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Markham Rail Yards
Markham may refer to: It may also refer to brand of of clothing which originates from South Africa which saw it's establishment in 1873. Biology * Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia * Markham's grass mouse (''Abrothrix olivaceus markhami''), a rodent subspecies found on Wellington Island and the nearby Southern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile * Ulmus americana 'Markham', an American elm cultivar Companies * Markham & Co., an ironworks and steelworks company near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England * Markham Vineyards, vineyards located in the city of St. Helena, California, United States People * Markham (surname) * Markham Baronets, two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Markham * Mrs Markham, the pseudonym of Elizabeth Penrose (1780-1837), an English writer * Robert Markham, a pseudonym created by Glidrose Publications in the mid-1960s to continue the ''James Bond'' book series Places Anta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham's Storm-petrel
Markham's storm petrel (''Hydrobates markhami'') is a species of storm petrel in the family Hydrobatidae. An all-black to sooty brown seabird, Markham's storm petrel is difficult to differentiate from the black petrel ''Procellaria parkinsoni'' in life, and was once described as conspecific with, or biologically identical to, Tristram's storm petrel ''Hydrobates tristrami''. Markham's storm petrel inhabits open seas in the Pacific Ocean around Peru, Chile, and Ecuador, but only nests in northern Chile and Peru, with ninety-five percent of all known breeding populations in 2019 found in the Atacama Desert. First described by British ornithologist Osbert Salvin in 1883, the bird was named in honor of Albert Hastings Markham, a naval officer who collected a specimen off Peru. Markham's storm petrel nests in natural cavities in saltpeter, and pairs produce one egg per season. After hatching, fledglings make their way to sea, and can be either attracted to or disoriented by artifici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham District . The population of the district was 62,495 at the 2011 census.Markham District is a district of the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Kaiapit Kaiapit is a town in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. at statoids.com References Districts of Papua New Guinea Morobe Province {{MorobeProvince-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Virginia (other)
Markham, Virginia may refer to: *Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia Markham is a small, unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia, along State Route 55 and off Interstate 66. It is home to the Naked Mountain Vineyard, its own post office, and ZIP Code of 22643. The former Manassas Gap Railway (now ... * Markham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Texas
Markham, Texas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. Named in 1903 for Charles H. Markham, a railroad engineer for Southern Pacific (and later President of the Illinois Central Railroad), the town was founded in 1901 as ''Cortes''. In 1914, it was a designated stop on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Geography Markham is located at (28.962944, -96.067712). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of its land. Markham lies southwest, approximately 90 miles or -hour drive to downtown Houston. Gulf coast Palacios Bay lies 22 miles southwest of Markham. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,138 people, 386 households, and 306 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 497.5 people per square mile (191.9/km2). There were 446 housing units at an average density of 195.0/sq mi (75.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.88% White, 9.93% African American, 0.09% Native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Portland, Oregon
Markham is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon. Markham is bordered by Multnomah and South Burlingame on the north, Marshall Park on the east, Arnold Creek on the south, and West Portland Park on the west. Part of Maricara Natural Area (1988) is located in Markham (as well as in Arnold Creek). Borders On the south side, Markham is bordered by SW Maricara St., and it continues along on straight line until it reaches SW 25th Ave. Heading north, the border turns left onto SW Lancaster Rd and heads north once more. It then turns right onto SW Taylors Ferry Rd, and heads northeast. After an intersection with SW Spring Garden St, it turns westward, until reaching I-5 Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the contiguous U.S. from Mexico to Canada. It travels through the states of Californi ..., where it turns left and heads southwest. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Minnesota
Markham is an unincorporated community in Colvin Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Biwabik and Duluth, near the intersection of County Road 4 (Vermilion Trail) and County Road 108 (Long Lake Road). Markham is located 19 miles south of the city of Biwabik; and 42 miles north of the city of Duluth. The Whiteface Reservoir and the Cloquet Valley State Forest in Saint Louis County are both located near Markham. Residents obtain mail service from the neighboring community of Makinen, ZIP code 55763. Geography Markham is located 11 miles southeast of Makinen; and nine miles south of Palo Palo may refer to: Places * Palo, Argentina, a village in Argentina * Palo, Estonia, village in Meremäe Parish, Võru County, Estonia * Palo, Huesca, municipality in the province of Huesca, Spain * Palo, Iowa, United States, a town located wit .... Markham's southern border is located 23 miles north of Island Lake on County Road 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Morgan County, Illinois
Markham (also Markham Station) is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ..., United States. Notes Unincorporated communities in Morgan County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{MorganCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Illinois
Markham is a city and a south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,661 at the 2020 census. Geography Markham is located at (41.597467, -87.691570). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Markham has a total area of , all land. History It is claimed this area was beach 10,000 years ago. After countless ages of geologic swamps, marshes and sloughs, the prairies dominated the landscape with groves of trees, flowers, and wildlife in abundance. Markham, southwest of the southern tip of Lake Michigan, had been a crossroad for early pioneers. In 1816 a treaty was made with the Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomi tribes which ceded a corridor of land located between a point north of the Chicago River and the mouth of the Calumet River to the settlers. The southern boundary, one of two Indian Treaty Boundary Lines, was surveyed along a line from the Kankakee River to Lake Michigan. The line still appears on government maps and now i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham House (other)
Markham House may refer to: United States (by state) *Markham House (Atlanta, Georgia), an 1875 former hotel * Markham House (Dublin, New Hampshire), NRHP-listed *Markham Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex Markham Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex is a historic home and barn complex located at Lima in Livingston County, New York. The home was constructed about 1832 and is a 2-story, three-bay cobblestone main block with a -story rear wing. ..., Lima, New York, NRHP-listed * Markham-Albertson-Stinson Cottage, Nags Head, North Carolina, NRHP-listed * Markham School and Teacherage, Oilton, Oklahoma, listed on the NRHP in Creek County, Oklahoma * Markham Farmstead, Conde, South Dakota, listed on the NRHP in Spink County, South Dakota {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham Moor
Markham Moor is a village which lies five miles south of the town of Retford in Nottinghamshire. The village is in the civil parish of West Drayton. Markham Moor lies on the junction between the A1, A638 and A57 roads. The village was on the route of the old Great North Road and was also traditionally part of the East Markham parish. Markham Moor junction Markham Moor has a junction in the middle of the village which links the A1 between London and Edinburgh, the A638 to Retford and the A57 to Lincoln. Previously, this junction was a simple roundabout, but as part of junction improvements by the Highways Agency between Blyth in Nottinghamshire and Peterborough, the junction changed to the current two level junction, with one roundabout at the north end for the A57 and A638, and another roundabout on the south side for the B1164 Great North Road to Tuxford. Both roundabouts are connected by a flyover. A public inquiry was launched into the improvements in 2006 after a numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Markham
West Markham or Markham Clinton is a village and civil parish north east of Nottingham, in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 170. The parish touches Bevercotes, West Drayton, East Markham, Bothamsall, Walesby and Tuxford. The A1 previously went through the village but its now been bypassed. Features There are 4 listed buildings in West Markham. West Markham has a church called All Saints' Church. History The name "Markham" means 'Boundary homestead/village'. The name "Clinton" comes from the family name of the earls of Lincoln. Markham Clinton was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Westmarcham''. The medieval village of West Markham is now unoccupied but still has earthworks. On 1 April 1935 a part of Tuxford Tuxford is a historic market town and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,516, increasing to 2,649 at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Markham
East Markham, historically also known as Great Markham, is a small village and civil parish near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,160. It lies about 8 km south of Retford. It is sandwiched between the East Coast Main Line (to the east), the A1 to the west and A57 to the north. It has a sister village, West Markham, which is smaller and on the other side of the road (old A1-B1164) between Tuxford and Markham Moor. To the south is Tuxford Tuxford is a historic market town and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,516, increasing to 2,649 at the 2011 census. Geography Nearby towns are Ollerton, Ret .... East Markham has a Church of St. John the Baptist village hall, a charity playgroup and a primary school. The Post Office closed in 1994 and after the village shop closed it re-opened with new owners in 2019. There is one remainin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |