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Kennett L. Rawson
Kennett may refer to: Places Settlements * Kennett, California * Kennett, Cambridgeshire, England * Kennett, Missouri * Kennett River, Victoria, town in Australia * Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania * West Kennett and East Kennett, villages in Wiltshire, England Mountains * Mount Kennett, mountain in Antarctica * Kennett Ridge, ridge in Antarctica Rivers * Kennett River (other) * River Kennett, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, England Other locations * Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, a borough * Kennett Memorial Airport, Missouri * Old Kennett Meetinghouse, Kennett Township, Pennsylvania People * Kennett (surname) Other uses * Kennett High School (other) * Bryan v. Kennett, court case See also * Kennet (other) {{disambiguation, place name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennett, California
Kennett was an important copper mining town in northern California, United States until it was flooded by Shasta Lake while Shasta Dam was being constructed. Kennett is submerged under approximately 400 ft. of water (depending on the lake level). It was the largest, most important mining town in the area outside of Redding and Shasta. Early history Prior to settlement by Euro-Americans, the land around Kennett was home to nine major groups of Wintu, living in approximately 250 villages. The Wintu name for the Kennett site was Munuktsiraw. They first came into contact with Europeans some time in the early 19th century, in the form of fur-trappers and traders. By 1835 it is estimated that 75% of their population had been decimated by diseases from contact with whites and Mexicans. The first Anglo-American settler in the area was Pearson Reading, who was given a land grant by the Mexican government in 1843. Rather than drive the Native Americans out, as was commonly done at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
