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Seward (other)
Seward is the name of: People Surname *Seward (surname) Middle name *William Seward Burroughs I (1857–1898), inventor of adding machine *William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer *John Seward Johnson II (born 1930), American sculptor * William S. Burroughs, Jr. (1947–1981), author and son of the above First name * Seward Collins (1899–1952), publisher of ''The American Review'', prominent pre–World War II proponent of fascism * Seward Smith, American politician, associate justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court Places United States Counties * Seward County, Kansas * Seward County, Nebraska Cities and towns * Seward, Alaska * Seward, Illinois * Seward Township, Kendall County, Illinois * Seward Township, Winnebago County, Illinois * Seward, Kansas * Seward Township, Minnesota * Seward, Nebraska * Seward, New York * Seward, North Carolina * Seward, Pennsylvania Others * Seward Highway, Alaska * Seward Peninsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward (surname)
Seward is a surname of Old English origin. Notables of this name include * Adam Seward (born 1982), National Football League player * Albert Seward (1863–1941), British botanist and geologist, winner of the 1934 Darwin Medal * Alec Seward (1901–1972), American blues musician * Anna Seward (1742–1809), English writer of the 18th century * Bill Seward (1958–2022), American broadcaster, actor, and coach * Billie Seward (1912-1982), American actress * Diane Seward, New Zealand thermochronologist * Ed Seward (1867–1947), Major League Baseball pitcher * Frances Adeline Seward (1805–1865), wife of William H. Seward Sr., a First Lady of New York State * Frederick W. Seward (1830–1915), son of William H. Seward Sr., two-time Assistant Secretary of State * Gary Seward (born 1961), English professional footballer * George Seward (diplomat), George Seward (1840–1910), U.S. diplomat, envoy to China 1876–1880 * Georgene Hoffman Seward (1902–1992), American feminist psychologist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward, New York
Seward is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,637 at the 2000 census. The town is named after senator, governor, and secretary of state William H. Seward. The Town of Seward is in the northwestern part of the county and is northeast of Oneonta. History The first settlement took place ''circa'' 1754 near Seward village. During the American Revolution, much of the town was destroyed due to conflict between loyalist and revolutionary factions. The town was formed in 1840 from part of the Town of Sharon. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.19%) is water. The western town line is the border of Otsego County. New York State Route 10 is a north–south highway. New York State Route 165 is an east–west highway, with its eastern terminus at NY-10 at Janesville. New York State Route 145 is a north–south highway in the northeastern part of Seward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sewards End
Sewards End is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. Its area is 1211 acres. It is set in the rolling countryside of north west Essex. The village's village hall is two miles east of the centre of Saffron Walden and one and a third miles from Tesco's store. The population was 511 in 2011 with 124 children under the age of 18 and 87 people aged over 64. The median age was 47. There are about 210 houses in the village (2020). There are 23 listed buildings. The village became a civil parish on 1 April 2004. Location Sewards End is in the county of Essex, in south eastern England, 43 miles from London, 17 miles from Cambridge, 14 miles from Bishops Stortford and one mile from Saffron Walden. History In the 11th century Sewards End did not exist as a defined community. At that time there were four smaller communities around what would eventually become Sewards End. Probably the most influential at that time was Wills Ayley where Monk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward Mountains (other)
Seward Mountains may refer to: * Seward Mountains (Antarctica) * Seward Mountains (Alaska) The Seward Mountains is a small mountain range in southeastern Alaska, United States, located on the upper Portland Canal. It has an area of 107 km2 and is a subrange of the Boundary Ranges which in turn form part of the Coast Mountains. Pa ... * Seward Mountain (New York) * Seward Mountains (New York) {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward Plantation
The Seward Plantation is a historic site built in 1855, a Southern plantation-turned-ranch located in Independence, Texas. The Seward Plantation has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 29, 2013. It was documented as part of the Historical American Buildings Survey. It has a Texas Centennial Marker.thc.texas.gov/preserve/projects-and-programs/state-historical-markers/1936-texas-centennial-markers Location The plantation is located east of Independence near Brenham in Washington County, Texas. It is off Farm to Market Road 390, also known as La Bahía Road (later Old Washington Road). The La Bahia Road was originally an east-west Indian trail also used by Spanish explorers in the 17th century. One can still see remnants of the La Bahia Road on the Seward Plantation. History Between 1832 and 1833, Samuel Seward (1794–1870) moved from Illinois to Mexican Texas with Stephen F. Austin. Seward purchased of land, then more. In the 1850s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward High School (other)
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Seward High School can refer to: * Seward High School (Alaska) in Seward, Alaska * Seward High School (Nebraska) in Seward, Nebraska Seward is a city and county seat of Seward County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,964 at the 2010 census. Seward is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is known for its large Fourth of July (Independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward Park (other)
Seward Park may refer to: * Seward Park (Manhattan), a park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, named after William H. Seward * Seward Park (Seattle) Seward Park is a municipal park in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located in the city neighborhood of the same name, it covers . The park occupies all of Bailey Peninsula, a forested peninsula that juts into Lake Washington. It contains ..., a park in Seattle, Washington * Seward Park, Seattle, the surrounding neighborhood {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward Mountain (New York)
Seward Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York, of which it is the highest point. Seward Mtn. is named after William H. Seward (1801–1872), Governor of New York (1839–1842), and United States Secretary of State (1861–1869). The mountain is part of the Seward Mountains of the Adirondacks. Seward Mountain is flanked to the southwest by Donaldson Mountain, and to the east faces Seymour Mountain across Ouluska Pass. Seward Mountain stands within the watershed of the Raquette River, which drains into the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The southeast slopes of Seward Mtn. drain into Seward Brook, thence into the Cold River, a tributary of the Raquette River. The west end of Seward Mtn. drains into Calkins Brook, thence into the Raquette River. The northern slopes of Seward drain into Ward Brook, thence into Ampersand Lake, Ampersand Brook, Stony Creek, and the Raquette River. Seward Mountain is within the High Peaks W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward Lake
Seward Lake is a small lake in Otsego County, New York. It is located west of Schenevus. Seward Lake drains west via an unnamed stream into Schenevus Creek. References {{authority control Lakes of New York (state) Lakes of Otsego County, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward, Minneapolis
The Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, is geographically southeast of downtown, consisting of the land bordered by the Hiawatha Avenue industrial district to the west, Minneapolis Midtown Greenway (between E. 27th St. and E. 28th St.) to the south, the Mississippi River to the east, and Interstate 94 to the north. Seward's bordering neighborhoods are Cooper to the southeast, Longfellow to the south, East Phillips to the southwest, Ventura Village to the west, Cedar-Riverside to the north, and Prospect Park/East River Road across the Mississippi River to the east. It is one of the neighborhoods that is part of the larger Longfellow community. Seward was named after former New York senator, governor, and US Secretary of State William H. Seward. The neighborhood includes a number of local businesses along Franklin Avenue including two cooperativesSeward Co-op(a grocery store) and Seward Community Cafe. The neighborhood is also home to the Milwaukee Avenu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward Peninsula
The Seward Peninsula is a large peninsula on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska whose westernmost point is Cape Prince of Wales. The peninsula projects about into the Bering Sea between Norton Sound, the Bering Strait, the Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound, just below the Arctic Circle. The entire peninsula is about long and wide. Like Seward, Alaska, it was named after William H. Seward, the United States Secretary of State who fought for the U.S. purchase of Alaska. The Seward Peninsula is a remnant of the Bering land bridge, a roughly thousand mile wide swath of land connecting Siberia with mainland Alaska during the Pleistocene Ice Age. This land bridge aided in the migration of humans, as well as plant and animal species, from Asia to North America. Excavations at sites such as the Trail Creek Caves and Cape Espenberg in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve as well as Cape Denbigh to the south have provided insight into the timeline of prehistorical migrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward Highway
The Seward Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends from Seward to Anchorage. It was completed in 1951 and runs through the scenic Kenai Peninsula, Chugach National Forest, Turnagain Arm, and Kenai Mountains. The Seward Highway is numbered Alaska Route 9 (AK-9) for the first from Seward to the Sterling Highway and AK-1 for the remaining distance to Anchorage. At the junction with the Sterling Highway, AK-1 turns west towards Sterling and Homer. About of the Seward Highway leading into Anchorage is built to freeway standards. In Anchorage, the Seward Highway terminates at an intersection with 5th Avenue, which AK-1 is routed to, and which then leads to the Glenn Highway freeway. Route description The full length of the Seward Highway has been listed on the National Highway System (NHS), a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility. The segment designated AK-9 between Seward and Tern Lake Junction is part of the STR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
