Kearny may refer to:
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Cresson Kearny Cresson Henry Kearny (; – ) wrote several survival-related books based primarily on research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Career
Kearny attended Texas Military Institute in the 1930s, where he became the commanding officer of the ...
(1914–2003, American author and researcher
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Kearny fallout meter
The Kearny fallout meter, or KFM, is an expedient radiation meter. It is designed such that someone with a normal mechanical ability would be able to construct it before or during a nuclear attack, using common household items.
The Kearny fallo ...
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Kearny air pump
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Eleanor Kearny Carr
William Eleanor Kearny Carr (March 1, 1840 – March 29, 1912) was an American planter and political hostess who served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1893 to 1897 as the wife of Governor Elias Carr. She was a charter member and libraria ...
(1840–1912), American planter and political hostess, First Lady of North Carolina
*Jillian Kearny, a pseudonym of
Ron Goulart
Ronald Joseph Goulart (; January 13, 1933 – January 14, 2022) was an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy, and science fiction author.
He published novelizations and other work under various pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson, Con ...
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Lawrence Kearny
Commodore Lawrence Kearny (30 November 1789 – 29 November 1868) was an officer in the United States Navy during the early nineteenth century. In the early 1840s he began negotiations with China which opened that country to U.S. trade and poin ...
(1789–1868), American naval officer and diplomat
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Philip Kearny
Philip Kearny Jr. (; June 1, 1815 – September 1, 1862) was a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War. He was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.
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(1815–1862), American major general
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Stephen W. Kearny
Stephen Watts Kearny (sometimes spelled Kearney) ( ) (August 30, 1794October 31, 1848) was one of the foremost History of the United States (1789–1849), antebellum frontier officers of the United States Army. He is remembered for his significan ...
(1794–1848), American brigadier general, Military Governor of New Mexico and California
Places
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Kearny, Arizona
Kearny is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The town was named after General Stephen Watts Kearny, who passed through the area on November 7, 1846, while leading 100 dragoons to California. According to the 2010 census, the popul ...
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Kearny, New Jersey
Kearny ( ) is a town in the western part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States and a suburb of Newark. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 40,684,[Kearny County, Kansas
Kearny County (county code KE) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,983. Its county seat and most populous city is Lakin. The county is named in honor of General Philip Kearny.
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Fort Kearny
Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the western U.S. during the middle and late 19th century. The fort was named after Col. and later General Stephen Watts Kearny. The outpost was located along the Ore ...
, in Nebraska
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Fort Kearny (Washington, D.C.)
Fort Kearny was a fort constructed during the American Civil War as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. Located near Tenleytown, in the District of Columbia, it filled the gap between Fort Reno Park, Fort Reno and Fort DeRussy (Washington, ...
, an American Civil War fort
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Fort Phil Kearny
Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the United States Army that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the Bozeman Trail. Construction began in 1866 on Friday, July 13, by Companies A, C, E, and H of the 2nd Battalion, ...
, a late 1860s fort along the Bozeman Trail in Wyoming
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Kearny Street
Kearny Street () in San Francisco, California runs north from Market Street to The Embarcadero. Toward its south end, it separates the Financial District from the Union Square and Chinatown districts. Further north, it passes over Telegraph ...
, in San Francisco, California
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Kearny Airport (disambiguation) Kearny Airport may refer to:
* Kearny Airport (Arizona), an airport located near Kearny, Pinal County, Arizona, United States
* Kearney Regional Airport, an airport near Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States
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Kearny High School (disambiguation) There is more than one school named Kearny High School:
*Kearny High School (California)
*Kearny High School (New Jersey)
Kearny High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from ...
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USS ''Kearny'' (DD-432), US Navy destroyer named for Lawrence Kearny
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Kearney (disambiguation)
Kearney or Kearneys may refer to:
Places Australia
* Kearneys Falls, Queensland
* Kearneys Spring, Queensland
Canada
* Kearney, Ontario
* Kearney Lake, Nova Scotia
Northern Ireland
* Kearney, County Down, a townland in County Down
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