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Estes Park School District R-3
Estes is an English-language surname said to derive from Old English and have the meaning "of the East" (literally, "East's"). As a surname, it has been traced to southern Kent, as early as the mid-15th century, Nicholas Estes (Ewstas, Esteuzi) b. 1475 Deal, Kent, England, d. 1506 Dover, Kent, England. Notable people with the surname include: * Billie Sol Estes, Texas businessman and politician * Bob Estes, U.S. professional golf player * Bradley Estes, U.S. neuropsychologist * David H Estes, United States Attorney, Southern District of Georgia * Eleanor Estes, U.S. children's author * James A. Estes U.S. ecologist * Jim Estes, U.S. golfer * John Estes, U.S. football player * Lauren Estes, Vocaloid Producer * John Adam Estes, also known as "Sleepy John" Estes, U.S. blues musician * John Curtis Estes, birth name of adult film star John Holmes * Patrick Estes, U.S. football player * Richard Estes, U.S. photorealist painter * Richard Despard Estes, biologist * Rob Estes, U.S. act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone. It is the fifth most populous county in England, the most populous non-Metropolitan county and the most populous of the home counties. Kent was one of the first British territories to be settled by Germanic tribes, most notably the Jutes, following the withdrawal of the Romans. Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the oldest cathedral in England, has been the seat of the Archbishops of Canterbury since the conversion of England to Christianity that began in the 6th century with Saint Augustine. Rochester Cathedral in Medway is England's second-oldest cathedral. Located between London and the Strait of Dover, which separates England from mainla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Estes
Aaron Shawn Estes (born February 18, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. High school Estes attended Douglas High School in Minden, Nevada. As a senior in 1991, he was named Gatorade's Nevada State Baseball Player of the Year and finished with a 0.79 earned run average and 141 strikeouts in 61.2 innings pitched. At the plate, he hit .488 with eight home runs. He would go on to be enshrined in the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Hall of Fame in 2016. Estes initially committed to play college baseball at Stanford University but instead signed with the Seattle Mariners after being selected in the first round of the 1991 MLB Draft. Minor leagues Estes began his professional career with the Bellingham Mariners in "A" ball in 1991. He then played with the Appleton Foxes, Arizona League Mariners and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers from 1992-1995. The Mariners traded Estes to the San Francisco Giants on May 21, 1995 for Salomón Torres. The Giants moved Estes throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estes Express Lines
Estes Express Lines is a privately owned American freight transportation provider based in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1931 by W.W. Estes, the company is owned and operated by the Estes family. Robey W. Estes, Jr., became the company’s president in 1990, then chairman and CEO in 2001. Estes has grown from a small local carrier into the largest privately held less-than-truckload (LTL) company in the United States. , it had approximately 20,000 employees, more than 6,700 tractors and 30,000 trailers, and a network of over 240 terminals. History The company was founded near Chase City, Virginia by cotton farmer Webb Wallace ("W.W.") Estes (1897 - 1971). Estes started providing livestock moving services for local farmers in 1931 with a used Chevrolet truck. By 1932 the trucking business was also hauling general freight and provided enough revenue for Estes to hire his first driver. The following year, Estes opened a home office for the trucking business in Chase City. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estes Park
Estes Park is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5,904 at the 2020 United States Census. Estes Park is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. A popular summer resort and the location of the headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park lies along the Big Thompson River. Landmarks include The Stanley Hotel and The Baldpate Inn. The town overlooks Lake Estes and Olympus Dam. History Early history Before Europeans came to the Estes Park valley, the Arapaho Indians lived there in the summertime and called the valley "the Circle." When three elderly Arapahoes visited Estes Park in 1914, they pointed out sites they remembered from their younger days. A photograph at the Estes Park Museum identified the touring party as Shep Husted, guide; Gun Griswold, a 73-year-old judge; Sherman Sage, a 63-year-old chief of police; Tom Crispin, 38-year-old reservation resident and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
