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Westboro Beach
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Westboro may refer to: Places Canada *Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario, a neighbourhood **Westboro Station (OC Transpo), an OC Transpo Transitway Station United States *Westboro (Topeka), Kansas, a residential neighborhood *Westboro, Missouri *Westboro, Ohio *Westboro, Wisconsin, a town **Westboro (CDP), Wisconsin, a census-designated place in the town See also *Westborough (other) *Westboro Baptist Church The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is a small American, unaffiliated Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, founded in 1955 by pastor Fred Phelps. Labeled a hate group, WBC is known for engaging in homophobic and anti-American pickets, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westboro, Ottawa
Westboro (often referred to as Westboro Village) is an area in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located along the Ottawa River, Island Park Drive defines Westboro's eastern border, while the Ottawa River defines its northern border. Under this definition, the population of the area is 22,725 (2016 Census). Its community association boundaries are the Transitway to the north, Tweedsmuir Avenue to the east, Carling Avenue to the south and Denbury Avenue to the west. This area excludes the neighbourhood of Westboro Beach, whose community association borders include the area immediately north of Westboro, west of Island Park Drive. History The neighbourhood got its start in the late nineteenth century, when published flyers proclaimed 'Move to Westboro,' and offered prospective residents 'views of the Laurentian Mountains.' This slightly creative name for the distant geological formation along the Eardley escarpment is now better known as the Gatineau Hills, which are visibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westboro Station (OC Transpo)
Westboro is a station in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located in the Westboro neighbourhood, on Scott Street between Athlone and Tweedsmuir avenues. The Transitway in the area was in a below-grade 'trench' parallelling Scott Street. Each platform had an elevator and stairway to the ground level above; the two sides were connected by an enclosed pedestrian bridge, and the ground-level station area also had platforms for local buses. In June 2022, this stretch of Transitway was permanently closed to facilitate O-Train Stage 2 construction. The bus stops were relocated to curbside along Scott Street, and the original station was closed. It is within walking distance of the Minto Metropole, Ottawa's second-tallest residential building. History January 2019 accident On 11 January 2019, an accident occurred at Westboro station. Double decker bus 8155, an Alexander-Dennis Enviro500 bus purchased by OC Transpo in 2017, was driven into the lower platform at the station running as route 269 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westboro (Topeka)
Topeka ( ; Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 126,587. The Topeka metropolitan statistical area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee Counties, had a population of 233,870 in the 2010 census. The name "Topeka" is a Kansa-Osage word that means "place where we dig potatoes", or "a good place to dig potatoes". As a placename, Topeka was first recorded in 1826 as the Kansa name for what is now called the Kansas River. Topeka's founders chose the name in 1855 because it "was novel, of Indian origin, and euphonious of sound."King, Dick (20 Nov. 2005)Topeka' rooted in spuds". ''Topeka Capital-Journal'' Mixed-blood Kaw people, Kansa Native American, Joseph James, called Jojim, is credited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westboro, Missouri
Westboro is a city in Lincoln Township, Atchison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 116 at the 2020 census. History Westboro was laid out in 1881. The name Westboro was selected by railroad officials. A post office has been in operation at Westboro since 1881. The Westboro R-IV school district served the children of Westboro from 1882 to 1995. Westboro High school closed in 1967 and the district began to send High school students to Tarkio. The following year Westboro began to send junior high students to Tarkio as well. The district maintained a K-6 program until 1995 when the district voted to be annexed by Tarkio due to financial issues. Notable people Merton F. Utter (1917–1980), a microbiologist and biochemist, was born in Westboro. Geography 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 141 people, 56 households, and 39 families living in the ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westboro, Ohio
Westboro is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States. History Westboro was 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 bea ...ted in 1838. The community may derive its name from nearby West Fork Creek. A post office was established at Westboro in 1847, and remained in operation until 1971. Gallery File:WestboroOhio1.JPG, Westboro community sign File:WestboroOhio2.JPG, Looking northeast on Main Street (Jonesboro Road) in Westboro References Unincorporated communities in Clinton County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{ClintonCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westboro, Wisconsin
Westboro is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 660 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Westboro is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Queenstown is also located in the town. Geography Westboro is the largest town in Taylor County. Instead of the typical six miles by six, it is six by twenty miles. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 125.4 square miles (324.9 km2), of which, 124.1 square miles (321.4 km2) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.5 km2) of it (1.07%) is water. Westboro contains three of Taylor County's twelve Wisconsin State Natural Areas: Kidrick Swamp SNA, Silver Creek & Mondeaux River SNA, and part of Mondeaux Hardwoods SNA. History In 1847, surveyors working for the U.S. government walked the six mile squares that would become the town of Westboro. They marked off the outline of the town on foot using compass and chain. A c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westboro (CDP), Wisconsin
Westboro is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Westboro, Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. Westboro is located near Wisconsin Highway 13 northwest of Rib Lake. Westboro has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ... with ZIP code 54490. As of the 2010 census, its population is 190. References Census-designated places in Taylor County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Wisconsin {{TaylorCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westborough (other)
Westborough is a town in Massachusetts, United States. Westborough may also refer to the following places: Settlements * Westborough, Lincolnshire, England * Westborough, Surrey, England *Westborough station Westborough station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Westborough, Massachusetts. It serves the Framingham/Worcester Line. It is located off Smith Parkway, west of the Westborough town center. The station consists of two side platforms serving t ..., Massachusetts, United States Other places * Westborough (CDP), Massachusetts, United States, within the town of Westborough * Westborough Ward, Essex, England * Westborough Middle School, California, United States See also * Westboro (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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