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Spruce Creek (Florida)
Spruce Creek may refer to: Canada * Spruce Creek (British Columbia), a stream in the Atlin Country United States Colorado * Spruce Creek (Larimer County, Colorado), a tributary of the Big Thompson River Florida * Spruce Creek Airport, in Port Orange * Spruce Creek High School, in Port Orange * Spruce Creek (Florida), a tributary of the Halifax River Iowa * Spruce Creek (Iowa) a tributary of the Upper Mississippi River Maine * Spruce Creek (Maine), a creek in York County, Maine New York * Spruce Creek (New York), crossed by the Salisbury Center Bridge in Herkimer County Pennsylvania * Spruce Creek (Pennsylvania), a tributary of the Little Juniata River * Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Spruce Creek Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania West Virginia * Spruce Creek (West Virginia) Spruce Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Spruce Creek was named for the spruce trees along its course. See also *List of rivers of West Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spruce Creek (British Columbia)
Spruce Creek is located in the Atlin Country region of British Columbia. The creek flows into Pine Creek. Fred Marius discovered gold in this creek in 1898. In 1899 two American prospectors named West and Hoffenen found a gold nugget which weighed just over 83 ounces. The nugget was nicknamed "the west". "The west" nugget contained some quartz and thus was not the largest solid gold nugget found in British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, .... The creek produced over 300,000 fine ounces of gold, valued at $7,000,000. References External links * Rivers of British Columbia Atlin District {{BritishColumbia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spruce Creek (Larimer County, Colorado)
Spruce Creek is a tributary of the Big Thompson River in Larimer County, Colorado. The stream's source is near Sprague Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park. It flows east through Spruce Canyon to a confluence with the Big Thompson in Forest Canyon. See also * List of rivers of Colorado References Rivers of Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park Rivers of Larimer County, Colorado Tributaries of the Platte River {{Colorado-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spruce Creek Airport
Spruce Creek Airport is a private airport located in Port Orange, seven miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Daytona Beach, in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It was originally constructed during World War II as an outlying field (OLF) to nearby Naval Air Station DeLand and NAS Daytona Beach. OLF Spruce Creek originally had four paved 4,000 foot runways and was abandoned by the U.S. Navy in 1946. Facilities and aircraft The Spruce Creek Airport covers an area of , which contains one asphalt-paved runway (6/24) measuring 4,000 × 176 ft (1,219 × 54 m). For a 12-month period the airport had 25,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 68 per day. There are 438 aircraft based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 31% multi-engine, 1% jet and 1% helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land verticall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spruce Creek High School
Spruce Creek High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Port Orange, Florida. It is the largest IB high school in North America and is one of Newsweek's Top 100 High Schools. Spruce Creek High School is part of the Volusia County Schools system, which encompasses eight other high schools and 80 schools total. The one-story campus is dominated by a single, contiguous main building, with a separate, smaller Multi-purpose building and several portable classroom buildings (a total of 48 as of 2016), which are spread out across the campus. The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, as well as a Florida Music Demonstration School several years in a row. Ranked 1st in North America and 3rd in the world for the number of IB exams administered. Academics Spruce Creek High School has a long-standing tradition of academic excellence and has a program of studies that includes International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, and Honors courses. More ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spruce Creek (Florida)
Spruce Creek may refer to: Canada * Spruce Creek (British Columbia), a stream in the Atlin Country United States Colorado * Spruce Creek (Larimer County, Colorado), a tributary of the Big Thompson River Florida * Spruce Creek Airport, in Port Orange * Spruce Creek High School, in Port Orange * Spruce Creek (Florida), a tributary of the Halifax River Iowa * Spruce Creek (Iowa) a tributary of the Upper Mississippi River Maine * Spruce Creek (Maine), a creek in York County, Maine New York * Spruce Creek (New York), crossed by the Salisbury Center Bridge in Herkimer County Pennsylvania * Spruce Creek (Pennsylvania), a tributary of the Little Juniata River * Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Spruce Creek Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania West Virginia * Spruce Creek (West Virginia) Spruce Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Spruce Creek was named for the spruce trees along its course. See also *List of rivers of West Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax River
The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (for whom Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is also named), during the British occupation of Florida (1763–1784). Geography The Halifax River originates at Tomoka Bay, at the confluence of the Tomoka River, Bulow Creek, and Halifax Creek, adjoining Tomoka State Park. The Halifax River's drainage basin (or ''catchment'') includes most of eastern Volusia County, which includes the flow from the Tomoka River and Halifax Creek. The total area covered is 1008.3 km². Water flows south for a distance of . The Halifax River merges with Spruce Creek and the Mosquito Lagoon just before it connects to the Atlantic Ocean via the Ponce de Leon Inlet. The Halifax River runs through the cities of Ormond Beach, and Daytona Beach. It also runs next to the Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spruce Creek (Iowa)
Spruce Creek is a very minor tributary of the Upper Mississippi River confined mainly to Tete des Mortes Township in southeastern Dubuque County, Iowa and Bellevue Township in northeastern Jackson County, Iowa Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,485. The county seat is Maquoketa. History The county was formed on December 21, 1837, and named after US President Andrew Jackson. In ..., entering the Mississippi a few miles above Bellevue. Jackson County has a park there. See also * List of rivers of Iowa References Tributaries of the Mississippi River Rivers of Dubuque County, Iowa Bodies of water of Jackson County, Iowa Rivers of Iowa {{Iowa-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spruce Creek (Maine)
Spruce Creek is a long tidal creek in York County, Maine beginning in Eliot, Maine and flows to the Atlantic ocean in Kittery, Maine. The creek drops from the headwaters and flows south and southeasterly direction through the heavily populated town of Kittery before emptying into of clam flats and joining the Piscataqua River. The town of Kittery has a volunteer organization whose mission is to protect the watershed and help to restore water quality. The Spruce Creek Association was established more than ten years ago and actively monitors sources of bacteria and has implemented best management practice for water pollution for residential, commercial, and municipal properties in the creek watershed area. History In May 1698, a farmer by the name of Enoch Hutchins was killed by members of the Abenaki The Abenaki (Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York County, Maine
York County is the southwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Maine, along the state of New Hampshire's eastern border. It is divided from Strafford County, New Hampshire, by the Salmon Falls River, and the connected tidal estuary—the Piscataqua River. York County was permanently established in 1639. It is the state's oldest county and one of the oldest in the United States. Several of Maine's earliest colonial settlements are found in the county. As of the 2020 census, its population was 211,972, making it Maine's second-most populous county. Its county seat is Alfred. York County is part of the Portland– South Portland, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. History 1622 patent The first patent establishing the Province of Maine was granted on August 10, 1622, to Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason by the Plymouth Council for New England, which itself had been granted a royal patent by James I to the coast of North America between the 40th and the 48th parallels "from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spruce Creek (New York)
Spruce Creek may refer to: Canada * Spruce Creek (British Columbia), a stream in the Atlin Country United States Colorado * Spruce Creek (Larimer County, Colorado), a tributary of the Big Thompson River Florida * Spruce Creek Airport, in Port Orange * Spruce Creek High School, in Port Orange * Spruce Creek (Florida), a tributary of the Halifax River Iowa * Spruce Creek (Iowa) a tributary of the Upper Mississippi River Maine * Spruce Creek (Maine), a creek in York County, Maine New York * Spruce Creek (New York), crossed by the Salisbury Center Bridge in Herkimer County Pennsylvania * Spruce Creek (Pennsylvania), a tributary of the Little Juniata River * Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Spruce Creek Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania West Virginia * Spruce Creek (West Virginia) Spruce Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Spruce Creek was named for the spruce trees along its course. See also *List of rivers of West Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salisbury Center Bridge
Salisbury Center Bridge is the only covered bridge in Herkimer County, New York State. It was built in 1875, and is a wood frame Burr Truss bridge measuring long and wide. The bridge has vertical board siding and is topped by a gable roof. ''Note:'' This includes an''Accompanying photographs''/ref> The wooden bridge is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State. It was added to 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 1972. References External links Salisbury Center Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Bridges completed in 1875 Wooden bridges in New York (state) Bridges in Herkimer County, New York Tourist attractions i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spruce Creek (Pennsylvania)
Spruce Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Little Juniata River in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. Spruce Creek passes by Indian Caverns several miles before joining the Little Juniata River at the village of Spruce Creek. Located on Spruce Creek is the elite 100 member Spruce Creek Rod and Gun Club. Notable members include former president Jimmy Carter. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References External linksU.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Juniata River Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
