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Brookville (other)
Brookville may refer to any of the following: Places United States * Brookville, Illinois * Brookville, Indiana * Brookville, Kansas * Brookville, Michigan * Brookville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey * Brookville, Ocean County, New Jersey * Brookville, New York * Brookville, Ohio * Brookville, Pennsylvania * Brookville Township (other) Canada * Brookville, Nova Scotia * Brookville, Ontario Australia * the former name of Brooklyn, Tasmania Other uses * Brookville Locomotive Company, manufacturer of railroad locomotives starting in 1918 * Brookville (band), a pop-band / solo-project of Andy Chase from the band Ivy See also * Brookville High School (other) * Brooksville (other) * Brookeville, Maryland Brookeville is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, located north of Washington, D.C., and north of Olney. Brookeville was settled by Quakers late in the 18th century and was formally incorporated as a town in 1808. Historic ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville, Illinois
Brookville is an unincorporated community in Brookville Township, Ogle County, Illinois, USA. Geography Brookville is located on the western border of Brookville Township and Ogle County, just south of the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and Illinois Route 64, at an elevation of 781 feet. The city of Polo Polo is a ball game played on horseback, a traditional field sport and one of the world's oldest known team sports. The game is played by two opposing teams with the objective of scoring using a long-handled wooden mallet to hit a small hard ... is about 7 miles to the southeast. References Unincorporated communities in Illinois Unincorporated communities in Ogle County, Illinois {{OgleCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville Township (other)
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Brookville Township may refer to the following townships in the United States: * Brookville Township, Ogle County, Illinois * Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana * Brookville Township, Redwood County, Minnesota Brookville Township is one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 258 at the 2000 census. History Brookville Township was incorporated in 1873. Geography According to the United States Census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville High School (other)
Brookville High School may refer to: * Brookville High School (Ohio) * Brookville High School (Virginia) Brookville High School is a high school in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The school was founded in 1926 with the first elementary classes beginning in November. The first high school classes began in 1927 with 2 teachers, and the fir ..., Campbell County, Virginia * Brookville Area Jr./Sr. High School, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania {{School disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville (band)
Brookville was a solo project of Andy Chase from Ivy. They released three albums, all on his own label, Unfiltered Records: ''Wonderfully Nothing'' (2003), ''Life in the Shade'' (2006) and ''Broken Lights'' (2009). Brookville toured with Goldfrapp in support of ''Wonderfully Nothing'', and with Tahiti 80 Tahiti 80 are a French indie pop band from Rouen. The group was founded in 1992 by Xavier Boyer, Pedro Resende, Médéric Gontier and Sylvain Marchand. History Singer and guitarist Boyer and bassist Resende formed the pop combo as students at t ... in November 2006. In November 2012, Brookville changed their name to Camera2, releasing the "Just About Made It" single, followed by EP releases in 2013 and 2014. References External links Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Brookville Indie pop groups from New York (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville Locomotive Company
Brookville Equipment Corporation, based in Brookville, Pennsylvania, United States, manufactures railroad locomotives for industrial and light capacity switching needs. The company also builds and restores streetcars. The company used to be known as Brookville Locomotive Company. History The company began in 1918 by installing flanged railroad wheels on Ford trucks (Road–rail vehicle). The company soon began building gasoline-powered locomotives of their own following World War I. Brookville's locomotives were the first to include planetary drive axles rather than chain drives. Products In 2007, BEC unveiled its CoGeneration locomotives with up to , generated through the use of three low-emission diesel engines. The use of three clean-burning EPA Tier-3 engines offers a "Power on Demand" feature where engines come on-line as power needs are realized. This feature reduces emissions and fuel consumption. Individual water-cooled IGBT electronic switches for each traction moto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, Tasmania
Brooklyn is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Burnie Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s. , Burnie had an urban popu .... The 2016 census recorded a population of 553 for the state suburb of Brooklyn. It is a suburb of Burnie, to the south-east of the main town centre. History Brooklyn was gazetted as a locality in 1965. Brookville Post Office opened on 1 August 1953 and was renamed "Brooklyn" in 1968. It closed in 1973. Geography Alexander Creek forms much of the western boundary, and Romaine Creek most of the eastern and northern. Road infrastructure Route B18 (Mount Street) passes to the west. From there, Roslyn Avenue provides access to the locality from the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville, Ontario
Brookville is a hamlet in Milton, Ontario, Canada. History The settlement was originally called "Nassagaweya". It was located within Nassagaweya Township. In 1831, Elias Easterbrook and his wife Hannah Youart settled in Nassagaweya and built a large house. Their son, Thomas Easterbrook, became the first reeve and treasurer of the township, and the settlement of Nassagaweya was renamed "Easterbrook" in his honour. It was later renamed "Brookville", which still used part of Easterbrook's name. The Nassagiweya post office operated from 1840 to 1914, and Thomas Easterbrook was postmaster from 1844 to 1868. In 1852, Thomas Easterbrook built a store which was also used as a post office. That same year he erected a hotel and wheat storehouse, though the hotel burned shortly after being built. Around 1865, the Easterbook's stone house was used as a hotel. The early settlement also had tailor, harness shop, cooper, dentist, and veterinarian. A town hall was built in 1875, incorp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville, Nova Scotia
Brookville is a rural community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng .... References Communities in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia {{CumberlandNS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville, Pennsylvania
Brookville is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh. As of the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, the population was 3,933. Founded in 1830, it is the county seat of Jefferson County History The area was initially settled in the late 1790s upon the arrival of brothers Joseph and Andrew Barnett, as well as their brother-in-law Samuel Scott, who together established the first settlement at the confluence of the Sandy Lick and Mill Creeks in the area now known as Port Barnett, Pennsylvania, Port Barnett. The first non-Native American settler of the land within the eventual town limits was Moses Knapp, who built a log house at the confluence of North Fork Creek and Sandy Lick Creek (which form Redbank Creek (Pennsylvania), Redbank Creek) in 1801. The 105th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, also known as the Wildcat Regiment, was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville, Indiana
Brookville is a town in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,596 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of and the largest community entirely within Franklin County. History Brookville was platted in 1808 by Thomas Manwarring. The town derives its name from Brooks, the maiden name of a settler's mother. A post office has been in operation at Brookville since 1816. The Brookville Historic District, Franklin County Seminary, The Hermitage, and Whitewater Canal Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Brookville is located at (39.422328, -85.009509). It contains the confluence of the East and West forks of the Whitewater River; the East Fork forms a portion of the eastern boundary of the town. Brookville is also at the southern end of Brookville Lake, impounded in 1974 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. According to the 2010 census, Brookville has a total area of , o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville, Ohio
Brookville is a small city in northwestern Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, Dayton. The population was 5,884 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, an increase from 5,289 in 2000 United States Census, 2000. It is part of the Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Greater Dayton, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Brookville had its first pioneers around 1814. Brookville was platted in 1850, and named for a small brook near the town site. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 5,884 people, 2,508 households, and 1,626 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,684 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.6% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.4% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.1% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.9% Asian (U.S. Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville, New York
Brookville is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 3,465 at the time of the 2010 census. History The geographic Village of Brookville was formed in two stages. When the village was incorporated in 1931, it consisted of a long, narrow tract of land that was centered along Cedar Swamp Road ( Route 107). In the 1950s, the northern portion of the unincorporated area then known as Wheatley Hills was annexed and incorporated into the village, approximately doubling the village's area to its present . When the town of Oyster Bay purchased what is now Brookville from the Matinecocks in the mid-17th century, the area was known as Suco's Wigwam. Most pioneers were English, many of them Quakers. They were soon joined by Dutch settlers from western Long Island, who called the surrounding area Wolver Hollow, apparently because wolves gathered at spring-fed Shoo Brook to drink. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
