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Harwood Unified School District
Harwood may refer to: Places ;Australia * Harwood, New South Wales ;Canada * Harwood, Ontario * Harwood Island (British Columbia) ;New Zealand * Harwood Hole * Harwood, New Zealand ;United Kingdom * Harwood, County Durham * Harwood, Greater Manchester * Harwood Dale, North Yorkshire * Great Harwood, Lancashire * Little Harwood, Lancashire ;United States * Harwood, Indiana * Harwood, Maryland * Harwood, Missouri * Harwood, North Dakota * Harwood Center, Dallas * Harwood Creek, California * Harwood Heights, Illinois * Harwood Township, Champaign County, Illinois * Harwood, Texas *Harewood, West Virginia * Mount Harwood in California Other uses * Harwood (name) * USS Harwood (DD-861), USS ''Harwood'' (DD-861), a US Navy destroyer * Harwood's Gerbil * The Harwood Butcher, fictional character in Grand Theft Auto * Harwood Union High School, a high school in central Vermont, United States * 7040 Harwood, asteroid See also * Harewood (surname), typically pronounced 'Harwood', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harwood, New South Wales
Harwood is a village on the Clarence River, 5 km north-east of Maclean in northern New South Wales. As of the , Harwood had a population of 291. It is known for sugar cane production, with the Harwood Sugar Mill located on the eastern side of town. History The traditional custodians of the Harwood area are the Yaegl people. The first Europeans settled the area around the 1830s due to the abundance of cedar. Sugar cane production began in the 1850s, with the Harwood Mill opening in 1874. Roads The Pacific Highway cuts through the middle of the village. Prior to the construction of the Harwood Bridge in 1966, the Harwood Ferry transported vehicles along the highway across the Clarence River. It was the last ferry on the highway. In 2019, a new bridge superseded the old one to carry the highway. The old bridge is still used for local traffic. Amenities Harwood Island Public School is the local primary school. For high school, students have to travel to Maclean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harwood Center
The Harwood Center is an American skyscraper at 1999 Bryan Street in Dallas, Texas. The building rises 483 feet (147 m). It contains 36 floors, and was completed in 1982. Harwood Center currently stands as the 21st-tallest building in the city. The architectural firm who designed the building was WZMH Architects, the firm who designed the CN Tower in Toronto. History Originally named the Olympia & York Tower after its Toronto-based developer Olympia & York Developments Ltd., the skyscraper is fronted with gray-white granite and single-pane black windows. Two of the corners are serrated to provide more corner offices. The building design features what looks like two separate connected towers. One is 34 stories and the other 36, with a vertical indention separating them, and a parking garage is built into the lower levels. Notably, the building was built over Federal Street which runs through a tunnel on the lower floors. The tower was built adjacent to the historic Dallas Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harwood Union High School
Harwood Union High School is a mid-sized public secondary school located in Duxbury, Vermont. As a member of the Washington West Supervisory Union, the school serves the towns of Duxbury, Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren, and Waterbury. The institution is also referred to as "Harwood UHSD #19." History and overview Ground broke in 1964 for the construction of Harwood High School. Situated in South Duxbury, the school was built on a plot of land and cost approximately $1.6 million to build. Construction was completed in early 1966 and the doors opened for the 1966–1967 school year. Harwood is named after Dr. Charles Harwood, a local physician who served at the births of a large number of the schools original students. Harwood is a union high school, meaning it serves multiple towns. These towns are Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston, Moretown, Duxbury, Waterbury, and Waterbury Center for the high school and Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston and Moretown for the middle school. In 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Harwood Butcher
Thomas "Tommy" Vercetti is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of the 2002 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'', the fourth main installment in Rockstar Games' ''Grand Theft Auto'' series. The first protagonist in the series with full dialogue, Tommy was voiced by Ray Liotta. Portrayed as a temperamental gangster and criminal mastermind, the character is an ex-made man of the Forelli crime family, a fictional Italian Mafia organisation in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' universe. After serving a fifteen-year prison sentence for murder, Tommy is released in 1986 and resumes work for the Forelli family, but finds himself caught in an ambushed drug deal and subsequently tasked with recovering the stolen money and drugs. Tommy's quest leads him to make various criminal contacts that he works for, slowly building up a reputation within the criminal underworld of Vice City, a fictional town based on Miami, Florida. After murdering the drug lord who masterminded the amb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harwood's Gerbil
Harwood's gerbil (''Dipodillus harwoodi'') is distributed mainly in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi .... References *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. * Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern Dipodillus Rodents of Africa Mammals described in 1901 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Gerbillinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Harwood (DD-861)
USS ''Harwood'' (DD/DDE-861) was a of the United States Navy, in service from 1945 to 1971. She was transferred to Turkey on 17 December 1971 and sunk in error by Turkish aircraft on 21 July 1974. Namesake Bruce Lawrence Harwood was born 10 February 1910 at Claremont, California. He enlisted in the Navy on 6 June 1935. After training as an aviation cadet at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, he was commissioned Ensign on 7 July 1939 and began flying duty with a torpedo plane squadron. He received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism on 24 August 1942 during the Solomon Islands campaign. Leading his squadron in an unsupported aerial torpedo raid against an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) task force, Lieutenant Harwood pressed home the attack through antiaircraft fire. The squadron scored one certain and two estimated hits on an enemy aircraft carrier. He was awarded the Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross for heroism as squadron commander 20 September-5 October 1942. Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harwood (name)
Harwood is both a surname and occasional given name. Notable people with the name include: ;Surname * A. R. Harwood "Dick Harwood" (1897–1980), Australian film director *Andrew Harwood (television host) (1945–2008), Australian quiz show host, announcer and actor * Andrew Harwood (cricketer) (born 1964), English cricketer * Andrew A. Harwood (1802–1884), admiral in the United States Navy *Aurelia Harwood (1865–1928), American conservationist and educator *Barney Harwood (born 1979), English television presenter *Basil Harwood (1859–1949), English organist and composer * Benjamin F. Harwood (c. 1818 – 1856), New York lawyer *Bo Harwood, American composer *Bruce Harwood (born 1963), Canadian actor *Busick Harwood (c. 1745 – 1814), English physician * Caroline Harwood, American microbiologist * Charles Harwood (1880–1950), Governor of the United States Virgin Islands * Daniel Harwood (born 1984), American professional wrestler * Edgar N. Harwood (1854–1936), Justic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Harwood
Mount Harwood is the first summit east of Mount San Antonio. The United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ... recognized the name to honor California educator and conservationist Aurelia Squire Harwood in 1965. Prior to this, the peak now known as Thunder Mountain was also referred to as Mount Harwood. Mount Harwood is located on the East side of the San Gabriel Mountains in the Angeles National Forest near the San Bernardino-Los Angeles county border. In this area of the San Gabriel Mountains the peaks are the highest. Because of the elevation Mount Harwood turns out to be ranked the 4th highest peak in the San Gabriel mountains after Dawson Peak, Mount San Antonio or "Old Baldy" being the highest at 10,064 feet (3,068 m). The only way for hike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harewood, West Virginia
Harewood is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ..., United States. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, West Virginia Coal towns in West Virginia {{FayetteCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harwood, Texas
Harwood is a ghost town in Gonzales County, Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 112 in 2000. Geography Harwood is located at (29.6657863, −97.5052724). It is situated along U.S. Highway 90 in northern Gonzales County, approximately one mile north of Interstate 10. The nearest major city is San Antonio, located 60 miles to the west. History The community was founded in 1874 during the westward expansion of the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway. It was named after Thomas Moore Harwood, a lawyer from nearby Gonzales. At the time of its founding, a community known as Mule Creek was located one mile west of Harwood. A post office operated in Mule Creek from 1872 to 1874, when Harwood was granted a post office. By 1880, Harwood had an estimated population of 155. That figure had grown to 350 by the early 1890s. To prevent the opening of a saloon that was opposed by most local residents, Harwood was incorporated in 1913. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harwood Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Harwood Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 610 and it contained 273 housing units. History Harwood Township formed from Ludlow Township as Sheldon Township in September, 1869. Then the name was changed to Shuck Township on an unknown date, then to Harwood Township on February 22, 1870. Geography Harwood is Township 22 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water. Cities and towns * Gifford (northwest quarter) Unincorporated towns * Dillsburg (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains six cemeteries: Harwood Chapel, Heater, Hitz Family, Holy Sepulchre, Holy Sepulchre and Huffman. Major highways * U.S. Route 136 Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 610 people, 256 households, and 162 families residing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harwood Heights, Illinois
Harwood Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,065 at the 2020 census. Harwood Heights and its neighbor Norridge form an enclave surrounded by the city of Chicago. Geography Harwood Heights is located at (41.966172, -87.805576). According to the 2010 census, Harwood Heights has a total area of , all land. Harwood Heights and Norridge are surrounded by Chicago. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 9,065 people, 3,282 households, and 2,331 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 3,790 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 74.59% White, 0.81% African American, 0.51% Native American, 9.66% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 6.92% from other races, and 7.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.09% of the population. There were 3,282 households, out of which 46.28% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.61% were married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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