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Benton Precinct, Massac County, Illinois
Benton may refer to: Places Canada *Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick *Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador United Kingdom *Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming * Benton, Tyne and Wear United States *Benton, Alabama * Benton, Arkansas * Benton, California * Benton, Illinois *Benton, Indiana *Benton, Iowa * Benton, Kansas * Benton, Kentucky *Benton, Louisiana *Benton, Maine * Benton, Michigan *Benton, Missouri *Benton, New Hampshire *Benton, New York *Benton, Ohio *Benton, Pennsylvania (other) *Benton, Tennessee * Benton, Wisconsin *Benton (town), Wisconsin *Benton (Middleburg, Virginia), a historic house *Benton Charter Township, Michigan *Benton Crossing, California *Benton Harbor, Michigan *Benton Hot Springs, California (ghost town) *Benton Ridge, Ohio *Fort Benton, Montana * Lake Benton, Minnesota * Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California People * Benton (surname) Other * The Benton meteorite of 1949, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodstock Parish, New Brunswick
Woodstock is a List of parishes in New Brunswick, civil parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, surrounding the town of the same name on its landward side. It comprises one town, one Indian reserve, part of one village, and parts of three Local service district (New Brunswick), local service districts, all of which except the Indian reserve are members of the Regional Service Commission#Western Valley Regional Service Commission, Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).. The Census geographic units of Canada#Census_subdivisions, Census subdivision of the same name includes all of the parish except the municipalities and Indian reserve. Origin of name The parish was named in honour of Viscount Woodstock, a junior title of the William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister of Great Britain when the United Empire Loyalist, Loyalists arrived in New Brunswi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton, New York
Benton is a town in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2010 census. The town is named after an early resident. The Town of Benton is located in the northeast part of the county. Benton is on the west side of Seneca Lake, north of Penn Yan. History Kashanquash, a village of the Seneca tribe, was located in the northeast part of Benton as late as 1779. The region became part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. The town was formed in 1803 from the Town of Jerusalem before the formation of Yates County. Originally called the "Town of Vernon," the name was changed to "Snell" to avoid confusion with another "Vernon." Finally, the name was changed to "Benton," after Levi Benton, thought to be the first settler in the town. In 1818, the town was reduced in size by the founding of the Town of Milo. A further loss of territory came about in 1851 when the Town of Torrey was created. The Angus Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex, Barden Cobbles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Benton, Minnesota
Lake Benton is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 683 at the 2010 census. Lake Benton is also the name of the approximately seven-mile-long (11 km) lake adjacent to the city of Lake Benton. The town is on the Buffalo Ridge, and is the site for the radio tower of KKCK-FM in Marshall. The area is the site of Exelon Wind's Norgaard Wind Project. History A post office called Lake Benton has been in operation since 1873. Lake Benton was platted in 1879. The city took its name from nearby Lake Benton. The county seat was located at Lake Benton from 1882 until 1902. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. U.S. Highways 14 and 75 are two of the main routes in the community. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 683 people, 338 households, and 177 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 383 housing units a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Benton, Montana
Fort Benton is a city in and the county seat of Chouteau County, Montana, United States. Established in 1846, Fort Benton is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Montana. The city's waterfront area, the most important aspect of its 19th century growth, was designated the Fort Benton Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, in 1961. The population was 1,449 at the 2020 census. History Established in 1846 by Alexander Culbertson, who worked for Auguste Chouteau and Pierre Chouteau, Jr. of St. Louis, the original fort was the last fur trading post on the Upper Missouri River, Chouteau County Courthouse, 2009 the fort became an important economic center. For 30 years, the port attracted steamboats carrying goods, merchants, gold miners and settlers, coming from New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Hannibal, Bismarck, Kansas City, etc. As the terminus for the 642-mile-long Mullan Road, completed by the United States Army in 1860, and at the head of navigation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton Ridge, Ohio
Benton Ridge is a village in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The population was 299 at the 2010 census. It is within the boundaries of the Liberty-Benton Local School district. History Benton Ridge was originally called Benton, and under the latter name was laid out in 1835 and named for Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), a U.S. Senator from Missouri. A post office called Benton Ridge has been in operation since 1837. The village was incorporated in 1875. Geography Benton Ridge is located at (41.004330, -83.792655). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 299 people, 116 households, and 77 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 119 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.7% White, 0.7% Native American, 1.7% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton Hot Springs, California
The Benton Hot Spring is a spring in Mono County, California around which grew the town of Benton (also known as Old Benton, and Hot Springs). It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Benton and north-northwest of Bishop, at an elevation of 5630 feet (1716 m). It is part of the Benton census-designated place for statistical purposes. The Benton post office opened at the place in 1886. The name honors Senator Thomas Hart Benton Thomas Hart Benton (March 14, 1782April 10, 1858), nicknamed "Old Bullion", was a United States Senator from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that ..., United States senator from Missouri. The town saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 19th century, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to Benton Station. Of the springs at the site, one was described in a 1915 book as issuing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is 46 miles southwest of Kalamazoo and 71 miles southwest of Grand Rapids. According to the 2020 census, its population was 9,103. It is the smaller, by population, of the two principal cities in the Niles–Benton Harbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, an area with 156,813 people. Benton Harbor and the city of St. Joseph are separated by the St. Joseph River and are known locally as the "Twin Cities". Fairplain and Benton Heights are unincorporated areas adjacent to Benton Harbor. History Benton Harbor was founded by Henry C. Morton, Sterne Brunson and Charles Hull, who all now have or have had schools named after them. Benton Harbor was mainly wetlands bordered by the Paw Paw River, through which a canal was built, hence the "harbor" in the city's name. In 1860, the village was laid out by Brunson, Morton, Hull and others, and given the name Brunson Harbor. Brunson, Morton, and Hull also donated l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton Crossing, California
Benton may refer to: Places Canada *Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick *Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador United Kingdom * Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming * Benton, Tyne and Wear United States *Benton, Alabama *Benton, Arkansas *Benton, California *Benton, Illinois *Benton, Indiana *Benton, Iowa *Benton, Kansas *Benton, Kentucky *Benton, Louisiana *Benton, Maine * Benton, Michigan *Benton, Missouri *Benton, New Hampshire * Benton, New York * Benton, Ohio * Benton, Pennsylvania (other) *Benton, Tennessee *Benton, Wisconsin *Benton (town), Wisconsin *Benton (Middleburg, Virginia), a historic house *Benton Charter Township, Michigan * Benton Crossing, California *Benton Harbor, Michigan * Benton Hot Springs, California (ghost town) * Benton Ridge, Ohio *Fort Benton, Montana *Lake Benton, Minnesota *Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California People * Benton (surname) Other * The Benton meteorite of 1949, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton Charter Township, Michigan
Benton Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2010 census, the township population was 14,749. Communities * Benton Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the west-center of the township, adjacent to Benton Harbor. * Fair Plain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the southwest part of the township, extending west into St. Joseph Charter Township. * Millburg is an unincorporated community and, , a census-designated place in the township at near the boundary with Bainbridge Township in Berrien County. It is situated several miles east of Benton Harbor and just east of the intersection of I-94 and I-196/ US 31. It was the site of the first settlement within the township.Benton Charter Township< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton (Middleburg, Virginia)
Benton, also known as Spring Hill, is a house in Loudoun County, Virginia, near Middleburg. The house was built by William Benton, a brickmaker and builder, around 1831. Benton had made a journey to Wales to collect an inheritance shortly after 1822 and there saw a house that he admired and wished to replicate on his own lands. He called the house "Spring Hill." Description The two-story house is a Federal style structure with five bays and a center hall. Wings of three bays flank the main block. The first floor windows have been altered from six-over-six sash windows to French windows with sills close to the floor. The main entrance features double doors with sidelights and a fanlight above, which are also twentieth century alterations. The present entry replaced a small portico. The center second floor window was probably changed at this time as well, along with the dormers on the wings. The rear elevation is closer to the original. The interior is one room deep with large r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton (town), Wisconsin
Benton is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 504 at the 2010 census, up from 469 at the 2000 census. The village of Benton is located within the town. The unincorporated communities of Jenkinsville and Strawbridge are also located in the town. Geography The town occupies the southwest corner of Lafayette County. Its southern border is the Illinois state line, and its western border is the Grant County line. The village of Benton is just east of the center of town. The city of Cuba City, primarily in Grant County, borders the town along the northern part of its western border, and the village of Hazel Green borders the town to the southwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it recorded as land. The town is drained by the Galena River, which flows just to the east but occasionally curves into the town. The Galena is a south-flowing tributary of the Mississippi River. Demographics As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton, Wisconsin
Benton is a village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 973 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Benton. History Benton was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. senator from Missouri. Up until that point, the community was known as Swindler's Ridge. The pioneer priest Father Samuel Mazzuchelli founded the village's Catholic parish, Saint Patrick's Church. Father Mazzuchelli is buried in Saint Patrick's cemetery. He was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1993, and the case for his Sainthood is still pending. Geography Benton is located at (42.570836, -90.38437). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 973 people, 398 households, and 264 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 426 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
