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Colfax (steamboat)
Colfax may refer to: People * Ellen Maria Colfax (1836–1911), second wife of Schuyler Colfax * Evelyn Clark Colfax (1823–1863), first wife of Schuyler Colfax * Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), politician and 17th vice president of the United States * Schuyler Colfax III (1870–1925), American politician, 11th mayor of South Bend, Illinois, and son of the Schuyler Colfax * William Colfax (1756–1838), American Revolutionary War officer Places * Colfax, Saskatchewan, Canada, an unincorporated community United States * Colfax, California, a city * Colfax, Colorado, a ghost town * Colfax, Illinois, a village * Colfax, Indiana, a town * Colfax, Iowa, a city * Colfax, Louisiana, a town * Colfax, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Colfax, North Dakota, a city * Colfax, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Colfax, Texas, an unincorporated populated place * Colfax, Washington, a city * Colfax, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Colfax, Wisconsin, a villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Maria Colfax
Ellen Maria Wade Colfax (July 26, 1836 – March 4, 1911) was the second wife of Schuyler Colfax, who became the first House speaker to be elected vice president when he ran on a ticket headed by Ulysses S. Grant in 1868. She was born in Andover, Ohio in 1836. Biography On November 18, 1868, just two weeks after the election, Ellen Maria Wade married the man who had defeated her uncle, Senator Benjamin Franklin Wade of Ohio, in the race for the Republican vice presidential nomination. They had one son, Schuyler Colfax III, in April 1870. Her husband, Schuyler Colfax was inaugurated as the 17th vice president on March 4, 1869, and served until March 4, 1873. Likewise, Ellen Maria Colfax became the Second Lady of the United States The second gentleman or second lady of the United States (SGOTUS or SLOTUS respectively) is the informal title held by the spouse of the vice president of the United States, concurrent with the vice president's term of office. Coined in contrast .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colfax, West Virginia
Colfax is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Colfax is south of downtown Fairmont. Colfax has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ... with ZIP code 26566. References Unincorporated communities in Marion County, West Virginia[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colfax Station (RTD)
Colfax station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail station on the R Line in Aurora, Colorado. The station is located on the light rail bridge elevated above Colfax Avenue between Fitzsimons Parkway and Interstate 225. The station opened on February 24, 2017, along with the rest of the R Line. History The station was one of two planned in 2001 on the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, an area that Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority developed into a campus anchored by the then University of Colorado Health Sciences Center The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is the academic health sciences campus in Aurora, Colorado that houses the University of Colorado's six health sciences-related schools and colleges, including the University of Colorado School .... The second planned for the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center became Fitzsimons station. References RTD light rail stations Transportation buildings and structures in Aurora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colfax Station
Colfax station is an Amtrak train station in Colfax, California. Served by the ''California Zephyr'', it is unstaffed. The station was built in 1905 by the Southern Pacific Railroad and was restored in the early 21st century; in addition to a waiting room, the building also houses the Colfax Heritage Museum. The platform is movable to accommodate Union Pacific rotary snowplows, which are liable to scrape a platform eight inches above top of rail. Between January 1, 1998, and February 13, 2000, a single round-trip of the ''Capitol Corridor'' terminated at Colfax. This service ended because of low ridership. The station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 1999 as Colfax Passenger Station, with the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colfax Avenue
Colfax Avenue is the main street that runs east–west through the Denver metropolitan area in Colorado. As U.S. Highway 40, it was one of two principal highways serving Denver before the Interstate Highway System was constructed. In the local street system, it lies 15 blocks north of the zero meridian (Ellsworth Avenue, one block south of 1st Avenue), and would thus otherwise be known as 15th Avenue. The street was named for the 19th-century politician Schuyler Colfax. At just over 50 miles in length, it is known as the "longest continuous commercial street in America." From west to east, it starts at Heritage Road in Golden as U.S. Highway 40 and the I-70 Business Loop, and continues east through Lakewood and enters Denver at Sheridan Boulevard. U.S. Highway 287 joins Colfax just west of I-25, and follows Colfax east through Denver and Aurora. In downtown Denver, near the Colorado State Capitol, the designation changes from West Colfax Avenue to East Colfax Avenue at the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Of Oregon (military)
The District of Oregon was a Union Army command department formed during the American Civil War. History The District of Oregon was part of the independent Department of the Pacific reconstituted by consolidating the Departments of California and Oregon, which was created on January 15, 1861 when the Army was reorganized. The district was created the same day, and comprised the same territory as the former Department of Oregon, the state of Oregon (except for the areas of the Rogue River and Umpqua River in Southern Oregon) and Washington Territory, with headquarters at Fort Vancouver in Washington Territory. On March 3, 1865 the district included Idaho Territory after it was formed from the eastern part of Washington Territory. On March 14, 1865, the District of Oregon was extended to include the entire state of Oregon. On July 27, 1865 the Military Division of the Pacific was created under Major General Henry W. Halleck, replacing the Department of the Pacific. It consiste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Colfax
Camp may refer to: Outdoor accommodation and recreation * Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site * a temporary settlement for nomads * Camp, a term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to describe a cottage * Military camp * Summer camp, typically organized for groups of children or youth * Tent city, a housing facility often occupied by homeless people or protesters Areas of imprisonment or confinement * Concentration camp * Extermination camp * Federal prison camp, a minimum-security United States federal prison facility * Internment camp, also called a concentration camp, resettlement camp, relocation camp, or detention camp * Labor camp * Prisoner-of-war camp ** Parole camp guards its own soldiers as prisoners of war Gatherings of people * Camp, a mining community * Camp, a term commonly used in the titles of technology-related unconferences * Camp meeting, a Christian gathering which originated in 19th-century Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Peak (Washington)
Lincoln Peak is a tall peak subsidiary to Mount Baker in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies within the Mount Baker Wilderness and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. At over in elevation it is the 16th-highest peak in Washington and 31st-highest in the Cascades, however Lincoln Peak's prominence is only . The nearest higher peak is Colfax Peak, to the east-northeast. Lincoln, Colfax, and Seward Peaks are erosional remnants from a much older eruptive episode, with more recent volcanic activity resulting in the nearby cone of the Mount Baker volcano. See also * List of mountains of the United States *List of mountains by elevation A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... References External links * {{cite web , title = Lincoln Peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colfax Peak
Colfax may refer to: People * Ellen Maria Colfax (1836–1911), second wife of Schuyler Colfax * Evelyn Clark Colfax (1823–1863), first wife of Schuyler Colfax * Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), politician and 17th vice president of the United States * Schuyler Colfax III (1870–1925), American politician, 11th mayor of South Bend, Illinois, and son of the Schuyler Colfax * William Colfax (1756–1838), American Revolutionary War officer Places * Colfax, Saskatchewan, Canada, an unincorporated community United States * Colfax, California, a city * Colfax, Colorado, a ghost town * Colfax, Illinois, a village * Colfax, Indiana, a town * Colfax, Iowa, a city * Colfax, Louisiana, a town * Colfax, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Colfax, North Dakota, a city * Colfax, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Colfax, Texas, an unincorporated populated place * Colfax, Washington, a city * Colfax, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Colfax, Wisconsin, a villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Colfax
Mount Colfax is a mountain in the Capital District of New York. It is located north of Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cam ... in Washington County. The mountain is the site of an former fire lookout tower, which is closed to the public. History In 1950, the Conservation Department built an Aermotor LS40 steel fire lookout tower on the mountain. The tower began fire lookout operations in 1951, reporting 23 fires and 750 visitors. Due to the increased use of aerial detection, the tower ceased fire lookout operations at the end of the 1970 fire lookout season. The tower still remains but is closed to the public. References {{Fire lookout towers in New York Mountains of Hamilton County, New York Mountains of New York (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colfax Township (other)
Colfax Township may refer to the following places in the United States: * Colfax Township, Champaign County, Illinois * Colfax Township, Newton County, Indiana * Colfax Township, Boone County, Iowa * Colfax Township, Grundy County, Iowa * Colfax Township, Cloud County, Kansas * Colfax Township, Marion County, Kansas Colfax Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 291, including the city of Ramona. Geography Colfax Township covers an area of . Communities The township contains the ... * Colfax Township, Wilson County, Kansas * Colfax Township, Benzie County, Michigan * Colfax Township, Huron County, Michigan * Colfax Township, Mecosta County, Michigan * Colfax Township, Oceana County, Michigan * Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan * Colfax Township, Minnesota * Colfax Township, Atchison County, Missouri {{Geodis Township name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colfax County, New Mexico
Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,750. Its county seat is Raton. It is south from the Colorado state line. This county was named for Schuyler Colfax (18231885), seventeenth Vice President of the United States under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. Colfax County is the home of Philmont Scout Ranch and the NRA Whittington Center. History Colfax County was originally part of Taos County, one of the original nine counties created by the New Mexico Territory in 1852. In 1859, the eastern part of Taos County, including all of the territory of Colfax County, was split off to form Mora County. Colfax County was established on January 25, 1869, from the northern part of Mora County. The original county seat was the gold mining town of Elizabethtown. By 1872, when the gold rush in Elizabethtown had died down, the county seat was moved to Cimarron. Cimarron was on the stage coach route along the Mountain Branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
