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Williams (other)
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 predecessor to Williams Gat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams (surname)
Williams is a common patronymic form of the name William (name), William that originated in medieval England, Wales, France, and Italy.Reaney & Wilson p.493 The meaning is derived from ''son'' or ''descendant of William'', the Northern French language, French form that also gave the English name William. Derived from an Old French given name with Germanic languages, Germanic elements; ''will'' = desire, will; and ''helm'' = helmet, protection. It can be an Anglicised form of the Dutch language, Dutch surname Willems. It is the second most common surname in New Zealand; third most common in Wales and the United States and fourth most common in Australia. Surname history The English name Williams is a patronymic surname, derived from the personal name Williams and is takes its names from the Old German words Willihelm and Willelm (the Norman French version was Guillaume). In the aftermath of Norman conquest of England, 1066 Norman invasion of England, Williams became the most popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Township, Michigan
Williams Charter Township is a charter township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 4,772 as of the 2010 Census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Communities The township has two unincorporated communities: * Fisherville is located at the intersection of 11 Mile Road and Midland Rd ( Elevation: 640 ft./195 m.) * North Williams is located at the intersection of Garfield Road and Wheeler Road.( GNIS in Google Map History The Willams Post Office opened August 26, 1868 in what is now North Williams and operated until April 10, 1874. GNIS in Google MapCitation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993. North Williams Post Office was opened on March 20, 1891 east of what is now North Williams at Garfield and Wheeler roads. GNIS in Google MapCitation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993. On April 22, the Colden Post Office was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Middle School (Sturgis, South Dakota)
Sturgis Williams Middle School (previously known as Sturgis High School and later R.B. Williams Junior High School) is a middle school located at 1425 Cedar Street in Sturgis, South Dakota, United States, and is part of the Meade School District. The school draws students from all over the city. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 16, 2000. History During the early 20th century, there was a nationwide movement across rural communities to provide new, larger school facilities with modern heating, lighting, and amenities, in an effort to enrich the quality of student learning. The original school in Sturgis, the Erskine School, had been built in 1901, before the state of South Dakota passed new standardized school construction guidelines in 1907. These guidelines set minimum space requirements and the mandatory installation of proper heating, ventilation, lighting, water, and other utilities; and regulated the placement of windows, doors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Middle School (Moultrie, Georgia)
The Colquitt County School District is a public school district in Colquitt County, Georgia and based in Moultrie. It serves the communities of Berlin, Doerun, Ellenton, Funston, Moultrie, Norman Park, Omega, and Riverside. Schools The Colquitt County School District has eleven elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Retrieved July 3, 2010. Elementary schools *Cox Elementary School *Doerun Elementary School *Funston Elementary School *Hamilton Elementary School *Norman Park Elementary School *Odom Elementary School *Okapilco Elementary School *Stringfellow Elementary School *Sunset Elementary School *Wright Elementary School *Gear Elementary SchoolMiddle schools *Willie J. Williams Middle S ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams Middle School (Florence, South Carolina)
Florence Public School District One manages the schools in the region around Florence, South Carolina, USA. It is the largest of the school districts in Florence County. Schools High schools (Grades 9-12) * South Florence High School * West Florence High School * Wilson High School Middle schools (Grades 6-8) * Henry L. Sneed Middle School * John W. Moore Intermediate School * Southside Middle School * Williams Middle School (Florence, SC) Florence Public School District One manages the schools in the region around Florence, South Carolina, USA. It is the largest of the school districts in Florence County. Schools High schools (Grades 9-12) * South Florence High School * West Flor ... Elementary schools (Grades K-5) * Briggs Elementary School * Carver Elementary School * Delmae Heights Elementary School * Dewey L. Carter Elementary School * Greenwood Elementary School * Henry L. Timrod Elementary School * Lucy T. Davis Elementary School * McLaurin Elementary School (Kinderg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams College
Williams College is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, 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 stu ... [...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 Morris ... [...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. One ... [...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 Hills a ... [...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 Bay, Wisconsin
Williams Bay is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is one of three municipalities on Geneva Lake. The population was 2,564 at the 2010 United States Census, 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 Eastern United States, 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, Illinois, Chicago, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 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 United States Postal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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