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Wayne
Wayne may refer to: People with the given name and surname * Wayne (given name) * Wayne (surname) Geographical Places with name ''Wayne'' may take their name from a person with that surname; the most famous such person was Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne from the former Northwest Territory during the American revolutionary period. Places in Canada * Wayne, Alberta Places in the United States Cities, towns and unincorporated communities: * Wayne, Illinois * Wayne City, Illinois * Wayne, Indiana * Wayne, Kansas * Wayne, Maine * Wayne, Michigan * Wayne, Nebraska * Wayne, New Jersey * Wayne, New York * Wayne, Ohio * Wayne, Oklahoma * Wayne, Pennsylvania * Wayne, West Virginia * Wayne, Lafayette County, Wisconsin * Wayne, Washington County, Wisconsin ** Wayne (community), Wisconsin Other places: * Wayne County (other) * Wayne Township (other) * Waynesborough, Gen. Anthony Wayne's early homestead in Pennsylvania * Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio * John W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne, Nebraska
Wayne is a city in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 5,660 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County and the home of Wayne State College. History Wayne was founded in 1881 when the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for and with Wayne County. Geography Wayne is located at (42.235990, -97.017019). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wayne has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Wayne was on July 13, 1995 and July 20, 2006, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 2, 2018. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 5,660 people, 1,953 households, and 987 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,082 housing units a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne, Illinois
Wayne is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage and Kane County, Illinois, Kane counties, Illinois, United States. The eastern portion, in DuPage County, is in Wayne Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Wayne Township, while the western portion, in Kane County, is in St. Charles Township, Kane County, Illinois, St. Charles Township. The population was 2,431 at the 2010 census. and 2,425 as a 2018 population estimate. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Wayne was a prominent center of horse breeding and farming research. The community, situated in a small, rural valley, was known for breeding French Percheron horses, a draught horse similar to a Clydesdale horse, Clydesdale. Wayne was founded in the 1800s at the same time as the similarly named Wayne Center. Wayne Center was located on Army Trail Road at DuPage River crossing and no longer exists. "Downtown" Wayne was originally a railroad outpost built along Glos Street and Army Trail Road. The village is much smaller than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne State University
Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 graduate and undergraduate students. Wayne State University, along with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, compose the University Research Corridor of Michigan. Wayne State is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Wayne State's main campus comprises 203 acres linking more than 100 education and research buildings. It also has four satellite campuses in Macomb, Wayne and Jackson counties. The Wayne State Warriors compete in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). History The Wayne State University was established in 1868 as the Detroit Medical College by five returning Civil War veterans. The college charter from 1868 was signed by f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne is a Township (New Jersey), township in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. Home to William Paterson University and located less than from Midtown Manhattan, the township is a bedroom suburb of New York City and regional commercial hub of North Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 54,838, an increase of 121 from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census enumeration of 54,717, in turn an increase of 648 (+1.2%) from the 54,069 counted in the 2000 United States census, 2000 Census. Wayne was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 12, 1847, from portions of Manchester Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, Manchester Township. Totowa, New Jersey, Totowa was formed from portions of Wayne and Manchester Township on March 15, 1898.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne, Washington County, Wisconsin
Wayne is a town in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,727 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Kohlsville and Wayne are located in the town. History In the early 19th century when the first white settlers arrived in Southeastern Wisconsin, the Potawatomi and Menominee Native Americans inhabited the land now occupied by the Town of Wayne. In 1831, the Menominee surrendered their claims to the land to the United States Federal Government through the Treaty of Washington. The Potawatomi surrendered their land claims in 1833 through the 1833 Treaty of Chicago, which (after being ratified in 1833) required them to leave the area by 1838. While many Native people moved west of the Mississippi River to Kansas, some chose to remain, and were referred to as "strolling Potawatomi" in contemporary documents because many of them were migrants who subsisted by squatting on their ancestral lands, which were now owned by white settlers. Eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne National Forest
The Wayne National Forest is located in the south-eastern part of the US state of Ohio, in the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. It is the only national forest in Ohio. Forest headquarters are located between The Plains and Nelsonville, Ohio, on US Route 33, overlooking the Hocking River. The originally forested land was cleared for agricultural and lumbering use in the late 18th and 19th century, but years of poor timbering and agricultural practices led to severe erosion and poor soil composition. The Wayne National Forest was started as part of a reforestation program. The forest comprises three administrative and purchase units: Athens, Marietta, and Ironton. The Athens and Marietta Units are managed together as the Athens Ranger District, while the Ironton Unit is managed as the Ironton Ranger District. Many of the lands included in the national forest are former coal-mining lands, and much of this land is owned by the federal government without the mineral rights, those ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne, Michigan
Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 17,593 at the 2010 census. Wayne has a long history of automotive and transportation related manufacturing. Ford Motor Company currently has two plants in Wayne: Wayne Stamping & Assembly and the Michigan Assembly Plant, formerly known as the Michigan Truck Plant. History The site of Wayne was crossed by the Sauk Trail, and due to this, the area was visited by Potawatomi and French fur traders for years before permanent settlement. The first settler was George M. Johnson, who built a small log cabin on 80 acres of land in 1824 (a state historical marker can now be found at the site). The cabin served as a tavern for travelers along the trail, by then known as the Chicago Road. The area soon became known as Johnson's Tavern. After a few years, the tavern was sold to Stephen G. Simmons, who continued to operate the business until he murdered his wife while in a drunken rage. Simmons was arrested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne (given Name)
Wayne is a given name that derives from the surname Wayne. It may refer to: * Wayne Allwine (1947–2009), American voice actor * Wayne Arnold (born 1984), American professional basketball player * Wayne K. Blickenstaff (1920–2011), American World War II flying ace * Wayne Brady (born 1972), American actor * Wayne Maurice Caron (1946–1968), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient * Wayne Cochran (1939–2017), American singer * Wayne M. Collins (1899–1974), American civil rights attorney * Wayne Couzens (born 1972), British convicted murderer and former police officer * Wayne Coyne (born 1961), American musician * Wayne Fontana (1945–2020), English rock and pop singer * Wayne Fuller (born 1931), American statistician * Wayne Gallman (born 1994), American football player * Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), Canadian former professional ice hockey player * Wayne Hendrickson (born 1941) American biophysicist and University professor at Columbia * Wayne Knight (born 1955), American acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne County (other) ), an American musician in the above band
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Wayne County may refer to: Counties in the United States *Wayne County, Georgia *Wayne County, Illinois *Wayne County, Indiana *Wayne County, Iowa *Wayne County, Kentucky *Wayne County, Michigan *Wayne County, Mississippi *Wayne County, Missouri *Wayne County, Nebraska *Wayne County, New York *Wayne County, North Carolina *Wayne County, Ohio *Wayne County, Pennsylvania *Wayne County, Tennessee *Wayne County, Utah *Wayne County, West Virginia Entertainment *Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, an American punk rock band **Wayne County (now Jayne County Wayne Rogers (born July 13, 1947), better known by her stage name Jayne County is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer whose career has spanned six decades. Under the name Wayne County (inspired by Wayne County, Michigan), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Township (other)
Wayne Township may refer to: Illinois * Wayne Township, DuPage County, Illinois Indiana * Wayne Township, Allen County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Fulton County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Hamilton County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Huntington County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana ** Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township * Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Noble County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Owen County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Randolph County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Starke County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana * Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana Iowa * Wayne Township, Henry County, Iowa * Wayne Township, Jones County, Iowa * Wayne Township, Mitchell County, Iowa * Wayne Township, Monroe County, Iowa Kansas * Wayne To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waynesborough
Waynesborough, also known as the Gen. Anthony Wayne House, is a historic house museum at 2049 Waynesborough Road in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1724 and repeatedly enlarged, it was for many years the home of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne (1745–1796). A National Historic Landmark, it is now a museum operated by the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks, offering tours and event rentals. Description and history Waynesborough is located about south of the center of Paoli, on the north side of Waynesborough Road. It is a roughly U-shaped stone structure, the main block stories in height and covered by a gabled roof. It is five bays wide, with a center entrance sheltered by a gabled hood. The roof has two gabled dormers to the front and three to the rear, with two interior stone chimneys. Lower two-story wings extend toward the rear on the right side and to the left on the left side. The left (west) wing is the oldes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wayne Airport
John Wayne Airport is a commercial and general aviation airport that serves Orange County, California, and the Greater Los Angeles area. The airport is located in an unincorporated area of Orange County, and it is owned and operated by the county. John Wayne Airport is surrounded by the cities of Irvine, Newport Beach, and Costa Mesa, although its IATA airport code and mailing address are both registered to Santa Ana, the county seat. Originally named Orange County Airport, the Orange County Board of Supervisors renamed the airport in 1979 in honor of actor John Wayne, who lived in neighboring Newport Beach and died that year. A statue of John Wayne was installed at the airline terminal in 1982. John Wayne Airport is the sole commercial airport in Orange County. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year. Federal Aviation Administration reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
