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Grantville (other)
Grantville may refer to: Places *Grantville, Victoria, Australia *Grantville, Nova Scotia, Canada *Grantville, Alberta, Canada *Grantville, San Diego, California, U.S. **Grantville station *Grantville, California, former name of Lower Lake, California, U.S. *Grantville, Georgia, U.S. *Grantville, Greene County, Georgia, U.S. *Grantville, Kansas, U.S. *Grantville, Pennsylvania, U.S. Fictional entities *Grantville (1632 series), a fictional city in Eric Flint's ''1632'' series *Baron Grantville, List of characters in the Honorverse, a character in the Honorverse of David Weber See also * *Grantsville (other) *Granville (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantville, Victoria
Grantville is a small town in Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Australia. In the , Grantville had a population of 1,168. The town was named after Lieutenant James Grant (navigator), James Grant who surveyed the area in 1801. History Historically, Grantville belonged to the Indigenous Boonwurrung people, who lived around Grantville and the surrounding area for thousands of years before European settlement. Grantville was probably named by surveyor Edmund Colbert in 1870 after James McPherson Grant, MLA, a lawyer who was a member of Parliament from 1855 to 1885, president of the board of lands and works and commissioner of crown lands and survey from September 1864 to May 1868. Although generally accepted, there is no evidence that Grantville is named after Lieutenant James Grant, who had sailed the Lady Nelson into Western Port in 1801 . Grantville was established as a supply port situated on the east coast of Western Port. Sawmills were soon built and Grantville took a turn to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantville, Nova Scotia
Grantville is a small community in the Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Richmond County. ReferencesGrantville on Destination Nova Scotia Communities in Richmond County, Nova Scotia General Service Areas in Nova Scotia {{RichmondNS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantville, Alberta
Three Hills is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It takes its name from the three somewhat-larger-than-normal hills to its north. History Three Hills post office dates from 1904. Three Hills was incorporated as a village in 1912, the year it was moved to its current location on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line running between Tofield and Calgary. With ranchers and farmers constituting its first residents, it soon became a centre for the surrounding wheat-growing area. In 1922, Prairie Bible Institute (now named Prairie College) was established in Three Hills with L. E. Maxwell as its first principal. This occurrence helped to increase the population of the town proper and its adjacent settlements. By the mid 1980s, the college campus and the nearby hamlets of Grantville and Ruarkville were annexed to the town. Although a relatively small community, Three Hills hosted the Alberta Seniors Games in the summer of 1998. The town was chosen to host this event because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantville, San Diego
Grantville is a middle-class neighborhood in the city of San Diego, California, San Diego, in California, United States. It borders the communities of Allied Gardens, San Diego, California, Allied Gardens, San Carlos, San Diego, California, San Carlos, Tierrasanta, San Diego, California, Tierrasanta and Mission Valley, California, Mission Valley East. History Grantville is one of the oldest communities in San Diego and the State of California. The first European settlement in California was established in San Diego in 1769, in the area which is now Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. The mission itself, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, was moved in 1774 to what is now the Grantville area. The restored Mission is a major landmark and tourist destination in Grantville. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Diego County, California, National Register of Historic Places. In the late 1800s the area became referred to as Grantville in honor of U. S. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantville Station
Grantville station is a station on San Diego Trolley's Green Line (San Diego Trolley), Green Line in the middle class residential Grantville, San Diego, California, Grantville neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is one of the San Diego Trolley network's newer stations, having opened in 2005. The station is elevated and has side platforms with two railroad tracks passing between them. The station is located in the middle of a long, tall viaduct taking the trolley line over the Interstate 8 in California, Interstate 8 freeway. The station is located on Alvarado Canyon Road near Fairmount Avenue. __NOTOC__ Station layout There are two tracks, each served by a side platform. See also * List of San Diego Trolley stations References External links Grantville Trolley Station / Alvarado Creek Revitalization Plan Green Line (San Diego Trolley) San Diego Trolley stations in San Diego Railway stations in the United States opened in 2005 2005 establishments in California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Lake, California
Lower Lake (formerly Grantville) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Clear Lake region of Lake County, in northern California. Lower Lake is also an Indian rancheria of the Koi Nation people. Geography Lower Lake is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of the City of Clearlake, and southeast of Kelseyville. It is at an elevation of . Lower Lake was at one point the county seat; the Lake County elections of 1867 were hotly contested, with the seat moving between what is now the city of Lakeport and the town of Lower Lake. In 1870, the feud was settled and Lakeport controlled the seat. Although some believe the seat was stolen from Lower Lake, it has remained in Lakeport for over a century and is no longer a topic of concern for locals. At the 2000 census, according to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , of which was land and (0.88%) was water. History Lower Lake was founded by E. Mitchell in 1858 as Grantville. He built th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantville, Georgia
Grantville is a city in Coweta County, Georgia, Coweta County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The 2010 census shows a population of 3,041. Geography Grantville is located along the southern border of Coweta County at (33.237252, -84.827059). U.S. Route 29 in Georgia, U.S. Route 29 runs through the city, passing south of the center, while Interstate 85 in Georgia, Interstate 85 passes through the eastern part of the city, crossing US 29 at Exit 35. I-85 leads northeast to Atlanta and southwest to Montgomery, Alabama, while US 29, a more local road, leads north to Newnan, Georgia, Newnan, the Coweta County seat, and southwest to LaGrange, Georgia, LaGrange. According to the United States Census Bureau, Grantville has a total area of , of which , or 0.31%, is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,103 people, 1,046 households, and 841 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantville, Greene County, Georgia
Grantville is an extinct town in Greene County, Georgia, Greene County, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. History The community was named after Daniel Grant, a pioneer citizen. References Geography of Greene County, Georgia Ghost towns in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GreeneCountyGA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantville, Kansas
Grantville is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 182. It is located east of Topeka, Kansas, Topeka on the south side of US-24 highway between Barton Rd and KOA/Wilson Rd. History Grantville was named in 1866 for Ulysses S. Grant, military commander in the American Civil War, Civil War and afterward 18th President of the United States. The first post office in Grantville was established in October 1866. Geography Grantville is located in southwestern Jefferson County at (39.083333, -95.561367), off U.S. Route 24. It is in southwestern Kaw Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, Kaw Township at an elevation of , in the valley of the Kansas River. U.S. Route 24 runs along the northern edge of the community, leading east to Perry, Kansas, Perry and west to the northern part of Topeka. Downtown Topeka is west and south of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantville, Pennsylvania
Grantville is an unincorporated community in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg– Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Points of Interest * Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course * Monocoupe Aeroplane and Engine Corporation * Monocoupe Aircraft * St. John's United Methodist Church, Grantville Controversy During the 2016 Halloween Parade, a float depicting Hillary Clinton behind bars alongside campaign signs for local representative Sue Helm, who was up for reelection. People in attendance shouted "Lock her up!" as the float passed by. The incident caused some townspeople to write to the township in opposition of its approval to let the float into the parade, as the event was not meant to be partisan. See also *Manada Hill, Pennsylvania Manada Hill (Manadahill on GNIS records) is an unincorporated community in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining the census-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantville (1632 Series)
The ''1632'' series, also known as the 1632-verse or ''Ring of Fire'' series, is an alternate history book series and sub-series created, primarily co-written, and coordinated by American author Eric Flint and published by Baen Books. The series is set in 17th-century Europe, in which the small fictional town of Grantville, West Virginia, was sent to the past from the year 2000 to central Germany in the year 1631, during the Thirty Years' War. As of 2019, the series has seven published novels propelling the main plot and over ten published novels moving several subplots and threads forward. The series also includes fan-written, but professionally edited, collaborative material which are published in a bi-monthly magazine titled ''The Grantville Gazettes'' and some collaborative short fictions. In terms of the history of Time Travel literature, the ''1632'' series can be considered an extension and modification of Mark Twain's ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Characters In The Honorverse
This is a list of fictional characters appearing in the stories set in the Honor Harrington universe or Honorverse, a best-selling series of over twenty military science fiction novels and anthologies invented and written by David Weber. The stories in the five existing anthologies serve to introduce characters, provide a deeper and more complete backstory, and flesh out the universe, so they claim the same canonical relevance as exposition in the main series. Universe creator David Weber serves as editor for the anthologies, maintaining fidelity to the series canons. ---- ---- * ' * Abbot to Adams * Adcock to Albertson * Akimoto to Allman * Alquezar to Anderman, Prince Huang, Anders, William 'Five' to Archer * Ariel to Ash * Ashford to Avshari * ' * Babcock to Bannister * Banshee to Bellefeuille * Ben-Fazal to Blaine * Blanchard to Bouvier * 'Boyce to Brentworth * Brigham to Burke * ' * Cachat to Canning * Caparelli to Castellaño * Casterlin to Chernov * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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