Sequoias (54)
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Sequoia, Sequoya or Sequoyah may refer to:


Science and technology


Biology

*
Sequoioideae Sequoioideae, popularly known as redwoods, is a subfamily of coniferous trees within the family Cupressaceae. It includes the largest and tallest trees in the world. Description The three redwood subfamily genera are '' Sequoia'' from coast ...
, a three-genus subfamily of the cypress family ** ''Sequoia'' (genus), a genus with one living and several fossil species *** ''
Sequoia sempervirens ''Sequoia sempervirens'' ()''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is the sole living species of the genus '' Sequoia'' in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood, coastal ...
'', coast redwood, found along the coast of California and Oregon ** ''
Sequoiadendron giganteum ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'' (giant sequoia; also known as giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, California big tree, Wellingtonia or simply big treea nickname also used by John Muir) is the sole living species in the genus ''Sequoiade ...
'' (giant sequoia), the sequoia tree found on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada of California ** ''
Metasequoia ''Metasequoia'', or dawn redwoods, is a genus of fast-growing deciduous trees, one of three species of pinophyta, conifers known as redwoods. The living species ''Metasequoia glyptostroboides'' is native to Lichuan, Hubei, Lichuan county in Hube ...
'', dawn redwood *
The Great Sequoia The Great Sequoia was an individual sequoia tree located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital city of the Basque Country, and was a symbol of the city because of its enormous dimensions. It was declared as an individual tree by Decree 265, on 16 May 1 ...
, a sequoia tree in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain


Other science and technology

*
1103 Sequoia 1103 Sequoia (; ''prov. designation'': ) is a bright Hungaria asteroid from the innermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 9 November 1928, by German astronomer Walter Baade at the Bergedorf Observat ...
, a minor planet *
Sequoia (supercomputer) IBM Sequoia was a petascale Blue Gene/Q supercomputer constructed by IBM for the National Nuclear Security Administration as part of the Advanced Simulation and Computing Program (ASC). It was delivered to the Lawrence Livermore National Lab ...
, an IBM supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US *
HFS Plus HFS Plus or HFS+ (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Extended) is a journaling file system developed by Apple Inc. It replaced the Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system of Apple computers with the 1998 release of Mac OS 8.1 ...
, a file system codenamed Sequoia


Arts and entertainment

* '' Old Sequoia'', a 1945 American animated short film directed by Jack King * ''Sequoia'' (1934 film), an American drama film * ''Sequoia'' (2014 film), an American film *
Sequoia (comics) The Cotati () are a fictional alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are a highly intelligent species of telepathic plants. Publication history The Cotati first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #133 (May 1975) ...
, a Marvel Comics character * ''Sequoia'' (composition), by American composer Joan Tower * "Sequoia", a song by Way Out West from '' Way Out West'' * ''Sequoya'' (Ream), a bronze sculpture * ''Sequoya'' (St. John's University's Literary Magazine)


Places


United States

*
State of Sequoyah The State of Sequoyah was a proposed state to be established from the Indian Territory in the eastern part of present-day Oklahoma. In 1905, with the end of tribal governments looming (as prescribed by the Curtis Act of 1898), Native Americans ...
, an attempt in the early 20th century by Native Americans to form their own state *
Canyon, California Canyon, formerly known as Sequoya, is an unincorporated community located near the border of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, in the U.S. state of California. It is situated between Oakland and Moraga in the San Francisco Bay Area. The communit ...
, formerly Sequoya * Mount Sequoyah, Great Smoky Mountains *
Sequoia Hall Sequoia Hall is the home of the Statistics Department on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is t ...
, home of the Statistics Department of Stanford University *
Sequoia Hospital Sequoia Hospital is a hospital in Redwood City, California, US. It is operated by Dignity Health. History Founding In 1938, a group of nine women led by Mary "Dove" Beeger appealed to the city council in Redwood City for a hospital to serve ...
, Redwood City, California *
Sequoia National Park Sequoia National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and today protects of forested mountainous terrain. Encompassing ...
, a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California **
Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia (''Sequoiadendron giganteum'') trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundar ...
, adjacent to the Sequoia National Park ***
Giant Sequoia National Monument The Giant Sequoia National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the southern Sierra Nevada in eastern central California. It is administered by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Sequoia National Forest and includes 38 of the 3 ...
, monument administered as part of the National Forest *
Sequoia Park Zoo The Sequoia Park Zoo is a zoo located in Eureka, California, operated by the City of Eureka. The zoo is part of a larger park complex including of mature second-growth coast redwood forest, Eureka's largest public playground, and a duck pond, in ...
, in Eureka, California *
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma Sequoyah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,281. The county seat is Sallisaw. Sequoyah County was created in 1907 when Oklahoma became a state. It was named after Sequoyah, wh ...
, a county in mid-eastern Oklahoma bordering Arkansas *
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant The Sequoyah Nuclear Plant is a nuclear power plant located on located east of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, and north of Chattanooga, abutting Chickamauga Lake, on the Tennessee River. The facility is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Aut ...
, Tennessee *
Sequoyah, Oklahoma Sequoyah is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 671 at the 2000 census. Geography Sequoyah is located at (36.386400, -95.589467). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP ha ...
, an unincorporated community in northeastern Oklahoma


Elsewhere

*
Tour Sequoia Tour Sequoia (previously known as tour Bull, and also known as tour SFR or tour Cegetel) is an office skyscraper located in La Défense business district just west of Paris, France. Built in 1990, the 119-metre-tall tower represents the transi ...
, an office skyscraper in Paris, France


Schools

*
Sequoia Middle School (disambiguation) Sequoia Middle School can refer to one of several middle schools in California: * Sequoia Middle School (Fontana, California) * Sequoia Middle School (Newbury Park, California) * Sequoia Middle School (Pleasant Hill, California) Mount Diablo Uni ...
, several schools *
Sequoia High School (disambiguation) Sequoia High School can refer to: *Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California) Sequoia High School (established in 1895) is a high school in downtown Redwood City, California, United States. Today, it is one of the few schools to offer the Inte ...
, several schools *
Sequoyah High School (Georgia) Sequoyah High School is a public high school located in Hickory Flat, Georgia, United States. It educates students in grades 9– 12. It opened in the fall of 1990 and is one of six high schools in Cherokee County. The school is informally loca ...
, public school in Canton, Georgia *
Sequoyah High School (Claremore, Oklahoma) Sequoyah High School is a public high school founded in 1908 located in Claremore, Oklahoma. The school colors are blue and gold, and the mascot is an eagle. History In 1908, the first graduating class left a two-story schoolhouse that was loca ...
, public school *
Sequoyah High School (Tahlequah, Oklahoma) Sequoyah High School (also known as Sequoyah-Tahlequah) is a Native American boarding school serving students in grades 7 through 12, who are members of a federally recognized Native American tribe. The school is located in Park Hill, Oklahoma, wi ...
, high school and Native American boarding school *
Sequoyah School The Sequoyah School is a non-profit, co-ed, independent K-12 school in Pasadena, California, United States. Information The school, which was founded in 1958, is located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, situated on of property lease ...
, a non-profit, independent alternative school in Pasadena, California *
Sequoia University Sequoia University was an unaccredited higher education institution in Los Angeles, California, which acquired a reputation as a prolific "degree mill" selling degree certificates. Although it was shut down in 1984 by a court order, it is most not ...
, a defunct Los Angeles diploma mill


Companies

*
Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and specializes in seed stage, early stage, and growth stage investments in private companies across technology sectors. , Sequoia's total a ...
, a venture capital firm *
Sequoia Voting Systems Sequoia Voting Systems was a California-based company that is one of the largest providers of electronic voting systems in the U.S., having offices in Oakland, Denver and New York City. Some of its major competitors were Premier Election Solutions ( ...
, a California company that provides electronic voting systems * Sequoia Fund, a Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb investment fund


Transport

*
Sequoia Falco The Sequoia Falco is an Italian-designed lightweight 2-seater aerobatic aircraft.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 251. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Design and development The aircraft was d ...
, a light, acrobatic aircraft *
Sequoia Field Airport Sequoia Field Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located eight nautical miles (15 km) north of the central business district of Visalia, a city in Tulare County, California, United States. Facilities and aircraft Sequoia Fie ...
, near Visalia, California, US *
Toyota Sequoia The Toyota Sequoia is a full-size SUV manufactured by Toyota mainly for the North American market since 2000 for the 2001 model year and derived from the Tundra pickup truck. It is the largest SUV ever produced under the Toyota brand, after the ...
, a sport utility vehicle * USS ''Sequoia'', several US Navy ships ** USS ''Sequoia'' (presidential yacht), U.S. presidential yacht * USS ''Sequoyah'' (SP-426), a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919


People

*
Sequoyah Sequoyah (Cherokee language, Cherokee: ᏍᏏᏉᏯ, ''Ssiquoya'', or ᏎᏉᏯ, ''Se-quo-ya''; 1770 – August 1843), also known as George Gist or George Guess, was a Native Americans in the United States, Native American polymath of the Ch ...
(1767–1843), American Indian silversmith and inventor of the Cherokee syllabary *
Johnny Sequoyah Johnny Sequoyah Friedenberg (born October 25, 2002) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Bo Adams on the NBC television series ''Believe (TV series), Believe'' and Audrey on the ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'' revival miniseries ''D ...
(Johnny Sequoyah Friedenberg, born 2002), American child actress


Other uses

*
Sequoyah (horse) Sequoyah (9 March 1998) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. As a juvenile in 2000 she showed high-class form, winning the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and being placed in both the Railway Stakes and the Debutante Stakes. In the ...
, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse *
Secoya (disambiguation) Secoya may refer to: *Secoya people *Secoya language Secoya (also Sieko Coca, Paicoca, Airo Pãi) is a Western Tucanoan language spoken by the Secoya people of Ecuador and Peru. Included among the Secoya are a number of people called Angoteros. ...
{{Disambiguation, geo, plant