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Sterling may refer to: Common meanings * Sterling silver, a grade of silver * Sterling (currency), the currency of the United Kingdom ** Pound sterling, the primary unit of that currency Places United Kingdom * Stirling, a Scottish city whose alternative historical spelling is Sterling United States * Sterling, Alaska * Sterling, Colorado * Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area, Colorado * Sterling, Connecticut * Sterling, Georgia * Sterling, in Bingham County, Idaho * Sterling Wildlife Management Area, Idaho * Sterling, Illinois * Sterling, a ghost town in Jackson County, Iowa * Sterling, Kansas * Sterling, Massachusetts * Sterling, Michigan * Sterling Heights, Michigan * Sterling State Park, Michigan * Sterling Center, Minnesota * Sterling, Missouri * Sterling, in Madison County, Montana * Sterling, Nebraska * Sterling, New York * Sterling, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina * Mount Sterling (Great Smoky Mountains), North Carolina * Sterling, North Dakota * Sterling ...
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Sterling Silver
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925. ''Fine silver'', which is 99.9% pure silver, is relatively soft, so silver is usually alloyed with copper to increase its hardness and strength. Sterling silver is prone to tarnishing, and elements other than copper can be used in alloys to reduce tarnishing, as well as casting porosity and firescale. Such elements include germanium, zinc, platinum, silicon, and boron. Recent examples of these alloys include ''argentium'', ''sterlium'' and ''silvadium''. Etymology One of the earliest attestations of the term is in Old French form , in a charter of the abbey of Les Préaux, dating to either 1085 or 1104. The English chronicler Orderic Vitalis (1075 – 1142) uses the Latin forms and . The word in origin refers to the newly introduced Norman silver penny. According to the Oxford Eng ...
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Sterling State Park
William C. Sterling State Park is a public recreation area located in Frenchtown Charter Township with a small portion lying within the city limits of Monroe, Michigan. It is the only Michigan state park located on Lake Erie. The park encompasses of mostly man-made lagoons and beachfront near the mouth of Sandy Creek. The main attractions at the park include a 256-site campground, beach area, boat launch, and shore fishing lagoons. There are over of biking and hiking trails within the park. History The park is named for William Clark Sterling (1849–1924), a businessman and outdoorsman who bought marshland at the mouth of the Detroit River and was one of the first to see the value in protecting swamps for future generations and the good of the environment. The state acquired the park's first 134 acres—a narrow strip lying between Lake Erie and a lagoon—in 1935. A portion of the land had been donated by the city of Monroe and the Monroe Piers Land Company, which had o ...
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Sterling County, Texas
Sterling County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,372, making it the ninth-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Sterling City. The county is named for W. S. Sterling, an early settler in the area. Sterling County was one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas, but is now a moist county. History Native Americans Original native Plains Indians included Comanche, Lipan Apache, Kiowa, and Kickapoo. The region had a number of violent encounters between the Comanche, local ranchmen, and Texas Rangers. A deadly skirmish occurred in the 1870s between area ranchmen and the Comanche on the Lacy Creek on the present day Campstool Ranch. “The Fight at Live Oak Mott” is an account of the events as written by W.K. Kellis, in the Sterling City ''News-Record'', and later published in ''Frontier Times'' by J. Marvin Hunter. In 1879, the last significant battle be ...
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Sterling City, Texas
Sterling City is the county seat of Sterling County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,121 at the 2020 census. History Sterling City was named for W.S. Sterling, a buffalo hunter and Indian fighter. Land for the new town was donated in January 1891 by R.C. Stewart, and was platted by H.B. Tarver in February. That same year, it was designated the seat of Sterling County. The town soon grew to 300 residents and had its own newspaper, a hotel, a post office, several other businesses, a school, and three churches. Sterling City was a stop on the Santa Fe Railroad by 1910, but the service was eventually abandoned. The depot still exists as a tourist site. During World War Two, Sterling City's population decreased by 10%. When it was incorporated in August, 1955, Sterling City had a population of some 800 and had added three more churches, a hospital, a bank, and a library. On May 25, 1955, 15 United States Air Force personnel, flying in a B-36 bomber under the callsign Abbot ...
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Woodward Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Woodward Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,108 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.2 square miles (57.5 km), all land. Communities * Faunce *Hale *Henderson *Sanborn *Sterling *Whiteside *West Moshannon Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,550 people, 754 households, and 500 families residing in the township. The population density was 159.9 people per square mile (61.7/km). There were 863 housing units at an average density of 38.9/sq mi (15.0/km). The racial makeup of the township was 67.94% White, 26.90% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 4.62% from other races, and 0.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.76% of the population. The census information includes the prison population of SCI Houtzdale, which is located within the township. There were 754 household ...
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Sterling, Oklahoma
Sterling is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 793 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lawton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Sterling is located at (34.749450, -98.169470). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 793 people, 308 households, and 216 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 341 housing units at an average density of 426 per square mile (164/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 90.2% White, 11.6% Native American, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.7% of the population. There were 308 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% ...
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Sterling, Ohio
Sterling is an unincorporated, census-designated place in northwestern Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio, United States with the ZIP code of 44276. History Sterling was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bear ...ted in 1880. References Unincorporated communities in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Ohio {{WayneCountyOH-geo-stub ...
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Sterling, North Dakota
Sterling is an unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States at the intersection of Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 83. It is part of the " Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or " Bismarck-Mandan". Sterling's US Postal Code is 58572. Sterling was not a census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ... in the 2000 census. Demographics Population figures are estimates. References Unincorporated communities in North Dakota Unincorporated communities in Burleigh County, North Dakota {{NorthDakota-geo-stub ...
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Mount Sterling (Great Smoky Mountains)
Mount Sterling is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Haywood County, North Carolina, located in the southeastern United States. It reaches an elevation of above sea level. The summit is topped by an abandoned fire tower that overlooks other nearby peaks.Smoky Mountain News
Mount Sterling crowns Mount Sterling Ridge, a ridge that gradually descends northward from the flanks of Big Cataloochee Mountain (on the Balsam Mountain crest) to the Pigeon River Valley. The ridge divides the Cataloochee area to the east from th ...
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Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County is a county located in the southwestern region of the state of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482, making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina (after Wake County) and the first county in the Carolinas to surpass one million in population. Its county seat is Charlotte, the state's largest city. Mecklenburg County is the central county of the Charlotte-Concord- Gastonia, NC- SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. On September 12, 2013, the county welcomed its one millionth resident. Like its seat, the county is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of the United Kingdom (1761–1818), whose name is derived from the region of Mecklenburg in Germany, itself deriving its name from Mecklenburg Castle (Mecklenburg meaning "large castle" in Low German) in the village of Dorf Mecklenburg. History Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from the western part of Anson County, both in the ...
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Sterling, New York
Sterling is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 3,040 at the 2010 census. Located on the shore of Lake Ontario, the town is named after William Alexander, Lord Stirling, an American general of the Revolutionary War. Sterling is the most northerly town in the county and lies northwest of Syracuse. History The region was formerly part of the territory of the Onondaga, one of the original Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. However, as allies of the British, who were defeated, they were forced to cede most of their lands in New York to the state after the Revolutionary War. This land was made part of the Central New York Military Tract, which was divided and granted as pay to veteran soldiers of the Revolution. The first European-American settler, Pierre Dumas (also recorded as Peter DeMass), arrived in 1805. The Town of Sterling was formed in 1812 from the Town of Cato. Improvements made to Little Sodus Bay of Lake Ontario in the early 1 ...
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Sterling, Nebraska
Sterling is a village in Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 482 at the 2020 census. History Sterling was platted in 1870 when the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad was extended to that point. The village was named after Sterling, Illinois. Geography Sterling is located at (40.461893, -96.378355). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 476 people, 206 households, and 126 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 229 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.8% White and 0.2% from other races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.7% of the population. There were 206 households, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.9% had a male household ...
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