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Johnston
Johnston may refer to the surname Johnston or people with that name. It may also refer to: Places Australia * Johnston, Northern Territory ** Electoral division of Johnston, an electoral division in the Northern Territory United Kingdom * Johnston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom * Johnstown, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom ** Johnston railway station, serves the village of Johnston in Pembrokeshire, Wales United States * Johnston, Iowa * Johnston, Pennsylvania * Johnston, Rhode Island * Johnston, South Carolina * Johnston County, North Carolina * Johnston County, Oklahoma * Port Johnston Coal Docks at Constable Hook + Johnston High School, Johnston, Iowa * A.S. Johnston High School, Austin, Texas Elsewhere * Johnston Atoll, in the central Pacific Ocean * Johnston Parish, New Brunswick, Canada Other uses * Johnston (typeface), the typeface used on the London Underground * Johnston Press, a newspaper publishing company in the UK * Johnston Model D1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston Atoll
Johnston Atoll is an unincorporated territory of the United States, currently administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Johnston Atoll is a National Wildlife Refuge and part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. It is closed to public entry, and limited access for management needs is only granted by Letter of Authorization from the United States Air Force and a Special Use Permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For nearly 70 years, the isolated atoll was under the control of the U.S. military. During that time, it was variously used as a naval refueling depot, an airbase, a testing site for nuclear and biological weapons, a secret missile base, and a site for the storage and disposal of chemical weapons and Agent Orange. Those activities left the area environmentally contaminated, and monitoring continues. The island is home to thriving communities of nesting seabirds and has significant marine biodiversity. USFWS teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston, Iowa
Johnston is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,064 in the 2020 census, an increase of 178% from the 8,649 population in 2000. It is part of the Des Moines– West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Johnston is the location of the headquarters of Pioneer Hi-Bred Seeds, Iowa Public Television, and The Gardeners of America/Men's Garden Clubs of America. Also located here are the Camp Dodge Military Reservation as well as the Paul J. and Ida Trier House, a private residence designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Des Moines Weather Forecast Office of the National Weather Service. This city is also remembered for being the location where Slipknot's original bassist Paul Gray died in 2010. History Johnston was established in 1905 as a station on the Des Moines & Central Iowa Railway between Des Moines and Perry known as Johnston Station. It was named for the railway's freight supervisor, John F. Johnston. Passenger service a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston County, North Carolina
Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 215,999. Its county seat is Smithfield. Johnston County is included in the Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 1,998,808 as of U.S. Census 2012 Population Estimates. History The county was formed in 1746 from Craven County. It was named for Gabriel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina from 1734 to 1752. In 1752 parts of Johnston County, Bladen County, and Granville County were combined to form Orange County. In 1758 the eastern part of Johnston County became Dobbs County. In 1770 parts of Johnston County, Cumberland County, and Orange County were combined to form Wake County. Finally, in 1855 parts of Johnston County, Edgecombe County, Nash County, and Wayne County were combined to form Wilson County. Most early growers in Johnston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston (surname)
Johnston is in most cases a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland. Historically, the surname has been most common throughout Scotland and Ireland. Etymology This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name ''John'' and ''tone'' or ''toun'' (" settlement" in Middle English, literally meaning "John's town". People with the surname ''Johnston'' A–E * Alan Johnston (born 1962), BBC correspondent * Albert Johnston (rugby league) (1891–1961), Australian rugby league footballer * Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Texian, American, and Confederate general * Alexander Johnston (other), several people * Andrew Johnston (other), several people * Andrew Galbraith Johnston (died 1886), brewer of Oakbank, South Australia * Anthony Johnston (other), several people * Arnrid Johnston (1895-1972), Swedish sculptor and illustrator * Arthur Johnston (poet) (1587–1641), Scottish physician and poet * Arthur Johnston ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnstone (surname)
Johnstone is a surname. It is a variant of the similar surname Johnston which in most cases is a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland. Etymology #The habitational surname ''Johnstone'' / ''Johnston'' is in most cases derived from the name of Johnstone located in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. This surname is derived from the genitive case of the given name ''John'' and ''tone'' or ''toun'' (" settlement" in Middle English; ''tun'' in Old English), literally meaning "John's town". There are several similar place names in Scotland, including the city of Perth, which was once known as ''St. John's Toun''. This and other similarly named locations may also be sources for the habitational surnames ''Johnstone'' / ''Johnston''. List of persons with the surname 17th century * James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell (1602–1653) * James Johnstone, 2nd Marquess of Annandale (c.1687–1730) * Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Baronet (1697–1772), Scottish baronet an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnstone
Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun, gd, Baile Iain) is a town in the of and larger historic county of the same name, in the west of |
Johnston McCulley
John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels, numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Biography Born in Ottawa, Illinois, and raised in Chillicothe, Illinois, McCulley graduated from Chillicothe Township High School in 1901. He started as a police reporter for '' The Police Gazette'' and served as an Army public affairs officer during World War I. An amateur history buff, he went on to a career in pulp magazines and screenplays, often using a Southern California backdrop for his stories. Many of his novels and stories were written under the pseudonyms Harrington Strong, Raley Brien, George Drayne, Monica Morton, Rowena Raley, Frederic Phelps, Walter Pierson, and John Mack Stone, among others. Aside from Zorro, McCulley created many other pulp characters, including Black Star, The Spider, The Mongoose, and Thubway Tham. Many of McCulley's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Johnstons
The Johnstons were an Irish close-harmony folk band, founded in Slane, County Meath, Ireland, consisting of siblings Adrienne, Luci and Michael Johnston. Career The Johnstons began performing in the early 1960s in Slane. They signed to Pye Records in 1965 and recorded Ewan MacColl's "The Travelling People", a major hit for them. They added Mick Moloney, who was then becoming a major figure in the Irish music scene, and Paul Brady, while Michael Johnston departed. They continued recording to great success in Ireland, then signed to Transatlantic Records in London, releasing a United Kingdom album called ''The Johnstons'' in 1968. This was followed by two albums released on the same day, the traditional ''The Barleycorn'' and more contemporary ''Give a Damn''. When the Johnstons moved to London to further their career, Luci Johnston resigned and stayed in Dublin, leaving Adrienne as the only original Johnston in the group. After moving to London, the Johnstons toured and appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Johnston
Two ships have been named USS ''Johnston'' in the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ... in honor of John Vincent Johnston. *, was a , which sank in the Battle off Samar in 1944 *, was a launched 10 October 1945 and transferred to Taiwan in 1980 See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnston, Uss United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston Model D1918 Machine Gun
The Johnston Model D1918 was a light machine gun. It is a rare and little-known weapon with scant information available on it. It is best known for its resemblance to the Lewis Gun, having a similar gas-operated action and a barrel surrounded by a cooling shroud. The weapon was chambered for the .30-06 round, fed from double drum magazines.Rather than the Lewis pan magazine. The action was gas-operated, with the piston working in a cylinder beneath and integral with the barrel. The Johnston did not use the Lewis's prominent clock spring. Cocking of the piece was unusual, the entire pistol grip sliding forwards to engage the action, then returning backwards to cock it.A similar cocking action was used in the Czech BESA 15mm and was copied for later models of the Besal emergency production LMG based on the Bren This was first unlocked by a trigger-like mechanism in a cutout through the grip, behind the firing trigger. The cooling shroud could be removed without tools by uns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston Press
Johnston Press plc was a multimedia company founded in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1767. Its flagship titles included UK-national newspaper the '' i'', ''The Scotsman'', the ''Yorkshire Post'', the ''Falkirk Herald'', and Belfast's ''The News Letter''. The company was operating around 200 newspapers and associated websites around the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man when it went into administration and was the purchased by JPIMedia in 2018. The ''Falkirk Herald'' was the company's first acquisition in 1846. Johnston Press's assets were transferred to JPIMedia in 2018, who continued to publish its titles. Johnston Press announced it would place itself in administration on 16 November 2018 after it was unable to find a suitable buyer of the business to refinance £220m of debt. It was delisted from the London Stock Exchange on 19 November 2018. Johnston Press and its assets were brought under the control of JPIMedia on 17 November 2018 after a pre-packaged deal was agreed with cred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston (typeface)
Johnston (or Johnston Sans) is a sans-serif typeface designed by and named after Edward Johnston. The typeface was commissioned in 1913 by Frank Pick, commercial manager of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (also known as 'The Underground Group'), as part of his plan to strengthen the company's corporate identity. Johnston was originally created for printing (with a planned height of 1 inch or 2.5 cm), but it rapidly became used for the enamel station signs of the Underground system as well. It has been the corporate font of public transport in London since the foundation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933, and of predecessor companies since its introduction in 1916, making its use one of the world's longest-lasting examples of corporate branding. It was a copyrighted property of the LPTB's successor, Transport for London, until Public Domain Day 2015 (Johnston died in 1944). Johnston's work originated the genre of the humanist sans-serif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
