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Le Grand (chess)
Le Grand may refer to: ;Places *Le Grand, California *Le Grand, Iowa ;People *Le Grand Henderson, American author ;Other *Le Grand, another name for Sikorsky Russky Vityaz The Sikorsky Russky Vityaz (russian: link=no, Русский витязь), or Russian Knight (S-21), previously known as the Bolshoi Baltisky (russian: link=no, Большой Балтийский) ''(The Great Baltic)'' in its first four-eng ..., the first four-engine aircraft in the world built in Russia by Sikorski See also * Legrand (other) {{Disambiguation, geo, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Grand, California
Le Grand (also Legrand) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County, California, United States. Le Grand is east-southeast of Merced, the county seat at an elevation of . The population was 1,592 at the 2020 census, down from 1,659 at the 2010 census. History The first post office opened in 1896. The name honors William Le Grand Dickinson, who sold the railroad (the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad, later the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Valley Division) land for the town. Geography Le Grand is located in eastern Merced County at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. At the 2000 census, according to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , all of it land. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Le Grand has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Demographics 2010 At the 2010 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Grand, Iowa
Le Grand, often written incorrectly as LeGrand (no space), is a city in Marshall and Tama counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 905 at the time of the 2020 census. History Le Grand was laid out in 1852, and it was incorporated in 1891. The city was named for Le Grande Byington, the original owner of the town site. Geography Le Grand's longitude and latitude coordinates in decimal form are 42.006211, -92.776497. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 938 people, 382 households, and 276 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 401 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% White, 0.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Grand Henderson
Le Grand Henderson (1901–1964), most often writing under the ''nom de plume'' "Le Grand", was a writer and illustrator of books for all ages. Le Grand was born in 1901 in Torrington, Connecticut. He attended the Yale School of Fine Arts for four years. After graduation, he headed for New York City. He found work designing heating and ventilating equipment, switchboards for submarines, and window and interior displays for Macy's and Bloomingdale's. He soon tired of living in the city. He then went to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he began a yearlong journey on a houseboat down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. The ''Augustus'' series of books takes place along the Mississippi, based on this trip down the river. Le Grand is best known for his folklore series (9 books, including ''Cap'n Dow and the Hole in the Doughnut'' and ''Cats for Kansas'') for children 4 - 8. The story of "Cap'n Dow and the Hole in the Doughnut" is said to have been written while he personally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikorsky Russky Vityaz
The Sikorsky Russky Vityaz (russian: link=no, Русский витязь), or Russian Knight (S-21), previously known as the Bolshoi Baltisky (russian: link=no, Большой Балтийский) ''(The Great Baltic)'' in its first four-engined version, was the first four-engine aircraft in the world, designed by Igor Sikorsky and built at the Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works (''Russo-Baltiiskyi Vagonnyi Zavod'' or ''R-BVZ'') in Saint Petersburg in early 1913. Development Sikorsky conceived the S-21 design in 1911, when no known aircraft could lift more than . The carrying capacity record belonged to the French pilot Ducis, who had flown with a load of . On hearing about the construction of the ''Russky Vityaz'' in early 1913, the experts and the media around the world were predicting a complete failure. The first aerial test of the ''Russky Vityaz'' on 10 May 1913 was successful. At the time, many people in other parts of the world considered it to be a newspaper hoax, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
