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Rockledge may refer to: * Rockledge, Florida, United States * Rockledge, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Rockledge Drive Residential District, a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockledge, Florida * Rockledge, Pennsylvania, United States * Rockledge, name of the chapter house of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity at Cornell University * Rockledge (Louisville, Kentucky), a building on the National Register of Historic Places * Rockledge (Hagerstown, Maryland), a building on the National Register of Historic Places * Rockledge (Swanton, Vermont), a building on the National Register of Historic Places * Rockledge (Occoquan, Virginia), a building on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockledge, Florida
Rockledge is the oldest city in Brevard County, Florida. The city's population was 24,926 at the 2010 United States Census, and is part of the Palm Bay−Melbourne− Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Rockledge was officially founded on August 7, 1887, making it the oldest incorporated municipality in Brevard County. The name Rockledge, attributed to Gardner S. Hardee, an early settler, comes from the many ledges of coquina rock that line the Indian River. Other sources refer to a man named Cephas Bailey Magruder, who built his home after settling in the area in 1876 near the Indian River. Magruder called his home "the rockledge home" and the name was eventually attributed to the whole town. It was originally referred to as Rock Ledge; the two-word name persisted through the 19th century. Early industry in the area was based on the citrus trade and accommodation for tourists traveling to South Florida via the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway of the Indian R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockledge, Georgia
Rockledge is an unincorporated community in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along a Georgia Central Railway line near Georgia State Route 29, east-southeast of Dublin. Rockledge has a post office with ZIP code 30454. History A post office called Rockledge was established in 1899. The community was named for a rock formation ("ledge of rock") near the original town site. The Georgia General Assembly The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ... incorporated Rockledge as a town in 1908. The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. References Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Laurens County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places disestablished in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockledge Drive Residential District
The Rockledge Drive Residential District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on August 21, 1992) located in Rockledge, Florida Rockledge is the oldest city in Brevard County, Florida. The city's population was 24,926 at the 2010 United States Census, and is part of the Palm Bay−Melbourne− Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Rockledge was officially .... The district runs from 15 through 23 Rockledge Avenue, 219 through 1361 Rockledge Drive and 1 through 11 Orange Avenue. It contains 100 historic buildings. References External links Brevard County listingsaNational Register of Historic Places Houses in Brevard County, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Brevard County, Florida Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida {{BrevardCountyFL-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing resources within historic districts. For most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its goals are to help property owners and inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockledge, Pennsylvania
Rockledge is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,638 as of the 2020 census. Rockledge is surrounded by Abington Township, and Philadelphia, and shares a ZIP Code with Jenkintown. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2010 census, the borough was 95.8% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 1.2% Asian, and 2.0% were two or more races. 2.0% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestr As of the census of 2000, there were 2,577 people, 1,060 households, and 645 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,428.9 people per square mile (2,842.8/km2). There were 1,091 housing units at an average density of 3,145.1 per square mile (1,203.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.98% White, 0.04% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Sigma Phi
Alpha Sigma Phi (), commonly known as Alpha Sig, is an intercollegiate men's social fraternity with 181 active chapters and provisional chapters. Founded at Yale in 1845, it is the 10th oldest Greek letter fraternity in the United States. The fraternity practices many traditions. Its Latin motto is ''Causa Latet Vis Est Notissima'' ("The cause is hidden, the results well-known"). The fraternity's official symbol is the phoenix, as the phoenix rises from the ashes of its old body, signifying the re-founding of the fraternity in the early 1900s. Due to active expansion efforts, Alpha Sigma Phi continues to offer services and opportunities to over 8,000 undergraduate students and well over 72,000 living members. History Founding Alpha Sigma Phi was founded by three men at Yale College in 1845 as a secret sophomore society composed of many of the school's poets, athletes, and scholars. Upon rising through the ranks of the school, members shared membership with Alpha Sigma Phi in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge—from the classics to the sciences, and from the theoretical to the applied. These ideals, unconventional for the time, are captured in Cornell's founding principle, a popular 1868 quotation from founder Ezra Cornell: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." Cornell is ranked among the top global universities. The university is organized into seven undergraduate colleges and seven graduate divisions at its main Ithaca campus, with each college and division defining its specific admission standards and academic programs in near autonomy. The university also administers three satellite campuses, two in New York City and one in Education City, Qatar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockledge (Louisville, Kentucky)
Rockledge may refer to: * Rockledge, Florida, United States * Rockledge, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Rockledge Drive Residential District, a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockledge, Florida * Rockledge, Pennsylvania, United States * Rockledge, name of the chapter house of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity at Cornell University * Rockledge (Louisville, Kentucky), a building on the National Register of Historic Places * Rockledge (Hagerstown, Maryland), a building on the National Register of Historic Places * Rockledge (Swanton, Vermont), a building on the National Register of Historic Places * Rockledge (Occoquan, Virginia), a building on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... * Carlisle-Rockle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockledge (Hagerstown, Maryland)
Rockledge is a historic home located at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story limestone farmhouse located on a hill overlooking Little Antietam Creek. It was built in three stages, beginning in the early 19th century. Also on the property is a small brick smokehouse with a pyramidal roof, a stone springhouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 2003. References External links *, including photo from 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Hagerstown, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Maryland {{WashingtonCountyMD-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockledge (Swanton, Vermont)
Rockledge is a historic summer estate house on Vermont Route 207 in Swanton, Vermont. Architect Charles Saxe in 1918 designed alterations to an early 19th-century farmhouse, that is the principal surviving element of an early 20th-century gentleman's farm. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Description and history Rockledge is located in southern Swanton, on the west side of VT 207 south of its junction with Decker Road. The property is a square about in size, most of the surrounding historic farmland having been sold off. A stone wall lines the front of the property, with a row of maple trees between that wall and the house. A semicircular drive provides access at two points from the road to the rear of the house. The house is a -story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof and flanking two-story wings. The main block facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance sheltered by a Colonial Revival portico supported by clust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockledge (Occoquan, Virginia)
Rockledge, is a historic home located at Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia, United States, near Washington D.C. It was built in 1758 from stone at the request of John Balladine, a wealthy local industrialist. Architect William Buckland worked on this house. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> The historic marker on the site reads: John Ballendine built this finely proportioned Georgian House, "Rockledge," in c.1760. William Buckland, a premier colonial Chesapeake architect, reportedly designed it. "Rockledge" is a rare example of a Tidewater Virginia stone dwelling. Several entrepreneurs who sought to maximize Occoquan's potential as a port and industrial town resided there. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. References External links Rockledge Official site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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