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Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum (Cleburne, Texas)
Chisholm, Chisholme or Chisolm may refer to: Places Australia * Chisholm, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra * Chisholm, New South Wales, a suburb of Maitland, New South Wales * Division of Chisholm, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria Canada * Chisholm, Alberta * Chisholm, Ontario United States * Chisholm, Maine * Chisholm, Minnesota * Chisholm, Texas * Chisholm Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Chisholm Spring, Oklahoma * Chisholm Trail, Texas Saudi Arabia * (27°56'45.5"N 34°30'10.2"E), a cape of Tiran Island Schools * Caroline Chisholm School – Senior Campus, formerly Caroline Chisholm High School, in Australia * Chisholm Institute, a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Institute located throughout Victoria, Australia People * Chisholm (surname), includes Chisholme, Chisolm and Chisum * Clan Chisholm, a Scottish clan Other uses * ''Chisholm v. Georgia ''Chisholm v. Georgia'', 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 419 (1793), i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisholm, Australian Capital Territory
Chisholm ( ) is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong (district), Tuggeranong, named after Caroline Chisholm. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975, and streets are named after notable women. It is nearby suburbs of Gilmore, Australian Capital Territory, Gilmore, Fadden, Australian Capital Territory, Fadden, and Richardson, Australian Capital Territory, Richardson. It is bounded by Isabella Drive, and the Monaro Highway. Chisholm and Gilmore are separated by Simpsons Hill, which provides some wilderness with walking tracks over it, popular for walking dogs. Demographics At the , Chisholm had a population of 5,268 people. The median age of people in Chisholm was 37 years, compared to a median age of 35 for Canberra. The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Chisholm in 2021 was $1,088, compared to the ACT median of $1,203, while the median weekly household income was $2,292. In 2021, the median monthly housing loan repayment in Chis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisholm Trail
The Chisholm Trail ( ) was a stock trail and wagon route used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in southern Texas, across the Red River into Indian Territory, and northward to rail stops in Kansas. The trail consisted of a pathway established by Black Beaver in 1861 and a wagon road established by Jesse Chisholm around 1864. "The Chisholm Wagon Road went from Chisholm's trading post on the south Canadian River (north of Fort Arbuckle) to the Cimarron River crossing, to the Arkansas River at the future site of Wichita where Chisholm had another trading post and on north to Abilene," according to the Kraisingers. By 1869, the entire trail from Texas to Kansas became known as the Chisholm Trail. Overview Texas ranchers using the Chisholm Trail had their cowboys start cattle drives from either the Rio Grande area or San Antonio. They joined the Chisholm Trail at the Red River, at the border between Texas and the Oklahoma Territory. They contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Clan Chisholm (1937)
SS ''Clan Chisholm'' was a British cargo steamship. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Second World War while carrying cargo from India to Scotland. Building ''Clan Chisholm'' was one of the Clan Line's s, built by the Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd, Greenock and launched on 5 August 1937. She was registered in Glasgow. ''Chisholm'' had a pair of three-cylinder steam triple expansion engines and a pair of low pressure steam turbines, all built by J.G. Kincaid & Co of Greenock. Each turbine was powered by exhaust steam from the low-pressure cylinder of one of the piston engines. The combined power output of this plant was rated at 1,043 NHP. She was propelled by twin screws, each driven by one triple-expansion engine and one turbine. Final voyage and sinking On 3 September 1939, the day that the UK declared war on Germany, ''Chisholm'' was crossing the Bay of Bengal from Chittagong in Bengal to Madras in India, where she arrived on 5 September. On 9 September she sail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisholm V
Chisholm, Chisholme or Chisolm may refer to: Places Australia * Chisholm, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra * Chisholm, New South Wales, a suburb of Maitland, New South Wales * Division of Chisholm, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria Canada * Chisholm, Alberta * Chisholm, Ontario United States * Chisholm, Maine * Chisholm, Minnesota * Chisholm, Texas * Chisholm Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Chisholm Spring, Oklahoma * Chisholm Trail, Texas Saudi Arabia * (27°56'45.5"N 34°30'10.2"E), a cape of Tiran Island Schools * Caroline Chisholm School – Senior Campus, formerly Caroline Chisholm High School, in Australia * Chisholm Institute, a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Institute located throughout Victoria, Australia People * Chisholm (surname), includes Chisholme, Chisolm and Chisum * Clan Chisholm, a Scottish clan Other uses * ''Chisholm v. Georgia'', a 1793 case heard by the United States Supreme Court * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Chisholm
Clan Chisholm ( ; , ) is a Highland Scottish clan. History Origins According to Alexander Mackenzie (historian), Alexander Mackenzie, the Clan Chisholm is of Normans, Norman and Anglo-Saxons, Saxon origin. Tradition stating that the Chisholms were a Norman family who arrived in England after the conquest of 1066., the original surname being De Chese to which the Saxon term "Holme" was added. According to the ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia'' the Chisholm name was known in the Scottish Borders since the reign of Alexander III of Scotland, Alexander III. In early records the name is written as "de Cheseholme", eventually later becoming ''Chisholm (surname), Chisholm''. In Scotland the earliest recorded person of the family is on the Ragman Rolls as "Richard de Chisholm del Counte de Rokesburgh", referring to the Clan Chisholm's seat in Roxburghshire. One of the earliest recorded members of the family was John de Chesehelme, who in 1254 was mentioned in a bull of Pope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisholm (surname)
Chisholm ( ) is a Scottish surname. Although derived from a place near Hawick in southern Scotland, it later became established in the Highlands, where it was Gaelicised as ''Siosal''. Notable people with the surname or its variants include: Chisholm In Australia * Alan Rowland Chisholm (1888–1981), professor of French, critic and memorialist * Alexander Hugh Chisholm (1890–1977), journalist, newspaper editor, author and ornithologist * Alice Chisholm (1856–1954), Australian woman who provided canteen services for soldiers in Egypt and Palestine during World War I * Anthony Chisholm (politician) (born 1978), Australian politician * Caroline Chisholm (1808–1877) Renowned 19th century social worker in Australia * Dane Chisholm (born 1990), Australian rugby league footballer * Eric Chisholm (1892–1946), Australian rules footballer * Geoff Chisholm (1929–2006), Australian politician * Keith Chisholm (1918–1991), distinguished Australian fighter pilot * Les Chis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisholm Institute
Chisholm Institute is a government-owned Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Institute located in south-east Melbourne Australia. It provides adult education in several areas including the arts, hospitality, information technology, trades and business. Chisholm offers over 250 certificate, diploma, advanced diploma, bachelor and graduate certificate courses. The Institute takes its name from Caroline Chisholm. Its name was also inspired by the Chisholm Institute of Technology, a tertiary institution that operated in southeast Melbourne from 1982 to 1990 before becoming part of Monash University. Chisholm Institute has campuses in Dandenong, Springvale, Berwick, Frankston, Wonthaggi, Cranbourne, and Mornington Peninsula Campus along with central Melbourne. Berwick Technical Education Centre (TEC) was established at the Berwick campus with the new building completed in 2009. A new trade careers centre worth $26 million associated with the TEC was announced in the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Chisholm School – Senior Campus
The newly amalgamated senior campus of Caroline Chisholm School (previously Caroline Chisholm High School), is an Australian public high school in the Chisholm suburb of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) catering to years 7 to 10. The school is known mainly for its strong academic reputation, and extensive dramatic arts program. The school is often among the highest regarded secondary schools in the Australian Capital Territory for academia, dramatic arts, and sports. It has received international media coverage regarding its renowned list of alumni. It is one of the many new 'super schools' operated by the ACT Department of Education and Training. History The school is named after Australian pioneer Caroline Chisholm. The senior campus opened in 1985 under the name "Caroline Chisholm High School", and was awarded the 1986 Royal Australian Institute of Architects The Australian Institute of Architects, officially the Royal Australian Institute of Architects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiran Island
Tiran ( ''Jezîret Tīrān'', ''Jazīrat Tīrān''), and ''Yotvat Island'', was part of Egypt before but is now administered by Saudi Arabia after the approval of the Parliament of Egypt and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Geography The island is located at the entrance of the Straits of Tiran, which connect the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It has an area of about and was part of the Ras Muhammad National Park. The Straits of Tiran are Israel's only access from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Red Sea, and Egypt's blockade of them on 22 May 1967 was the casus belli for Israel starting the Six-Day War. Tiran Island is of strategic significance in the area, as it forms the narrowest section of the Straits of Tiran, which is an important sea passage to the major ports of Aqaba in Jordan and Eilat in Israel. Israel briefly took over Tiran Island during the Suez Crisis and again from 1967 to 1982 following the Six-Day War. The island is inhabited only by military personnel from Egy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisholm Spring, Oklahoma
Chisholm Spring was a small trading post in Oklahoma Territory, two miles east of present-day Asher, Oklahoma. The post was established by frontier cattleman Jesse Chisholm (for whom the famous Chisholm Trail The Chisholm Trail ( ) was a stock trail and wagon route used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in southern Texas, across the Red River into Indian Territory, and northward to rail stops in Kansas. The trail cons ... was named ) in 1847. The settlement attracted many plains Indians, but efforts to create a town were aborted when Chisholm moved to Kansas in 1862. See also * List of ghost towns in Oklahoma References Buildings and structures in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma 1847 establishments in Indian Territory {{US-ghost-town-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisholm, New South Wales
Chisholm is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is north-northwest from Newcastle, and south-east from Maitland. The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua The Wonnarua people, otherwise written Wanarruwa, are a group of Aboriginal Australian people united by strong ties of kinship, and who survived in family groups or clans scattered along the inland area of what is now known as the Upper Hunter ... people. As at the 2016 Census, Chisholm had a population of almost 1,500. On 6 October 2011 it was announced that an additional 5,000 housing lots were to be released which estimated accommodation for an additional 15,000 residents. History Population In the 2016 Census, there were 1,461 people in Chisholm. 88.0% were born in Australia and 92.6% spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 32.2%, Anglican 24.3% and No Religion 22.2%. Geography Chisholm is located on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisholm Creek (Kansas)
Chisholm Creek is a stream in Sedgwick County, Kansas, in the United States. Chisholm Creek was named for Jesse Chisholm, a pioneer who settled on the creek in the 1860s. See also *List of rivers of Kansas This is a list of rivers in Kansas (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Mississippi River Basin Arkansas River Basin *Arkansas River **Neo ... References Rivers of Sedgwick County, Kansas Rivers of Kansas {{Kansas-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
