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Gandy may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places in the United States * Gandy, Florida, a census-designated place * Gandy, Nebraska, a town * Gandy, Utah, an unincorporated community * Gandy Creek, Osceola, West Virginia - see Sinks of Gandy People * Gandy (surname), a list of people * Gandy Brodie (1924-1975), American painter Other uses * , a destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II * Gandy Bridge, crossing Tampa Bay in Florida * Gandy Freeway, under construction in Pinellas County, Florida See also * Gandy dancer, North American slang term for railroad worker * Gandi, a French company providing domain name registration, web hosting, and related services * Gandhi (other) Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) is widely regarded as the main icon of the Indian independence movement. Gandhi or Ghandhi may also refer to: * Gandhi (surname), a surname, and list of people with the name * Gandhi (Chhimba clan), a clan of the Chhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandy, Florida
Gandy is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place (CDP) in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,031 at the 2000 census. It is named after George Gandy and the Gandy Bridge which connects the area to Tampa across Old Tampa Bay. Geography Gandy is located at (27.868793, -82.624585). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 42.9 km2 (16.5 mi2), of which 6.6 km2 (2.5 mi2) is land and 36.3 km2 (14.0 mi2) (84.65%) is water. It borders Weedon Island Preserve to the south and is the start of the Friendship Trail Bridge (old Gandy Bridge) linking Pinellas County and Hillsborough County. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,031 people, 1,264 households, and 479 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 307.5/km2 (797.1/mi2). There were 1,516 housing units at an average density of 229.5/km2 (595.0/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandy, Nebraska
Gandy is a village in Logan County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 34 at the 2020 census. History Gandy was the first seat of Logan County. An election on July 25, 1885, established the town of Gandy and named it the Logan County seat. Gandy was named after an early settler, Jim Gandy, who agreed to donate the land for the town in exchange for the naming rights. Gandy was the largest town in Logan County until a Union Pacific spur line bypassed it to the north, and terminated at a newly established town, Stapleton, in 1913. Gandy remained the county seat until an election held on May 2, 1929, changed the seat to Stapleton. 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 32 people, 17 households, and 10 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandy, Utah
Gandy is an unincorporated community in the northwestern corner of Millard County, Utah, United States, located just east of the Nevada-Utah state line. __TOC__ Description It is located in the west-central part of Snake Valley. It is known for Gandy Warm Springs and Gandy Creek, a large spring (15-19 cfs) that comes out of the base of Spring Mountain to the west. It stays around 81–82 degrees Fahrenheit (27–28 Celsius) year-round. Originally known as Smithville, Gandy was renamed in 1925 after Isaac Gandy, the first ranch owner in the area back when this was a post office stop along the Pony Express The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861, between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pik .../Overland Route. See also References External links Unincorporated communities in Millard County, Utah Uninc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinks Of Gandy
The Sinks of Gandy — also called the Sinks of Gandy Creek, or simply "The Sinks" — are a modestly celebrated cave and underground stream at Osceola in eastern Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The Sinks are on private property within the Monongahela National Forest. Description The Sinks are a natural tunnel accommodating Gandy Creek, a tributary of Dry Fork, for about 3,000 feet (915 meters) as it passes under a spur of Yokum Knob to reemerge on the opposite side of Randolph County Route 40 (Dry Fork Road). The southern (upstream) entrance to the Sinks, about wide and high, is in a low ledge of limestone in a large depressed meadow. It consists of a simple longitudinal passage, from 4 to high, with a few minor side passages, not much apparent from the main passage. The main cave passage averages 40 to wide, but in some places up to wide. In some sections the stream occupies the entire floor of the passage, but in other sections it is confined to a na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandy (surname)
Gandy is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include: * Andrew Jackson Gandy (1924–1942), American naval seaman * Antonio Gandy-Golden (born 1998), American football player * Bruce Gandy (born 1962), Canadian bagpipe player * Charles Gandy (1872–1943), French physician * Christopher Henry Gandy (1867–1907), British cricketer * David Gandy (born 1980), British male model * Dylan Gandy (born 1982), American football player * Edythe Evelyn Gandy (1920–2007), American politician * Ellen Gandy (born 1991), British swimmer * George Gandy (1851–1946), American entrepreneur * Harry Luther Gandy (1881–1957), American politician * Helen Gandy (1897–1988), American civil servant * Ida Gandy (1885–1977), English social worker and author, mother of Robin * James Gandy (1619–1689), British portrait painter * John Manuel Gandy (1870–1947), American college president * John Peter Gandy aka John Deering (1787–1850), British architect * Joseph Edward Gandy (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandy Brodie
Gandy Brodie (May 20, 1924 - October 22, 1975) was an American painter working primarily in New York City and Townshend, Vermont during the middle part of the 20th century. He had ties to Abstract Expressionism through artists such as Willem de Kooning and his style, though singular, was considered second-generation Abstract Expressionism. His paintings were influenced by the works of artists such as Camille Corot, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Piet Mondrian, Chaïm Soutine, Georges Rouault, Pablo Picasso, and Paul Klee. Shane Brody, his only child, is a jazz and Americana guitarist who resides in Underhill, Vermont. Personal life Gabriel Solomon Brodie was born May 20, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York to a family of Romanian Jewish produce vendors. Brodie lived and worked in and around New York City throughout his life, while also spending extensive time in Florence, Italy, Provincetown, Massachusetts, and West Townshend, Vermont. He and his wife, Jocelyn Brodie, and ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandy Bridge
Gandy Bridge is the southernmost bridge spanning Old Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa, Florida. The original 1924 span was dismantled in 1975. The second bridge, constructed in 1956 was used for vehicular traffic until 1997, when it was converted to recreational use by non-motorized traffic. It became known as the Friendship Trail Bridge and was demolished in 2016, after closing in 2008 due to hazardous conditions and several failed efforts to preserve the span. The third (1975) and fourth (1997) spans of the Gandy Bridge are currently being used for vehicle traffic. Almost three miles long, the Gandy Bridge is one of three bridges connecting the mainland of Hillsborough County and Pinellas County; the others being the Howard Frankland Bridge and the Courtney Campbell Causeway. Original span (1924–1975) In 1910, H. Walter Fuller was a director of three companies owned by F. A. Davis. George S. Gandy Sr was the president of all three companies. Ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandy Freeway
State Road 694 (SR 694) is an east–west route in Pinellas County, running from SR 693 (66th Street N) in Pinellas Park to U.S. Route 92 (US 92 and unsigned SR 600) in St. Petersburg. Route description State Road 694 starts at State Road 693 in Pinellas Park, where SR 694 heads east as Park Boulevard. At the intersection with US 19 in southeastern Pinellas Park, SR 694 becomes known as Gandy Boulevard and turns northeast into northeastern St. Petersburg, heading towards the interchange with Interstate 275 (I-275). It continues northeast, intersecting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street N, before heading towards its eastern terminus at the intersection with 4th Street N, Roosevelt Boulevard, and US 92 (unsigned SR 600). East of SR 694's eastern terminus, Gandy Boulevard continues signed as US 92/SR 600 and crosses the Gandy Bridge into Tampa. State Road 694 previously began at State Road 699 in Indian Shores, running through Seminole and to the SR 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandy Dancer
Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers in the United States, more formally referred to as "section hands", who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines. The British equivalents of the term gandy dancer are "navvy" (from "navigator"), originally builders of canals or "inland navigations", for builders of railway lines, and "platelayer" for workers employed to inspect and maintain the track. In the Southwestern United States and Mexico, Mexican and Mexican-American track workers were colloquially "traqueros". In the United States, early section crews were often made up of recent immigrants and ethnic minorities who vied for steady work despite poor wages and working conditions, and hard physical labor. The Chinese, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans in the Western United States, the Irish in the Midwestern United States, African Americans in the Southern United States, and East Europeans and Italians in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandi
Gandi SAS (''Gestion et Attribution des Noms de Domaine sur Internet'' – "Management and Allocation of Domain Names on the Internet") is a French company providing domain name registration, web hosting, and related services. The company's main office is in Paris. History Gandi was founded as a domain registrar in April 2000 by Valentin Lacambre, Laurent Chemla, Pierre Beyssac and David Nahmias. In 2005 following internal struggles in management, ownership and management of Gandi was sold to a team led by Stephan Ramoin (formerly of MultiMania/Lycos), and investors Joe White, Eirik Pettersen (co-founders of the online website building service Moonfruit), and Warren Stephens. In 2008, Gandi launched a Xen-based VPS cloud hosting service, based on a system of "shares" and scalable resources that can be adjusted in real time. In 2010 the company created a subsidiary in the US, opening a data center in downtown Baltimore, Phoenix, Arizona and business offices in San Francisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
