Big Spring is one of the largest springs in the United States and the world.Vineyard and Federer, 1982, p. 12 An enormous first magnitude spring, it rises at the base of a bluff on the west side of the Current River valley in the Missouri Ozarks. Location Located about four miles downstream from Van Buren, it is within the boundaries of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, and its visitor facilities are managed by the National Park Service. It is a contributing resource to Big Spring Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. Description The average flow of of water per second from Big Spring constitutes the second largest tributary of the Current River. The spring is by far the largest spring in the Ozark Plateau region. The only two springs in the Ozark region that approach the size of Big Spring are Greer Spring and Mammoth Spring. Maximum discharge of Big Spring must be estimated because backwater from the Current Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring, Carter County, Tennessee
Big Spring is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ..., United States. Notes Unincorporated communities in Carter County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{CarterCountyTN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
