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McHenry Township, Foster County, North Dakota
McHenry may refer to: People * McHenry (name) Places in the United States * McHenry, California, an unincorporated town * McHenry Mansion in Modesto, California * McHenry County, Illinois ** McHenry, Illinois, a city in McHenry County * McHenry Dam, on the Fox River in Illinois * McHenry, Kentucky, a city * McHenry, Maryland * Fort McHenry, Baltimore County, Maryland * McHenry, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * McHenry County, North Dakota * McHenry, North Dakota, in Foster County * McHenry, Virginia, an unincorporated community * McHenry Township (other) Other uses *Forward Operating Base McHenry in Hawija, Iraq * McHenry Library, University of California, Santa Cruz * McHenrys Peak, a mountain in Colorado See also * Fort Henry (other) Fort Henry is the name of: * Fort Henry, Missouri, an unincorporated community *Fort Henry (Virginia), a 1646 fort near present-day Petersburg, Virginia * Fort Henry (West Virginia), a 1774 fort near present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry (name)
McHenry is both a surname and a given name, an anglicised name of the Scottish Clan Henderson. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Anthony McHenry (born 1983), American basketball player * Austin McHenry (1895–1922), American baseball player * Donald McHenry (born 1936), American diplomat * Doug McHenry (born 1952), American film director and producer * Edwin Harrison McHenry (1859–1931), American engineer and railroad official * Eric McHenry (born 1972), American poet * Henry McHenry (anthropologist) (born 1944), American professor of anthropology * Henry McHenry (baseball) (1910–1981), American Negro league baseball player * Henry D. McHenry (1826–1890), American politician * James McHenry (1753–1816), American Founding Father and physician * James McHenry (novelist) (1785–1845), American writer, physician, and diplomat * James W. McHenry (1864–1931), American mayor * John G. McHenry (1868–1912), American politician * John H. McHenry (1797–1871), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, Mississippi
McHenry, is an unincorporated community in southern Stone County, Mississippi. It is situated approximately south of Wiggins and north of Saucier. The community is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. History The town of McHenry was settled by Dr. George McHenry in 1889.Cooper, Forrest Lamar. 2011. Looking Back Mississippi: Towns and Places. University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, MS. Pages 133-137. The town was situated in the longleaf yellow pine region where lumber mills and family farms were the principal forms of livelihood. In 1910, the town had several stores, churches, a school, a bank, and a newspaper office. The State Bank was established in 1902 with capital of $15,000. During that period, the town had a brickyard, and a large planing mill for lumber. With construction of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad through the town in the 1890s, the population increased from 350 to about 1,200 in 1906. By the 1920s, the vast timber resources of south Mississ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry Library
The McHenry Library is the arts, humanities, and social sciences library of the University of California, Santa Cruz. It was named after the founding chancellor of the university, Dean E. McHenry. The building, designed by architect John Carl Warnecke, was completed in 1968 and features a minimalist design intended to blend into its forest surroundings, with floor-to-ceiling glass set in coarse, granite-like concrete and exposed vertical columns suggestive of tree trunks. The building is designed around a four-story atrium surrounded entirely by glass walls. Over the last ten years the library has undergone seismic retrofit and renovations, amounting in $100 million in improvements. In fall of 2011 it fully reopened with a new café, increased study space, and special exhibit room exclusively for the Grateful Dead archives.Aaron Jacobsen"Rennovations(sic) Signify New Era for McHenry Library" ' 'Santa Cruz Patch' ' , October 1, 2011 The Global Village Café, which is located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward Operating Base
A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward Operational level of war, operational level military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. A FOB may or may not contain an airfield, hospital, machine shop, or other logistical facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported by main operating bases that are required to provide backup support to them. A FOB also improves reaction time to local areas as opposed to having all troops on the main operating base. Description In its most basic form, a FOB consists of a ring of barbed wire around a position with a fortified entry control point, or ECP. More advanced FOBs include an assembly of berms, concrete barriers, gates, watchtowers, bunkers and other force protection infrastructure. They are often built from Hesco bastions. FOBs will also have an Entry Control Point (ECP). An ECP is a controlled entry and exit point o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry Township (other)
McHenry Township may refer to: * McHenry Township, McHenry County, Illinois * McHenry Township, Foster County, North Dakota, in Foster County, North Dakota Foster County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,397.{{{cite web , title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Foster County, North Dakota , url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/foste ... * McHenry Township, Pennsylvania {{geodis Township name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, Virginia
McHenry is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar .... References * Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Spotsylvania County, Virginia {{SpotsylvaniaCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, North Dakota
McHenry is a city in Foster County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 64 at the 2020 census. McHenry was founded in 1899. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 56 people, 31 households, and 20 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 37 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White and 1.8% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 31 households, of which 6.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry County, North Dakota
McHenry County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,345. Its county seat is Towner. McHenry County is part of the Minot, ND Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with territory annexed from Bottineau County. It was named for James McHenry, an early settler of Vermillion (in present South Dakota). The county government was not organized at that time, nor was the county attached to another county for administrative and judicial purposes. The county organization was effected on October 15, 1884. The county boundaries were altered in 1885, 1887, 1891, and in 1892. It has retained its present boundaries since 1892. When the county was organized in 1884, Villard was named as county seat. In 1885 this designation was moved to Scriptown. In 1886 the designation was again moved, to Towner, which has remained the seat to the present time (the two former site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814. It was first built in 1798 and was used continuously by the U.S. armed forces through World War I and by the Coast Guard in World War II. It was designated a national park in 1925, and in 1939 was redesignated a " National Monument and Historic Shrine". During the War of 1812 an American storm flag, , was flown over Fort McHenry during the bombardment. It was replaced early on the morning of September 14, 1814, with a larger American garrison flag, . The larger flag signaled American victory over the British in the Battle of Baltimore. The sight of the ensign inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem " Defence of Fort M'Henry" that was later set to the tune "To An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, California
McHenry is a small unincorporated community in Stanislaus County, about 1 mile north of Modesto, California. McHenry is located at . History McHenry was never established, but settled. In the 1870s the people in the area constructed farmhouses and small shops, since McHenry Avenue crossed the town; the area was named McHenry. Robert McHenry was a local banker/rancher who owned the McHenry Mansion The McHenry Mansion is a Victorian-Italianate historic house museum situated in the historic downtown of Modesto, California. It was originally built in 1883 as a residence for Robert McHenry Robert Dale McHenry (born April 30, 1945) is an .... Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Stanislaus County, California {{StanislausCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, Maryland
McHenry is a unincorporated community located in Garrett County, Maryland, United States, on the northernmost shore of Deep Creek Lake. Located on the outskirts of McHenry is the Garrett County Airport, Wisp Ski Resort, and Golf Club at Wisp. McHenry is part of the media market of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester .... McHenry's population as of 2012 was 1,328. References External linksCommunity Profile Unincorporated communities in Garrett County, Maryland Unincorporated communities in Maryland {{GarrettCountyMD-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, Kentucky
McHenry is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 390 at the time of the year 2010 U.S. census. History Originally called Hamelton, the village was renamed in 1874 to honor Congressman Henry D. McHenry. Geography McHenry is located at (37.378399, -86.922391). The city is situated along U.S. Route 62 southwest of Beaver Dam and northeast of Central City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 417 people, 161 households, and 118 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 186 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White. There were 161 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 19.9% of all hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
