Hoxie
Hoxie may refer to: Places ;United States * Hoxie, Arkansas, a city in Lawrence County * Hoxie, Kansas, a city in Sheridan County ** the Hoxie meteorite landed near Hoxie, Kansas (see meteorite falls) Ships * SS ''Hoxie'', American cargo ship built in 1918 * '' Harriet Hoxie'', American clipper ship built in 1851 Other uses * Hoxie (surname) * Hoxie House The Hoxie House (c. 1675) is a saltbox house located in Sandwich, Massachusetts. According to the Massachusetts Historical Commission, it's likely the oldest extant house "in the area". The residence was owned by both the Smith and Hoxie families ...

Hoxie, Arkansas
Hoxie is a city in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. It lies immediately south of Walnut Ridge. The population was 2,780 at the 2010 census. History The third Arkansas school to integrate Prior to 1955, Hoxie maintained a dual system of education for younger students, one for white students and another one for black students. Rather than maintain two high schools, white high school students were educated locally, while black high school students were bused to a black school in Jonesboro. The negro school for grades 1-8 had only one teacher. On June 25, 1955, in response to the recent ''Brown v. Board of Education'' ruling, Hoxie's superintendent, Kunkel Edward Vance, spearheaded plans to integrate the schools, and he received the unanimous support of Hoxie's school board. On July 11, 1955, Hoxie schools recommenced and allowed African American students to attend. In order to do "what was morally right in the sight of God" and to "uphold the law of the land", Vance i ...
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Hoxie, Kansas
Hoxie is a city in and the county seat of Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,211. History Hoxie was laid out in early 1886. The town founders convinced the residents of Kenneth, a community three miles to the north and the current county seat, to move south (including their buildings) at their expense to the new site of Hoxie. The residents of Kenneth knew the coming rail line would pass through Hoxie and not their town as they had hoped, so the offer was promising. The towns agreed to consolidate and carry out that plan, making Hoxie the new county seat. It was named for H.M. Hoxie, a railroad official. The railroad (which became part of the Union Pacific Railroad) arrived in 1888. The 99-mile Plainville- Colby branch of the Union Pacific railroad which passed through Hoxie was abandoned in 1998.
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Hoxie (surname)
Hoxie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Al Hoxie (1901–1982), American film actor * Andrew Hoxie (born 1986), American professional soccer player * Charles A. Hoxie (1867–1941), American scientist * Herbert Melville Hoxie (1830-1886), American pioneer, abolitionist, railroad executive * Jack Hoxie (1885–1965), American rodeo rider and actor * Jean Hoxie (1898–1970), American tennis player and coach * John Randolph Hoxie (1831–1896), American politician and business person * Joseph C. Hoxie (1814-1870), American architect * R. Gordon Hoxie (1919–2002), American educator and college administrator * Robert F. Hoxie (1868–1916), American economist * Richard L. Hoxie Richard Leveridge Hoxie (August 7, 1844 – April 29, 1930) was a brigadier general in the United States Army. Biography Hoxie was born on August 7, 1844, in New York City. His mother died on their way to Pisa, Italy, and his father died on t ...

Harriet Hoxie (clipper)
''Harriet Hoxie'' was an 1851 clipper in the California trade. She was known for carrying cargoes of whale oil from Honolulu, and for importing the first Brown Leghorn chickens to the United States. Voyages In 1852, New York City to San Francisco, 120 days net, under Capt. P.E. Rowland. She put into Valparaíso under jury rig for repairs for 12 days. Her best day on this trip was 311 mi., 16 knots. In 1853, New York to San Francisco, 140 days, under Capt. Manwaring. She spent 30 days off Cape Horn, and lost a foreyard. In 1855, Philadelphia to San Francisco, 128 days, under Capt. Manwaring. First whale oil charter from Honolulu "Sept. 7, 1852, ship ''Harriet Hoxie'', 671 tons, Rowland master. 11½ days from San Francisco, to load oil and bone for New Bedford, sailing in November. This was probably the first clipper chartered for this service, to permit whaleships to continue their cruising. Prior shipments of this nature had been largely made by whalers returning east if ...
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SS Hoxie
''Hoxie'' was a 4,714 ton cargo ship which was built in 1918. She was renamed ''Empire Albatross'' in 1940. In 1942, she was renamed ''Belgian Fisherman''. In 1946 she was renamed ''Belgique'' and then ''Martha Hendrik Fisser'' in 1950. She was scrapped in 1958. History Pre Second World War ''Hoxie'' was built by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, at Sparrows Point, Baltimore, as Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) hull number 4182. She was launched on 7 December 1918 and completed in March 1919. She was owned by the United States Shipping Board. ''Hoxie'' was chartered by the Baltimore Steam Ship Co in the 1920s. She passed to the United States Maritime Commission in 1937. War service ''Hoxie'' passed to the Ministry of War Transport in 1940 and was renamed ''Empire Albatross'', under the management of Sir W Reardon Smith & Sons, Cardiff. Management later passed to Dene Management Co. She was a member of a number of convoys. ;HX 145 Convoy HX 145 sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on ...
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Meteorite Falls
A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a "find". There are more than 1,100 documented falls listed in widely used databases, most of which have specimens in modern collections. , the Meteoritical Bulletin Database had 1211 confirmed falls. Importance Observed meteorite falls are important for several reasons. Material from observed falls has not been subjected to terrestrial weathering, making the find a better candidate for scientific study. Historically, observed falls were the most compelling evidence supporting the extraterrestrial origin of meteorites. Furthermore, observed fall discoveries are a better representative sample of the types of meteorites which fall to Earth. For example, iron meteorites take much longer to weather and are easier to identify as unusual objects, as compared to other types. This may explain the increas ...
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