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Williams
Williams may refer to: People * Williams (surname), a surname English in origin, but popular in Wales, 3rd most common in the United Kingdom Places Astronomy * Williams (lunar crater) * Williams (Martian crater) Australia *Williams, Western Australia *Shire of Williams United States * Williams Gap, a mountain pass in Nebraska Communities: * Williams, Arizona * Williams, California, in Colusa County *Williams, Adams County, Indiana * Williams, Lawrence County, Indiana * Williams, Iowa * Williams, Minnesota *Williams, Nebraska * Williams, Oregon *Williams, South Carolina * Williams County, North Dakota * Williams County, Ohio * Williams Township, Michigan *Williams Township, Minnesota * Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania * Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania * Williams Bay, Wisconsin *Williams Center, Ohio * Williams Creek, Indiana Facilities: * Williams Gateway Airport, Arizona ** Williams Air Force Base, former U.S. Air Force base, a predecesso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War in 1755. It is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts after Harvard College. Although the bequest from the estate of Ephraim Williams intended to establish a "free school", the exact meaning of which is ambiguous, the college quickly outgrew its initial ambitions. It positioned itself as a "Western counterpart" to Yale and Harvard. It became officially coeducational in the 1960s. Williams's main campus is located in Williamstown, in the Berkshires in rural northwestern Massachusetts, and contains more than 100 academic, athletic, and residential buildings. There are 360 voting faculty members, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1. , the school has an en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams, Iowa
Williams is a city in Hamilton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 307 at the time of the 2020 census. Williams is a regional center of wind power generation. Geography Williams is located at (42.487464, -93.543190). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 Census, the total population was 307 people. The population density was 352.87 people per square mile, spread over 0.87 miles. Of those 307 people, the median age was 44.3 years old, with 18.3% of the town's population under the age of 18, 64.3% between the ages of 18 and 64, and 17.4% of the population over the age of 65. There were a total of 128 households, with an average of 3.15 people per household. The racial makeup of the town was 91.85% White, less than 1% African American, 5.53% mixed race, and 5.86% Hispanic. The average income per capita of Williams was $22,410, which is lower than the state average, and the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Grand Prix Engineering
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, currently racing in Formula One as Williams Racing, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded by former team owner Frank Williams and automotive engineer Patrick Head. The team was formed in after Frank Williams' earlier unsuccessful F1 operation: Frank Williams Racing Cars (which later became Wolf–Williams Racing in 1976). All of Williams F1 chassis are called "FW" then a number, the FW being the initials of team co-founder and original owner, Frank Williams. The team's first race was the 1977 Spanish Grand Prix, where the new team ran a March chassis for Patrick Nève. Williams started manufacturing its own cars the following year, and Switzerland's Clay Regazzoni won Williams' first race at the 1979 British Grand Prix. At the 1997 British Grand Prix, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve scored the team's 100th race victory, making Williams one of only four teams in Formula One, alongside Ferrari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Tower
The Williams Tower (originally named the Transco Tower) is a 64-story, class A art deco office tower located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas. The building was designed by New York-based John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson in association with Houston-based Morris-Aubry Architects (now known as Morris Architects). Construction began in August 1981, and the building was opened in 1983. The tower is among Houston's most visible buildings as the 4th-tallest in Texas, and the 44th-tallest in the United States. The Williams Tower is the tallest building in Houston outside of Downtown Houston, and is the tallest skyscraper in the United States outside of a city's central business district. It has been referred to as the "Empire State Building of the south". History Real estate developer Gerald D. Hines hired New York-based John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson to design the building, in association with Houston-based Morris-Aubry Architects (now known as Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams, California
Williams (formerly Central) is a city in Colusa County, California. The population was 5,643 at the time of the 2010 census, up from 3,670 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. History The postal service established a post office at Central in 1874. The town and post office were renamed in 1876, in honor of W. H. Williams, who platted the townsite. The city of Williams was incorporated in 1920. Demographics 2000 At the 2000 census there were 3,670 people in 924 households, including 745 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 968 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 45.45% White, 0.49% Black or African American, 1.14% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 45.50% from other races, and 6.27% from two or more races. 71.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 924 households 51.3% had children under the age of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams, Minnesota
Williams is a city in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census. History Williams was incorporated in 1922. It developed with the Minnesota and Manitoba Railroad as a shipping center for timber products. It was named for William Mason and George Williams, who had followed the track roadbed in 1901 to stake claims at the site. Its post office began in 1903 with William H. Dure as postmaster. Williams was burned in the Baudette Fire of 1910. It was rebuilt after. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Williams is located along Minnesota State Highway 11 and County Road 2. Williams is a gateway to nearby Zippel Bay State Park on the South Shore of Lake of the Woods. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 191 people, 86 households, and 46 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 110 housing units at an average densi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Williams Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The township's population was 6,581 at the 2020 census. The township is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. The western entry to the Interstate 78 Toll Bridge, which connects Interstate 78 in eastern Pennsylvania to Phillipsburg, New Jersey in the Lehigh Valley and proceeds to North Jersey, the Holland Tunnel and New York City, is located in Williams Township. History The Bridge in Williams Township, Jacob Arndt House and Barn, Coffeetown Grist Mill, and Isaac Stout House, all in the township, are each listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Another historic grist mill located in Williams Township is the Wottring Mill built in 1810 by William Wottring located on a road that is named in honor of William's mill on Wottrings Mill Road. Presently, it is an unregistered his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Williams Bay is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is one of three municipalities on Geneva Lake. The population was 2,564 at the 2010 census. History The village was named for Captain Israel Williams of Massachusetts, who, with several of his sons, settled in the area in 1837. Much of the surrounding area was settled in the early 19th century by surveyors plotting roadways from the East. Williams Bay became a vacation spot for wealthy Chicagoans displaced by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The village continues to attract vacationers from Chicago, Milwaukee and elsewhere. In 1873, mail jumping was established on Geneva Lake as a means to provide postal service to lakeside homes. The tradition continues today. Each year between June 15 and September 15, jumpers deliver mail to piers along the lake on behalf of the US Postal Service. In 1886, a training camp was established by leaders of the YMCA at Williams Bay. The camp’s programs later evolved i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Center, Ohio
Williams Center is an unincorporated community in southeastern Center Township, Williams County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 2 and 576. The headwaters of the Little Lick Creek, a subsidiary of the Maumee River through Lick Creek and the Tiffin River, are located around Williams Center. It is located 4¼ miles (6¾ km) southwest of Bryan, the county seat of Williams County. History Williams Center was originally called Centre, and under the latter name was platted in 1836, and so named on account of its location being near the geographical center of (what was then a larger) Williams County. A post office was established at Williams Center in 1839, and remained in operation until 1903. Despite its small size, the community has two separate Methodist churches. Before the merger that created the United Methodist Church in 1968, one (now named "Asbury") was a part of The Methodist Church, while the other (now named "Calvary") was a part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Creek, Indiana
Williams Creek is a town in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana. It is located about north of downtown Indianapolis and is slightly northeast of the neighboring Town of Meridian Hills. Williams Creek was originally planned as an exclusive community for the wealthy in 1925, and it was incorporated as a town in 1932. The population was 407 at the 2010 census. It has existed as an "included town" since 1970, when it was incorporated into Indianapolis as part of Unigov. It is part of Indianapolis, but retains a functioning town government under IC 36-3-1-11. Williams Creek remains an exclusive wooded residential enclave for the wealthy. It was also where American writer Kurt Vonnegut's parents lived when he wrote a letter home from Europe after surviving the bombing of Dresden as a POW. Geography Williams Creek is located at (39.901439, -86.149371). The wooded area includes a stream, also named Williams Creek, that flows through the neighboring town of Meridian Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Air Force Base
Williams Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base, located in Maricopa County, Arizona, east of Chandler, and about southeast of Phoenix. It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants. It was active as a training base for both the United States Army Air Forces, as well as the USAF from 1941 until its closure in 1993. Williams was the leading pilot training facility of the USAF, supplying 25% of all pilots. Since its closure, the base has largely been annexed by the city of Mesa, Arizona. It was converted into the civilian Williams Gateway Airport, later renamed Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. In recent years, the land has emerged as an educational and industrial campus anchored by Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus and Chandler-Gilbert Community College. History During March 1941, some citizens of Mesa, Arizona, were actively working on obtaining a U.S. Army Air Corps facility located near their city. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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