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Carson
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, ... [...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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson City, Nevada
Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the sixth largest city in Nevada. The majority of the city's population lives in Eagle Valley, on the eastern edge of the Carson Range, a branch of the Sierra Nevada, about south of Reno. The city is named after the mountain man Kit Carson. The town began as a stopover for California-bound immigrants, but developed into a city with the Comstock Lode, a silver strike in the mountains to the northeast. The city has served as Nevada's capital since statehood in 1864; for much of its history it was a hub for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, although the tracks were removed in 1950. Before 1969, Carson City was the county seat of Ormsby County. That year the state legislature abolished the county and included its territory into a revised city charter for a Consolidated Municipality of Carson City. With the consolidation, the city li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International Airport. Incorporated on February 20, 1968, Carson is the newest municipality in the South Bay region of Metropolitan Los Angeles. The city is locally known for its plurality of Filipino-Americans and immigrants. As of 2019, it was estimated that the city had a population of 91,394. History The year 1921 marked the first drilling for oil at Dominguez Hill, on the northwest side of the Rancho San Pedro (also called Rancho Domínguez), site of the famous battle during the Mexican–American War called the Battle of Rancho Domínguez in 1846. The mineral rights to this property were owned by Carson Estate Company, the Hellman Family, the Dominguez Estate Company, and the Burnham Exploration Company of Frederick Russell Burnham. On September 7, 1923, Burnham Exploration partnering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson River
The Carson River is a northwestern 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 in California and Douglas, Storey, Lyon, and 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 in the wildlife and watershed sediments. History Archaeological findings place the eastern border for the prehistoric Martis people in the Reno/Carson River area, these are thought to be the first humans to enter the area about 12,000 years ago. By the early 1800s, the Northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson (given Name)
Carson is a gender-neutral given name. It comes Carson (surname), from an Irish and Scottish surname, which is of unknown meaning. It may refer to: People with the given name Carson A *Carson Allen, American singer-songwriter B *Carson W. "Bill" Beck, Carson W. Beck (born 1962), American politician *Carson Bigbee (1895–1964), American baseball player *Carson Blair (born 1989), American baseball player *Carson Block (born 1977), American investor *Carson Boren (1824–1912), American pioneer *Carson Branstine (born 2000), Canadian-American tennis player *Carson Brewer (1920–2003), American journalist C *Carson Chamberlain, American songwriter *Carson Charles, Trinidadian politician *Carson Cistulli (born 1979), American poet *Carson Clark (born 1989), American volleyball player *Carson Coffman (born 1988), American football player *Carson Cole (born 1965), Canadian singer *Carson Cooman (born 1982), American composer *Carson Cooper (1897–1955), Canadian ice hockey player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Carson
Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States. The developed portion of Fort Carson is located near the City of Colorado Springs in El Paso County. Fort Carson is the home of the 4th Infantry Division, the 10th Special Forces Group, the 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), the 440th Civil Affairs Battalion (USAR), the 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), the 4th Engineer Battalion, the 759th Military Police Battalion, the 10th Combat Support Hospital, the 43rd Sustainment Brigade, the Army Field Support Battalion-Fort Carson, the 423rd Transportation Company (USAR) and the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron of the United States Air Force. The post also hosts units of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve and the Colorado Army National Guard. Fort Carson was also home to the 5th Infantry Division, known as the Red Devils. History Camp Carson Camp Carson was establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson County, Texas
Carson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 5,807. The county seat is Panhandle, Texas, Panhandle. The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1888. It is named for Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas. Carson County is included in the Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo, TX Amarillo metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area. History Native Americans Prehistory, Prehistoric hunter-gatherers were the first inhabitants, followed by the Plains Apache. Modern Apache tribes followed them and were displaced by Comanches. The Comanches were defeated by the United States Army in the Red River War of 1874. Early explorations Spain, Spanish conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado explored the Llano Estacado in 1541. County established and growth Carson County was established in 1876 from Bexar County, Texas, Bexar County. The ... [...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 state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the ... [...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 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 the ... [...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] |
Carson National Forest
Carson National Forest is a national forest in northern New Mexico, United States. It encompasses 6,070 square kilometers (1.5 million acres) and is administered by the United States Forest Service. The Forest Service's "mixed use" policy allows for its use for recreation, grazing, and resource extraction. Geography The forest is disjunct with four separate areas managed by six ranger districts. On the east side in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains are two districts that are separated by the Taos Pueblo. The west side of the forest has three are conjoined districts in the San Juan Mountains, sandwiched between the Santa Fe and Rio Grande national forests, and another in the San Juan Basin. The forest is located mainly in Rio Arriba (63.4% of acreage) and Taos (34.65%) counties, but smaller areas extend eastward into western Mora and Colfax counties. Wheeler Peak, the highest mountain in New Mexico at , is located in the National Forest. Wilderness areas Within the Carson Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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