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Carson may refer to: People *Carson (surname), people with the surname *Carson (given name), people with the given name Places ;In the United States *Carson, California, a city *Carson Township, Fayette County, Illinois *Carson, Iowa, a city * Carson, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *Carson City, Michigan *Carson Township, Minnesota *Carson, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Carson, Missouri, a ghost town *Carson City, Nevada *Carson, New Mexico, an unincorporated community *Carson, North Dakota, a city *Carson, Oregon, an unincorporated community *Carson County, Texas *Carson, Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carson, Washington, an unincorporated community *Carson, Wisconsin, a town *Fort Carson, Colorado, a United States Army post *Carson Beach, South Boston, Massachusetts, a public beach *Carson Desert, Nevada *Carson National Forest, New Mexico *Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) *Carson Pass, through the Sierra Nevada in California *Carson Range, a mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Desert
The Carson Desert is a desert in the Lahontan Basin and the desert valley of Churchill County, Nevada (U.S.), which receives an average annual precipitation. The desert is the low valley area (including the Carson Sink in the north of the valley) between the adjacent mountain ranges, while the larger watershed includes the interior slopes of the demarcating ranges.Churhill County watersheds/ref> The desert was inundated by Lake Lahontan during the Pleistocene, and the watershed became part of Nevada's Conservation Security Program The Conservation Security Program (CSP) was a voluntary conservation program in the United States that supported stewardship of private agricultural lands by providing payments and technical assistance for maintaining and enhancing natural resou ... in 2005. References Great Basin deserts Watersheds of the United States Valleys of Nevada Landforms of Churchill County, Nevada {{ChurchillCountyNV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson (surname)
Carson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. Notable people with the surname A *Adam Carson (born 1975), American drummer *Adam Carson (footballer) (??–1935), Scottish footballer *Aglionby Ross Carson (1780–1850), Scottish educationalist *Al Carson (1882–1962), American baseball player *Alex Carson (1923–1981), Canadian football player *Alexander Carson (other), multiple people *Alfred Carson (1859–1944), Australian journalist *Alyssa Carson (born 2001), American astronaut *André Carson (born 1974), American politician *Anne Carson (born 1950), Canadian poet *Ann Elizabeth Carson (born 1929), Canadian poet *Annette Carson (born 1940), English author *Anthony Carson (other), multiple people *April Carson, American epidemiologist *Arthur Carson (1895–1985), American missionary B *Ben Carson (born 1951), American neurosurgeon and politician *Big Al Carson (1953–2020), American singer *Bill Carson (other), multiple people *Brad Carson ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson, Wisconsin
Carson is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,299 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Mill Creek Community and Rocky Run are located in the town. The town was most likely named for Samuel Carson, who immigrated from Ireland around 1872. Culture The town is referenced in the Miracle Fortress song "Next Train." Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 55.0 square miles (142.4 km2), of which, 53.9 square miles (139.6 km2) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) of it (2.00%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,299 people, 475 households, and 363 families residing in the town. The population density was 24.1 people per square mile (9.3/km2). There were 499 housing units at an average density of 9.3 per square mile (3.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.69% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.23% from other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavilion Mountain
Pavilion Mountain is the highest summit of the southern Marble Range in the South Cariboo region of southwestern British Columbia. "Mount Carson", a subsidiary peak, was misapplied to the whole mountain 1957–1965, before the well-established local name was restored. Pavilion Creek is to the south. Pavilion Lake and Marble Canyon are to the southeast. First Nations First Nations came far from various directions to the mountain, where gradual slopes provided easy access. One such travel corridor was through the Marble Canyon. Hunting, especially of deer, was popular. At the higher elevations, visitors gathered plants for food. The indigenous people later also obtained employment at the ranches that were established. Name origins The Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation resides to the southwest at Pavilion, the name source. Robert Carson was a well-known pioneer rancher on the mountain. "Mount Carson" (elevation: ; prominence: ) is southeast of the main peak. Trails and roads The Fraser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson River (Western Australia)
The Carson River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise at the base of the Foster Range near the southwestern edge of the Drysdale River National Park. The river flows in a northerly direction along the Carson Escarpment and discharges into the King Edward River near Aragoon, about south of Kalumburu. The river has four tributaries, including Morgan River, Swida Creek and Pronga-Marie Creek. The river was named in 1886 by the explorer Charles Burrowes while surveying the area for the Victoria Squatting Company. He named it after the chairman of the company, David Carson. The river contains several permanent pools where examples of Indigenous Australian art, known as the Gwion Gwion rock paintings, can be found along the cliff faces. The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Wilawila The Wilawila are an indigenous Australian tribe of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Name Norman Tindale ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Lake (other)
Carson Lake may refer to one of several lakes: In Canada: *Carson Lake in Manitoba in Riding Mountain National Park, NTS map sheet 62J12 *One of two lakes of that name in York County, New Brunswick, one on NTS map sheet 21J15, the other on NTS map sheet 21J10 *Carson Lake (Ontario), one of six lakes of that name in Ontario *One of two lakes of that name in Saskatchewan, one on NTS map sheet 064L11, the other on NTS map sheet 63L09 In the United States: *Carson Lake in Garfield County, Nebraska *Carson Lake (now Carson Sink), Churchill County, Nevada *Carson Lake Clark County, South Dakota *Carson Lake Madison County, Texas *Carson Lake Mason County, Washington *Carson Lake Fremont County, Wyoming *Carson Lakes Sweetwater County, Wyoming *There is also a Scout Carson Lake in Alpine County, California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Valley, Pennsylvania
Carson Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in western Blair County, in the east part of Allegheny Township. It is named for the valley in which it sits, drained to the east by Spencer Run coming down from the Allegheny Front. Carson Valley Road leads east to Pennsylvania Route 764 at Cross Keys and west up the valley to the foot of the Allegheny Front escarpment. U.S. Route 22, a four-lane freeway, runs south and west of Carson Valley, with the closest access to the east from PA 764. Altoona is north of the CDP, and Hollidaysburg Hollidaysburg is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Blair County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located on the Juniata River, south of Altoona, Pennsylvania, Altoona and is part of ... is to the southeast. Cresson is to the west via R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Sink
Carson Sink is a playa in the northeastern portion of the Carson Desert in present-day Nevada, United States of America, that was formerly the terminus of the Carson River. Today the sink is fed by drainage canals of the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. The southeastern fringe of the sink, where the canals enter, is a wetland of the Central Basin and Range ecoregion. This is mostly included within the Fallon National Wildlife Refuge and the Stillwater Wildlife Management Area. This area serves as an important stopover for migrating waterfowl. The Sehoo Formation is south of the Carson Sink. Carson Sink and Lone Rock working areas The Carson Sink and Lone Rock working areas are the northwest portion of both the Carson Sink and the US Naval Fallon Range Training Complex. The Lone Rock working area includes the Bravo-20 range, which has numerous targets for combat aircraft training. Lone Rock is in the middle of a Bravo-20 live bombing area. It is a solitary pinnacle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson River
The Carson River is a northwestern List of Nevada rivers, Nevada river that empties into the Carson Sink, an endorheic basin. The main stem of the river is long although the addition of the East Fork makes the total length , traversing five counties: Alpine County, California, Alpine County in California and Douglas County, Nevada, Douglas, Storey County, Nevada, Storey, Lyon County, Nevada, Lyon, and Churchill County, Nevada, Churchill Counties in Nevada, as well as the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, Nevada. The river is named for Kit Carson, who guided John C. Frémont's expedition westward up the Carson Valley and across Carson Pass in winter, 1844. The river made the National Priorities List (NPL) on October 30, 1990 as the Carson River Mercury Superfund site (CRMS) due to investigations that showed trace amounts of Mercury (element), mercury in the wildlife and watershed sediments. History Archaeological findings place the eastern border for the prehistoric Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Range
The Carson Range is a spur of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California and western Nevada that starts at Carson Pass and stretches north to the Truckee River near Verdi, Nevada. Geography The mountain range is about 50 miles (80 km) long and 5–10 miles (8–16 km) wide, with 3/4 of the range lying within the state of Nevada. The Carson Range, along with its parent the Sierra Nevada, together cast a rain shadow over the Greater Reno Area and Carson City. Unlike the main crest of the Sierra Nevada to the west of Lake Tahoe, the Carson Range loses its snow much earlier (April), and gains it much later (December). In fact, it receives about half the snowfall as mountains west of the lake. Meltwater from the range feeds into the Truckee River and West Fork Carson River, as well as Lake Tahoe and Marlette Lake. ;Principal Mountains Transportation The western slopes of the range form the eastern shoreline of Lake Tahoe, along which US 50 and NV 28 form a partial ring r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Pass
Carson Pass is a mountain pass on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, in the Eldorado National Forest and Alpine County, eastern California. The pass is traversed by California State Route 88. It lies on the Great Basin Divide, with the West Fork Carson River on the east and the South Fork American River on the west. The historic pass was a point on the Carson Trail during the California Gold Rush and was used for American Civil War shipping to California until the completion of the First transcontinental railroad. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses the Carson Pass summit, which has California Historical Landmark #315 at CA 88 postmile 6.09 where Kit Carson carved his name into a tree. History The 1844 Frémont Expedition turned south from northern Nevada. When encamped at Nevada's Carson Valley on January 31, 1844, guide Kit Carson suggested the expedition detour west during the winter conditions to Sutter's Fort in California for supplies. Local Washoe Indians told them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
Carson Park is a historic park located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is located on a peninsula created on an oxbow lake, Half Moon Lake, which was part of the former course of the Chippewa River. The park contains baseball, football, and softball venues, as well as the Chippewa Valley Museum. History The land that became Carson Park was donated in 1914 to the city of Eau Claire by heirs to lumber baron William Carson, and named in his honor. The park was opened the following year. Construction of a sports complex, including a baseball stadium, football stadium and tennis courts, began in 1935 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. The first game in the football stadium was played in 1936, and the first game in the baseball stadium was played in 1937. The baseball stadium was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Baseball stadium The Carson Park baseball stadium hosts the Memorial (Old Abes), North (Huskies), Regis (Ramblers) and Immanuel Lut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
