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McGregor (other)
McGregor may refer to: People * McGregor (surname) * Clan MacGregor, a Scottish highland clan * McGregor W. Scott (born 1962), U.S. attorney Characters * Mr. McGregor, a fictional character from Peter Rabbit Places in Canada: * McGregor Lake, Alberta; a lake * McGregor, British Columbia * McGregor Plateau, Nechaka Plateau, Interior Plateau, British Columbia; a mountainous plateau * McGregor Range, Central Interior, British Columbia; a mountain range * McGregor Pass, Continental Divide, British Columbia; a mountain pass * McGregor River, British Columbia; a river * McGregor, Ontario in South Africa: * McGregor, Western Cape in the United States: * McGregor, Florida * McGregor, Georgia * McGregor, Iowa * McGregor Heights, Iowa * McGregor, Minnesota * McGregor Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota * Mount McGregor (mountain), New York * McGregor, North Dakota * McGregor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania * McGregor, Texas ** McGregor Independent School District * McGregor Mountain ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGregor (surname)
McGregor, also spelled MacGregor, is a Scottish surname. The name is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacGriogair. The Gaelic name was originally a patronym, and means "son of Griogar". The Gaelic personal name Griogar is a Gaelicised form of the name Gregory (from Greek and Latin: Gregorius). The surname is used by members of the Scottish clan Clan Gregor, also known as Clan MacGregor. The surname was banned in Scotland several times prior to the 18th century, in an effort to clamp down on the unruly clan. Notable people with the surname include: * Ali McGregor, Australian opera soprano * Alistair McGregor, Scottish field hockey goalkeeper * Allan McGregor, Scottish footballer * Andrew McGregor (1867–?), Scottish footballer * Bryan McGregor (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Callum McGregor, Scottish footballer * Cate McGregor, Australian military officer * Chris McGregor, South African pianist * Conor McGregor (born 1988), Irish mixed martial a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount McGregor (mountain)
Mount McGregor is a mountain in Saratoga County, New York in the towns of Wilton, Moreau, and Corinth. It is one of the principal peaks of the Palmertown Range. There are two lakes on the mountain, Lake Bonita and Lake Anna, which were previously used for fishing. History The mountain was originally called ''Palmertown Mountain'', named by a band of Native Americans who moved to the area from Massachusetts escaping from the aftermath of King Philip's War. It was renamed after Duncan McGregor purchased it for back taxes and built a hotel called the ''Mountain House'' in 1876. In 1881 McGregor sold the mountain to the Saratoga, Mount McGregor and Lake George Railroad, owned by Joseph William Drexel. Drexel constructed a narrow-gauge railroad from Saratoga Springs and built the ''Hotel Balmoral'' at the summit with accommodation for 300 guests. In 1897 the hotel burned to the ground. In 1885 Drexel loaned his friend, seriously ill former president Ulysses S. Grant, the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGregor High School (Texas)
McGregor High School is a public high school located in McGregor, Texas and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is part of the McGregor Independent School District located in McLennan County, Texas. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. Athletics McGregor High School participates in these sports *Baseball *Basketball * Cross Country * Football *Golf *Powerlifting *Softball *Tennis *Track and Field *Volleyball State Finalists *Football - **1979(2A), 1987(3A) *Boys' Basketball - **1957(1A) *State Champions—Girls Golf 2019 3A Rocket Science McGregor High School is a member school of IGNITE SystemsGo, an aeroscience education program. M ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGregor High School
McGregor High School (MHS) is a public high school located in McGregor, Minnesota, United States. It is and houses about 500 students and 50 faculty. The school colors are black and white and the school mascot is Mercury, the Roman god of speed. In 1997 it was discovered that the business manager and another employee of the school had been embezzling funds, leaving a deficit of about $550,000. To keep the school open, the community voted to raise property taxes, and in three years' time administrators managed to balance the budget.McGregor saves its school/ref> They also raised money for large building projects including new classrooms and an auditorium. Notable alumni * Cheryl Strayed Cheryl Strayed (; née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American writer and podcast host. She has written four books: the novel ''Torch'' (2006) and the nonfiction books '' Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail'' (2012), ''Tin ... (class of 1986) American memoirist, novelis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGregor Links
McGregor Links is a golf club located just outside Saratoga Springs, New York in the town of Wilton. As of 2015, McGregor is the fifth-largest course in the Capital District. The course is semi-private; it is open to the public every day but Tuesday and Thursday. McGregor Links has been the site of seven New York State Amateur Golf Championships and two US Open local qualifiers. It is the home course of Skidmore College's golf team. The course was built in 1921 by former state senator, businessman, and attorney Edgar T. Brackett. It was designed by Devereux Emmet, a prolific designer responsible for more than 150 courses, including the Blue course at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. The clubhouse was designed by Alfred Hopkins. At the time of construction, Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 – October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGregor (Port Gibson, Mississippi)
McGregor, now located on SR 547 in Port Gibson, Mississippi, is a country house built in 1835. It was designed in Greek Revival style. It is privately owned and not open to the public. The one-and-a-half story house was designed and/or built by planter and Judge Peter Aaron Van Dorn (1773-1837) for one of his daughters, likely as a wedding present. The gable-frame wooden residence in built on the center hall plan. The house has inset galleries along the north (front) and south (rear) facades. About 1850, an ell was added to the west facade. and ' Van Dorn was born in New Jersey in 1773, had a law degree from Princeton, and came to the Mississippi Territory at the age of twenty-one. He settled in Port Gibson about 1811, setting up a law practice, marrying, and getting involved in local civic affairs. After Mississippi was admitted as a state, Van Dorn was appointed a judge on the Orphan's Court. He also owned a 1,000-acre plantation on the Yazoo River. About 1830 he had built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGregor Station (British Columbia)
McGregor station is a train station in McGregor, Texas, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station was originally built as an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot. It is the closest Amtrak station to Waco Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ..., approximately east. References External links McGregor, TX – ''Texas Eagle'' (Amtrak) Amtrak stations in Texas [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGregor Street
McGregor may refer to: People * McGregor (surname) * Clan MacGregor, a Scottish highland clan * McGregor W. Scott (born 1962), U.S. attorney Characters * Mr. McGregor, a fictional character from Peter Rabbit Places in Canada: * McGregor Lake, Alberta; a lake * McGregor, British Columbia * McGregor Plateau, Nechaka Plateau, Interior Plateau, British Columbia; a mountainous plateau * McGregor Range, Central Interior, British Columbia; a mountain range * McGregor Pass, Continental Divide, British Columbia; a mountain pass * McGregor River, British Columbia; a river * McGregor, Ontario in South Africa: * McGregor, Western Cape in the United States: * McGregor, Florida * McGregor, Georgia * McGregor, Iowa * McGregor Heights, Iowa * McGregor, Minnesota * McGregor Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota * Mount McGregor (mountain), New York * McGregor, North Dakota * McGregor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania * McGregor, Texas ** McGregor Independent School District * McGregor Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality
The Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 9,768. The town of El Chaparro is the shire town of the Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Anzoategui.zip Demographics The Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 9,434 (up from 8,590 in 2000). This amounts to 0.6% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is . Government The mayor of the Sir Arthur McGregor Municipality is María Agustina Rondón de Salazar, re-elected November 23, 2008, with 66% of the vote. The municipality is divided into two parishes; El Chaparro and Tomás Alfaro Calatrava. See also * El Chaparro *Anzoátegui *Municipalities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGregor Glacier
McGregor Glacier () is a tributary glacier, long and wide, draining the southwest slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains in Antarctica, and flowing west to enter Shackleton Glacier just north of the Cumulus Hills. It was named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Features named by the expeditions 1957 ... (1961–62) for V.R. McGregor, a geologist with that party. References Glaciers of Dufek Coast {{DufekCoast-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGregor Mountain (Washington)
McGregor Mountain is an elevation massif located in the Stehekin Valley of the North Cascades, in Chelan County of Washington state. McGregor Mountain is situated northwest of Lake Chelan in the northern Methow Mountains, on the shared border of North Cascades National Park and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. The closest community is Stehekin, and the nearest higher neighbor is Goode Mountain, to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Stehekin River. Topographic relief is significant since the southern aspect of the mountain rises 6,600 feet above this river in approximately two miles. The famous Pacific Crest Trail traverses the western base of this mountain, and the strenuous 7.7-mile (12.4 km) McGregor Mountain Trail gains 6,400 feet (1,920 m) of elevation to take hikers within a half-mile of the summit. Reaching the summit requires exposed scrambling the final 1,100 feet (330 m), and an ice axe is needed if the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGregor Independent School District .
McGregor Independent School District is a public school district based in McGregor, Texas (USA). In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. Schools *McGregor High School (Grades 9–12) *H.G. Isbill Junior High (Grades 6–8) *McGregor Elementary (Grades 2–5) *McGregor Primary (Grades PK-1)References External links McGregor ISD {{Authority control [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
