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Humphreys
Humphreys may refer to: Places * Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge, Arkansas-Mississippi *Camp Humphreys, U.S. Camp in South Korea *Humphreys, Missouri *Humphreys County, Mississippi *Humphreys County, Tennessee * Humphreys County Airport, Tennessee *Humphreys County School District, Mississippi * Humphreys National Forest, Virginia *Humphreys Peak, the highest point in Arizona *Humphreys Station, California *Mount Humphreys, a peak in the Sierra Nevada Other uses *Humphreys (surname) * 10172 Humphreys, main belt asteroid * Humphreys College, Californian college * Humphreys series, spectral line emissions of the hydrogen atom *Humphreys (Unigate) The British milk company Unigate produced a series of TV advertisements in the 1970s featuring characters called the Humphreys. The Humphreys were milk thieves whose only visible presence was a red-and-white striped straw with which to suck up the ..., characters featured in a 1970s advertising campaign for milk * USS ''Humphreys'' (DD-236), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Humphreys
Camp Humphreys ( ko, 캠프 험프리스), also known as United States Army Garrison-Humphreys (USAG-H), is a United States Army garrison located near Anjeong-ri and Pyeongtaek metropolitan areas in South Korea. Camp Humphreys is home to Desiderio Army Airfield, the busiest U.S. Army airfield in Asia, with an runway. In addition to the airfield, there are several U.S. Army direct support, transportation, and tactical units located there, including the Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. The garrison has an area of and cost US$11 billion. Camp Humphreys is the largest U.S. overseas military base, housing some 500 buildings and amenities. In 2004, an agreement was reached between the United States and South Korean governments to move all U.S. forces to garrisons south of the Han River and relocate the United States Forces Korea and United Nations Command Headquarters to Camp Humphreys. Those movements were completed in 2018, and transformed Camp Humphreys into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys (surname)
Humphreys is a common surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Humphreys (born 1939), English former professional footballer *Alastair Humphreys, English cyclist, adventurer, author and motivational speaker *Alf Humphreys (1953–2018), Canadian actor * Andrew Humphreys (1821–1904), U.S. politician *Andrew A. Humphreys (1810–1883), U.S. Army officer and Union general * Anthony Humphreys (born 1971), Australian cricketer * Arthur Humphreys (1917–2003), British former managing director of International Computers Limited (ICL) *Ben Humphreys (1934–2019), Australian politician *Benjamin G. Humphreys (1808–1882), U.S. politician and Confederate Army general *Benjamin G. Humphreys II (1865–1923), U.S. politician * Billy Humphreys, English footballer * Bob Humphreys (other) *Cecil Humphreys (1883–1947), British film actor *Charles Humphreys (1714–1786), U.S. miller, Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania *Chris Humphreys, British novelist and act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Humphreys (DD-236)
USS ''Humphreys'' (DD-236/APD-12) was a ''Clemson''-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Joshua Humphreys, a pioneer US shipbuilder. Construction and commissioning ''Humphreys'' was launched 28 July 1919 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation; sponsored by Miss Letitia A. Humphreys, great-granddaughter of Joshua Humphreys; and commissioned at Philadelphia 21 July 1920. 1920s After completing her shakedown training in New England waters, ''Humphreys'' sailed 14 August for special duty in the Mediterranean. For the next year she operated primarily in the eastern Mediterranean with Turkish ships, protecting American and Turkish interests in the area during the conflict which followed the Russian Revolution. ''Humphreys'' did surveying work and acted as station and communications ship. In November 1920 she evacuated civilians from the Crimea during the last stages of the Russian Civil War, and, until August 1921, operated off Palestine, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys County, Tennessee
Humphreys County is a county located in the western part of Middle Tennessee, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,990. Its county seat is Waverly. History Humphreys County was established in 1809 from parts of Stewart County, and named for Parry Wayne Humphreys, a young Justice of the State Supreme Court, who was later elected as US Congressman from this area. The county seat was initially located at Reynoldsburg, near the mouth of Dry Creek. When the western half of the county was taken to form Benton County to the west in 1835, the seat of Humphreys was newly designated as Waverly, a town that was more centrally located in the redefined jurisdiction. During the Civil War, the Battle of Johnsonville was fought for two days in the western half of the county in November 1864. The remnants of the battle site are preserved and interpreted at Johnsonville State Historic Park. But much of the battlefield has been submerged by Kentucky L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys County, Mississippi
Humphreys County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,785. Its county seat is Belzoni. The county is named for Benjamin G. Humphreys. Humphreys County is Mississippi's newest county, having been formed in 1918. Humphreys County is located in the Mississippi Delta region. It was named 'Farm-Raised Catfish Capital of the World' in 1976 by then Governor Cliff Finch, since it produced more farm-raised catfish than any other U.S. county. Forty thousand acres (160 square kilometers) of the county are underwater and used to grow catfish. About 60% of U.S. farm-raised catfish is raised within a radius of the county seat, Belzoni. The title "Catfish Capital" has also been claimed by Savannah, Tennessee, and Des Allemands, Louisiana. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.0%) is water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 49W * Mississippi Highway 7 * Mississip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys, Missouri
Humphreys is a village in southwest Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 89 at the 2020 census. Geography Humphreys is located in southwestern Sullivan County. The community is at the intersection of Missouri State Routes 6 and 139. The community of Galt is about four miles to the west in Grundy County. Medicine Creek flows past about three miles to the west and Muddy Creek flows past the east side of the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. History Humphreys, originally known as Haley City, was first surveyed in April 1881 by G.M. Garvey for the Stringer family. When originally established, it consisted of just seventeen blocks with 246 lots. Additions of three blocks and nine blocks were made in January and May 1882, respectively. It was sometime during that spring of 1882 that the town name was changed to Humphreys. The town experienced rapid early growth, being located on the Quincy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys College
Humphreys University, previously known as Humphreys College, is an independent, non-profit university with two campuses in California, one in Modesto and the other in Stockton. It has been in continuous service to the central San Joaquin Valley since 1896, giving it the distinction of being the first institution of higher education in the area. It awards certificates, and associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Its Humphreys College Laurence Drivon School of Law awards the juris doctor degree. The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, and the law school is accredited by the California State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners. History Although records show the existence of the school in Stockton going as far back as 1875, Humphreys College dates its founding to 1896 when John R. Humphreys, Sr. took over the administration of the Stockton Business College, Normal School, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO-188)
USNS ''Joshua Humphreys'' (T-AO-188) is a of the United States Navy. She was named for Joshua Humphreys, who designed the six original US Navy frigates. She entered service in 1987 and was placed in reserve just nine years later, but has twice been brought out of reserve and as of 2015 is once more on active duty. Construction and delivery ''Joshua Humphreys'', the second ship of the ''Henry J. Kaiser'' class, was specially built for the Military Sealift Command (MSC). She was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Inc., at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 17 December 1984 and launched on 22 February 1986. She entered non-commissioned US Navy service with a primarily civilian crew on 3 April 1987. Service history 1980s-1990s ''Joshua Humphreys'' served in the United States Atlantic Fleet under MSC control until taken out of active service on 29 June 1996, the second ship of her class to be deactivated. She was subsequently berthed at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys Peak
, photo = San Francisco Peaks, winter.jpg , photo_caption = Humphreys Peak in winter 2004 , elevation_ft = 12637 , elevation_ref = , prominence_ft = 6039 , prominence_ref = , range = San Francisco Peaks , isolation = , listing = , location = Coconino County, Arizona, U.S. , map = USA Arizona , map_caption = none , map_width = 180 , label_position = bottom , coordinates = , range_coordinates = , coordinates_ref = , topo = USGS Humphreys Peak , first_ascent = , type = igneous, volcanic , volcanic_field = San Francisco volcanic field , easiest_route = Humphreys Trail, Humphreys Peak ( hop, Aaloosaktukwi, nv, Dookʼoʼoosłííd) is the highest natural point and the second most prominent peak after Mount Graham in the U.S. state of Arizona, with an elevation of and is located within the Kachina Peaks Wilderness in the Coconino National Forest, about north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Humphreys Peak is the highest of a group of dormant volcanic peaks kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys County School District
The Humphreys County School District is a public school district with its administrative offices in Belzoni, Mississippi (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Humphreys County. History In 2019, the state Board of Education voted to take over the Humphreys County School District, as well as the Yazoo City School District, and incorporated them into a new statewide "achievement district" ; the move came after the school districts were rated as chronically underperforming in terms of student academic achievement. Schools *Humphreys County High School *Humphreys County Vocational Tech. *Humphreys Junior High School *O. M. McNair Upper Elementary School *Ida Greene Lower Elementary School Demographics 2006-07 school year There were a total of 1,840 students enrolled in the Humphreys County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 96.74% African American, 1.7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Humphreys
Mount Humphreys is a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada on the Fresno County, California, Fresno-Inyo County, California, Inyo county line in the U.S. state of California. It is the 13th highest peak in California (the highest peak that is not a fourteener), and the highest peak in the Bishop, California, Bishop area. The mountain was named by the California Geological Survey of 1873 for Andrew A. Humphreys, the chief Combat engineering, engineer of the United States Army at the time. See also * List of mountain peaks of California References External links * * * Mountains of Inyo County, California Mountains of Fresno County, California Inyo National Forest Mountains of the John Muir Wilderness North American 4000 m summits, Mount Humphreys Mountains of Northern California {{FresnoCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys County Airport
Humphreys County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Waverly, a city in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States. Facilities and aircraft Humphreys County Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 756 feet (230 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 3/21 which measures 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2020, the airport had 6,260 aircraft operations, an average of 120 per week: 98% general aviation, 2% military, and <1% . At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 12 single-, 1 multi-engine and 1 jet. See also * |
