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Watkins may refer to: Boats * Watkins Yachts, an American sailboat builder, in business from 1973-1989 ** Watkins 32, an American sailboat design ** Watkins 33, an American sailboat design Places In the United States: * Watkins, Colorado * Watkins, Iowa * Watkins, Minnesota * Watkins, Missouri * Watkins, Ohio * Watkins, West Virginia * Watkins Glen, New York Organisations * Watkins Incorporated, a manufacturer of cosmetics, health remedies and baking products * Watkins Electric Music, a manufacturer of musical instruments * Watkins Books, a mind-body-spirit bookshop People * Watkins (surname) Other * '' Watkins v. United States'' (1975), a U.S. Supreme Court decision * ''Watkins Biographical Dictionary ''Watkins's Biographical Dictionary'' was originally published in 1800, with a second edition in 1825, as ''An Historical Account of the lives, characters and works of the most eminent persons in every age and nation, from the earliest times to th ...
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Watkins Yachts
Watkins Yachts and Marine was an American boat builder, based in Clearwater, Florida. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. The company was founded by the four Watkins brothers, Redford, Richard, Robert and Gary in 1973 and ceased operations while a division of the McLaughlin Body Company in 1989. History The company was founded by the four Watkins brothers in 1973 in a small rented facility, with the first sailboat, the Watkins 23 introduced that same following year. The 23 was a modified version of the Helsen 22, produced with permission of the designer and owner of Helsen Yachts, Johannes Helsen. In 1977 the design was modified with a fiberglass interior and headliner and was re-designated as the Watkins 23 XL. The brothers assumed company responsibilities: Redford Watkins was in charge of advertising, Richard Watkins production, Robert Watkins purchasing and Gary Watkins handled sales. The company was launched right after the Ara ...
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Watkins 32
The Watkins 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr as a cruiser and first built in 1982.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 250-251. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. The design was derived from the molds used for the Columbia 32. Production The design was built by Watkins Yachts in the United States, commencing in 1982. The company completed eight examples of the design before shifting production to a modified version, the Watkins 33 in 1984. Design The Watkins 32 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, an angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of either . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity ...
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Watkins 33
The Watkins 33, also marketed as the Seawolf 33, is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and Watkins Yachts as a cruiser and first built in 1984. The Watkins 33 is a development of the Watkins 32, with a reverse transom and a revised interior. Production The design was built by Watkins Yachts in the United States from 1984 until 1989, with 47 examples built, but it is now out of production. Design The Watkins 33 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has a hull speed of . Operational history The boat is supported by an active class club, the ''Watkins Owners ...
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Watkins, Colorado
Watkins (also called Box Elder) is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated town and a Census-designated place, census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Arapahoe County, Colorado, Arapahoe and Adams County, Colorado, Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is surrounded by Aurora, Colorado, Aurora and its post office, which lies within the Aurora city limits, has the ZIP Code 80137. At the United States Census 2010, the population of the Watkins CDP was 653, while the population of the 80137 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 1,323 including adjacent communities. History The Watkins post office has been in operation since 1878. The community was named after L. A. Watkins, a cattleman. Long an unincorporated community, Watkins incorporated as a town on June 15, 2004.
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Watkins, Iowa
Watkins is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and Census-designated place, census-designated place in southeastern Benton County, Iowa, Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, it had a population of 118. Watkins lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, Iowa, Vinton, the County seat, county seat of Benton County. Its elevation is above sea level. Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a Post office, post office, with the ZIP code of 52354, which opened on 15 December 1873. Watkins was Plat, platted in 1874. The community was named for J. B. Watkins, a railroad official. Watkins is within the Benton Community School District. Demographics References

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Watkins, Minnesota
Watkins is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 962 at the 2010 census. History A post office has been in operation at Watkins since 1887. Watkins was named by railroad officials. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Minnesota State Highway 55 serves as a main route in the community. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 962 people, 398 households, and 236 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 438 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.3% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 398 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.3% had a ma ...
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Watkins, Missouri
Watkins is an unincorporated community in Miller County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community lies on a ridge between Barren and Brushy Forks on Missouri Route KK, approximately five miles northwest of Iberia The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi .... History A post office called Watkins was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1949. The community has the name of William Shelton Watkins, a pioneer citizen. References Unincorporated communities in Miller County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{MillerCountyMO-geo-stub ...
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Watkins, Ohio
Watkins is an unincorporated community in Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along Watkins Road, between U.S. Route 33 and U.S. Route 42, about five miles east of Marysville. History Watkins was laid out and 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 1838, and named for Joseph S. Watkins, a government surveyor. The Watkins Post office was established on March 18, 1840, but was discontinued on July 31, 1908. The mail service is now sent through the Marysville branch. References Unincorporated communities in Union County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{UnionCountyOH-geo-stub ...
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Watkins, West Virginia
Watkins was an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ..., United States. Its post office is closed. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Tyler County, West Virginia {{TylerCountyWV-geo-stub ...
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Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen is a village and census-designated place in and the county seat of Schuyler County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,829. Watkins Glen lies within the towns of Dix and Reading. To the southwest of the village is the Watkins Glen International race track, which hosts annual NASCAR Cup Series and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races, and formerly hosted the Formula One United States Grand Prix and various IndyCar races. History The settlement of the village began in 1791. First named "Jefferson" in 1842, the village was later renamed in 1852 to honor Dr. Samuel Watkins. Watkins' older brother John purchased property around the gorge in 1794 and constructed mills. After his brother's death, Samuel Watkins inherited the property and spent four decades building up the area with roads, shops and a hotel. Geography Watkins Glen is located at (42.380984, -76.871079). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village h ...
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Watkins Incorporated
Watkins Incorporated is a manufacturer of health remedies, baking products, and other household items. Founded in 1868, Watkins Incorporated is based in Winona, Minnesota, United States, which utilizes an omni-channel marketing strategy which includes a national retail sales force which focuses on selling to the retail channel as well as an independent sales force of 25,000 people to distribute its products. History The company was founded by J. R. Watkins in Plainview, Minnesota, who began selling liniment in 1868 door-to-door in the southeastern part of the state. A year after J.R. Watkins began selling liniment, he introduced the trial-mark bottle. Molded into the glass bottle, about one-third of the way down, was a mark which showed how much of the product a customer could use and still get a refund. A label with the statement, “If not fully satisfied, your money cheerfully refunded,” also appeared on the bottle. The Watkins trial-mark is believed to be the first mone ...
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Watkins Electric Music
Watkins Electric Music (WEM) is a British company known for manufacturing PA systems, the Copicat tape echo unit, guitar amplifiers, and electric guitars. History The company was co-founded by musician Charlie Watkins and his brother Reg Watkins in 1949, initially as a record shop in Tooting Market, London. Two years later the brothers moved to a small shop in Balham and began selling accordions and guitars. Watkins Electric Music was one of the first to manufacture and sell guitar amplifiers in England, introducing the Watkins Westminster in 1954, followed up by the V-fronted Dominator. In 1958, Watkins Electric Music introduced the Copicat, one of the first-ever portable tape echo units. The shop sold the entire first production run of 100 Copicats on the first day, including the very first Copicat sold to Johnny Kidd of Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, whose guitarist used it on the group's UK hit song "Shakin' All Over". The Copicat would become one of the company's most succe ...
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