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Decatur (baseball)
Decatur may refer to a number of places, streets, military establishments, schools, and others mostly named after Stephen Decatur: Places in the United States * Decatur, Alabama, county seat of Morgan County ** Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama * Decatur, Arkansas, a city * Decatur, Georgia, county seat of DeKalb County * Decatur, Illinois, county seat of Macon County ** Lake Decatur, a reservoir in the city * Decatur, Indiana, county seat of Adams County * Decatur City, Iowa, a city in Decatur County * Decatur, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Russell County * Decatur, Michigan, a village * Decatur, Mississippi, county seat of Newton County * Decatur, Missouri, a ghost town * Decatur, Nebraska, a village * Decatur, New York, a town * Decatur, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Decatur, Tennessee, county seat of Meigs County * Decatur, Texas, county seat of Wise County * Decatur, Washington, an unincorporated community * Decatur, Wisconsin, a town * Decatur County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decatur Jr. (; January 5, 1779 – March 22, 1820) was an American naval officer and commodore. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland in Worcester County. His father, Stephen Decatur Sr., was a commodore in the United States Navy who served during the American Revolution; he brought the younger Stephen into the world of ships and sailing early on. Shortly after attending college, Decatur followed in his father's footsteps and joined the U.S. Navy at the age of nineteen as a midshipman. Decatur supervised the construction of several U.S. naval vessels, one of which he later commanded. Promoted at age 25, he is the youngest man to reach the rank of captain in the history of the United States Navy. He served under three presidents, and played a major role in the early development of the U.S. Navy. In almost every theater of operation, Decatur's service was characterized by acts of heroism and exceptional performance. His service in the U.S. Navy took him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur, Texas
Decatur is the county seat of Wise County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,538 in 2020. History Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat. Absalom Bishop, an early settler and member of the Texas Legislature, opposed naming the town after a Whig Party member, and in 1858, arranged to have the name changed to Decatur, in honor of naval hero Stephen Decatur. In 1857, a post office was opened, and the first school was established in 1857. In the early 1860s, a courthouse was erected. Civil War Early settlers to northern Texas came from a variety of eastern states, and only about half came from the "Deep South". Most of the rest came from the Upper South, and a number sympathized with the Unionist side at the outset of the Civil War. Cooke County and others voted against secession in this part of the state. Violence against Unionists by Confederate troops and militia was common, especially after the Conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34351 Decatur
34351 Decatur, provisional designation ', is a Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 3 September 2000, by American amateur astronomer Loren Ball at his Emerald Lane Observatory in Alabama, United States. The Q-type asteroid was named after the city of Decatur, location of the discovering observatory. Orbit and classification ''Decatur'' is a member of the Koronis family (), a very large outer asteroid family with nearly co-planar ecliptical orbits. It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.7–3.2 AU once every 5 years and 1 month (1,847 days; semi-major axis of 2.95 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 1 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid's observation arc begins 8 years prior to its official discovery observation, with a precovery taken by the Steward Observatory's Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak in January 1992. Naming This minor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur (name)
Decatur is a given name and a surname which may refer to: * Daniel Decatur Emmet (1815–1904), songwriter * Art Decatur (1894-1966), Major League Baseball pitcher * C. D. Howe (Clarence Decatur Howe, 1886-1960), Canadian cabinet minister and businessman * Sean M. Decatur (born 1969) African-American chemist, college administrator and 19th president of Kenyon College * Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), influential American naval commodore * Stephen Decatur Sr. (1751–1808), American naval captain in the Revolutionary War * Decatur Dorsey (1836-1891), African-American Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * Decatur "Bucky" Trotter Decatur "Bucky" Trotter (January 8, 1932 – May 3, 2004) was an American politician who was a member of the Maryland State Senate and chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. Background Trotter was born in Washington, D.C., on ... (1932-2004), African-American politician * Doug Decatur (1958-), Baseball writer and grand-neph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Decatur
Fort Decatur was a United States Army blockhouse erected on the ocean front of the far-western Rockaway Peninsula during the War of 1812. Its purpose was to protect New York Harbor from invaders, particularly British. After the war, the fort was dismantled and the western tip of Rockaway returned to its fallow, uninhabited state for decades to come before its first true development in the late 19th century. External links Rockaway..."place of waters bright" Sources Vincent Seyfried and William Asadorian, ''Old Rockaway, New York, in Early Photographs'', Dover Publications Dover Publications, also known as Dover Books, is an American book publisher founded in 1941 by Hayward and Blanche Cirker. It primarily reissues books that are out of print from their original publishers. These are often, but not always, books ..., Mineola, NY, 2000. Decatur Rockaway, Queens Decatur, Fort Blockhouses {{QueensNY-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur (1813 Ship)
Decatur was an American schooner built in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1813 for privateering during the Atlantic Ocean theater of the War of 1812. She was named for the United States Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur, who served with distinction in many of America's earliest conflicts. She was the largest privateer out of Charleston. The Royal Navy captured ''Decatur'' in 1814. Career ''Decatur'' is best known for being commanded by Captain Dominique Diron, who captured several British ships during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Captain Diron defeated the stronger Royal Navy schooner in an action off Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = " Hail to Bermuda" , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , mapsize2 = , map_caption2 = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , e ... on 5 August 1813. After a long engagement the Americans chased down ''Dominica'' and boarded, forcing down her colors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Decatur
Five ships of the United States Navy have been named ''Decatur'', in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur. * , was a sloop-of-war built in 1839 and in service from 1840 to 1859. * , was a which served mainly in or near the Philippines from 1902 to 1919. * , was a which served from 1922 to 1945. * , was a in service from 1956 to 1983, later converted to become the first Self Defense Test Ship The Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) is one of the assets of the US Navy. It is a refurbished ship that is in some cases operated by remote control; that capability is designed to support self-defense engineering, testing, and evaluation. When uncr .... * , is an commissioned in 1998 and currently in active service. {{DEFAULTSORT:Decatur United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur (MARTA Station)
Decatur station is a transit station in Decatur, Georgia, on the Blue Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. This station opened on June 30, 1979. In 2005, a major renovation of the Church Street entrance to the station was begun that was completed in 2006. The redesign was intended to allow the station to fit in better with the stores and restaurants in the Decatur square. It has 2 tracks and side platforms that serve each track. It is one of the only stations on the Blue Line (besides those located in downtown Atlanta) that is completely underground. Decatur mainly serves the City of Decatur and South Dekalb County. It provides access to Downtown Decatur-Historic Shopping and Dining District, Atlanta's Dekalb Conventional Visitor's Bureau, Decatur Main Library, Dekalb County Court House, Decatur City Hall, Devry University, Holiday Inn Plaza Decatur and the Emory-Cliff Shuttle. Bus service is provided at this station to: South Dek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur Street (other)
Decatur Street can refer to: * Decatur Street (Atlanta), Georgia, U.S. * Decatur Street (New Orleans) Decatur Street is a street in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA that runs parallel to the Mississippi River. Decatur was formerly known as "Levee Street" or ''Rue de la Levée'', as it was originally the location of ..., Louisiana, U.S. * Decatur Street (Brooklyn), New York, U.S. See also * Decatur (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur Boulevard
Decatur Boulevard is a major north–south section line arterial in the Las Vegas metropolitan area located on the west side of the city. Route Decatur Boulevard is situated in the west of Las Vegas and runs for roughly 25 miles along a north–south axis. At the southern end, at the junction with West Cactus Avenue, the road becomes Southern Highland Parkway. U.S. Route 95 delineates the road as South Decatur Boulevard and North Decatur Boulevard. It is crossed twice by the Las Vegas Beltway and provides access to the North Las Vegas Airport. At the northern end, it dead ends at a roundabout at the Clark County Shooting Complex. Part of the southern section of the Boulevard is known as the location of a number of live music venues. Notable places located along the road include Arizona Charlie's Decatur and an office of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. South Decatur Boulevard has another section of road in Sloan, along with three other north–south roads, Cameron Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur Island
Decatur Island is one of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, USA, located just east of Lopez Island across Lopez Sound and just south of Blakely Island across Thatcher Pass. Named by the Wilkes Expedition in 1841 for naval officer Stephen Decatur, it is 3.524 square miles (9.127 km²) in area. There are no public facilities other than one public boat ramp in Davis Bay on the east side of the island. The San Juan Preservation Trust allows public day-use of their property on the southern tip of the island. There is no Washington State Ferry Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation. It runs ten routes serving 20 terminals lo ... service to Decatur; access is by private boat or plane. The airport on Decatur Island is private, for residents of the Decatur Shores community only. All other persons wishing to us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur Township (other)
Decatur Township may refer to the following places in the United States: * Decatur Township, Macon County, Illinois * Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana * Decatur Township, Michigan * Decatur Township, Burt County, Nebraska * Decatur Township, Lawrence County, Ohio * Decatur Township, Washington County, Ohio * Decatur Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Decatur Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,549 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure tabulated in the 2010 census in which the population was 2,548. The township is named aft ... * Decatur Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania {{Geodis Township name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
