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Farwell may refer to: Places In the United States: * Farwell, Michigan * Farwell, Minnesota * Farwell, Nebraska * Farwell, Pennsylvania * Farwell, Texas Other uses * Farwell (surname) See also * Adams-Farwell The Adams Company is an American manufacturing concern. It was founded in 1883 and is based in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Between 1905 and 1912 it produced the Adams-Farwell, a brass era automobile. History The Roberts & Langworthy Iron Works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farwell, Michigan
Farwell is a village in Clare County, Michigan, Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 880 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The village is located within Surrey Township, Michigan, Surrey Township about west of the city of Clare, Michigan, Clare. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (2.84) is water. The south branch of the Tobacco River (Tittabawassee River tributary), Tobacco River flows through the village and contains the Mill Pond reservoir. Major highways * runs west–east through the center of the village. History Farwell was founded in 1870 by Edmund Hall, John Van Riper, and George Hitchcock. The Farwell post office opened on January 20, 1871, with George Hitchcock serving as the first postmaster. It was informally platted in 1871 and officially platted the following year by Josiah Littlefield of Ann Arbor. The Flint and Pere Marqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farwell, Minnesota
Farwell is a city in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 56 at the 2020 census. History Farwell was platted in 1887. A post office was established at Farwell in 1887, and remained in operation until 1998. Since 1998 the City has had a community post office arrangement with the United States Post Office wherein the City pays the wages of the Post Mistress but she is an employee of the USPS. When the Minneapolis and Pacific Railway, forerunner of the Soo Line, was constructed through what became Farwell in 1886, the company took the lead in creating the new townsites that adjoined its stations by arranging for the surveying, platting and sale of lots. Among the key people involved were William D. Washburn, president, Peter M. Dahl, surveyor, and Charles D. Hammond who managed real estate matters. Messrs. Washburn, Hammond, and Frederick D. Underwood, general manager, were directly involved in naming these new townsites, along with assigning street/av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farwell, Nebraska
Farwell is a village in Howard County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 122 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Grand Island, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Farwell was originally called Posen, and under the latter name was established in 1887 by a colony of Polish settlers. Some incoming Danish settlers soon found the name to their distaste, so in 1889 it was changed to Farwell, the Danish word for "good-bye". 1925 editionis available for download aUniversity of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons./ref> Farwell was incorporated as a village in 1895. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 122 people, 57 households, and 35 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 67 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.4% White, 0.8% Asian, and 0.8% from other races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farwell, Pennsylvania
Farwell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in northern Clinton County, in the southwestern part of Chapman Township. It is bordered to the west by the borough of Renovo and to the northeast by the CDP of North Bend, and it sits on the north bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River. Summerson Mountain rises directly above Farwell to the northwest. Pennsylvania Route 120 runs through Farwell, leading west through Renovo to Sinnemahoning and southeastward through North Bend, the same distance to Lock Haven Lock Haven is the county seat of Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek, it is the principal city of the Lock Haven Micropolitan Statistical Area .... Demographics References Census-designated places in Clinton County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farwell, Texas
Farwell is a city in and the county seat of Parmer County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,363 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the Texas-New Mexico border with the city of Texico, New Mexico, across the border. History Farwell began as a cow camp for the XIT Ranch, a huge ranch that was established in 1880. Farwell was named for brothers Charles B. and John V. Farwell of Lake Forest, Illinois, who built the Texas State Capitol building in exchange for 3,050,000 acres of ranchland. That region of Texas had been controlled by the Comanche from about 1725, when they defeated the Apache and forced them to migrate to the Rockies in New Mexico and to other regions. The Red River War of 1874–1875—the biggest military operation the U.S. had between the Civil War and World War One—had five armies converge on that part of the High Plains, ultimately defeating the main Comanche force in Palo Duro Canyon (80 mi northeast of Farwell) by driving off and slaug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farwell (surname)
Farwell is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Dorset (84.1 times the British average), followed by Buteshire, Hampshire, Somerset, Surrey, Worcestershire, Cheshire, London and Northumberland. Notable people with the surname include: *Arthur Farwell, American composer * Byron Farwell, author and military historian * Charles B. Farwell (1823–1903), American politician * Sir Christopher Farwell (1877–1943), English judge * Sir George Farwell (1845–1915), English judge * George Michell Farwell (1911–1976), English-Australian novelist * Heath Farwell, American football player * Jane Farwell, dancer * John V. Farwell, American politician *Lawrence Farwell, Chief Scientist of Brain Fingerprinting Laboratories, Inc * Leonard J. Farwell (1819–1889), American politician * Nathan A. Farwell (1812–1893), American politician *Oliver Atkins Farwell (1867–1944), American botanist (author abbreviation: Farw. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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