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Orrock (other)
Orrock may refer to: * Orrock, Minnesota * Orrick, Missouri * Orrock Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota * Orrick Township, Ray County, Missouri Surname * Bobby Orrock, American politician * Bryan Orrock, Australian rugby league footballer * James Orrock, Scottish art collector * Nan Grogan Orrock, American politician * Robert Orrock, Scottish international footballer * Roy Orrock, British airman {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orrock, Minnesota
Orrock is an unincorporated community in Orrock Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. Geography The community is near the junction of Sherburne County Road 5 (184th Street NW) and Sherburne County Road 4. County Roads 1, 15, 16, and 75 are also in the immediate area. Nearby towns include Big Lake, Becker, Santiago, Zimmerman, and Elk River. The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States in Sherburne County, Minnesota. The refuge protects mixed habitat types including oak savanna, Big Woods, and wetlands. The St. Francis River flows through ... and the Sand Dunes State Forest are both in the surrounding area. References Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Sherburne County, Minnesota {{SherburneCountyMN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orrick, Missouri
Orrick is a town in Ray County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 753 at the 2020 census. History The first community in the area was Albany when it was established by Ely Carter in 1854. When he applied for a post office it was denied because there was another Albany already in the state and he used the name of his wife Ada for the post office but still continued to call the town Albany. "Bloody Bill" Anderson was killed during the American Civil War during the Battle of Albany on October 24, 1864. Albany formally incorporated in 1871 however by then St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Star railroad (the Wabash Railroad) laid tracks a mile south in 1868 and 1869 and a new community of Orrick sprung up around them. Orrick itself was laid out by the railroad and was named in honor of W. W. Orrick who had drawn up the plat. Orrick was incorporated in 1873. Tornadoes On January 24, 1967, an unusual winte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orrock Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota
Orrock Township is a township in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,764 at the 2000 census. Orrock Township was organized in 1875, and named for Robert Orrock, a pioneer settler. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of of which (93.9%) is land and (3.72%) is water. Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 2,764 people, 892 households and 753 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 952 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up was 97.72% White, 0.11% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population. There were 892 households, of which 48.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.7% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 10.3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orrick Township, Ray County, Missouri
Orrick Township is an inactive township in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. History Orrick Township was founded in 1886, taking its name from the town of Orrick, Missouri Orrick is a town in Ray County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 753 at the 2020 census. History The first community in the area was Albany when it was established by Ely Carte .... References Townships in Ray County, Missouri Townships in Missouri {{RayCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Orrock
Robert Dickson Orrock, Sr. is an American politician. Since 1990, he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 54th district in the east-central part of the state, including (since 2002) parts of Caroline and Spotsylvania counties; the former county is included in the Greater Richmond Region and the latter county is included in the Washington metropolitan area. From 1990–1991, the District encompassed all of Spotsylvania County, part of Caroline County, and part of the Fredericksburg City. From 1992–2001, the District encompassed part of Spotsylvania County and all of Fredericksburg City. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life and education Orrock was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He attended Ladysmith High School in Caroline County, graduating in 1974. After one year at Germanna Community College, he transferred to Virginia Tech, receiving a B.S. degree in agriculture education in 1978. He received an M.Ed. degree in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Orrock
Bryan Orrock (1930−2019) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. An Australia national and New South Wales state representative forward, he played his club football in the NSWRFL Premiership for South Sydney and St. George, winning premierships with both clubs. Career Orrock was a South Sydney junior and began playing first grade for them in the 1950 NSWRFL season when they won their first premiership in 18 years. Orrock did not play in that year's grand final, but played for Souths at front row forward in the 1951 NSWRFL season's premiership decider, in which they defeated St. George. In 1952 Orrock played for Sydney Colts against France national rugby league team, France and also played for Souths in the 1952 NSWRFL season's premiership final against Western Suburbs Magpies, Western Suburbs. Orrock along with Wests hooker Hec Farrell were sent off for fighting, becoming the first players ever to be sent from the field in a gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Orrock
James Orrock R.I., R.O.I. (1829 – 10 May 1913), was a prominent Scottish collector of art and oriental ceramics, illustrator and landscape watercolourist. The scale of his involvement with the art trade and with top collectors such as John Ruskin is highlighted in the large two volume set of books published about him by Byron Webber: published in London, Chatto and Windus 1903: James Orrock R.I., Painter, Connoisseur, Collector. Rather than being a forger as some modern scholars like to believe Orrock was a dedicated enthusiast of contemporary British art and emulated some of those artists in his own work. He illustrated three books in the style of Turner: Mary Queen-of-Scots, 1906; Old England : her story mirrored in her scenes, 1908; and, In the Border country, 1906. Life James was the son of James Orrock, an Edinburgh surgeon, dentist and druggist, living at 17 Elm Row at the top of Leith Walk. The family moved to 2 York Place when he was young. He was educated in medici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan Grogan Orrock
Nan Grogan Orrock (born November 8, 1943) is an American politician serving as the Democratic State Senator in the Georgia State Senate, representing Senate District 36 in eastern Atlanta. Following the 2006 retirement of State Senator Sam Zamarripa, Orrock was a candidate for his district; in the Democratic primary held on July 18, 2006 Orrock defeated Grace Davis to win a seat in the State Senate since she has no Republican opponent for the general election. She was sworn into office in 2007. She was previously a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1987, representing the 58th district. She was the Vice-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus and the former Majority Whip, the first woman to ever hold this role. Orrock was once a member of American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), but has since been critical of their influence. Orrock founded both the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus and the Working Families Agenda caucus. Her legislative successes include p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Orrock
Robert Abbie Orrock (25 May 1885 – 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Kinghorn, Fife, Orrock played club football for East Stirlingshire (two spells), Falkirk, St Mirren and Alloa Athletic. He won the Scottish Cup with Falkirk in 1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ... during a nine-year spell at the club, and made one appearance for Scotland in 1913; a decade later he was a guest member of Third Lanark'a squad which toured South America. Pablo Ciullini, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
