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Varnum may refer to: * ''Varnum v. Brien'' (763 N.W.2d 862), 1 2009 Iowa Supreme Court case * Varnum Building, a historic commercial and residential building in Lowell, Massachusetts * Varnum School, a historic former school building in Lowell, Massachusetts * Varnum's Continentals, a nickname for the 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolutionary War * Camp Varnum, a Rhode Island Army National Guard training facility People with the surname * Betty Lou Varnum (1931–2021), children's television program personality * Charles Albert Varnum (1849–1936), US Army officer and Custer's Chief of Scouts at the time of Little Big Horn * James Mitchell Varnum James Mitchell Varnum (December 17, 1748 – January 9, 1789) was an American legislator, lawyer, generalHeitman, ''Officers of the Continental Army'', 559. in the Continental Army, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country.Wilkins, ''Memoirs of the Rho ... (1748–1789), Continental Army officer and US statesman * James M. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mitchell Varnum
James Mitchell Varnum (December 17, 1748 – January 9, 1789) was an American legislator, lawyer, generalHeitman, ''Officers of the Continental Army'', 559. in the Continental Army, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country.Wilkins, ''Memoirs of the Rhode Island Bar'', 145-239.Hildreth, ''Early Pioneer Settlers of Ohio'', 165-85.Conley, ''Rhode Island's Founders'', 134-37.Dodge, '' Directory of the United States Congress 1774-2005'', 2089.Leiter, ''Generals of the Continental Army'', 102-03. Varnum resigned his commission in 1779, and was a delegate to the Continental Congress, Continental and Congress of the Confederation, Confederation Congress, as well as one of two “supreme” judges appointed to the Northwest Territory. He died in Marietta, Ohio in January 1789. Early life James Mitchell Varnum was born in Dracut, Massachusetts. As a young man he matriculated at Harvard College only to transfer to the college in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Varnum may refer to: * ''Varnum v. Brien'' (763 N.W.2d 862), 1 2009 Iowa Supreme Court case * Varnum Building, a historic commercial and residential building in Lowell, Massachusetts * Varnum School, a historic former school building in Lowell, Massachusetts * Varnum's Continentals, a nickname for the 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolutionary War * Camp Varnum, a Rhode Island Army National Guard training facility People with the surname * Betty Lou Varnum (1931–2021), children's television program personality * Charles Albert Varnum (1849–1936), US Army officer and Custer's Chief of Scouts at the time of Little Big Horn * James Mitchell Varnum James Mitchell Varnum (December 17, 1748 – January 9, 1789) was an American legislator, lawyer, generalHeitman, ''Officers of the Continental Army'', 559. in the Continental Army, and a pioneer to the Ohio Country.Wilkins, ''Memoirs of the Rho ... (1748–1789), Continental Army officer and US statesman * James M. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varnum Building
The Varnum Building was a historic mixed-use commercial and residential building in Lowell, Massachusetts. It was a four-story wood-frame structure with an angled front at the corner of Bridge and Third Streets, topped by a square cupola with bellcast pyramidal roof. It was built in 1882 by Leavitt and Daniel Varnum, who operated an insurance business on the premises, and was one of the oldest commercial buildings on Bridge Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The building was heavily damaged in an electrically ignited fire on the morning of February 12, 2010, and was declared a total loss. ''Lowell Sun''. Retrieved 2/17/2010. It was demolished on February 18, 2010. See also * |
Varnum School
The Varnum School is a historic former school building in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival building was built in 1857, and was the first school built in the city's Centralville section after it was annexed to the city in 1851. The building was altered with a minor addition added in 1886, and a substantial Classical Revival addition was made in 1896. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Vacant since the 2000s, it is now owned by a developer, and is slated for conversion to housing units. Description and history The Varnum School building is set on the south side of Sixth Street, between Myrtle and Beech Streets in the city's Centralville neighborhood, located just across the Merrimack River from its central business district. It is a three-story brick structure, with two large sections joined by a smaller one. The section facing the street is a Classical Revival structure, three stories high, with a hip roof and a projecting gabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varnum's Continentals
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment (also known as Varnum's Regiment, the 9th Continental Regiment, the Black Regiment, the Rhode Island Regiment, and Olney's Battalion) was a regiment in the Continental Army raised in Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War (1775–83). It was one of the few units in the Continental Army to serve through the entire war, from the siege of Boston to the disbanding of the Continental Army on November 3, 1783. The unit went through several reorganizations and name changes, like most regiments of the Continental Army. It became known as the "Black Regiment" because it was composed mostly of black enlistees. However, there were also some Native Americans. It is regarded by some as the first black military unit, because all the enlistees were non-white. Regimental history Varnum's Regiment (1775) The 1st Rhode Island was initially formed by the Colonial government before being taken into the Continental army. The revolutionary Rhode Island As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Varnum
Camp Varnum is a Rhode Island Army National Guard training facility in the Boston Neck area of Narragansett, Rhode Island. During World War II it was Fort Varnum, a coastal defense fort. History Fort Varnum was built as part of a general modernization of US coast defenses begun in 1940 with the outbreak of war in Europe and the Fall of France. The fort is named for General James Mitchell Varnum of the Revolutionary War. It was built to relocate previously-emplaced weapons to a more useful location nearer the entrance to Narragansett Bay. The fort was sited to reinforce new 6-inch gun batteries at Fort Greene in Point Judith and Fort Burnside in Jamestown. Berhow, p. 205 The fort was intended to protect the West Passage of Narragansett Bay as part of the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay. Fort Varnum's main armament was Battery House, two 6-inch M1900 guns on pedestal mounts, completed in 1942. The battery was a relocation of Battery House at Fort Getty Fort Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Lou Varnum
Betty Lou Varnum (née McVay; May 3, 1931 – August 2021) was an American television personality, best known as host of the long-running children's show, ''The Magic Window''. Early years Varnum was born in Chicago. Her parents, Glen and Louise McVay, moved to the small town of Platteville, Wisconsin later that same year. Her father was a popular local optometrist and sportsman and her mother was a housewife. The family lived in Platteville during WWII as McVay completed public school. After the war, McVay moved to Madison and attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with a minor in English literature. After graduation, McVay returned to her hometown, Platteville, and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in teaching. She took a job teaching literature and speech at the high school in Port Washington, Wisconsin. Career An acquaintance of McVay's who attended the University of Wisconsin, Platteville and worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Albert Varnum
Charles Albert Varnum (June 21, 1849 – February 26, 1936) was a career United States Army officer. He was most noted as the commander of the scouts for George Armstrong Custer in the Little Bighorn Campaign (of which he was the last of the surviving officers to die of natural causes) during the Great Sioux War, as well as receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions in a conflict at Drexel Mission following the Wounded Knee Massacre. Biography Varnum was born to a prominent military family in Troy, New York. He was the son of Civil War major John Varnum, who relocated to Pensacola, Florida, and became a political and civic figure. Varnum was appointed as a Florida cadet to the United States Military Academy and graduated June 14, 1872. He ranked 17th in a class of 57. Given the brevet rank of second lieutenant, he went to the Dakota Territory of the American West to join Company A of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment. He was involved in a number of expeditions and excursions of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Varnum
John Varnum (June 25, 1778July 23, 1836) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Dracut on June 25, 1778. He graduated from Harvard University in 1798, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Haverhill. Varnum was elected as a Federalist to the Massachusetts State Senate. He moved to Lowell. Varnum was elected to the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831) and later moved to Niles in the Michigan Territory where he died July 23, 1836. His interment was in Silverbrook Cemetery. Personal life Varnum was the son of Parker Varnum (1747–1824) and his wife, Dorcas Brown Varnum (1754–1800). He was a second cousin, once removed of Joseph Bradley Varnum and James Mitchell Varnum. He married his first wife, Mary Cooke Saltonstall (1781–1817) on October 9, 1806, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. She was the older sister of Leverett Saltonstall I and member of the Saltonstall family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
