Eldred may refer to:
Places
United States settlements
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Eldred, Illinois
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Eldred, Minnesota
Eldred is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
History
A post office called Eldred was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1968. According to Warren Upham, the community may be named for Nath ...
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Eldred, New York
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Eldred, Pennsylvania
Geographical features
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Eldred Glacier
Eldred Glacier is a glacier long, flowing to the north coast of King George Island immediately east of Potts Peak, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Andrew J. Eldred, Master of the ...
, King George Island east of Potts Peak, South Shetland Islands
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Eldred Rock Light
The Eldred Rock Light is an historic octagonal lighthouse adjacent to Lynn Canal in Alaska. It is the last of the ten lighthouses constructed in Alaska between 1902 and 1906. It was also the last of 12 manned lighthouses that were started in Alas ...
, historic octagonal lighthouse adjacent to Lynn Canal in Alaska
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Eldred Point Eldred Point () is an ice-covered point which marks the west side of the terminus of Land Glacier on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959–65, and was ...
, ice-covered point on the coast of Marie Byrd Land
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Eldred Rock
Eldred Rock (also known as Nechraje) is an island in the boroughs of Juneau and Haines, Alaska, United States. Located in Lynn Canal, it is southeast of Kataguni Island and northwest of the city of Juneau. This island is the site of the Eldr ...
, island in the boroughs of Juneau and Haines, Alaska, United States
People
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Eldred (surname) Eldred is a surname of Old English origin.
People of this surname
* Arthur Rose Eldred (1895–1951), American businessman and the first Eagle Scout
* Brad Eldred (born 1980), American baseball player
* Brick Eldred (1892–1976), American baseball ...
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Eldred (given name) Eldred is a given name and may refer to:
* Eldred Byerly or Bud Byerly "Bud" Byerly (1920–2012), American professional baseball pitcher
* Eldred Hallas (1870–1926), British politician, MP for Birmingham Duddeston from 1918 to 1922
*Eldred Hawke ...
Fictional characters
*Eldred, the main character of
''Sacrifice'' (computer game)
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Eldred Jonas
The Dark Tower (series), ''The Dark Tower'' is a series of eight novels written by American author Stephen King, which incorporate multiple genres including fantasy, science fantasy, horror and western. Below are ''The Dark Tower'' characters tha ...
, a character from the Stephen King novel ''Wizard and Glass''
*"Sir Eldred of the Bower, a Legendary Tale" by
Hannah More
Hannah More (2 February 1745 – 7 September 1833) was an English religious writer, philanthropist, poet and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, who wrote on moral and religious subjects. Born in Bristol, she taught at a s ...
- a poem of the 17th century
*Eldred the Saxon, a figure in GK Chesterton's
Ballad of the White Horse, whom Alfred convinces to join him in battle at the start of Book II.
*Eldred Miller - bartender/saloon owner of The Silver Slipper on ''
Little House on the Prairie'' S01E23 "To See the World" (aired 3/75)
See also
* Eldred Theater, a theater building at
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...
, Cleveland, Ohio
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