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Kokomo Blues
Kokomo may refer to: Animals * Kokomo (gorilla), a western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo * Kokomo Jr., a name given to two performing chimpanzees in the 1950s and 1960s Music Songs * "Kokomo Blues", by Scrapper Blackwell (1928) * "Kokomo" (song), by the Beach Boys (1988) * "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)", a rock/novelty song written in 1954 by Forest Gene Wilson and Eunice Levy and recorded by the Crew Cuts, Perry Como, and many others * "Kokomo", by Greg Brown from ''The Evening Call'' * "Kokomo", by Little Feat from '' Down on the Farm'' * "Kokomo, IN", by Japanese Breakfast from ''Jubilee'' Other * Kokomo (band), a British group from the 1970s * Kokomo Records, a record company from the 1960/70s People * Kokomo Arnold (1896/1901–1968), born James Arnold, American blues musician * Kokomo (musician), one-time name used by American pianist, arranger and songwriter Jimmy Wisner (1931–2018) * Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo (1775–1838), a chief of the Miami tribe for whom Kokomo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokomo (gorilla)
Kokomo is a female western lowland gorilla that lives in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. She was moved from the Oklahoma City Zoo The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is a zoo and botanical garden located in Oklahoma City's Adventure District in northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The zoo covers and is home to more than 1,900 animals. It is open every day except Than ... to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The western lowland gorilla is a Critically Endangered species. Life Kokomo weighs . Offspring She has given birth six times, having given birth to twins at the Oklahoma City Zoo in 1999. Zookeepers noted that she is a very protective mother, even refusing letting them touch the baby which was named Leslie. The baby is the second baby born to Kokomo and Winston, a male Western lowland gorilla. The baby was born on October 18, 2016 and weighed 3.5-4.5 pounds. The baby will be part of the troop of eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The troop is on displ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokomo (musician)
James Joseph Wisner (December 8, 1931 – March 13, 2018) was an American pianist, arranger, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his 1961 hit single "Asia Minor", released under the name Kokomo. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Wisner received classical training as a youngster, and attended Temple University as a psychology student in the late 1950s. He formed the Jimmy Wisner Trio in 1959 with Chick Kinney on drums and Ace Tesone on bass. This ensemble backed musicians who toured through Philadelphia, including Mel Tormé, Carmen McRae, Dakota Staton, and the Hi-Lo's.Jimmy Wisner at Rockabilly.nl He released several full-length albums as a musician, but in 1961 recorded a |
Wildcat Creek (Indiana)
Wildcat Creek is a tributary of the Wabash River in north-central Indiana. The stream is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 and drains an area of .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data covering Wildcat Creek watershed, 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 05120107The National Map retrieved 2015-10-24 Wildcat Creek consists of three main forks-North, South, and Middle. All forks flow in a general east-west direction through varied topography and land uses, including cropland, pasture, forest and developed areas. The major tributaries of the Wildcat are the Little Wildcat Creek and the Kokomo Creek. This creek would be known as a river in most areas of the United States due to its width. At its mouth, the estimated mean annual discharge of Wildcat Creek is , according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. In November 1812, an American military force was defeated in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Spring County
Hot Spring County is located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,923. The county seat is Malvern. Hot Spring County was formed on November 2, 1829, from a portion of Clark County. It was named for the hot springs at Hot Springs, Arkansas, which were within its boundaries until Garland County was formed in 1873. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county. However, there is no record of this law. Hot Spring County comprises the Malvern, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Hot Springs-Malvern, AR Combined Statistical Area. Geography Hot Spring County is located in Southwest Arkansas, a region composed of the Ouachita Mountains, deep valleys, and the Arkansas Timberlands. Hot Spring County is mostly within the mountainous segment of the region, mostly covered in hardwood and pine forests. One of the six primary geographic regions of Arkansas, the Ouachitas are a mountainous subdivision of the U.S. Interior Highla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatanika River
The Chatanika River (Lower Tanana: ''Ch'edenano'') is a tributary of the Tolovana River in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Chatanika River is a clear or lightly tannic stained rapid-runoff stream that has its headwaters in the White Mountains and flows westward through valleys between summits and uplands for about four-fifths of its length before it enters Minto Flats.Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Rivers of the Lower Tanana Management Area"The Chatanika River"Accessed August 7, 2008. Once in the flats—a marshy area in which multiple streams, rivers, and lakes are located— the Chatanika joins the Tolovana, which flows into the Tanana River and on to the Yukon River. The Chatanika is thus a portion of the Yukon River drainage basin. During the first portion of the 20th century, the Chatanika was dominated by the gold-mining industry, which used its flow to operate gold dredges. The most visible example of this was the construction of the Davidson Ditch, a dam-an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both List of U.S. states and territories by area, area (after Alaska) and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas and the List of United States cities by population, fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokomo, Mississippi
Kokomo is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marion County, Mississippi. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 150. History Kokomo was named after the city of Kokomo, Indiana. Kokomo was organized by the family of Phillip Enoch of Fernwood, Mississippi around 1912. The Enochs planned to build a railroad east from Tylertown and established railroad stops along the planned route. Kokomo was the last planned station, but the railroad was never constructed. Kokomo was once home to a turpentine distillery, blacksmith shops, café, barbershop, grocery stores, gristmills, and a drug store. A school first began operating in Kokomo in 1904. The Kokomo High School was closed in 1959. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.'' Notable per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokomo, Hawaii
Kokomo is a community on the island of Maui, Maui County, Hawaii. It is located just north of Makawao, Hawaii at . Elevation is about . It is uphill of the area known as Haikū. Contrary to popular belief, the Beach Boys' 1988 single of the same name is not based on this Hawaiian community; the song's lyrics refer instead to a fictional island near the Florida Keys The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and e .... References External links Kokomo Hawaii Community WebsiteOfficial Kokomo Hawaii BlogKokomo Hawaii Info Populated places on Maui {{hawaii-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokomo, Colorado
Kokomo is a silver- and gold-mining ghost town in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. Before being depopulated in the 1960s, Kokomo was at its height home to over 10,000 people. History The community took its name from nearby Kokomo Gulch which was named after Kokomo, Indiana. Some placer gold was discovered in the 1860s, but intensive mining did not begin until after the sharp increase of mining at Leadville in 1877. A post office called Kokomo was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1965. A neighboring community, Recen, was heavily intertwined with Kokomo. The original town constructed of wood burned in 1879. The town burned again in 1881, marking the beginning of decline and resulting in a merger with the community of Recen. Also in 1881, the first Free Mason meeting was held, and a lodge was opened in 1882. A historical marker near the old townsite recognizes the lodge, which was existent until 1966. In the 1890s, Kokomo was at the highest elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokomo, Arkansas
Kokomo is an unincorporated area In Lee County, Arkansas Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River, it is considered to be part of the Arkansas Delta. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,424. The county seat is Mari ..., United States. Its zip code is 72320. On the U.S. Geological Survey Map, Kokomo appears on the Mud Lake map."Kokomo Populated Place Profile." Map. AR HomeTownLocator. Arkansas Gazetteer, n.d. Web. 1 May 2013. . References Lee County, Arkansas {{LeeCountyAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana University Kokomo
Indiana University Kokomo (IU Kokomo or IUK) is a public university in Kokomo, Indiana. It is a regional campus of Indiana University serving north central Indiana. History In 1932, John and George Beauchamp opened the Kokomo Junior College in the downtown YMCA. The Junior College offered a basic two-year collegiate program. It maintained an average enrollment of approximately 75 students. In 1945, it moved to 508 West Taylor Street, which was Indiana University's first building in the city of Kokomo. Indiana University Kokomo was officially established in 1945 as one of several extension centers of Indiana University.(2012) In 1947, students moved to a new location West Sycamore Street, known as the Seiberling Mansion. The mansion, an adjacent home, the Elliot House, and its two carriage buildings served as the IU Kokomo campus for nearly twenty years. In 1965, IUK moved to its current location, south of historic downtown Kokomo, on Washington Street. The Main Building, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokomo, Indiana
Kokomo ( ) is a city in Indiana and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard County, the Kokomo-Peru CSA, which includes Howard and Miami counties, as well as the North Central Indiana region consisting of six counties anchored by the city of Kokomo. Kokomo's population increased from 45,468 at the 2010 census to 59,604 in th2020 census Named for the Miami Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo who was called "Chief Kokomo", Kokomo first benefited from the legal business associated with being the county seat. Before the Civil War, it was connected with Indianapolis and then the Eastern cities by railroad, which resulted in sustained growth. Substantial growth came after the discovery of large natural gas reserves, which produced an economic boom in the mid-1880s. Among the businesses which the boom attracted was the fledgling automobile industry. A significant number of technical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
