Benning Ridge, Washington, D
Benning may refer to: People * Benning Wentworth, governor of New Hampshire under kings George II and George III * Benning (surname) Places * Benning, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Benning, Washington, D.C., a residential neighborhood in northeast Washington D.C. ** Benning Heights, Washington, D.C. ** Benning Ridge, Washington, D.C. ** Benning Road station, a Metro station in Washington ** Benning Race Track, a horse racing venue that opened in 1890 in Washington * Benning National Forest, a National Forest in Georgia, United States * Fort Benning Fort Benning (named Fort Moore from 2023–2025) is a United States Army post in the Columbus, Georgia area. Located on Georgia's border with Alabama, Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve compone ..., a U.S. Army post in Georgia * Fort Benning South, a former census-designated place in Georgia, now part of the consolidated city of Cusseta Other things * Benning V ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benning Wentworth
Benning Wentworth (July 24, 1696 – October 14, 1770) was an American merchant, landowner and colonial administrator who served as the List of colonial governors of New Hampshire, governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766. He is best known for issuing New Hampshire Grants, several land grants in territories claimed by the Province of New Hampshire west of the Connecticut River while serving as governor, which led to disputes with the neighboring Province of New York and the eventual establishment of Vermont. Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire into a prominent local family, Wentworth was groomed by his father John Wentworth (lieutenant governor, born 1671), John while growing up to assume control over the family businesses. However, Wentworth's misbehavior while studying at Harvard College led him to be sent by his father to Boston instead in 1715. There, Wentworth was apprenticed to his uncle before working as a merchant. In 1730, he returned to Portsmouth to assume control o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benning (surname)
Benning is a surname or, less frequently, a forename. People whose surname is ''Benning'' * Achim Benning (1935–2024), German actor and director * Anton Benning (1918–2013), German World War II flying ace * Brian Benning (born 1966), retired Canadian ice hockey player * Christine Benning (born 1955), English middle-distance runner * Clement Pitt Benning (1785–1865), Canadian merchant and magistrate * Dave Benning (born 1969), retired Canadian soccer player and coach * Denise Benning (born 1967), former Canadian figure skater * Frank Benning (1907–1990), Australian rugby league player and administrator * Fred G. Benning (1900–1974), American soldier and public servant * Henry Arthur Benning (1879–1962), American vice-president and general manager of the Amalgamated Sugar Company * Henry L. Benning (1814–1875), Confederate general, lawyer and legislator * James Benning (cricketer) (born 1983), English cricketer * James Benning (film director) (born 1942), American film di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benning, Minnesota
Benning is an unincorporated community in Lime Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ..., United States. Notes Unincorporated communities in Blue Earth County, Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Minnesota {{BlueEarthCountyMN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benning Heights, Washington, D
Benning may refer to: People * Benning Wentworth, governor of New Hampshire under kings George II and George III * Benning (surname) Places * Benning, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Benning, Washington, D.C., a residential neighborhood in northeast Washington D.C. ** Benning Heights, Washington, D.C. ** Benning Ridge, Washington, D.C. ** Benning Road station, a Metro station in Washington ** Benning Race Track, a horse racing venue that opened in 1890 in Washington * Benning National Forest, a National Forest in Georgia, United States * Fort Benning Fort Benning (named Fort Moore from 2023–2025) is a United States Army post in the Columbus, Georgia area. Located on Georgia's border with Alabama, Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve compone ..., a U.S. Army post in Georgia * Fort Benning South, a former census-designated place in Georgia, now part of the consolidated city of Cusseta Other things * Benning Vio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benning Ridge, Washington, D
Benning may refer to: People * Benning Wentworth, governor of New Hampshire under kings George II and George III * Benning (surname) Places * Benning, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Benning, Washington, D.C., a residential neighborhood in northeast Washington D.C. ** Benning Heights, Washington, D.C. ** Benning Ridge, Washington, D.C. ** Benning Road station, a Metro station in Washington ** Benning Race Track, a horse racing venue that opened in 1890 in Washington * Benning National Forest, a National Forest in Georgia, United States * Fort Benning Fort Benning (named Fort Moore from 2023–2025) is a United States Army post in the Columbus, Georgia area. Located on Georgia's border with Alabama, Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve compone ..., a U.S. Army post in Georgia * Fort Benning South, a former census-designated place in Georgia, now part of the consolidated city of Cusseta Other things * Benning V ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benning Road Station
Benning Road station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on November 22, 1980, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue and Silver Lines, the station is located in a residential area near the intersection of Benning Road and East Capitol Street. It is the first station after the Blue and Silver Lines diverge from the Orange Line east of the Anacostia River, and also the last station in the District of Columbia going east. History The station opened on November 22, 1980, and coincided with the completion of of rail east of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Addison Road and Capitol Heights stations. In December 2012, Benning Road was one of five stations added to the route of the Silver Line, which was originally supposed to end at the Stadium–Armory station, but was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benning Race Track
Benning Race Track was a horse racing and motorsport venue that opened in 1890 on the east side of Washington, D.C. With the close proximity to the capital, the races were attended by many politicians. A journalist once took a photo of Alice Roosevelt Longworth placing a bet, much to the chagrin of her father Theodore Roosevelt, who suppressed the sale of the photos to the newspapers. Famous jockey Walter Miller won all five races during a Benning meet in 1906. The track operated until Congress banished horse racing in the District in 1908. The last race day was April 12 of that year and the grandstand burned in 1915.Benning Track Burned, Boston Evening Transcript, Nov 16, 1915 After horse racing ended, the track was used for automobile racing though the 1910s. It continued as a training stable and event venue until the 1940s. In 1938, inventor Jonathan Edward Caldwell demonstrated his prototype Autogyro An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), gyroscope, gyrocopt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benning National Forest
Benning National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Georgia on October 3, 1924 with from Fort Benning Fort Benning (named Fort Moore from 2023–2025) is a United States Army post in the Columbus, Georgia area. Located on Georgia's border with Alabama, Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve compone .... On December 2, 1927 the transfer was rescinded. References External linksForest History Society Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates (from the Forest History Society website) ''Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. En ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fort Benning
Fort Benning (named Fort Moore from 2023–2025) is a United States Army post in the Columbus, Georgia area. Located on Georgia's border with Alabama, Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees on a daily basis. As a power projection platform, the post can deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway for their designated mission. Fort Benning is the home of the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, the United States Army Armor School, United States Army Infantry School, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly known as the School of the Americas), elements of the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, and other tenant units. Established in 1918 as Camp Benning, named after Confederate General Henry L. Benning in the American Civil War, it was the Home of the Infantry. In 1922 Camp Benning became Fort Benn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fort Benning South
Fort Benning South is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama metropolitan statistical area. The population was 11,737 at last official census (2000). The area is now part of consolidated Cusseta–Chattahoochee County. Geography Fort Benning South is located at (32.359866, -84.934566). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.49%) is water. Demographics At the census of 2000, there were 11,737 people, 1,852 households, and 1,816 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,028 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 56.82% White, 29.17% African American, 0.90% Native American, 2.08% Asian, 0.46% Pacific Islander, 6.17% from other races, and 4.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latinos of any race were 12.45% of the population. There were 1,852 hous ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benning Violins
Benning Violins is a California-based luthier business, crafting, restoring and repairing violins, violas and cellos since its opening in 1950 as Studio City Music. In 1953, it moved to its current location on Ventura Boulevard. Learning the craft from his brother-in-law, Carl Becker Sr., Paul Toenniges worked in William Lewis & Son in Chicago, and later under Rudolf Wurlitzer, finally opening his first studio in Los Angeles. Crafting up to five instruments a year, they sell for approximately 30-42 thousand dollars. Nancy, one of founder Paul Toenniges' daughters, together with her husband, Hans Benning, took over the studio in 1978 after Paul's retirement. Nancy and Hans studied violin making at the Violinmaking School in Mittenwald. Luthier Eric Benning, Nancy and Hans' son who trained with celebrated maker Carl Fredrick Becker, currently runs the business, while his son Nathan also performs as a luthier. Notable musicians who bought Benning instruments include Paul Coletti, Si ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |