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Caswell Heights
Caswell may refer to: Places United Kingdom *Caswell, Swansea, a village in Wales **Caswell Bay, nearby *Caswell, Northamptonshire, a lost settlement and technology park in England United States *Caswell, Maine, a town *Caswell Memorial State Park, California *Caswell County, North Carolina *Caswell, Wisconsin, a town *Caswell Air Force Station, Maine *Fort Watauga, more properly Fort Caswell, an American Revolutionary War fort in what is now Tennessee People *Caswell (surname), a list of people with the surname *Caswell J. Crebs (1912–1988), American jurist *Caswell Silver (1916–1988), American geologist and entrepreneur Other uses *, American amphibious military cargo ship *ST Caswell, ST ''Caswell'', British tugboat *Caswell Developmental Center for mentally retarded adults, in North Carolina *House Caswell, a noble family in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels See also *Caswell House (other) *Caswell Public Library (Former), Harrison, Maine, on the Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caswell, Swansea
The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanmerwallt'' or ''Llancyngur Trosgardi'') is an inland village, 6 miles (9.5 km) west-southwest of Swansea and near the beaches of Caswell Bay, Brandy Cove and Pwll Du. One of the larger villages in Gower, it has its own rugby club, South Gower Rugby Football Club, and its own primary and comprehensive schools. (Bishopston is part of Swansea's Bishopston ward.) Bishopston church, at the head of Bishopston Valley, is dedicated to Saint Teilo, who gives the village its Welsh name. The church contains a plain, massive font of Romanesque type, and its tower holds two 18th-century bells. In the churchyard are the remains of an old stone cross. Cheriton Cheriton, near the north coast, is a tourist destination where summer visitors stay whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caswell (surname)
Caswell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Edward Caswell (1884–1954), American physicist and educator * Alexis Caswell (1799–1877), American mathematician, scientist and educator *Allan Caswell (born 1952), Australian songwriter * Berengera Caswell (1828–1849), Canadian mill and factory worker * Bill Caswell, American country music singer, songwriter and musician *Brian Caswell (born 1954), Australian author * Brian Caswell (footballer) (born 1956), English footballer * Bruce Caswell (born 1949), American politician *Burr Caswell (1807–1896), American frontiersman * Eddie Caswell, Welsh rugby player in the 1920s and coach in the 1930s and 1940s *Emil George Henry Caswell (1854–?), Anglican clergyman *Gay Caswell (born 1948), Canadian writer and politician * G. N. Caswell (1818 cricketer), English cricketer *Hollis Caswell (1901–1988), American educator *John Caswell (1654 or 1655–1712), English mathematician and Oxford professor of astronom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caswell House (other)
Caswell House may refer to: *Caswell House (Troy, Michigan), National Register of Historic Places listings in Oakland County, Michigan, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Oakland County, Michigan *Daniel H. and William T. Caswell Houses, Austin, Texas, listed on the NRHP in Travis County, Texas *Caswell House (Georgetown, Texas), National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamson County, Texas, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Texas *Caswell–Taylor House, National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Tennessee, formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Tennessee {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Song Of Ice And Fire
''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who initially envisioned the series as a trilogy, has published five out of a planned seven volumes. The fifth and most recent volume of the series, ''A Dance with Dragons'', was published in 2011, six years after the publication of the preceding book, ''A Feast for Crows''. He is currently writing the sixth novel, ''The Winds of Winter''. A seventh novel, ''A Dream of Spring'', is planned. ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' takes place on the fictional continents Westeros and Essos. The point of view of each chapter in the story is a limited perspective of a range of characters growing from nine in the first novel, to 31 characters by the fifth novel. Three main stories interweave: a dynastic war among several families for control of Westeros, the risin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caswell Developmental Center
Caswell Developmental Center is a center for adults with intellectual disabilities and other developmental disabilities in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. The Center started in 1911 and is still operating today. Caswell Center Museum Exhibits at the Caswell Center Museum & Visitors Center focus on the history of the center, the quality of life of its residents, and the development of the medical care and treatment they received. References External linksCaswell Developmental Center Education in North Carolina Museums in Lenoir County, North Carolina [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ST Caswell
ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy and theology by St. Thomas Aquinas * St or St., abbreviation of "State", especially in the name of a college or university Businesses and organizations Transportation * Germania (airline) (IATA airline designator ST) * Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, abbreviated as State Transport * Sound Transit, Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Washington state, US * Springfield Terminal Railway (Vermont) (railroad reporting mark ST) * Suffolk County Transit, or Suffolk Transit, the bus system serving Suffolk County, New York Other businesses and organizations * Statstjänstemannaförbundet, or Swedish Union of Civil Servants, a trade union * The Secret Team, an alleged covert alliance between the CIA and American indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caswell Silver
Caswell Silver (June 25, 1916 – October 18, 1988) was an American geologist and entrepreneur who was President of Sundance Oil Company from 1960 to 1984. In addition to the business of oil and gas exploration, he was active in the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and published original research on petroleum geology. He endowed the Caswell Silver Foundation at the University of New Mexico. Early life and education Silver was born in New York City and grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut as the next to youngest of four brothers and a sister. After first enrolling at the University of Connecticut in 1934, for reasons of health he headed west and ultimately enrolled at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1940 with a major in geology and mathematics. He went to work for the US Geological Service, mapping silver mining districts in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. He subsequently served as an assistant topographi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caswell J
Caswell may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Caswell, Swansea, a village in Wales ** Caswell Bay, nearby *Caswell, Northamptonshire, a lost settlement and technology park in England United States *Caswell, Maine, a town *Caswell Memorial State Park, California * Caswell County, North Carolina * Caswell, Wisconsin, a town * Caswell Air Force Station, Maine *Fort Watauga, more properly Fort Caswell, an American Revolutionary War fort in what is now Tennessee People *Caswell (surname), a list of people with the surname *Caswell J. Crebs (1912–1988), American jurist *Caswell Silver (1916–1988), American geologist and entrepreneur Other uses *, American amphibious military cargo ship * ST ''Caswell'', British tugboat *Caswell Developmental Center for mentally retarded adults, in North Carolina *House Caswell, a noble family in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels See also *Caswell House (other) *Caswell Public Library (Former) The Former Caswell Public Library is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Watauga
Fort Watauga, more properly Fort Caswell, was an American Revolutionary War fort that once stood at the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River in what is now Elizabethton, Tennessee. The fort was originally built in 1775–1776 by the area's frontier government, the Watauga Association, to help defend Watauga settlers from Native American (primarily Cherokee) attacks, which were in part instigated by the British. Fort Watauga was originally named Fort Caswell after North Carolina Governor Richard Caswell.Benjamin NanceFort Watauga ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', 2002. Retrieved: 18 June 2009. In the 1970s, as part of the nation's bicentennial celebrations, the state of Tennessee authorized a reconstruction of Fort Watauga. Archaeologists conducted excavations in the Sycamore Shoals area and uncovered several trenches believed to have been part of the fort's walls. The fort was then rebuilt based on information gained about the fort's design from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caswell Bay
Caswell Bay or Welsh Bae Cas-wellt (meaning straw fortress), is a beach on the south east of the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales. It is a sandy beach popular with families, holiday makers and surfers, and it regularly achieves Blue Flag status. Facilities and access There is good access to Caswell Bay by car and public transport by First Cymru from Swansea Bus Station. There is a large pay and display car park and buses go to the nearby village of Oystermouth and the Mumbles. To the east is a well maintained coastal path leading to the neighbouring Langland Bay. To the west is a more rural path leading to Brandy Cove and Pwlldu Bay. Caswell Bay has a cafe, which is open all year round, and a beach shop. The Surfside Cafe suffered severe storm damage in January and February 2014, but reopened in the spring following repair and refurbishment. There are also public toilets and outdoor public showers. Swansea City Council operate a Lifeguard service 7 days a week from early May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caswell Air Force Station
Caswell Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north of Limestone, Maine. It was closed in 1980. History Caswell was one of twenty-eight stations built as part of the second segment of the permanent Air Defense Command network. Prompted by the start of the Korean War, on July 11, 1950, the Secretary of the Air Force asked the Secretary of Defense for approval to expedite construction of the second segment of the permanent network. Receiving the Defense Secretary's approval on July 21, the Air Force directed the Corps of Engineers to proceed with construction. Because of difficulties with new production radar equipment, the site initially consisted of a pair of AN/FPS-10 radars from a closing Lashup site at Limestone AFB, Maine (L-50) to expedite operational status. During 1951 the 766th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was moved from the temporary site at Limestone AFB to Caswell and assumed coverage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caswell, Wisconsin
Caswell is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 91 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Cavour and Laona Junction are located within the town. The ghost town of Bagdad was located in the town. History The Town of Caswell was created from land in the Town of Cavour by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature in 1901. The remainder of the Town of Cavour, which ceased to exist at that point, went to create the Town of Wabeno. The town was probably named for Lucien B. Caswell, who served in the Wisconsin Assembly as well as eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.35%, is water. The Peshtigo River runs through the town. U.S. Route 8, Wisconsin Highway 139, and Forest County Roads G and O are the highway routes that run through the town. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 102 people, 41 hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
