Eckford may refer to:

People

Elizabeth Eckford Elizabeth Ann Eckford (born October 4, 1941) is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Li ...

(born 1941), one of the Little Rock Nine group of African-American students *

Henry Eckford (horticulturist) Henry Eckford (17 May 1823 – 5 December 1905) was a Scots horticulturist and reputedly the most famous breeder of sweet peas, transforming the plant from a minor horticultural subject into the ''queen of annuals''. U.S. horticulturist Lib ...

(1823–1905), British plant breeder *

Henry Eckford (shipbuilder) Henry Eckford (12 March 1775 – 12 November 1832) was a Scottish-born American shipbuilder, naval architect, industrial engineer, and entrepreneur who worked for the United States Navy and the navy of the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th ...

(1775–1832), Scottish-born American naval architect and shipbuilder *

Joseph Eckford Joseph Eckford (8 November 1814 – 22 November 1884) was an Australian politician. He was born at Newcastle to mariner William Eckford and Mary Orrell. He was a publican before entering politics, and on 19 June 1848 he married Harriet Kerwi ...

(1814–1884), Australian politician *

James Eckford Lauder James Eckford Lauder (15 August 1811 in Edinburgh – 27 March 1869 in Edinburgh) was a notable mid- Victorian Scottish artist, famous for both portraits and historical pictures. Life and work A younger brother of artist Robert Scott Laud ...

(1811–1869), Scottish artist * Maggie Eckford (born c. 1986), American singer-songwriter better known by her stage name

Ruelle (singer) Maggie Eckford or Margaret Eckford (born November 21, 1985), known by her stage name Ruelle, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has been used on television series such as the opening theme songs of ''Dynasties'' ("Game of Survival"), ...

Tyler Eckford Tyler Eckford (born September 8, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Eckford played for the New Jersey Devils organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career As a youth, Eckford played in the 1999 Quebec ...

(born 1985), Canadian professional ice hockey player

Places

Eckford, Scottish Borders Eckford is a small village located between the larger towns of Kelso and Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. The village is in close proximity to both the River Teviot and its tributary the Kale Water, and the A698 and the B6401 which run approxima ...

, a village in Roxburghshire, Scotland * The

Eckford chain The Eckford Chain of lakes is composed of Blue Mountain Lake, Eagle Lake, and Utowana Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. The chain was named for Henry Eckford, a noted engineer and ship builder who made a survey of the lakes in 1811 ...

of lakes in the Adirondack Mountains in the United States *

Eckford Township, Michigan Eckford Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,303 at the 2010 census. Eckford Township was named after Henry Eckford. Geo ...

, a civil township in Calhoun County, Michigan, in the United States

Ships

* PS ''Henry Eckford'', an American commercial steamship in service from 1824 to 1841, the first steamship with a compound engine * , a United States Navy fleet replenishment oiler launched in 1989 and scrapped while still incomplete in 2011

Sports

Eckford of Brooklyn Eckford of Brooklyn, or simply Eckford, was an American baseball club from 1855 to 1872. When the Union Grounds opened on May 15, 1862 for baseball in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, it became the first enclosed baseball grounds in America. Three clubs cal ...

, an American baseball club in Brooklyn, New York, that played from 1855 to 1872 {{disambiguation, surname, geo