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Winona
Winona, Wynona or Wynonna may refer to: Places Canada * Winona, Ontario United States * Winona, Arizona * Winona, Indiana * Winona Lake, Indiana * Winona, Kansas * Winona, Michigan * Winona County, Minnesota ** Winona, Minnesota, the seat of Winona County * Winona, Mississippi * Winona, Missouri * Winona, Ohio * Winona, Tennessee (other), several places * Winona, Texas * Winona (Norfolk, Virginia), a national historic district * Winona, West Virginia * Winona, Taylor County, West Virginia * East Winona, Wisconsin Other uses * Winona (name), including a list of people named Winona, Wynona or Wynonna * Winona (horse), a racehorse * Winona (Winona, Virginia), U.S., a historic home * The Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, United States See also * Lake Winona (other) * Wenona (other) * Wenonah (other) * Wynona, Oklahoma Wynona is an incorporated town in central Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was founded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona, Minnesota
Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the state of Minnesota. Located in bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf. The city is named after legendary figure Winona, who some sources claimed was the first-born daughter of Chief Wapasha of the Dakota people. The population was 25,948 at the 2020 census. History The city of Winona began on the site of a Native American village named Keoxa. The seat of the Wapasha dynasty, Keoxa was home to a Mdewakanton band of the eastern Sioux. European immigrants settled the area in 1851 and laid out the town into lots in 1852 and 1853. The original settlers were immigrants from New England.Minnesota: A State Guide page 263 The population increased from 815 in December, 1855, to 3,000 in December, 1856. In 1856 German immigrants arrived as well. The Germans and the Yankees worked together planting trees and building businesses based on lumber, wheat, steamboa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona County, Minnesota
Winona County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, its population was 49,671. Its county seat is Winona. Winona County comprises the Winona, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The Wisconsin Territory was established by the federal government effective July 3, 1836, and existed until its eastern portion was granted statehood (as Wisconsin) in 1848. The federal government set up the Minnesota Territory effective March 3, 1849. The newly organized territorial legislature created nine counties across the territory in October of that year. One of those original counties, Wabasha, had its southern section partitioned off on March 5, 1853, into a new county, Fillmore. On February 23, 1854, the legislature partitioned the northern part of Fillmore County, plus a small section of Wabasha, to create Winona County, with the village of Winona as county seat. The county name was taken from the village name, which is said to derive from a Dakota lege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona, Mississippi
} Winona is a city in Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,043 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County, Mississippi, Montgomery County. Winona is known in the local area as "The Crossroads of North Mississippi"; the intersection of U.S. Interstate 55 and U.S. Highways 51 and 82 were constructed here. History Middleton Middleton, Mississippi, Middleton, Mississippi was a town that developed in the 19th century two miles west of Winona's site. Some locals consider it the predecessor to Winona. After the railroad was built to the east of Middleton, development shifted to what became Winona, bypassing Middleton. Winona The first European-American settler in the area, which was originally part of Carroll County, Mississippi, Carroll County, was Colonel O.J. Moore, who arrived from Virginia in 1848. He agreed to the railroad being constructed through his property, and a station was built in 1860 near his plantation home. As a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona, Ontario
Winona () is a small community in Southern Ontario that is officially part of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario. It is roughly halfway between Buffalo, New York, Buffalo (85 km) and Toronto (77 km) along the Queen Elizabeth Way, QEW. It has a proper population of 11,000. History Winona's first settlers built a farming hamlet called "the Fifty" close to the creek of that name and tight to the waterfront. Winona's centre shifted in the late 19th century away from the water and the creek to a new central place built around the railway and roads, and tied together by Winona (then called Station) Road. Later, the focus shifted in favour of Highway 8, the escarpment, and Winona Road. Winona was part of the Saltfleet Township, township of Saltfleet. On January 1, 1974, it became part of the New Town of Stoney Creek, Ontario, Stoney Creek. Stoney Creek became a city in 1985. Fifteen years later, it was forcibly merged with the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona, Texas
Winona is a city in Smith County, Texas, United States. Founded in 1870, its population was 623 at the 2020 U.S. census, up from 576 in 2010. It is part of the Tyler metropolitan statistical area. Geography Winona is located at (32.490836, –95.171100). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.0 km2), all land. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 623 people, 203 households, and 158 families residing in the town. Education The city of Winona is served by the Winona Independent School District Winona Independent School District is a school district based in Winona, Texas, Winona, Texas (United States, USA) and covering all of the city of Winona as well as the communities of Red Springs, Sand Flat, Starrville, and East Texas Center (Owe .... References External links City of Winona, TexasWinona Independent School District {{Authority control Towns in Smith County, Texa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona, Kansas
Winona is a city in Logan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 193. History Winona was originally known as Gopher, and under the latter name was founded in 1884. It was renamed Winona in 1887. The community is named after the character Wenonah, the mother of Hiawatha in Longfellow's epic poem ''The Song of Hiawatha'' (1855). Geography Winona is located at (39.061639, -101.244995). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Winona has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 162 people, 74 households, and 40 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 107 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White, 0.6% Asian, 1.9% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona Lake, Indiana
Winona Lake is a town in Wayne Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, and the major suburb of Warsaw. The population was 4,908 at the 2010 census. Geography Winona Lake is located at (41.220818, -85.817118). It is now contiguous to Warsaw, the two towns having run into each other as they have expanded. According to the 2010 census, Winona Lake has a total area of , of which (or 84.92%) is land and (or 15.08%) is water. History Winona Lake is best known for the lake it is named after and built on, although the lake was originally known as Eagle Lake. Located along the eastern shore of the lake, the Winona Lake Historic District includes various historic homes and other buildings that attest to the area's history as a Chautauqua and Bible conference hotspot. It is also the home of Grace College and Grace Theological Seminary and was the home of famed preacher and professional baseball player Billy Sunday who died in 1935. The Billy Sunday Home has been pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona, Missouri
Winona is a city in southeast Shannon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 950 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Winona has been in operation since 1888. The community was named after Winona, Minnesota, the native home of an area lumberman. The name is also a Sioux word meaning 'first born.' Geography Winona is located in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The city is at the intersection of US Route 60 and Missouri Route 19. The city lies within the Mark Twain National Forest. Birch Tree is eight miles to the west, Eminence is about eight miles to the north on Route 19, and Van Buren is approximately 18 miles to the east in adjacent Carter County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,335 people, 529 households, and 358 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 595 housing units at an average density of . T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona (horse)
Winona (21 March 1995 – after 2013) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for her win in the Irish Oaks. In a racing career which lasted from July 1997 until November 1998 she raced in four different countries and compiled a record of two wins one second and one third from nine starts. As a two-year-old in 1997 she showed considerable promise when winning on her first appearance and later finished second in the Group 3 C L Weld Park Stakes. In the following year she finished fourth in the Irish 1,000 Guineas and third in the Coronation Stakes before being stepped up in distance and recording an emphatic win in the Irish Oaks. She was well beaten in her last two races and was retired from racing at the end of the year. Her record as a broodmare was poor. Background Winona was a bay mare bred in Ireland by the Newberry Stud Company. She was owned during her racing career by Lady Clague (born Margaret Isolin Cowley), the widow of the entrepreneur Dougl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona (name)
Winona is a feminine given name, an Anglicized form of the Dakota descriptive term, ''Winúŋna'', meaning "firstborn daughter." People * Winona LaDuke (born 1959), Native American activist * Winona Oak (born 1994), Swedish singer-songwriter * Winona Ryder (born 1971), American actress * Wynona Carr (1924–76), African-American gospel, R&B and rock and roll singer-songwriter * Wynona Lipman (c. 1932–99), American politician and New Jersey state senator * Wynonna Judd (born 1964), American country singer Fictional characters * Wenonah, the mother of Hiawatha in Longfellow's epic poem ''The Song of Hiawatha'' (1855) * Winona, legendary Dakota figure who committed suicide * Winona, a character in the ''Pokémon'' universe * Winona Kirk, the mother of ''Star Trek''s James T. Kirk * Winona, in the Sebastian Barry novel '' Days Without End'': adopted daughter of John Cole, one of the two main protagonists * Winona, Applejack’s dog in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic * Wyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona, Michigan
Winona, Michigan is an unincorporated community, ghost town and one-time boomtown of Elm River Township in Houghton County, Michigan. It was once home to over 1,000 individuals in 1920, but today is home to as few as 13. It is located 33 miles to the south of the city of Houghton off of M-26. In its heyday, Winona had restaurants, a brewery, sports teams, churches, boarding houses, a train depot, a saloon, stores, boardwalks, a school, five neighbourhoods, a dance hall and a barber shop. Only a school, a church, and a few homes remain intact. The community began with the foundation of both the Winona and the King Philip Mining Companies in 1864; it was in that same year that the two mining companies sunk shafts on Native American copper mining pits in what are now called the Winona and King Philip Mines. The town of Winona had sprung up around these mines. The Winona Mine itself was composed of four separate shafts, which had thirteen years later produced more than 16,000,000 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona, Arizona
Winona is a small populated place in Coconino County in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. At one time it was also called Walnut, and Winona's railroad station was renamed Darling in honor of an engineer. History Winona was once an incorporated village called Walnut Creek, until the 1950s when it became part of Flagstaff. Walnut Creek runs through Winona. It has been a dry creek bed since a dam was built above Walnut Canyon in the 1950s to provide Flagstaff with a reservoir. Before this, the creek ran year round. Railroad Winona train station was renamed on 6 December 1959 as "Darling" after William B. Darling, a local railroad engineer. Darling Cinder Pit to the north east of Winona and also named after him. The history of Darling is tied directly to the railroad that crosses through it. The Southwest Chief has been a regular visitor and for many years it was served by the Santa Fe Railway. In October 2019 a Burlington Northern freight train derailed there, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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