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Balclutha Pseudorosea
Balclutha may refer to: * ''Balclutha'' (1886), a sailing ship * ''Balclutha'' (leafhopper) * Balclutha, New Zealand, a town * Balclutha, a small, short-lived settlement of Louisa, Kentucky Louisa is a home-rule class city located in eastern Kentucky, United States, at the merger of the Levisa Fork River, Levisa and Tug Fork River, Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River (Ohio River tributary), Big Sandy River, which forms part of the s ... See also * * Alclutha * Cameron baronets of Balclutha (1893) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balclutha (1886)
''Balclutha'', also known as ''Star of Alaska'', ''Pacific Queen'', or Sailing Ship ''Balclutha'', is a steel-hulled full-rigged ship that was built in 1886. She is representative of several different commercial ventures, including lumber, salmon, and grain. She is a U.S. National Historic Landmark and is currently preserved as part of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco, California, although temporarily on display in Vallejo, California, Vallejo. She was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 7 November 1976. History ''Balclutha'' was built in 1886 by Charles Connell and Company of Scotstoun in Glasgow, Scotland, for Robert McMillan, of Dumbarton, Scotland. Her name derives from the Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic ''Baile Chluaidh'' ("City on the River Clyde, Clyde", a poetic name for Dumbarton). Designed as a general trader, ''Balclutha'' rounded Cape Horn 17 times in thirteen years. During this period she carried cargoes such as wine, ker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balclutha (leafhopper)
''Balclutha'' is a genus of leafhopper Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family (biology), family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or ... that feed on grasses. They have a cosmopolitan distribution with over 100 species. The species feed primarily on grasses and sedges and can shift into cereal crops causing some economic damage especially by transferring plant viruses. The genus is named after Balclutha in Scotland. The genus ''Balclutha'' is small 2-4 mm long and has the head almost as wide as pronotum. The anterior margin of the head is rounded when viewed from above. The species can only be distinguished on the basis of male genitalia. Species in the genus include: * '' Balclutha abdominalis'' * '' Balclutha alata'' * '' Balclutha alstoni'' * '' Balclutha apicula'' * '' Balclutha arctica'' * '' Balclutha arhenana'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balclutha, New Zealand
Balclutha () is a town in South Otago, lying towards the end of the Clutha River, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is about halfway between Dunedin and Gore, New Zealand, Gore on the Main South Line railway, New Zealand State Highway 1, State Highway 1 and the Southern Scenic Route. Balclutha has a population of (as of ), and is the largest town in South Otago. The Clutha District, Clutha District Council is based in Balclutha. The major service centre for the fertile farming region around the lower reaches of the Clutha River, it is also the nearest large town to the Catlins, a scenic region of native forest, wildlife, and rugged coastline. History Known locally as "Clutha", Balclutha's name – and that of the river on which it stands – reflects the Scotland, Scottish origin of the town's settlement. The name comes from Scottish Gaelic Baile Chluaidh (literally "Clyde Town", a poetic name for Dumbarton). James McNeil from Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa, Kentucky
Louisa is a home-rule class city located in eastern Kentucky, United States, at the merger of the Levisa Fork River, Levisa and Tug Fork River, Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River (Ohio River tributary), Big Sandy River, which forms part of the state's border with West Virginia. It is the county seat, seat of Lawrence County, Kentucky, Lawrence County. The population was 2,467 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census and an estimated 2,375 in 2018. History The origin of the city's name is unclear. Theories include that it was named for Louisa County, Virginia, after Louisa Swetnam, one of the first white children born in the area, or after a corruption of the original name of the Levisa Fork, as it was originally written and spoken as the "Louisa Fork." An 1856 map still shows the river under the name "Louisa." Virginia, the Carolinas, Carolina and other English colonial-linked settlement attempts began as early as 1790 but did not take hold until 1818. Louisa became the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcluith (other)
Alcluith or Alclutha may refer to: * Dumbarton Rock, Scotland, site of Dumbarton Castle * Dumbarton, Scotland, built around the castle * Bishop Auckland, England * Alclutha F.C., football club in Dumbarton, 1872-1888 See also * John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith John Francis McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith (born 4 October 1944), is a Scottish politician and life peer who has served as Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords, since 2021. He was a member of Parliament for the Labou ... * Balclutha {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
