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Beaufort Farms, Pennsylvania
Beaufort Farms ( ) is an unincorporated community in northern Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is a historical farmland settlement and currently developed community of neighborhoods. Previous names for the area have included Beaufort or Calder Farms. History Early settlement and farm William Calder Sr. of the prominent Calder family of Dauphin County moved to Harrisburg from Lancaster in 1812 along with the migration of the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Five years later, he married his wife, Mary Kirkwood (after whom Kirkwood Road was later named). He amassed a fortune in the business of stagecoaches, though his first passion was farming and raising livestock. A decade before his death in 1861, his son William Jr. inherited the family business and farms. The Calder family would own seven farms total by 1879 near Harrisburg for a collective of 900 acres, which were known as Calder Farms. William Calder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockville, Pennsylvania
Rockville is an unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is home to the Rockville Bridge. Rockville is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ... Metropolitan Statistical Area. Originally settled in 1774 and referred to as Bushy Rock, the town of Rockville was laid out in 1834 to 1838 as Roberts Valley, by Mrs. Matilda Cox. References External links *Pennsylvania's Historical Architecture and Archaeology site photos [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Resnick
Adam Resnick is an American comedy writer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his work writing for ''Late Night with David Letterman''. He co-created and wrote for ''Get a Life (American TV series), Get A Life'' with Chris Elliott. Resnick also wrote and was co-executive producer of a season of ''The Larry Sanders Show'' for Home Box Office, HBO. He created and wrote ''The High Life (1996 TV series), The High Life'' (1996), also for HBO. Also for television, he has written for ''Saturday Night Live'', and is a writer and consulting producer on ''Divorce (TV series), Divorce''. Resnick has also written for film. With its star, Chris Elliott, Resnick created the story for the 1994 motion picture ''Cabin Boy'', for which he wrote the screenplay. Resnick wrote the screenplays for ''Lucky Numbers'' (2000), starring John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow, and ''Death to Smoochy'' (2002), directed by Danny DeVito. ''Will Not Attend'', a pseudo-memoir, was released in 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehrman Mitchell
Ehrman Burkman Mitchell III FRAIA FRAIC (January 25, 1924 - January 18, 2005) was an American architect. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1924 and graduated from The Hill School in 1941. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1948. In 1958, he co-founded Mitchell/Giurgola Architects with Romaldo Giurgola. He served as president of the American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach progr ... from 1979-1980 and advocated quality design in public architecture. References Further reading * Mitchell, Ehrman B. and Romaldo Giurgola. 1983. Mitchell/Giurgola architects. Rizzoli The Hill School alumni 2005 deaths 1924 births University of Pennsylvania School of Design alumni People from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildwood Park (Pennsylvania)
Wildwood Park is a public park and nature sanctuary in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The 229 acre park is known for its 90-acre shallow lake with over 6 miles of trails and mile-long boardwalk over the wetlands. The park is located within the city limits of Harrisburg; however, it is administered and maintained by the Dauphin County Parks and Recreation Department. Wildwood Park runs in line with Paxton Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, on the northern side of Harrisburg and adjacent to the main campus of HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College. Paxton Creek feeds into the lake, which comprises 60% of the Park. A section of the old Pennsylvania Canal runs parallel to the western trail. The remainder of the park is mixed deciduous forest, and an artificial meadow overlooks the eastern side of the lake. Wildwood Park is also part of the Capital Area Greenbelt. Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center The 4,000 square foot Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center, opened in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Route 39
Pennsylvania Route 39 (PA 39) is a state highway located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. PA 39 runs from State Route 3009 (SR 3009, North Front Street) in Susquehanna Township near Harrisburg east to U.S. Route 322 (US 322) and US 422 in Derry Township near Hummelstown and Hershey. The route passes through the northern and eastern suburbs of Harrisburg and passes by Hersheypark, Giant Center, as well as the primary production factory for The Hershey Company. Between Harrisburg and Manada Hill, it is known as Linglestown Road, from Manada Hill to Hershey as Hershey Road and from Hershey to near Hummelstown and Hershey as Hersheypark Drive. Prior to the establishment of PA 39 in 1937, PA 39, had previously been designated as a route in northeastern Pennsylvania during the 1920s. That designation was deleted when it was renumbered US 11. As a result, PA 39 is one of a few routes which has a set of ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Somerset, 10th Duke Of Beaufort
Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort (4 April 1900 – 5 February 1984), styled Marquess of Worcester until 1924, was a peer, landowner, society figure and a great authority in the fields of horse racing and fox-hunting. He held the office of Master of the Horse for over forty years (1936–1978), the longest to hold the position. He founded the Badminton Horse Trials and was deemed "the greatest fox-hunter of the twentieth century"; his long tenure as Master of the Beaufort Hunt led to his being universally nicknamed ''Master'' and his car bore the private numberplate MFH1. In 1980 he published the authoritative book ''Fox-Hunting''. Origins He was the youngest child and only son and heir of Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort (1847–1924) by his wife Louise Emily Harford (1864–1945), a daughter of William Henry Harford, JP, DL, of Oldtown, Tockington, Gloucestershire, and widow of Charles Frederic van Tuyll van Serooskerken (1859–1893), a Dut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaufort Hunt
The Duke of Beaufort's Hunt, also called the Beaufort and Beaufort Hunt, is one of the oldest and largest of the fox hunting packs in England. History Fox hunting, Hunting with hounds in the area dates back to 1640, primarily deer but also foxes, and was led by the Marquis of Worcester. In 1762, Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, decided to focus on foxhunting after an unsuccessful day hunting deer. From that point on, the Dukes of Beaufort have participated in the hunt, often acting as Fox hunting#People, Master of the hunt. Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort held the position for 60 years, gaining a reputation as "the greatest fox-hunter of the twentieth century", and was eventually known simply by the nickname, 'Master'. The present master of the hunt is Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort. Hunt The hunt country covers a area of land between Cirencester and Bath, Somerset, Bath to the north and south and between Malmesbury and Nailsworth to the east and west, altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Canal
The Pennsylvania Canal, sometimes known as the Pennsylvania Canal system, was a complex system of transportation infrastructure improvements, including canals, dams, Lock (water transport), locks, tow paths, Navigable aqueduct, aqueducts, and viaducts. The canal was constructed and assembled over several decades beginning in 1824, the year of the first enabling act and budget items.The political push to create the system was inspired by competition with New York and Baltimore, all three vying to be the premier major port city, and in particular, the continuing construction of the Erie Canal, begun in 1817. The news that construction of the Erie was expected on schedule, in 1825 added fuel to what had become a frenzy. The Erie began operations on October 26, 1825, further inspiring Pennsylvanians to over achieve in the Great Works projects. Portaging over the Alleghenies by 1834 was one result, though the Delaware Canal project was delayed to fund the western infrastructure connect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progress, Pennsylvania
Progress (, ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) mainly in Susquehanna Township but also in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,168 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. History When Susquehanna Township was founded in 1815, Progress was the only established settlement in the south end. Daniel Shell laid out the community sometime in the 18th Century, where it was known by a few names: Jacob's Plains, Mud Town, Shellstown, and finally Progress. Originally most of the Township's population resided in Progress. Trolley cars ran along present day U.S. Route 22 until 1936, when the road was widened for increasing automobile traffic. Progress was named for the progressive spirit of its original inhabitants, though the pronunciation is different. Geography Progress is located in southeastern Susquehanna Township at Walnut and Shell Streets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, Railroad car#Freight cars, freight and Passenger railroad car, passenger cars (or coaches), and Railroad car#Non-revenue cars, non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can be un-powered, or self-propelled, Railcar, single or Multiple unit, multiple units. In North America, Australia and other countries, the term consist ( ) is used to refer to the rolling stock comprising a train, a list containing specific information for each car of a train, or a group of locomotives. In the United States, the term ''rolling stock'' has been expanded from the older broadly defined "trains" to include wheeled vehicles used by businesses on roadways. The word ''stock'' in the term is used in a sense of inventory. Rolling stock is considered to be a liquid asset, or close to it, since the value of the vehicle can be readily estimated and then ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
