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McKenney is a small town in Virginia, United States. McKenney or McKenny may also refer to: *McKenney (surname) * McKenney (bridge), a suit preference signal * Mount McKenny, a mountain in Antarctica *McKenny Union McKenny Hall, previously called McKenny Union and Charles McKenny Union, was the first student union on the campus of the Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) in Ypsilanti, Michigan. At various times the building has in ..., a building of the Eastern Michigan University * McKenny Baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, created in 1831 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKenney
McKenney is an incorporated town in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. The population was 483 at the 2010 census. History McKenney is located along a former railroad mainline. The Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad, passing through McKenney from Petersburg, Virginia to Ridgeway Junction (today Norlina, North Carolina), was completed in 1900, at which point it was merged into the Seaboard Air Line (SAL). By 1914, the population of McKenney was estimate by the railroad to be somewhere around 300. The line (dubbed the "S-line" after later mergers) continued to operate until the 1980s, and today McKenney is along the abandoned portion of the CSX Norlina Subdivision. Montrose, the Sappony Church, and Zehmer Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Near McKenney is a historical marker, erected by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Historic Resources in 1986, honoring the achievements of educator Sallie Jones Atkinson. Geography McKenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKenney (surname)
McKenney or McKenny is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles McKenny, president of Central State Normal School (now Central Michigan University), Milwaukee *Devon McKenney, American soccer player *Don McKenney, Canadian ice hockey player *Eileen McKenney, sister of author Ruth McKenney * Henry William McKenney, Canadian politician * James Felix McKenney, American writer, director, producer and actor *Jim McKenny, former ice hockey defenceman and reporter * Joe McKenney, Boston College footballer *Ruth McKenney, American author *Stewart McKenny, Australian comic book artist *Thomas L. McKenney, U.S. Superintendent of Indian Trade *Thomas McKenny Hughes, Welsh geologist * Todd McKenney, Australian entertainer *Todd McKenney (Ohio politician) *William Robertson McKenney William Robertson McKenney (December 2, 1851 – January 3, 1916) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Mckenney was the son of Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKenney (bridge)
A (bridge) signal is a move in the card game of contract bridge in which partners defending against a contract play particular cards in a manner which gives a coded meaning or ''signal'' to guide their subsequent card play. This may also be referred to as ''carding''. Signals are usually given with the cards from the two-spot to the nine-spot. There are three types of signals: * attitude signals – the most frequently used, to encourage or discourage continuation of the suit led by partner * count signals – showing either an even or odd number of cards held in the suit led and * suit preference signals – the least frequently used, indicating partiality for a specific side suit. The methods used for each type of signal have evolved over time and fall into two broad categories: * standard signals, where a high card or one followed by a lower card is encouraging when it is an attitude signal or shows an even number of cards when it is a count signal; and * reverse (upside down) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount McKenny
The Daniels Range is a principal mountain range of the Usarp Mountains, about 80 km (50 mi) long and 16 km (10 mi) wide, bounded to the north by Harlin Glacier and to the south by Gressitt Glacier. The range was mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63. Named by US-ACAN after Ambassador Paul C. Daniels (1903–86), a leading American figure in the formulation of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. In the southern part of Daniels Range is Bounty Nunatak. Further reading * Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water', P 110 * R. L. Oliver, P. R. James, J. B. Jago, Antarctic Earth Science', P 113 * J.W.Sheraton, R.S.Babcock, L.P.Black, D.Wyborn, C.C.Plummer, Petrogenesis of granitic rocks of the daniels range, northern victoria land, antarctica', Precambrian Research Volume 37, Issue 4, December 1987, Pages 267-286 https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9268(87)90078-7 * R. S. Babcock C. C. Plumme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKenny Union
McKenny Hall, previously called McKenny Union and Charles McKenny Union, was the first student union on the campus of the Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) in Ypsilanti, Michigan. At various times the building has included bookstores, a bowling alley, a bank, a food court, a ballroom, and other social spaces for students. Today the building is known as McKenny Hall and is home to human resources, academic advising, and career services. After the new Eastern Michigan University Student Center opened in 2006, McKenny closed for renovations and structural preservation work. The building is located across from the famous Ypsilanti Water Tower on Cross Street and is a contributing property to the Eastern Michigan University Historic District. History Designed by Detroit architect Frank Eurich Jr. in an Art Deco style, construction of the McKenny Union began on November 8, 1930. Named for Charles McKenny, who served as the president of the Michigan State N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
