Westover may refer to:
People
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Al Westover
Alan William Westover (born 7 September 1954) is a professional basketball coach best known for his tenure with the Melbourne Tigers in the National Basketball League (NBL), where he coached the team to four consecutive Grand Finals, winning t ...
(born 1954), American professional basketball player in Australia
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Arthur Westover (1864–1935), Canadian sport shooter and 1908 Olympian
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Charles Westover
Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one ''Billboard'' hit " Runaway". In 1999, he was indu ...
(1934–1990), better known as Del Shannon, American musician and composer
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Harry Clay Westover (1894–1983), United States federal judge
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Oscar Westover
Oscar M. Westover (July 23, 1883 – September 21, 1938) was a major general and fourth chief of the United States Army Air Corps.
Early life and career
Westover was born in Bay City, Michigan, and enlisted in the United States Army when he was ...
(1883–1938), United States Army major general, fourth chief of the United States Army Air Corps
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Russ Westover
Russell Channing Westover (March 8, 1886 – May 3, 1966) was a cartoonist best known for his long-run comic strip ''Tillie the Toiler''.
Early life
Westover was born in Los Angeles, California. He recalled, "When the time came... to make a livi ...
(1886–1966), American cartoonist
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Tara Westover
Tara Jane Westover (born September 27, 1986) is an American memoirist, essayist and historian. Her memoir '' Educated'' (2018) debuted at No. 1 on ''The New York Times'' bestseller list and was a finalist for a number of national awards, includin ...
(born 1986), American memoirist, essayist, and historian
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Theodorick Bland of Westover
Theodorick Bland (January 16, 1629 – April 23, 1671), also known as Theodorick Bland of Westover, was a planter, merchant and politician in colonial Virginia.
Early and family life
Born in London, he served as his family's business agent ...
(1629–1671), Virginia politician, merchant, and planter
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Winifred Westover
Winifred Westover, birth name Winifred Heide, (November 9, 1899 – March 19, 1978) was an actress of the 1910s and 1920s. Her career included films made in Hollywood, Sweden and New York.Bill Hart Is Married Here, ''The Los Angeles Times'' ...
(1899–1978), American film actress
Places
Localities in the United States
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Westover, Alabama
Westover is a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. The city is part of the Birmingham Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was officially incorporated on January 31, 2001 although it was established in 1901 and had a population of ...
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Westover, Stamford, Connecticut
Westover is an affluent section of Stamford, Connecticut, United States. With a median household income of $186,607, it is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the city, along with Shippan Point and North Stamford. The neighborhood is bordered b ...
, a neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut
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Westover, Maryland
Westover is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is located on Maryland Route 413 near its terminus at U.S. Route 13. Owing to its central location in Somerset County, Westover is home to many important serv ...
, an unincorporated community
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Westover, Missouri
Westover is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Missouri, Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Dry Creek (Huzzah Creek), Dry Creek at the end of Missouri Route BB, approximately seven miles south-southeast ...
, an unincorporated community
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Westover, New York, a hamlet in the town of Union
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Westover, Pennsylvania
Westover is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 359 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Westover is located in southern Clearfield County at (40.751017, -78.672239), in the valley of Chest Creek, a north-flow ...
, a borough
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Westover, South Dakota, an unincorporated community
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Westover, Arlington, Virginia
Westover is a neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places centered on Washington Boulevard between North McKinley Road and North Longfellow Street. A true model of mid-century Urbanism, Westover remains a pede ...
, a neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia
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Westover, Charles City County, Virginia
Westover Plantation is a historic colonial tidewater plantation located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. Established in c. 1730–1750, it is the homestead of the Byrd family of Virginia. State Route 5, ...
, an unincorporated community
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Westover, West Virginia
Westover is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,995 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Westover was named from its location over the river ...
, a city
Transportation facilities in the United States
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Westover Air Reserve Base
Westover Air Reserve Base is an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) installation located in the Massachusetts communities of Chicopee and Ludlow, near the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. Established at the outset of World War II, today Westo ...
, a United States Air Force Reserve Command installation in Chicopee and Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States
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Westover Metropolitan Airport
Westover Metropolitan Airport is a civilian airport located in the Massachusetts communities of Chicopee, Granby, and Ludlow, near the cities of Springfield and Holyoke, Massachusetts. The complex is considered intermodal because it border ...
, a civilian airport in Chicopee, Granby, and Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States
In the United Kingdom
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Westover, Hampshire
Westover, Hampshire, is the ancient manor, now in Dorset, over which much of modern Bournemouth has developed. This area of land marked a historic boundary between Celtic and Saxon civilisations, which found expression as the county boundary betw ...
, the ancient manor, now in Dorset, United Kingdom, over which much of modern Bournemouth has developed
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Westover Down
Westover Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight ( ) is a Counties of England, county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the List of islands of England#La ...
, a chalk down on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Schools
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Westover Christian Academy
Westover Christian Academy is a private, non-denominational Christian school in Danville, Virginia.
It began operations in 1979 as Southall Christian School. Southall was located at 502 Southampton Ave. on the south side of Danville. Founded o ...
, a non-denominational Christian school in Danville, Virginia, United States
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Westover Comprehensive High School
Westover Comprehensive High School is a public high school located in Albany, Georgia, United States.
Westover High
Westover High School serves 9th through 12th grade students from the city of Albany, which is part of Dougherty County.
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, a public high school in Albany, Georgia, United States
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Westover High School (Fayetteville, North Carolina)
Westover High School is a public high school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. It is a member of Cumberland County Schools (CCS).
Athletics
The Lady Wolverines won the 2007–2008 State 4A Women's Basketball Championsh ...
, a public high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
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Westover School
The Westover School, often referred to simply as "Westover," is an independent college-preparatory day and boarding school for girls. Located in Middlebury, Connecticut, United States, the school offers grades 9–12.
Early History
Mary Hilla ...
, an independent college-preparatory day and boarding school for girls in Middlebury, Connecticut, United States
Ships
*, a United States Navy cargo ship commissioned in May 1918 and sunk in July 1918
Historic sites
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Westover Church
Westover Church is a historic church located west of Charles City off Virginia State Route 5 in Charles City, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1731 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Theodorick Bland of Westo ...
, a historic church near Charles City, Virginia, United States
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Westover Manor
Westover Manor is a historic house located in Westover Hills, Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 1988.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
This is ...
, a historic house in Westover Hills, Texas, United States
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Westover Plantation
Westover Plantation is a historic colonial tidewater plantation located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. Established in c. 1730–1750, it is the homestead of the Byrd family of Virginia. State Route 5, ...
, a National Historic Landmark in Charles City County, Virginia, United States
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Westover (Milledgeville, Georgia)
Westover is a historic Southern plantation in Milledgeville, Georgia, USA.
History
The plantation was established in 1822 by Benjamin S. Jordan. Jordan built the great house, several outbuildings (including a smoke house and slave cabins), and ...
, a plantation
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Westover (Eastville, Virginia), a plantation house
Other
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Westover (horse)
Westover (foaled 24 April 2019) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He showed promise as a two-year-old in 2021 when he won on his debut and then finished second in both the Haynes, Hanson and Clark Conditions Stakes and the Silver Tankard Sta ...
, Thoroughbred racehorse
See also
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Westover-Bacon-Potts Farm
*Westover and Bournemouth Rowing Club, now
Bournemouth Rowing Club
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Westover Gardens, Virginia
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Westover Hills (disambiguation)
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