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Silverton may refer to: Places Australia * Silverton, New South Wales **Silverton Wind Farm *Silverton, South Australia Canada * Silverton, British Columbia South Africa * Silverton, Pretoria United Kingdom *Silverton, Devon, England ** Silverton Park **Silverton railway station *Silverton, Dumbarton, Scotland United States * Silverton, Colorado ** Silverton Mountain ** Silverton Railroad * Silverton, Idaho *Silverton Township, Pennington County, Minnesota *Silverton, Missouri *Silverton, New Jersey * Silverton, Oregon **Silverton Hospital ** Silverton reservoir * Silverton, Ohio *Silverton, Texas * Silverton, Washington * Silverton, West Virginia Other uses * Silverton (surname) * Silverton Las Vegas, a hotel and casino in Enterprise, Nevada, U.S. * Southern & Silverton Rail, formerly Silverton Rail, an Australian rail operator ** Silverton Tramway * Silverton Partners, an American venture capital firm *Silverton, Oklahoma, a fictional place in ''Into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverton, New South Wales
Silverton is a small village at the far west of New South Wales, Australia, north-west of Broken Hill. At the , Silverton had a population of 50. The town sprang up after the discovery of rich silver deposits, although it was soon eclipsed by an even richer silver-lead-zinc ore body at nearby Broken Hill. The town is often referred to as a ghost town;"Silverton." ''Broken Hill: Accessible Outback.'' 2007, Edition 15, p26. however, there remains a small permanent population and mainly tourist related businesses. History The earliest human settlers in the area are thought to be the Wiljakali"History." ''Broken Hill: Accessible Outback.'' 2007, Edition 15, p4. people, although this was probably only intermittent due to lack of permanent water sources. As in much of Australia, a combination of disease and aggression by white settlers drove them from their lands. The first European to visit the area was the then Surveyor General of New South Wales, Major Thomas Mitchell, in 1841. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverton, Oregon
Silverton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The city is situated along the 45th parallel about northeast of Salem, in the eastern margins of the broad alluvial plain of the Willamette Valley. The city is named after Silver Creek, which flows through the town from Silver Falls into the Pudding River, and thence into the Willamette River. The community of Milford was founded in 1846 with a sawmill, store and several other buildings two miles upstream from the present location of Silverton. In about 1853 a second sawmill was built on Silver Creek near where the Silverton city hall now stands. In 1854 the town of Silverton was platted and registered with Marion County. Human habitation of the Silverton area extends back approximately 6,000 years before the present. In historical times, the region was dominated by the Kalapuya and Molala peoples, whose seasonal burns of the area made it plow-ready and attractive to early 19th century Euro-American settlers. Farming w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverton High School (other)
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Silverton High School may refer to one of these U.S. high schools: *Silverton High School (Oregon), Silverton, Oregon *Silverton High School (Texas), Silverton, Texas Silverton is a city in Briscoe County, Texas, United States. The population was 731 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Briscoe County. Geography Silverton is located in west-central Briscoe County at (34.471256, –101.304749). Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Storm (2014 Film)
''Into the Storm'' is a 2014 American found footage disaster film directed by Steven Quale, written by John Swetnam, starring Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Arlen Escarpeta. It is a meteorological disaster film about a rash of tornadoes striking the fictional town of Silverton, Oklahoma. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 8, 2014 to mixed reviews from critics, with some comparing the film to ''Twister''. Plot In the town of Silverton, Oklahoma, the local high school senior class is preparing for graduation. The high school's vice-principal, Gary Fuller, has asked his two sons, Trey and Donnie, to record messages from the seniors for a time capsule to be opened in 25 years. Elsewhere, Pete, a veteran storm chaser, has been attempting to intercept and film tornadoes using a Tornado Intercept Vehicle nicknamed Titus, but has come up short all year long. Upon learning of a major line of developing storms, the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverton Partners
Silverton Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2006, Silverton Partners focuses on the Seed and Series A rounds of a startup's lifecycle across a variety of industries including enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, consumer marketplaces, financial services, insurance, real estate technologies, digital healthcare, etc. Silverton Partners is the longest running venture firm in Texas and has been named the most active venture capital firm in Texas for the seventh consecutive year by CBInsights. History Silverton Partners was founded by Bill Wood, a founder of Austin Ventures, in 2005. After initially operating as a family office, Silverton Partners launched Fund III as an institutional fund with $75 million in 2006, Fund IV with $75 million in 2013, and Fund V with $108 million in 2018. The firm is led by Managing Partner, Morgan Flager, and Partners, Kip McClanahan, Mike Dodd, and Roger Chen. In 2021, Silverton Partners’ Morgan F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverton Tramway
The Silverton Tramway was a 58-kilometre-long railway line running from Cockburn on the South Australian state border to Broken Hill in New South Wales. Operating between 1888 and 1970, it served the mines in Broken Hill, and formed the link between the New South Wales Government Railways and the narrow gauge South Australian Railways lines. It was owned and operated by the Silverton Tramway Company (STC). The Silverton Tramway was one of only two privately-owned railways in New South Wales, originally founded to transport ore from local mines in the Broken Hill and Silverton region into South Australia. The company soon branched out, not only carrying ore from the mines but freighted other goods and offered a passenger service which eventually accounted for a third of their business. Text was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License From 1888 to 1970 it was critical to the economic functioning of Broken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern & Silverton Rail
Southern & Silverton Rail was an Australian rail operator founded in 1886 as the Silverton Tramway Company. The company operated the Silverton Tramway, conveying silver-lead-zinc concentrates from Broken Hill to the South Australian border. In 1970, its main line was bypassed by the newly standardised, government-funded line from Broken Hill to Port Pirie. It then diversified to operating hook-and-pull services and in the mid-1990s rebranded to Silverton Rail. In 2006, it was purchased by South Spur Rail Services and rebranded again as Southern & Silverton Rail, before both entities were sold to Coote Industrial. In June 2010 it was sold to Qube Logistics and absorbed into that brand. History The Silverton Tramway Company was formed in 1886 by a consortium led by J. S. Reid, to build and operate the Silverton Tramway, a -long -gauge railway running from Cockburn on the New South Wales-South Australia state border to Broken Hill; after the Government of New South Wales e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverton Las Vegas
Silverton (formerly Boomtown Las Vegas) is a 300-room hotel and casino in Enterprise, Nevada, Enterprise, Nevada, near the southern end of the Las Vegas Valley. It features a National Park Service rustic, rustic lodge theme and a casino. It is owned and operated by Ed Roski Jr., and is located three miles south of the Las Vegas Strip. Roski purchased an 80-acre parcel in 1989, and originally planned to build an industrial warehouse on the site, before deciding on a casino instead. In 1993, he partnered with Boomtown, Inc. to build a hotel and casino on 56 acres of the property. Roski built the project through a company of his, with financing from Boomtown, Inc. The Boomtown hotel-casino opened on May 20, 1994, and was operated by Boomtown, Inc., which leased the facility from Roski. The hotel-casino failed to generate a substantial profit in its early years, due to a poor location. Roski took over operations in July 1997, ending his partnership with Boomtown, Inc. He renamed the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverton (surname) (born 1954), American chef, baker, and author
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Silverton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Kate Silverton (born 1970), English journalist, newsreader, and broadcaster *Michael Silverton, American computer scientist *Nancy Silverton Nancy Silverton (born June 20, 1954) is an American chef, baker, and author. The winner of the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Chef Award in 2014, Silverton is recognized for her role in popularizing sourdough and artisan breads in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverton, West Virginia
Silverton is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Silverton is located at the junction of Interstate 77, U.S. Route 33 and West Virginia Route 2 West Virginia Route 2 is a state highway in the US state of West Virginia. It generally parallels the Ohio River along the western border of the state, from U.S. Route 60 in Huntington (just west of the East End Bridge) northeasterly to U.S. R ..., southeast of Ravenswood. An early variant name was Franklin. References Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{JacksonCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverton, Washington
Silverton is an unincorporated community in Snohomish County, in the U.S. state of Washington. History A post office called Silverton was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1945. Silverton was named by the local miners. The Silverton Ranger District, a unit of the Mount Baker National Forest, was established in 1908 and closed in 1936 before the completion of the Mountain Loop Highway The Mountain Loop Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Washington. It traverses the western section of the Cascade Range within Snohomish County. The name suggests it forms a full loop, but it only is a small portion of a loop, which is com .... The ranger station was re-used for an educational nature camp, named Camp Silverton, that was operated by private groups and Everett Public Schools until 1997. The camp was demolished in 2019. References Unincorporated communities in Snohomish County, Washington Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) {{Sno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverton, Texas
Silverton is a city in Briscoe County, Texas, United States. The population was 731 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Briscoe County. Geography Silverton is located in west-central Briscoe County at (34.471256, –101.304749). Texas State Highway 86 passes through the city, leading southeast to Quitaque and west to Tulia near Interstate 27. Texas State Highway 207 leads south from Silverton to Floydada and north to Claude. According to the United States Census Bureau, Silverton has a total area of , all land. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Silverton has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 629 people, 277 households, and 165 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 771 people, 303 households, and 217 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 362 housing units ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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