Metamora (band)
Metamora may refer to: *''Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags'', 1829 play by John Augustus Stone * Metamora (shipwreck) in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada * Metamora, Illinois * Metamora Township, Woodford County, Illinois * Metamora, Indiana * Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana * Metamora, Michigan * Metamora Township, Michigan * Metamora, Ohio * Metamora (band), an American folk/Celtic music group on Sugar Hill Records Sugar Hill Records is an American bluegrass and Americana record label. It was founded in Durham, North Carolina in 1978 by Barry Poss and David Freeman, the owner of County Records and Rebel Records. Poss acquired full control of Sugar Hil ...

Metamora; Or, The Last Of The Wampanoags
''Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags'' is a play written in 1829 by John Augustus Stone. It was first performed December 15, 1829, at the Park Theater in New York City, starring Edwin Forrest. History On November 28, 1828, a contest was posted in the New York Critic by American actor Edwin Forrest offering a prize of 500 dollars for an original play which met such criteria as, “a tragedy, in five acts, of which the hero, or principal character, shall be an aboriginal of this country". Forrest, looking to produce a play suiting his strengths, created the contest as an opportunity to boost his acting career. With his play, ''Metamora, or the Last of the Wampanoags'', playwright and actor John Augustus Stone stood out among his competitors and took home the prize. The play, which opened on December 15, 1829, was an instant hit. Due to a combination of the highly publicized contest, Forrest's growing celebrity, and the timely subject matter of the play itself, the performance ...
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Metamora (shipwreck)
The ''Metamora'' was a wooden tug commissioned in 1864 and used predominantly for ferrying passengers and goods in the Georgian Bay area of Ontario. It ran onto a shallow shoal near Turning Island in Georgian Bay on July 30, 1907, caught fire and sank in six feet of water. She was constructed at the Peck & Masters shipyard in Cleveland, Ohio in 1864. The ship was 121 feet long, and 21 feet wide, and displaced about 300 tons. The ''Metamora'' was originally fitted out with armour-plating and a cannon, and was tasked with patrolling the waters of what was then Upper Canada for Fenian raiders. These were removed in the 1870s, when the Fenian threat had diminished, and the ''Metamora'' then plied the waters of Georgian Bay Georgian Bay (french: Baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, in the Laurentia bioregion. It is located entirely within the borders of Ontario, Canada. The main body of the bay lies east of the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island. To ... as a freig ...
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Metamora, Illinois
Metamora is a village in Metamora Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,636 at the 2010 census. Metamora is a growing suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Metamora is located at (40.7911, -89.3624). According to the 2010 census, Metamora has a total area of , of which (or 99.82%) is land and (or 0.18%) is water. Name Metamora was founded as ''Hanover'' in 1836. It was named for Hanover, New Hampshire by a consortium of land speculators called the Hanover Company. New post office conventions required towns to have unique names, forcing the town to differentiate itself from others in Illinois named Hanover. Early post office names included ''Black Partridge'' (1836) and ''Partridge Point'' (1837). The name of the village was finally changed to ''Metamora'' in 1845 based on the character in the popular play ''Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags''. The village still has a Hanover Str ...
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Metamora Township, Woodford County, Illinois
Metamora Township, Township 27 North, Range 2 West of the Third Principal Meridian, is located in Woodford County, Illinois. It includes the village of Metamora, Illinois and is accessible by State Routes 89 and 116 116 (''one hundred and sixteen'') may refer to: *116 (number) *AD 116 * 116 BC * 116 (Devon and Cornwall) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, a military unit * 116 (MBTA bus) * 116 (New Jersey bus) * 116 (hip hop group), a Christian hip hop collect .... State Route 117 runs along the southern part of its eastern border. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,357 and it included 1,741 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water. Demographics References External links City-data.com Townships in Woodford County, Illinois Townships in Illinois {{WoodfordCountyIL-geo-stub ...
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Metamora, Indiana
Metamora is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana. The town was once a stop along the Whitewater Canal and is now primarily dependent on tourism. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 188. Geography Metamora is located at , in the valley of the Whitewater River in southeastern Indiana. It is situated on U.S. Route 52, northwest of Cincinnati, Ohio, and southeast of Indianapolis. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics History Metamora was platted in 1838. The community derives its name from the play ''Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags'' by John Augustus Stone. The Whitewater Canal only carried boats from 1839 to 1865, but the canal was maintained to supply hydraulic power until 1936. The canal was the center of industrial districts in Metamora and Brookville, to the east. At one time there were water-powered mills for processing cotton, grin ...
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Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Metamora Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 974. History Metamora Township was established in 1849 from land given by Salt Creek, Laurel and Brookville townships. The Duck Creek Aqueduct was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ... in 2014. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.98%) is land and (or 1.02%) is water. Unincorporated towns * Metamora * Millville (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * Blooming Grove Township (northeast) * Brookville Township (east) * Butler Township (south) * Sa ...
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Metamora, Michigan
Metamora is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 565 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Metamora Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 565 people, 216 households, and 151 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 245 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.1% White, 0.4% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 216 households, of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.5% of all hous ...
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Metamora Township, Michigan
Metamora Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,249 at the 2010 Census. Communities * The village of Metamora is located within the township, and the Metamora post office, with ZIP code 48455, also serves most of the township. * Farmers Creek is an unincorporated community at on the boundary between Metamora Township on the east and Hadley Township to the west. It was named for the nearby stream. John L. Morse purchased land here in 1833 and settled in 1834. John Look and family also settled here in 1834. Morse became the first postmaster on January 3, 1836, and the office operated until September 30, 1903. * Thornville is an unincorporated community at on the boundary between Metamora Township on the west and Dryden Township on the east. It was given a post office with the name "Amboy" on March 21, 1837, with Joseph S. Gibbins as the first postmaster. Benjamin Thorne, who came here from Dutchess County, New York in ...
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Metamora, Ohio
Metamora is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 566 at the 2020 census. History The first settlement at Metamora was made in the 1830s. A post office called Metamora has been in operation since 1841. The name of Metamora is from a play titled: Metamora, Last of the Wampanoags. Author John Augustus Stone. This Play led four new Midwestern towns—in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan—to adopt the name Metamora. Geography Metamora (also known as Amboy) is located at (41.711239, -83.910259). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 627 people, 221 households, and 168 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 234 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.2% White, 0.2% Native American, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino o ...
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Metamora (band)
Metamora may refer to: *''Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags'', 1829 play by John Augustus Stone * Metamora (shipwreck) in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada * Metamora, Illinois * Metamora Township, Woodford County, Illinois * Metamora, Indiana * Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana * Metamora, Michigan * Metamora Township, Michigan * Metamora, Ohio * Metamora (band), an American folk/Celtic music group on Sugar Hill Records Sugar Hill Records is an American bluegrass and Americana record label. It was founded in Durham, North Carolina in 1978 by Barry Poss and David Freeman, the owner of County Records and Rebel Records. Poss acquired full control of Sugar Hil ...