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Crittenden
Crittenden may refer to: Places in the United States * Crittenden County, Arkansas * Crittenden County, Kentucky ** Crittenden, Kentucky, a city * Crittenden Township, Champaign County, Illinois * Crittenden, New York * Crittenden, Virginia, a community * Crittenden Bridge, joining Suffolk and Isle of Wight County, Virginia * Crittenden Farm, a historic farm and ranch in Ashland County, Ohio * Fort Crittenden, formerly Camp Crittenden, in Arizona * The Crittenden, a high-rise apartment building in Cleveland, Ohio Other uses * Crittenden (surname) * Crittenden Compromise The Crittenden Compromise was an unsuccessful proposal to permanently enshrine slavery in the United States Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery. It was introduced by United States Senator Jo ..., a failed compromise to preserve the Union right before the American Civil War * '' Partridge v Crittenden'', an English legal case of 1968 relevant to the law on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden County, Arkansas
Crittenden County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 48,163. The county seat is Marion, Arkansas, Marion, and the largest city is West Memphis, Arkansas, West Memphis. Crittenden County is part of the Memphis metropolitan area, Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. Most of the county's media comes from Memphis, although some Little Rock TV (Arkansas Educational Television Network, KATV) is imported by Comcast Cable. It lies within Arkansas's 1st congressional district. History Located in the Arkansas Delta, Crittenden County is Arkansas's 12th county, formed October 22, 1825, and named for Robert Crittenden, the first Secretary of the Arkansas Territory. The legislature selected the (now extant) community of Greenock as the first county seat, and court was first held there in the home of William Lloyd in June 1826. Greenock served as the county seat for alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden County, Kentucky
Crittenden County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. At the 2020 census, the population was 8,990. Its county seat and only municipality is Marion. The county was formed in 1842 and named for John J. Crittenden, senator and future Governor of Kentucky. History Crittenden County, located on the Ohio and Tradewater Rivers in the Pennyroyal region of Kentucky, was created by the state legislature on April 1, 1842, from a portion of Livingston County. It became the state's 91st county, and was named for John J. Crittenden, a U.S. senator, attorney general, and governor of Kentucky. The first county seat was in Crooked Creek, but it was moved to Marion just two years later. Crittenden County was once crossed by the Chickasaw Road, which was a part of the Old Saline Trace. This footpath was used by Native Americans when hunting game that crossed the Ohio River to the salt licks in Illinois. The first settler in the area was James Armstrong, who arrived from South Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden, Kentucky
Crittenden is a home rule-class city in Grant and Kenton counties, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 4,023 as of the 2020 Census, up from 3,815 as of the 2010 census, which was further up from 2,401 at the 2000 census. Geography Crittenden is located in northern Grant County. A small portion of the northern border of the city touches the Boone County line, and another part of the city extends north into Kenton County. Interstate 75 passes through Crittenden, with access from Exit 166; I-75 leads north to Cincinnati and south to Lexington. U.S. Route 25 ( Dixie Highway) is a local road running parallel to I-75 that passes through the center of Crittenden; US 25 leads north to Walton and south to Williamstown, the Grant County seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, Crittenden has a total area of , of which , or 0.80%, is water. History The area of what is now Crittenden may have been settled as early as 1812. The community was call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Crittenden Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 337 and it contained 134 housing units. History Crittenden Township formed from part of Philo Township on an unknown date. Geography Crittenden is Township 17 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.86%) is land and (or 0.14%) is water. The streams of Black Slough and East Branch Embarras River run through this township. Unincorporated towns * Bongard (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains these cemeteries: Calvary at Saint Thomas church, Jessee (Section 33), Kemp, Saint Marys and Shafer (Section 23). Major highways * Illinois State Route 130 Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 337 people, 109 households, and 75 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 134 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden, New York
Crittenden is a small hamlet in the town of Alden in Erie County, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ..., United States. In 1910 the Crittenden Creamery was located on Crittenden Road north of Genesee Street, Route 33. On January 31, 2011, the Crittenden Post Office 14038 was closed after 160 years of service. It was located at 3610 Crittenden Road. References Hamlets in New York (state) Hamlets in Erie County, New York {{ErieCountyNY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden, Virginia
Crittenden is an unincorporated community in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 17 U.S. Route 17 or U.S. Highway 17 (US 17), also known as the Coastal Highway, is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that spans in the Southeastern United States. It runs close to the East Coast of the United States, At ... just south of its crossing of Chuckatuck Creek. References Suffolk, Virginia communities {{SuffolkVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden Bridge
The Crittenden Bridge, also known as the Chuckatuck Creek Bridge, is officially named The Sidney B. Hazelwood Sr. Bridge after a prominent member of the community. This bridge is part of U.S. Route 17 and connects Suffolk, Virginia with Isle of Wight County. History The current bridge, opened in December 1988, replaced an earlier one built in 1928 by the James River Bridge Corporation as part of a three bridge system which included the original James River Bridge The James River Bridge (JRB) is a four-lane divided highway lift bridge across the James River in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation, it carries U.S. Route 17 (US 17), US 258 ... and the Nansemond River Bridge, each of which have also been replaced with newer structures. References Buildings and structures in Isle of Wight County, Virginia Buildings and structures in Suffolk, Virginia Transportation in Suffolk, Virginia Transportation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden Farm
The Crittenden Farm is a historic farm-and-ranch complex in far northern Ashland County, Ohio, United States. Once home to an internationally prominent sheep farmer, the complex includes some of the region's most distinctive agricultural architecture as well as scattered pieces of land that have seen almost no changes since the area was first settled. It has been named a historic site because of its place in the area's history. Crittenden family In 1836, New York natives Medad and Sarah Crittenden removed westward to the present site of Chicago, where they purchased a full square mile of land. Upon becoming dissatisfied with the place, they returned eastward and settled near Sarah's parents, who were among the earliest and most prominent settlers in Ashland County's Ruggles Township. Medad took up sheep breeding and ultimately purchased large areas of land to accommodate his flocks, which frequently numbered one thousand head. Among their ten children was Alvin, who succee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Crittenden
Fort Crittenden, originally Camp Crittenden, was a United States Army post built in 1867 three miles from Sonoita, Arizona, Sonoita, Arizona along Sonoita Creek. It was established to campaign against the Apache and to protect American American pioneer, pioneers in the area. History Fort Crittenden was established on August 10, 1867 at the head of Davidson Canyon, a half mile from the site of Fort Buchanan, Arizona, Fort Buchanan, which was built in 1856 and abandoned after the Battle of Fort Buchanan in 1865. The fort was named for Colonel Thomas L. Crittenden, who was the commander of the 5th Division in the Army of the Ohio at Battle of Shiloh, Shiloh, the Left Wing of the Army of the Cumberland at Battle of Stones River, Stones River, and the XXI Corps (Union Army), XXI Corps at Battle of Chickamauga, Chickamauga during the American Civil War. The fort was closed on June 1, 1873. Deteriorating adobe walls and dirt mounds mark the site which is on private property. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crittenden
The ''Crittenden'' is a 195 foot 17-story high rise solid apartment building in The Flats of downtown Cleveland located on St. Clair Avenue. The building is notable for being one of the tallest inhabited masonry loadbearing structures in the entire world. The entire superstructure is made of brick and it is unusual among high rises as it is widely believed it is not possible to make tall structures completely out of brick. Despite the skinny profile of the Crittenden, it is actually quite wide with a seemingly endless expanse. The building was designed by Richard L. Bowen & Associates, a Cleveland architecture firm that is responsible for bringing architecture, engineering, and construction services under one company as opposed to many. It is also the tallest all-residential structure in the flats and the Warehouse District This is a list of notable warehouse districts. A warehouse district or warehouse row is an area found in many urban setting known for being the current or fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden (surname)
Crittenden is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander P. Crittenden (1816–1870), 19th-century attorney and politician in California; nephew of John J. Crittenden; grandson of John Crittenden Sr. * Dorothea Crittenden (1915–2008), Canadian deputy minister for the Ministry of Community and Social Services * Eugenia Crittenden Luallen (''née'' Blackburn; born 1952), former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky * Flora D. Crittenden (1924–2021), American educator and civil rights activist in Virginia turned politician * George B. Crittenden (1812–1880), U.S. Army officer *Joe Crittenden (born 1944), Cherokee Nation politician * John Crittenden Sr. (1754–1809), U.S. Army officer and politician *John J. Crittenden (1787–1863), American politician * John Crittenden Watson (1842–1923), admiral of the U.S. Navy; grandson of John J. Crittenden *Paul Crittenden (born 1958), former Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) politician *Robert Cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden Compromise
The Crittenden Compromise was an unsuccessful proposal to permanently enshrine slavery in the United States Constitution, and thereby make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery. It was introduced by United States Senator John J. Crittenden ( Constitutional Unionist of Kentucky) on December 18, 1860. It aimed to resolve the secession crisis of 1860–1861 that eventually led to the American Civil War by addressing the fears and grievances of Southern pro-slavery factions, and by quashing anti-slavery activities. The Crittenden Compromise is not to be confused with the Crittenden Resolution, which provided that the Union would take no actions against slavery. Background The compromise proposed six constitutional amendments and four congressional resolutions. Crittenden introduced the package on December 18. It was tabled on December 31. It guaranteed the permanent existence of slavery in the slave states and addressed Southern demands in regard to fugiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
