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Gladwin (other)
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Gladwin may refer to: Places in the United States * Gladwin, Michigan * Gladwin Township, Michigan * Gladwin County, Michigan * Gladwin, West Virginia People Given name: * Gladwin Hill (19141992), American journalist * Gladwin Kotelawala, Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman and politician Surname: * Gladwin (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) See also * Stinking Gladwin or Gladwin iris, '' Iris foetidissima'' * Gladwyn Gladwyn is a given name which may refer to: People: *Gladwyn Bush (1914-2003), folk painter from the Cayman Islands * Gladwyn M. Childs (1896–1975), American minister, missionary and anthropologist *Gladwyn Jebb (1900-1996), British civil servant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladwin, Michigan
Gladwin is a city in Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,933 at the 2010 census. Gladwin is the county seat of Gladwin County. The city is at the southwest corner of Gladwin Township, but the two are administered autonomously. History Gladwin county is named for Henry Gladwin, a British military commander at Detroit during Pontiac's War. The county was named in 1831 and organized in 1875. Gladwin had its beginnings in 1875 during the Michigan lumber boom. Situated on the Cedar River, the city was named Cedar until it was discovered that another Michigan town shared the same name. Thereafter, the city was named after the county. The first church in Gladwin was a Methodist church completed on March 31, 1878. In the Fall of 1878, the first schoolhouse was built by Isaac Hanna, later being replaced by a four-room schoolhouse in 1883. Gladwin was incorporated as a village in 1885. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladwin Township, Michigan
Gladwin Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,116 at the 2010 census. The city of Gladwin borders at the southwest corner of the township, but the two are administered autonomously. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.20%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,044 people, 345 households, and 272 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 419 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.14% White, 0.38% African American, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10% of the population. There were 345 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 18.8% of all hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladwin County, Michigan
Gladwin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 25,386. The county seat is Gladwin. History Prehistory Gladwin County is a headwaters area. Most of the water that flows out of the county via the Tittabawassee River comes from Gladwin County, only a very small portion flows in from Clare or Roscommon counties. Native Americans crossed this area, and even spent summers here where the fishing was good and summer berries plentiful. Research is underway to determine the importance of an ancient trail that was noted by the crew of the 1839 re-survey of Township 17 north Range 2 west, which later became Beaverton Township. The eastern terminus of the "Muskegon River Trail" was plotted at the confluence of the three branches of the Tobacco (Assa-mo-quoi-Sepe) River in the northwest corner of Section 12. It is possible that an early cross-country route from Saginaw Bay to Lake Michigan proceeded up the Saginaw, Tittabawassee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladwin, West Virginia
Gladwin is an unincorporated community in Tucker County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is situated at the point where Glady Fork discharges into Dry Fork of Cheat River. In 1943 and '44, the U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cl ... taught pack mule techniques at a mule school set up near Gladwin as part of the West Virginia Maneuver Area. Jim Bonner is the current mayor of Gladwin. Unincorporated communities in Tucker County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{TuckerCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladwin Hill
Gladwin Hill (June 16, 1914, Boston – September 19, 1992, Los Angeles) was an American journalist who was a member of the famed Writing 69th, a group of reporters who trained and flew on bombing missions with the Eighth Air Force. Education Hill was an alumnus of Harvard University. The Writing 69th As a member of the group of reporters who were alternatively known as either the Writing 69th, the Legion of the Doomed or the Flying Typewriters, Hill trained with the United States Eighth Air Force. The training covered important topics such as high altitude adjustment, weapons and parachuting. Hill worked for the Associated Press from 1936–1944 and was the AP correspondent assigned to the bomber missions. Hill flew his first and last mission on Feb. 26, 1943. On that day one of the planes carrying a reporter, Robert Post, was shot down and Post and eight Air Force personnel were killed. He described the mission in his article the next day, "It was thrilling. Yet at the same ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladwin Kotelawala
Gladwin Conrad Hermon Kotelawala, Order of the British Empire, MBE (18 April 1914 – ?) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) businessmen and a former Member of Parliament. Gladwin Kotelawala was the son of Sir Henry Kotelawala, a leading colonial-era legislator. He initially studied at Royal College, Colombo, before his father transferred him to Trinity College, Kandy. Kotelawala ran away to India before completing his studies, after his family located him and brought him back home he ran away again this time to Singapore, where he resisted all attempts to repatriate him. Kotelawala's move to British Malaya, Malaya allowed him to establish a successful business and become a prominent member of the Ceylonese community there. With the onset of World War II and the subsequent Japanese occupation of Malaya, he served as a price control inspector in Malacca before joining the Indian Independence League (IIL) of Subhas Chandra Bose and forming the Ceylon Department serving as its secretary. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladwin (surname)
Gladwin is a medieval English surname meaning good friend (derived from Old English ''glæd'' + ''wine''). Notable people with the surname include: * Chris Gladwin (cricketer) (born 1962), English cricketer * Cliff Gladwin (19161988), English cricketer * Derek Oliver Gladwin, Baron Gladwin of Clee (19302003), British trade unionist * Harold S. Gladwin, American archaeologist, anthropologist and stockbroker * Henry Gladwin (1729 or 1730–1791), British commander at Fort Detroit when it was besieged during Pontiac's Rebellion * Joe Gladwin (19061987), British actor * John Gladwin (born 1942), Bishop of Chelmsford in the Church of England * Mary E. Gladwin (18611939), American nurse * Phil Gladwin Phil Gladwin is a television writer and script editor. He created the screenwriting website and platform ''Screenwriting Goldmine'', designed to help train young screenwriters and provide them with key resources relating to craft and business. He s ..., television writer and script editor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Foetidissima
''Iris foetidissima'', the stinking iris,Richard Fitter, Alastair Fitter and Marjorie Blamey gladdon, Gladwin iris, roast-beef plant, or stinking gladwin, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, found in open woodland, hedgebanks and on sea-cliffs. Its natural range is Western Europe, including England (south of Durham) and also Ireland, and from France south and east to N. Africa, Italy and Greece. It is one of two iris species native to Britain, the other being the yellow iris (''Iris pseudacorus''). It has tufts of dark green leaves. Its flowers are usually of a dull, leaden-blue colour, or dull buff-yellow tinged with blue. The petals have delicate veining. It blooms between June and July, but the flowers only last a day or so. The green seed capsules, which remain attached to the plant throughout the winter, are long; and the seeds are scarlet. It is known as "stinking" because some people find the smell of its leaves unpleasant when crushed or bruised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
