Kenly Water
Kenly may refer to: Places *Kenly, North Carolina, town in Johnston and Wilson counties, North Carolina, United States People * Frank Kenly, American football coach *John Reese Kenly (1818–1891), American lawyer and Civil War general *William L. Kenly William Lacy Kenly (February 18, 1864 – January 10, 1928) was a Major general (United States), major general in the United States Army. During World War I, he was a leader of the United States Army Air Service, the progenitor of the United Stat ...

Kenly, North Carolina
Kenly is a town in Johnston and Wilson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It was named for John R. Kenly, Northern Division Superintendent of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, who later became president of the railroad in 1913. The population was 1,339 at the 2010 census, down from 1,569 in 2000. History The community was settled in about 1875, developing along the "Short-Cut" rail line of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. It was incorporated in 1887 as Kenly, being named for railroad official J. R. Kenly. In 1897, the community's first school, Kenly Academy, a private boarding institution, was established. Kenly High School, a public institution, was opened in 1914. That year the town received its first electric service. In July 2022, all five members of Kenly's police force resigned, citing a "hostile work environment", allegedly created by the newly-appointed town manager. Geography Kenly is located in eastern Johnston County. A small portion of the town exten ...
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Frank Kenly
James Frank Kenly Jr. (April 18, 1877 – February 21, 1944) was an American engineer and college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Maryland Agricultural College—now known as the University of Maryland, College Park—for one season, in 1898, compiling a record of 2–5–1. Biography Kenly was born in Harford County near Level, Maryland on April 18, 1877.''Alumni Record of the Maryland Agricultural College: 1914
Maryland Agricultural College, p. 69, 1914. He enrolled at the Maryland Agricultural College in 1895, and played on the

football team

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John Reese Kenly
John Reese Kenly (January 11, 1818 – December 20, 1891) was an American lawyer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. Biography Kenly was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1845, but went to the Mexican–American War as a lieutenant with a company of volunteers he had raised and was later promoted to the rank of major. As a captain he led a company in the Baltimore-Washington Battalion and wrote a book about his experiences, ''Memoirs of a Maryland Volunteer''. The battalion was part of the division of David E. Twiggs's 1st Division. During the Battle of Monterrey on September 21–24, 1846, Kenly's battalion was involved in heavy fighting and Colonel William H. Watson was killed. He entered the American Civil War as colonel of the 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry organized at Baltimore, Maryland, which was mustered into Union service on May 16, 1861. Together with some Pennsylvania companies, it was captured by ...
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