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Sheldon
Sheldon may refer to: * Sheldon (name), a given name and a surname, and a list of people with the name Places Australia * Sheldon, Queensland *Sheldon Forest, New South Wales United Kingdom *Sheldon, Derbyshire, England *Sheldon, Devon, England *Sheldon, West Midlands, England * Sheldon Stone Circle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland *Sheldon Manor, Chippenham, Wiltshire United States * Sheldon, Illinois * Sheldon, Iowa * Sheldon, Minnesota * Sheldon, Missouri * Sheldon, New York * Sheldon, North Dakota * Sheldon, South Carolina * Sheldon, Texas * Sheldon, Vermont * Sheldon, Monroe County, Wisconsin * Sheldon, Rusk County, Wisconsin Other uses * Sheldon coin grading scale * Sheldon School, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England * Sheldon High School, several schools * The Sheldon, concert hall and art galleries in St. Louis, Missouri * ''Sheldon'' (webcomic), created by Dave Kellett * ''Young Sheldon'', created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro * Sheldon, a character from the video game ''Splat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon Forest
Sheldon Forest is a pocket of urban bushland located north-west of Sydney, Australia in a narrow valley between Turramurra and Pymble. Sheldon Forest is of high conservation status because it contains some of the last remnants of the endangered Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest (STIF) and Blue Gum High Forest (BGHF) in the Sydney basin. Bush regeneration programs have been implemented for many years. Invasive weeds such as privet, large leave privet, wandering jew, lantana and camphor laurel continue to be troublesome. The historic 1st Turramurra Scout hall is located at the entrance to the forest from Warragal Road. The hall has been continuously in this location for over 60 years. Walking Track A walking track meanders through a range of plant communities. As you follow the track through the forest you will notice changes in the plant structure and associations. The change in plant associations occur because the underlying bedrock changes from shale to sandstone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon, Vermont
Sheldon is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,136 at the 2020 census. It contains the unincorporated community of Sheldon Springs. Geography Sheldon, named for Revolutionary War colonel Elisha Sheldon,Colonel Elisha Sheldon - Sheldon at Waymarking.com. is located in central Franklin County on both sides of the , a west-flowing tributary of . |
Sheldon, Iowa
Sheldon is a city in O'Brien and Sioux counties in the U.S. state of Iowa, along the Floyd River. The population was 5,512 at the time of the 2020 census; it is the largest city in O'Brien County. History and culture Sheldon got its start in the year 1873, following construction of the Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad through that territory. It was named for Israel Sheldon, a railroad promoter. It was a strategic location on the rail for businesses from as far away as Minneapolis and Omaha, after the addition of the intersection with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway in 1878. The growth in infrastructure has continued. Today, the city lies at the crossroads of Iowa Highway 60 and U.S. Route 18. Eastbound and westbound rail service is provided by IC&E Railroad (since 2008 a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway), while northbound and southbound service is provided by Union Pacific Railroad. The city's first financial institution, the Sheldon State Bank, closed in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon, Missouri
Sheldon is a city in southern Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 543 at the 2010 census. History Sheldon was platted in 1881 when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was named for Sheldon A. Wright (or Wight), the owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Sheldon since 1881. Geography Sheldon is located in south-central Vernon County one mile north of the Vernon- Barton county line. It is on Missouri Route B one mile east of US Route 71. Lamar is ten miles to the south and Nevada is eleven miles to the north along Route 71. 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 543 people, 208 households, and 128 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 238 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.3% White, 0.2% African American, 0.9% Native American, 1.3% fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon, Rusk County, Wisconsin
Sheldon is a village in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 237 at the 2010 census. History Around 1885 a few pioneer families named Marshal, Sergeant and Carman settled in the brush a mile west of Sheldon's current location, in a hamlet they called "Fern." Anton Corbine carried mail in to them from Flambeau by foot or by horse. Other settlers followed. Woodlawn Cemetery was started in 1903 with the burial of Mrs. Alice Elmendorf (aged 65 years). A little log school stood just south of it, and a Rev. Willam would sometimes follow the trails up from Huron to lead worship in the school. In 1905 Max Dietze from Hawkins built a general store east of the cemetery, supplied by driving a wagon with horses across the Jump and along logging roads to Holcombe or Chippewa. In 1906 D. L. Pickering built a sawmill on the bank of Little Jump River. Sheldon itself began to take form in 1906 when the Wisconsin Central Railroad built its line a mile east of Fern, over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon (name)
Sheldon is an English masculine given name as well as a surname combining the Old English ''scelf'' (rock ledge shelf) and the place name ''haddon'', which in turn comes from the words ''hǣth'' (heath) and ''dūn'' (hill; but also, valley).https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sheldon Notable people with the name include: Given name *Sheldon Adelson (1933–2021), American billionaire businessman * Sheldon Bach (1925–2021), American psychologist *Shel Bachrach (born 1944), American insurance broker, investor, businessman and philanthropist * Shelley Berman (1925–2017), American comedian, born Sheldon * Sheldon Blockburger (born 1964), American decathlete * Sheldon Brookbank (born 1980), Canadian hockey player * Sheldon Brooks (1811-1883), American businessman, physician, and politician *Sheldon Brown (American football) (born 1979), American football player * Sheldon Brown (artist) (born 1962), American artist and professor of computer art *Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splatoon
is a third-person shooter video game franchise created by Hisashi Nogami, and developed and owned by Nintendo. Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth inhabited by anthropomorphic marine animals, the series centers around fictional cephalopods known as Inklings and Octolings – based on squids and octopuses respectively – which can transform between humanoid and cephalopod forms at will. They frequently engage in turf war battles with each other and use a variety of weapons that produce and shoot colored ink while in humanoid form, or swim and hide in surfaces covered in their own-colored ink while in their cephalopodic forms. The first game in the series, ''Splatoon'', was released for the Wii U in May 2015. A sequel, ''Splatoon 2'', was released for the Nintendo Switch in July 2017, followed by an expansion pack, ''Octo Expansion'', in June 2018. The series has received positive reviews for its style, gameplay mechanics and soundtrack, with the first two games in the series having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Sheldon
''Young Sheldon'' is an American List of coming-of-age stories, coming-of-age sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro for CBS. The series, set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is a Spin-off (media), spin-off prequel to ''The Big Bang Theory'' and begins with the character Sheldon Cooper at the age of nine, living with his family in East Texas and going to high school. Iain Armitage stars as young Sheldon, alongside Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, and Annie Potts. Jim Parsons, who portrays the adult Sheldon Cooper on ''The Big Bang Theory'', narrates the series and is also an executive producer. Development of the prequel series began in November 2016, from an initial idea that Parsons passed along to ''The Big Bang Theory'' producers. The following March, Armitage and Perry were cast, and the series was ordered by CBS. ''Young Sheldon'' premiered as a special preview on September 25, 2017, and was picked up for a full season th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon (webcomic)
''Sheldon'' is a daily comedy webcomic created by Dave Kellett. It centers on the odd family unit of 10-year-old software billionaire Sheldon, his grandfather guardian and his talking duck, Arthur. Much humour is character-based, often joking at traits such as Sheldon's geekiness, Gramp's old age or Arthur's over-inflated ego. Kellett's other webcomic, ''Drive'', had appeared on the ''Sheldon'' site each Saturday, before moving to a site of its own. Overview ''Sheldon'' is based on light character-based humor. Pop-culture references are frequent. The comic consists of a mixture of short story arcs and stand-alone strips which, although most typically are four-panel strips, vary in size and format. The strip employs breaking of the fourth wall on occasion with characters speaking "to camera". A narrative voice, delivered through captions and other text, is also frequent. Characters Sheldon: is a ten-year-old kid who earned billions with his own software company: Sheldonsoft. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sheldon
The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri was designed by noted 1904 World's Fair architect Louis C. Spiering and built in 1912 as the home of the Ethical Society of St. Louis. Musicians and public speakers throughout the years have enjoyed the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall, earning The Sheldon its reputation as "The Carnegie Hall of St. Louis." Well-known singers and ensembles have performed at The Sheldon, and speakers such as Albert Einstein, Dwight Eisenhower and Ernest Hemingway have spoken from its stage. The St. Louis Chapter of the League of Women Voters was founded in The Sheldon's Green Room. When the Ethical Society relocated to St. Louis County in 1964, The Sheldon became primarily a music venue. Then, in 1974, a former singer with the Duke Ellington Orchestra purchased the facility, transforming The Sheldon into a church and the site for many jazz and gospel concerts. A California attorney with a love for chamber music purchased the buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon High School (other)
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Sheldon High School may refer to: *Sheldon High School (California) *Sheldon High School (Oregon) *Sheldon High School (Iowa) For the high school serving Sheldon, Texas, see C.E. King High School C.E. King High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States and serves grades 9 through 12. It is the only high school in the Sheldon Independent School District. The school serves unincorporated ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon School
Sheldon School (formerly Chippenham Boys' High School) is a large mixed secondary school and sixth form in Chippenham, Wiltshire for students aged 11 to 18 and is the largest school in Wiltshire. Since April 2011, it has been an Academy. It is one of three in Chippenham, the others being Abbeyfield and Hardenhuish. Since 1 September 2012, the school has been headed by Neil Spurdell who had previously been headteacher at John O'Gaunt School in Hungerford, West Berkshire. The school is situated off the Hardenhuish Lane in the southern region of Hardenhuish Park, which is all that separates it from Hardenhuish School to the north. History Earliest records In 854AD, documents record the settlement known as Hardenhuish on the north-west side of Chippenham. The name probably derives from the family holding of one Herejeard, who occupied the land. In 1066, the Domesday survey establishes the owner as Arnulf who held it before this date. The medieval manor house and church were sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
