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Hanford Pharmaceuticals
Hanford may refer to: Places * Hanford (constituency), a constituency in Tuen Mun, People's Republic of China * Hanford, Dorset, a village and parish in England *Hanford, Staffordshire, England * Hanford, California, United States *Hanford, Iowa Hanford is an unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, Cerro Gordo County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. History A post office was established at Hanford in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913. The community ..., United States * Hanford, Washington, a community depopulated by the U.S. government in March 1943 Schools * Hanford School, a school in Hanford, Dorset * Hanford High School, a high school in Richland, Washington Other uses * Hanford (surname) * Hanford Site, a nuclear complex * Hanford Tri-State Airlines or Mid-Continent Airlines * USS ''Hanford'' People with the given name * Hanford Dixon (born 1958), American football player and sports announcer * Hanford MacNider (1889–1968), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanford (constituency)
Hanford () is one of the 31 constituencies in the Tuen Mun District. Created for the 2003 District Council elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Tuen Mun District Council, with an election every four years. Hanford loosely covers areas surrounding Hanford Garden, Seaview Garden and Aegean Coast in Tuen Mun Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more ... with an estimated population of 14,473. Councillors represented Election results 2010s 2000s References {{Hong Kong Tuen Mun Council Constituencies Tuen Mun Constituencies of Hong Kong Constituencies of Tuen Mun District Council 2003 establishments in Hong Kong Constituencies established in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanford Site
The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex operated by the United States federal government on the Columbia River in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. The site has been known by many names, including SiteW and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project, the site was home to the Hanford Engineer Works and B Reactor, the first full-scale plutonium production reactor in the world. Plutonium manufactured at the site was used in the first atomic bomb, which was tested in the Trinity nuclear test, and in the Fat Man bomb that was used in the bombing of Nagasaki. During the Cold War, the project expanded to include nine nuclear reactors and five large plutonium processing complexes, which produced plutonium for most of the more than sixty thousand weapons built for the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Nuclear technology developed rapidly during this period, and Hanford scientists produced major technological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanford Carnegie Museum
The Carnegie Museum of Kings County, is a museum in Hanford, Kings County, central California. History The building was built in 1905 in the Romanesque Revival style with Richardson Romanesque elements. It was one of the many Carnegie libraries that were funded by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, who awarded the city $12,500 to construct it. The Hanford Library was open in the Carnegie building until 1968, when the city and Kings County libraries were combined and moved into a new building. Local citizens raised the money to save the old library building from destruction and to renovate it. Museum The Hanford Carnegie Museum opened in the restored Carnegie Library building in 1974. In 2021, the Museum name was changed to The Carnegie Museum of Kings County, to reflect the Museum intent to present a larger community history. The history museum has displays of Kings County’s people and institutions, to illustrate and explain the history of King’s County and the area in the wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handford
Handford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alick Handford (1869–1935), English cricketer *Clive Handford (born 1937), Anglican bishop * Frank Handford, English rugby union player * James Handford (1890–1948), English cricketer *Martin Handford (born 1956), English writer and illustrator *Peter Handford (1919–2007), English audio engineer * Phil Handford (born 1964), English footballer *Richard Handford, British television producer * Sanders Handford (1858–1917), English-born American cricketer In fiction *Julius Handford, an alias for ''John Harmon'' in Dickens's Our Mutual Friend * Mr. Handford, a character in Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) ... See also * Hanford (other) {{surname, Handford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanford MacNider
Lieutenant General Hanford MacNider (October 2, 1889 – February 18, 1968) was a senior officer of the United States Army who fought in both world wars. He also served as a diplomat, the Assistant Secretary of War of the United States from 1925 to 1928 and the National Commander of The American Legion from 1921 to 1922. He was also the United States Ambassador to Canada. Early life Hanford MacNider was born in Mason City, Iowa as the son of Charles H. MacNider, a prominent banker, and May Hanford. He attended Milton Academy (a boarding school in Massachusetts) and subsequently Harvard University, where he graduated in 1911 before returning to Iowa. MacNider joined the National Guard and served during the Pancho Villa Expedition during the Mexican Revolution. During World War I, he served as a captain in the 2nd Division within American Expeditionary Forces in France. The story goes that military charges were laid against him when one of his men disagreed with a colonel. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanford Dixon
Hanford Dixon (born December 25, 1958) is a former professional American football cornerback who played his entire career (1981–1989) for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. Dixon made the Pro Bowl three times, in 1986, 1987 and 1988. He was drafted by the Browns out of the University of Southern Mississippi with the 22nd pick in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He also is credited with naming the Cleveland Browns "Dawg Pound," the section of the stadium known for their antics during Browns home games at the old Municipal Stadium inspired by Dixon's "barking" to teammates, especially fellow cornerback Frank Minnifield. Dixon and Minnifield were selected by NFL.com as the No 2 "Best Cornerback Tandem of All-Time." Dixon has been honored many times by his alma mater including being inducted into the M-Club Alumni Association Sports Hall of Fame in 1988 and being named to the school's Football Team of the Century. He became the seventh football member of the school's Legen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Hanford
USS ''PC-1142'' was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was later renamed ''Hanford'' (PC-1142) but never saw active service under that name. ''Hanford'' was transferred to the Republic of China Navy in July 1957 and renamed ROCS ''Pei Chang'' (PC-122). Career ''PC-1142'' was laid down at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, on 31 March 1943 and launched on 20 August 1943. ''PC-1142'' was commissioned on 3 June 1944. After shakedown off Florida, ''PC-1142'' was assigned to the Naval Training Center, Miami, Florida, operating there for 2 months. She sailed on 22 September to escort a convoy to Cuba, then for the next 10 months continued escort and patrol duty between Florida and Cuba. ''PC-1142'' departed Key West, Florida, on 22 June 1945 en route to the Pacific, arriving at San Diego, California, on 10 July. Two weeks later, she steamed for Hawaii; then after a brief stay at Pearl Harbor arrived at Eniwetok on 24 August. For the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanford Tri-State Airlines
Mid-Continent Airlines was an airline which operated in the central United States from the 1930s until 1952 when it was acquired by and merged with Braniff International Airways. Mid-Continent Airlines was originally founded as a flight school at Rickenbacker Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, during 1928, by Arthur Hanford Jr., a dairy operator. The Hanford Produce Company was the largest creamery in the United States with over 100 trucks in operation. The company was primarily a dairy but also sold ice cream and poultry. The Hanford's also founded and built the new Rickenbacker Airport and operated eight gas stations and several service repair garages under the name Hanford's, Inc. The airport was a division of Hanford's, Inc., but the service stations and garages were later sold to finance airline operations. Mid-Continent was based in Kansas City, Missouri at the time of its acquisition by Braniff.http://www.timetableimages.com, Sept. 1, 1951 Mid-Continent Airlines system timetable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanford (surname)
Hanford is a Welsh surname.. William Arthur, ''An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names''. New York, NY, Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1857. p. 153. Notable people with this surname include: * Thomas Hanford (1621–1693), Founder of Norwalk, Connecticut * Benjamin Hanford (1861–1910), American politician * Burke Hanford (1872–1928), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * Charles B. Hanford (1859–1926), American stage actor * Charlie Hanford (1882–1963), American baseball player * Cornelius H. Hanford (1849–1926), American judge * Dan Hanford (born 1991), Welsh footballer * Deirdre Hanford, American business executive, a VIP at Synopsys, Inc * Frank Hanford (1853–1921), American politician and businessman * Harry Hanford (1907–1996), Welsh footballer * Henry Hanford (1784–1866), American pioneer * James Madison Hanford (1827–1911), American railroad executive * Jamie Hanford (b. 1975), American lacrosse player * John Hanford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanford, Dorset
Hanford is a village and civil parish in the administrative area North Dorset, in the English county Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of , .... The parish had 154 inhabitants in 2001. References Populated places in Dorset Civil parishes in Dorset North Dorset District {{Dorset-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanford High School
Hanford High School is a public high school located on the northern edge of Richland, Washington. It is part of the Richland School District. The school's mascot is the falcon, and its school colors are purple and gold. The high school, built in 1972, was originally part of a K-12 complex, which included an elementary and junior high (later a middle school). The elementary school was closed in the mid-1980s due to school district budget cuts, and the middle school was closed in 2005 when Enterprise Middle School was opened in West Richland in the same year. Notable alumni * Nate Mendel (1987), bassist for Foo Fighters * Aaron Neary (2011), NFL player * Jason Repko (1999) MLB player for the Los Angeles Dodgers * Rachel Willis-Sørensen Rachel Willis-Sørensen (born 1984) is an American operatic soprano, vocal contractor / vocalist , conductor. Studies She has a bachelor's degree and a masters, the latter in vocal performance and pedagogy, both from Brigham Young Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanford School
Hanford School is a girls' boarding preparatory school located in Hanford, Child Okeford, Dorset, England, established in 1947 and located in a grade II* listed house built in 1604 by Sir Robert Seymer. History Hanford House was built in Jacobean style in 1604, or 1620, and completed in 1623, by Sir Robert Seymer, who was a teller of the Exchequer and who was knighted in 1619, and whose family had lived in Hanford for several centuries, and the small Gothic chapel was built in 1650. '' Country Life'' magazine wrote in 1905 that "the chapel is a picturesque building with a high gable, pleasant to look at, and within are several memorials of the Seymers." In 1947, the house and grounds were bought by the Reverend and Mrs. Clifford Canning and converted to a school. Clifford Canning had been headmaster of Canford School. In 1959, the school was taken over by their daughter, Sarah. In 1960, the building was listed as grade II*, ten days after the nearby Church of St Michael and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
