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Hogan (other)
A hogan is a Navajo dwelling. Hogan may also refer to: People: * Hogan (surname) * Hogan (given name) Places: *Hogan, Missouri, a community in the United States * Hogan Island, in southeastern Australia, largest of Hogan's Group * Hogan Township, Pope County, Arkansas *Hogan Township, Dearborn County, Indiana *Hogan River, a tributary of the Boisvert River in Quebec, Canada Other uses: *Hogan Cup, an Irish football championship trophy *Hogan's Fountain Pavilion *Hogan Racing, an American car racing team * USS ''Hogan'' (DD-178) (1919–1945), a United States Navy destroyer *Hogan Hall, primarily a dormitory of Columbia University *Hogan Preparatory Academy, a charter high school in Kansas City, Missouri *Hogan's Heroes, an American TV series * Hogan (band), an Irish pop rock band *Hogan Wings, a model aircraft brand owned by Herpa Wings * Hogan (brand), a shoe trademark made by Tod's See also *Hogan Gang The Hogan Gang was a St. Louis-based criminal organization that sold il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hogan
A hogan ( or ; from Navajo ' ) is the primary, traditional dwelling of the Navajo people. Other traditional structures include the summer shelter, the underground home, and the sweat house. A hogan can be round, cone-shaped, multi-sided, or square; with or without internal posts; timber or stone walls and packed with earth in varying amounts or a bark roof for a summer house, with the door facing east to welcome the rising sun for wealth and good fortune. Today, while some older hogans are now still used as dwellings and others are maintained for ceremonial purposes, new hogans are rarely intended as family dwellings. Traditional structured hogans are also considered pioneers of energy efficient homes. Using packed mud against the entire wood structure, the home was kept cool by natural air ventilation and water sprinkled on the dirt ground inside. During the winter the fireplace kept the inside warm well into the night. This concept is called thermal mass. Modern application ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Hogan (DD-178)
USS ''Hogan'' (DD-178/DMS-6) was a in the United States Navy during World War II. Namesake Daniel Hogan entered the Navy on board the schooner at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1811 and transferred to frigate on 18 February 1812. During the War of 1812 he won distinction on board ''Constitution'' in an engagement with the British frigate . When ''Constitution's'' flag was shot away from the main topgallant masthead, Hogan climbed the rigging and lashed the colors to the masthead. This action was to prevent the enemy from thinking ''Constitution'' had struck her colors. In later action between ''Constitution'' and on 3 January 1813 he was severely wounded, losing the fingers of both hands. He died on 1 September 1818. Construction and commissioning ''Hogan'' was launched by Union Iron Works, San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
