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Milliken
Milliken may refer to: Places * Milliken, Colorado, a town in the United States * Milliken, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Milliken, Ontario, a neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada ** Milliken GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community * Milliken Creek (other) * Milliken Park railway station, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom * Milliken Airport, Kabwe, Zambia People * Milliken (surname) Other * Milliken & Company, one of the world's largest private textile firms * '' Milliken v. Bradley'', a US Supreme Court decision on desegregation * Milliken Gallery, a contemporary art gallery in Stockholm See also * Millikan (other) Millikan (; ) may refer to: People * Bud Millikan (1920–2010), Maryland Terrapins head basketball coach 1950–1967 * Clark Blanchard Millikan (1903–1966), American professor of aeronautics and son of Robert Andrews Millikan * Glenn Allan Mil ... * Millikin (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken, Colorado
Milliken is a statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 8,386 at the 2020 United States census. History The town was named for John D. Milliken, a Judge. The first community located near the Milliken townsite was initially known as Hillsboro. The community began as a trading post on the Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern Railroad for agricultural goods in the 1860s. By 1908 the town of Milliken had grown up nearby Hillsboro, and in 1910 Hillsboro was annexed by Milliken. Fires in the 1910s destroyed much of the town, and in 1917 the Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern Railroad was abandoned. Milliken continued as a primarily farming community through the depression and world wars. In the 1950s two large potato decks were constructed. The late 1960s and early 1970s brought a housing boom. In 1985 and 1986 the town roads were paved. The town continued to grow, causing the town government to move its facilities, in 1996, into the Milliken Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken, West Virginia
Milliken is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ..., United States. It was also known as Greenberry. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Kanawha County, West Virginia Populated places on the Elk River (West Virginia) {{KanawhaCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken, Ontario
Milliken and Milliken Mills are neighbourhoods in the cities of Toronto and Markham, Ontario, Markham. Milliken is situated in the north west section of Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough, whereas Milliken Mills is situated in the south-central portions of Markham. The neighbourhoods are centered on Kennedy Road (Toronto), Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue, the latter street serving as the city limits, boundary between the cities of Markham and Toronto. A large percentage of residents own their homes, which are primarily single family detached homes. As the majority of the homes present were built when the farming left the area in the 1980s, there are many two storied houses with garages, typical of the time of building and affordability. History The area now called "Milliken" or "Milliken's Corner" was first settled in 1798 by Captain William Demont (Dumond). Norman Milliken settled in the area around 1807. In 1814, Milliken received the deed for lot 1, concession 5, Markham Townsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken GO Station
Milliken GO Station is a GO Transit train station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the neighbourhood of Milliken which is on the city's northern border with Markham. Description The station is located south of Steeles Avenue, opposite to the Splendid China Mall shopping centre and is accessed via Redlea Avenue. The station has two tracks, two side platforms and two pedestrian tunnels to connect the east platform to the station next to the west platform. There is also direct access to the platforms from Steeles Avenue. It has a 661-car parking lot, a dedicated passenger pick-up and drop-off area, and a station building with ticket vending machines, a waiting area, and public washrooms. History A small shed was built (in latter 19th Century) by the Toronto and Nipissing Railway as a flag stop located on the north side of Steeles Avenue on the east side of the tracks (see postcards) and used by successor railways (Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian National Railways) un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken Creek (other)
Milliken Creek may refer to: *Milliken Creek (California) Milliken Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 10, 2011 stream in Napa County, California, that is a tributary to the Napa River. There are approximately i ..., a stream in Napa County, United States * Milliken Creek (Minnesota), a stream in Dodge County, United States {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken Park Railway Station
Milliken Park railway station serves the west end of Johnstone and the south west of the village of Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. History The original Milliken Park station was opened on 21 July 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway and was known as Cochrane Mill.Butt, page 65 The station was renamed Milliken Park on 1 March 1853 and closed to passengers on 18 April 1966.Butt, page 160 The site of this station's goods yard is now a bus depot. The signal box remained in use until it was destroyed by fire in an act of vandalism on 1 March 1978. The current station opened on 15 May 1989, by British Rail British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Comm ... to the south west of the origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken Airport
Milliken Airport is an airport serving Kabwe, a town in the Central Province of Zambia. The airport is on the west side of the town. See also * * *Transport in Zambia *List of airports in Zambia This is a list of airports in Zambia, sorted by location. Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighboring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the nor ... References External linksOurAirports - Milliken Airport* Airports in Zambia Kabwe Buildings and structures in Central Province, Zambia {{Zambia-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken (surname)
Milliken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Angie Milliken, Australian actress * Benjamin Milliken, founder of Ellsworth, Maine and American Loyalist * Benjamin Milliken II, United Empire Loyalist, Major in York Militia during 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion * Bob Milliken, American baseball pitcher * Carl E. Milliken, Republican and Progressive Party politician and early figure in the motion picture industry * Isaac Lawrence Milliken, mayor of Chicago from 1854 to 1855 * James Milliken (academic administrator) (born 1957), chancellor of the University of Texas System * James B. Milliken, American judge * James T. Milliken (1882–1952), American businessman and Michigan State Senator * James W. Milliken (1848–1908), American businessman, mayor, and Michigan State Senator * Jeanne Milliken (born 1962), American politician and lobbyist * Jessie Milliken (1877–1951), American botanist * Nicholas Milliken, Canadian politician * Nina Milliken, American p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken & Company
Milliken & Company is an American industrial manufacturer that has been in business since 1865. With corporate headquarters located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the company is active across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical, floor covering, performance and protective textile materials, anhealthcare Milliken employs many scientists, including a large number with masters and doctoral degrees. Milliken has been granted more than 2,500 U.S. patents and more than 5,500 patents worldwide. History In 1865, Seth M. Milliken and William Deering founded Deering Milliken Company, a small woolen fabrics distributor in Portland, Maine. In 1868, Milliken moved the company headquarters to New York City, at that time the heart of the American textile industry. In 1884, the company invested in a new facility in Pacolet, South Carolina, and from that investment the manufacturing operations grew. Milliken & Company headquarters moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1958 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken V
Milliken may refer to: Places * Milliken, Colorado, a town in the United States * Milliken, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Milliken, Ontario, a neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada ** Milliken GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community * Milliken Creek (other) * Milliken Park railway station, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom * Milliken Airport, Kabwe, Zambia People * Milliken (surname) Other * Milliken & Company, one of the world's largest private textile firms * '' Milliken v. Bradley'', a US Supreme Court decision on desegregation * Milliken Gallery, a contemporary art gallery in Stockholm See also * Millikan (other) Millikan (; ) may refer to: People * Bud Millikan (1920–2010), Maryland Terrapins head basketball coach 1950–1967 * Clark Blanchard Millikan (1903–1966), American professor of aeronautics and son of Robert Andrews Millikan * Glenn Allan Mil ... * Millikin (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliken Gallery
Milliken Gallery is a Swedish art gallery specializing in emerging and mid-career artists with an international perspective. It was opened in February 2004 by American dealer, Aldy Milliken. Milliken Gallery selects exhibitions based on an artist or artwork's conceptual integrity and market-based qualities. It has produced solo exhibitions with Swedish artists such as Felix Gmelin, Kristina Jansson, Lars Nilsson, Tova Mozard, Matti Kallioinen, and Christine Ödlund, and foreign artists including Tris Vonna-Michell, Lisi Raskin, Olav Westphalen, and Karl Haendel. The gallery juxtaposes solo shows with group exhibitions to introduce the Swedish public to a variety of artists often seen in Biennales and art fairs internationally. For example, ''Face Your Demons'' features internationally recognized artists Zsolt Bodoni, Mircea Cantor, Keren Cytter, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Josiah McElheny, Goshka Macuga, Aleksandra Mir, Alyson Shotz, Magnus Wallin, and Adrian Williams. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millikan (other)
Millikan (; ) may refer to: People * Bud Millikan (1920–2010), Maryland Terrapins head basketball coach 1950–1967 * Clark Blanchard Millikan (1903–1966), American professor of aeronautics and son of Robert Andrews Millikan * Glenn Allan Millikan (1906–1947), American physiologist, inventor of Millikan oximeter and son of Robert Andrews Millikan * Joe Millikan (born 1950), American racecar driver * Max Millikan (1913–1969), American economist * Robert Andrews Millikan (1868–1953), American Nobel Prize–winning physicist ** Millikan oil drop experiment * Ruth Millikan Ruth Garrett Millikan (; born 1933) is a leading American philosopher of biology, psychology, and language. Millikan has spent most of her career at the University of Connecticut, where she is now professor emerita of Philosophy. Education and ... (born 1933), American philosopher of biology, psychology, and language * Edward E. Simmons (1911–2004), aka "Millikan Man" Other * Millikan (crater), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
