Wilkes may refer to:
Places
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Wilkes, Portland, Oregon
Wilkes is the northeasternmost neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, bordered on the north by the Columbia River and on the east by the city of Gresham. It adjoins the neighborhoods of Argay, Russell, and Hazelwood on the west, and Glenfair on th ...
, a US neighborhood
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Wilkes County, Georgia
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Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Wilkes Basin, George V Land, Antarctica
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Wilkes Station, Antarctica, a research station
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Battery Wilkes
Battery Wilkes is a historic artillery battery located at West Ashley, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1862, as a part of the western exterior defense line. It is a small earthen redoubt has a 10-foot-high parapet wall and a 15-foot-hig ...
, a historic artillery battery in West Ashley, Charleston, South Carolina
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Wilkes Power Plant
Frank M. Wilkes Power Plant is an 879 megawatt ( MW), natural gas power plant located northwest of Jefferson, Texas in Marion County, Texas. The plant began operations in 1964.
All three units use natural gas shipped via pipeline. The power plan ...
, Jefferson, Texas, an electrical power station
Schools in the United States
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Wilkes University, Pennsylvania
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Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, North Carolina
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Wilkes Honors College
The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College is an academic, residential college of Florida Atlantic University at the John D. MacArthur campus in Jupiter, Florida. The college opened in 1999 and offers a liberal arts education through the platform of a ...
, Florida
People
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Wilkes (surname), people with the surname
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Wilkes Angel (1817–1889), New York lawyer and politician
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Wilkes C. Robinson
Wilkes Coleman Robinson (September 30, 1925 – May 11, 2015) was a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims from 1987 to 1997.
Biography
Early life, military service, and education
Born in Anniston, Alabama, Robinson was a U.S. Naval ...
(1925–2015), judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims from 1987 to 1997
Other uses
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Wilkes (horse) (born 1952), Australian thoroughbred
See also
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Wilk
Wilk is a surname of English and Polish-language origin.
In Poland, the surname means wolf and is pronounced . It has 35,000 bearers in Poland and ranks about 60th on the list of the most popular Polish surnames (fifth in Podkarpackie Voivodesh ...
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Wilken Wilken is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aud Wilken (born 1965), Danish singer
* Charles Wilken (1866–1956), Danish actor
* Claudia Ann Wilken (born 1949), United States federal judge
* Dorothy Wilken, American politician ...
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Wilkens
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Wilkes Land, Antarctica
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Clarie Coast, called Wilkes Coast in Australia
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a city
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Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Wilkes-Barre Variation
Wilkes-Barre ( or ) is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is the ...
, a chess opening
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Wilks (disambiguation) Wilks is a surname.
Wilks may also refer to:
*another name for Cittarium pica, the Caribbean sea snail
*Wilks Broadcasting, an American media company
*Wilks Memorial Award, awarded by the American Statistical Association
See also
*Wilkes (disambig ...
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