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Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock may refer to: Australia * Hanging Rock, New South Wales, a mining village on the Northern Tablelands * Hanging Rock, Victoria, a rock formation **''Picnic at Hanging Rock (novel)'', a 1967 novel by Australian author Joan Lindsay **''Picnic at Hanging Rock (film)'', a 1975 film adaptation of the novel United Kingdom * Hanging Rock, County Fermanagh, a cliff in Northern Ireland United States * Hanging Rock, Ohio, a village * Hanging Rock Energy Facility, a natural-gas power plant near Hanging Rock, Ohio * Hanging Rock, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Roanoke County * Hanging Rock, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Hanging Rock (North Carolina), a mountain in Western North Carolina, also known as ''Bear's Paw'' * Hanging Rock (Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania), a formation * Hanging Rock National Natural Landmark, Wabash County, Indiana * Hanging Rock State Park, a North Carolina State Park in the Piedmont * Hanging Rock (Wabash River), rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Rock, Victoria
Hanging Rock (also known as Mount Diogenes, Dryden's Rock,Stephanie Skidmore & Ian D. Clark (2014) "Hanging Rock Recreation Reserve", In''An Historical Geography of Tourism in Victoria, Australia: Case Studies'' Ian D. Clarke ed., De Gruyter Open Ltd: Warsaw/Berlin, pp. 111-134. and to some of its traditional owners as Ngannelong) is a distinctive geological formation in central Victoria, Australia. A former volcano, it lies 718 m above sea level (105 m above plain level) on the plain between the two small townships of Newham and Hesket, approximately 70 km north-west of Melbourne and a few kilometres north of Mount Macedon. In the middle of the 19th century, the traditional occupants of the place – tribes of the Dja Dja Wurrung, Woi Wurrung and Taungurung – were forced from it. They had been its occupants for thousands of years and, colonisation notwithstanding, have continued to maintain cultural and spiritual connections with the place. To the settler co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Rock, New South Wales
Hanging Rock is a gold mining village and also rock face on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. This former gold mining town is situated about 10 km south east of Nundle. The village is part of the Tamworth Regional Council district and Parry County. Hanging Rock's geographical coordinates are 31° 29′ 0″ South, 151° 12′ 0″ East and the elevation is about 1100 m. Due to the high altitude of the village, Hanging Rock and the surrounding mountains can occasionally receive a snow fall on the coldest of winter days. At the 2021 census, Hanging Rock had a population of 98. History The Hanging Rock Run of about , with a grazing capacity of approximately 500 head of cattle, was taken up by Nathan Burrows in 1848. Hanging Rock took its name from a huge cliff face that overlooked the valley below. In August 1851, while out riding his run, Nathan Burrows spotted a stockman panning for gold along Swamp Creek. The stockman had stumbled across his go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Rock, Ohio
Hanging Rock is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 204 at the 2020 census. It is regularly labeled a speed trap; the village earned revenues of $109,186 in mayor's court receipts in 2000, compared with $3,106 in property taxes. Hanging Rock is a part of the Huntington- Ashland, WV- KY- OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). History and etymology Hanging Rock had its start in 1820 when European Americans built a blast furnace at the site. Village development followed as workers came to the furnace. The village takes its name from a nearby cliff. The village reached its peak population in 1890. Industrial changes reduced the need for labor, and people gradually left for work elsewhere. Geography Hanging Rock is located at (38.559021, -82.726070). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The Hanging Rock Recreational Area and the Hanging Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picnic At Hanging Rock (novel)
''Picnic at Hanging Rock'' is an Australian historical fiction novel by Joan Lindsay. The novel, set in 1900, is about a group of female students at an Australian girls' boarding school who vanish at Hanging Rock while on a Valentine's Day picnic, and the effects the disappearances have on the school and local community. The novel was first published in 1967 in Australia by Cheshire Publishing and was reprinted by Penguin in 1975. It is widely considered by critics to be one of the greatest Australian novels. In 2022, it was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Overview Although the events depicted in the novel are entirely fictional, it is framed as though it were a true story, corroborated by ambiguous pseudohistorical references. Its unresolved conclusion has sparked significant public, critical, and scholarly analysis, and the narrative has become a part of Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picnic At Hanging Rock (film)
''Picnic at Hanging Rock'' is a 1975 Australian mystery film produced by Hal and Jim McElroy, directed by Peter Weir, and starring Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, Vivean Gray and Jacki Weaver. It was adapted by Cliff Green from the 1967 novel of the same name by Joan Lindsay. The plot involves the disappearance of several schoolgirls and their teacher during a picnic at Hanging Rock, Victoria on Valentine's Day in 1900, and the subsequent effect on the local community. ''Picnic at Hanging Rock'' was a commercial and critical success, and helped draw international attention to the then-emerging Australian New Wave of cinema. Plot At Appleyard College, a girls' private school near the town of Woodend in Victoria, Australia, students are getting ready on the morning of Valentine's Day, 1900. One student, an orphan named Sara, has a deep connection with her elder roommate Miranda. The school's austere headmistress, Mrs Appleyard, has arranged a picnic to a local geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Rock, County Fermanagh
Hanging Rock is a large limestone cliff with an obtuse angle. It is located beside the village of Florencecourt in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and is part of the Cuilcagh mountain region. The cliff is situated in an area dedicated The Hanging Rock Nature Reserve, which is in turn part of the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark. History Hanging Rock has long been a notable landmark in the area. Referring to the rock as "Gortatowell Rock" (referencing the townland of today's Gortatole), in his publication "Upper Lough Erne", 1739, Reverend William Henry wrote: "Just under the brow of the cliff... lies the great new road leading towards Sligo. It is usual for passengers to stop here and admire the awful '' ic' majesty of the cliff hanging over them, and the huge lumps of rock that have tumbled down from it, and to entertain themselves with the extraordinary echo frequently reverberated between the lake below and the hollowness of the cliff." Geology and hydrology The cliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Rock Energy Facility
The Hanging Rock Energy Facility is a 1.43-gigawatt (1,430 MW), natural gas power plant located west of Hanging Rock, Ohio in Lawrence County, Ohio. The plant began operations in 2003 and is currently owned by Vistra Energy. History Construction of Hanging Rock began in 2001. Duke/Fluor Daniel was contracted to construct it. Commercial generation of Hanging Rock commenced in 2003 with an initial capacity of 1,240 MW. The construction costs for the plant totaled $502 million. In 2014, Duke Energy sold Hanging Rock to Dynegy. Following its acquisition, Dynegy would upgrade the combustion turbines at the facility, thereby giving the plant its current generating capacity. Equipment Hanging Rock features four, General Electric, 7FA gas turbine generators that operate in combined cycle with two, General Electric, D11 steam turbine generators. Its natural gas is delivered via a branch of the Texas Eastern Transmission Pipeline. The plant connects to a nearby substation, operated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Rock, Virginia
Hanging Rock is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Roanoke County, Virginia, Roanoke County, Virginia, United States located directly north of Salem, Virginia, Salem. The community is named for a prominent rock outcrop. The intersection of Virginia State Route 311 and Virginia State Route 419 is in Hanging Rock. Battle In the Battle of Hanging Rock in the U.S. Civil War, Civil War, a retreat to West Virginia by Union (American Civil War), Union General David Hunter was briefly disrupted by the forces of Confederate Generals Jubal A. Early and John McCausland. On June 21, 1864, Hunter and his men were seeking refuge after failing to capture Lynchburg, 60 miles to the east. About 100 union soldiers were killed partly because their way was blocked by trees that had been felled across the road. "On June 21, 1864 General Hunter, retreating from defeat at Lynchburg by General Early, met Confederate forces led by General John McCausland. After losing some of his arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Rock, West Virginia
Hanging Rock is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Hanging Rock is named for the "Hanging Rock" outcrop that hangs over the Northwestern Turnpike ( U.S. Route 50). It should not be confused with the plural "Hanging Rocks" over the South Branch Potomac River north of Romney at Wapocomo. Originally, the community of Hanging Rock sprang up in the Henderson Hollow gap of North River Mountain. While only a few buildings of the old hamlet remain, today's Hanging Rock is situated at the intersection of North River Road (County Route 50/21) and Delray Road (West Virginia Route 29) where the North River flows under U.S. Route 50 towards the Cacapon. On April 16, 1756, Daniel Morgan was wounded during a Native American attack near Hanging Rock while on the road to Winchester. The attack also resulted in the death of his two companions. Morgan managed to remain in his saddle and escaped with neck and mouth wounds towards Fort Edwards o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Rock (North Carolina)
Hanging Rock, also known as Bear's Paw (Yonah‑wayah in Cherokee), is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, next to the town of Seven Devils. It is along the Avery and Watauga border. Its elevation reaches . The mountain generates feeder streams for the Elk and Watauga rivers. In 2008, Bear Paw State Natural Area was established on the mountain by the North Carolina General Assembly. The High Country Conservancy acquired the initial for the state, and the park now encompasses . The natural area is located just north of Grandfather Mountain State Park, and it protects Hanging Rock Ridge and the headwater The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source. Definition The ...s of Dutch Creek. It is managed by Grandfather Mountain State Park. See also * List of mountains in North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Rock (Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania)
Hanging Rock, also known as Overhanging Rock, or locally as Drummond's head, is an historic natural feature which is located in Gulph Mills, Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is a large natural outcropping of phyllite that protrudes approximately eight feet over a roadway, Pennsylvania Route 320 (South Gulph Road), which was laid out as a public highway between 1711 and 1712. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. History and geographical features The road near Hanging Rock, Pennsylvania Route 320 (South Gulph Road), was built between 1711 and 1712 to serve as a public highway. It was subsequently used by General George Washington and the Continental Army to move troops into Valley Forge for the winter encampment of 1777–1778. ''Note:'' This includes The rock formation was dedicated as a memorial to that march by the Valley Forge Historical Society in 1924. ''Note:'' This includes In 1917 and 1954, holes were drilled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanging Rock National Natural Landmark
Hanging Rock National Natural Landmark is a site in Wabash County, Indiana that was designated a National Natural Landmark in May, 1986. The site, located on the southern bank of the Wabash River near the town of Lagro, contains an impressive natural exposure of fossilized coral reef A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups. Co ... dating from the Silurian Period some 400 million years ago. The limestone reef deposit rises above the river and is being undercut by it, giving the site its "hanging" appearance. Hanging Rock is owned by Acres Land Trust, and is open to the public from sunrise to sunset. Camping and littering at Hanging Rock are prohibited. References External links Acres Land Trust* Acres Land Trust'Virtual Hikeof Hanging Rock on YouTube. * National Park S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
