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Davis may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Davis (Antarctica) * Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago) * Davis Station, an Australian base and research outpost in the Vestfold Hills * Davis Valley, Queen Elizabeth Land Canada * Davis, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community * Davis Strait, between Nunavut and Greenland * Mount Davis (British Columbia) United States * Davis, California, the largest city with the name * Davis, Illinois, a village * Davis, Massachusetts, an abandoned mining village * Davis, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Davis, North Carolina, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Davis, Oklahoma, a city * Davis, South Dakota, a town * Davis, West Virginia, a town * Davis, Logan County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Davis Island (Connecticut) * Davis Island (Mississippi) * Davis Island (Pennsylvania) * Davis Peak (Washington) * Fort Davis, Oklahoma * Mount Davis (California) * Mount Davis (New Hampshire) * Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Davis (Antarctica)
Mount Davis () is a mountain located 1.6 km north of Mount Bentley and 2.4 km southeast of Mount Hale (Antarctica), Mount Hale in the Sentinel Range, Antarctica. Discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse party of 1957–58, under Charles R. Bentley, and named for Leo E. Davis, geomagnetician and seismologist at Byrd Station in 1957. See also * Mountains in Antarctica References Ellsworth Mountains Mountains of Ellsworth Land, Davis {{EllsworthLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Island (Mississippi)
Davis Island is a large island located in the Mississippi River. It lies mostly in Warren County in the state of Mississippi but is also partly in Madison Parish, in the state of Louisiana. It is located about 20 miles southwest of Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. The island is approximately in size depending on the level of the Mississippi River. It was formerly a peninsula known as Davis Bend, with an area of rich bottomlands, bounded on three sides by the Mississippi River.Brian Hamilton, "Davis Island: A Confederate Shrine, Submerged" ''Edge Effects'', 9 October 2014, University of Wisconsin-Madison, accessed 14 June 2015 Before the American Civil War, Joseph Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis (surname)
Davis is a surname of Welsh origin. It may be a corruption of Dyfed. Dyfed is recorded as a surname as late as the twelfth century, e.g. Gwynfard Dyfed, born 1175. Dafydd (generally translated into English as David) appears as a given name in the thirteenth century, e.g. Dafydd ap Gruffydd (1238–1283), Prince of Wales, and Dafydd ab Edmwnd ( ), a Welsh poet. Alternatively, Davis may be a patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based o ... (''son of David''). According to the 2000 United States census, it is the seventh most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.48% of the population, preceding Garcia and following Miller. References External links New-York Historical Society {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis English-language surnames Surnames of Welsh o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis (MBTA Station)
Davis station is an underground Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Red Line (MBTA), Red Line rapid transit station located at Davis Square in Somerville, Massachusetts. The accessible station has a single island platform for the Red Line, as well as a dedicated busway on the surface. It opened in 1984 as part of the Red Line Northwest Extension project. Station design The station has a single underground island platform, oriented approximately east-west under Davis Square. It has two brutalist concrete headhouses – at College Avenue on the east side of the square, and at Holland Street on the west side. A fare mezzanine running the length of the station connects the two headhouses and the platform. A skylight in the plaza provides natural light to the mezzanine. The station is accessible, with elevators connecting the mezzanine to the platform and the College Avenue headhouse. An off-street busway served by MBTA bus routes – – is located next to the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evanston Davis Street Station
Evanston Davis Street is a commuter railroad station in downtown Evanston, Illinois. It is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line with trains going south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Davis Street is in zone 2. As of 2018, Evanston Davis Street is the 12th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,876 weekday boardings. The station is next to the Davis station of the Chicago Transit Authority's Purple Line, where CTA and Pace buses terminate. Between the two stations is 909 Davis Street, a six-story building with a kiss-and-ride loop for car drop-off. Davis Street station, at Davis Street and Maple Avenue, has two elevated platforms. Northbound trains stop at the west platform and southbound trains stop at the east platform. The ticket agent's office is on the east platform. At ground level, there is a restaurant called Chef's Station. Just to the east of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Station (CTA)
Davis is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line in Evanston, Illinois. It is located at 1612 Benson Avenue (directional coordinates 1600 north, 800 west), in the middle of downtown Evanston, and next to the Davis Street stop of Metra's Union Pacific North Line. The station is also a terminus for one CTA and two Pace bus routes. The station is referred to as the Davis Transit Center by Pace. History Structure The current station was reconstructed from 1992 until 1994, and is made out of brick and concrete with a spacious metal and glass train shed, but lacks the styling or decoration found in many other CTA stations, giving Davis a modern urban, if utilitarian, feel. The station sports two prominent clock towers, on the west and east sides. It has several different paintings hanging in various areas of the platform. It also has a light board system, as well as a speaker system to alert passengers of train delays. There is a retail spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Station (California)
Davis station is a train station in Davis, California. The station is owned by the city, while the tracks are owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The station is served by Amtrak ''California Zephyr'', ''Capitol Corridor'', and ''Coast Starlight'' trains. It is the primary stop for UC Davis and one of the busiest train stations in the region, serving over 10% of the total Capitol Corridor ridership. History The line was built by the California Pacific Railroad between August 24 and November 15, 1868, connecting Davis to Washington (now part of West Sacramento) to the east, Vallejo to the southwest, and Marysville to the northeast via a wye at Davis to Woodland, where the line separated to go northwest to Redding via Tehama and northeast to Marysville via a drawbridge at Knights Landing. In 1871 the Cal-P (as it later was called) was taken over by the Central Pacific Railroad; a fire later burned down the 19th century-style station. In 1914 the Central Pacific built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Davis, Hong Kong
Mount Davis ( zh, t=摩星嶺) or Mo Sing Leng is an area surrounding and including the westernmost hill on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is 269m tall. Home to mostly luxury residences, Mount Davis was originally settled after the construction of Victoria Road, Hong Kong, Victoria Road by prominent Hong Kong families who were unable to live on Peak due to the zoning restriction in Peak District Reservation Ordinance, 1904.It is named after John Francis Davis, Sir John Francis Davis, who was the 2nd governor of Hong Kong, from 1844 to 1848. The summit is reached via Mount Davis Path, which comes off Mount Davis Road and Victoria Road, Hong Kong, Victoria Road. History It was an important artillery depot of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British forces since 1911 (proposed in 1900). Five (later three) BL 9.2-inch Mk IX–X naval gun, 9.2-inch guns were installed. It was heavily bombed by Japanese planes during the Battle of Hong Kong. The depot was later demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Than Kyun
Than Kyun or Davis Island is an island at the southern end of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha .... It is the largest and highest island of the Alladin Islands, a scattered cluster of islands extending to the W and SSW of Zadetkyi Island. This densely wooded island has two main peaks, each with a height of around . The island has a roughly round shape with a diameter of about . Off its eastern shore rises a rock surrounded by a reef. Than Kyun lies west of the southern end of Zadetkyi Island.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute'' By National Geospatial-intelligence Agency References Mergui Archipelago {{Myanmar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Davis (Pennsylvania)
Mount Davis () is the highest point in Pennsylvania. Located in Forbes State Forest near the hamlet of Markleton, Pennsylvania, Markleton in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, it lies on a gentle crest of a ridge extending from central Somerset County southward into Garrett County, Maryland, where it is known as Negro Mountain. A parcel of land on top of the mountain has been protected as Mount Davis Natural Area. Description The high point was named for John Nelson Davis, an early settler, American Civil War veteran, surveyor, and naturalist known for his studies of the mountain's flora and fauna. During the Civil War, Davis served in Company E, 102nd Pennsylvania Infantry. The summit of Mt. Davis may be ascended by car or a number of hiking trails. Its surroundings are noted for their patterns of unusual circular stone formed by periglacial action. A metal observation tower with a Raised-relief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Davis (New Hampshire)
Mount Davis is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t .... The mountain is located along Montalban Ridge, a series of summits extending south from Mount Washington in the White Mountains. Mount Davis is named after the Davis family of Massachusetts, a political dynasty whose members, over 220 years, have held at least 20 federal and state elected offices throughout New England. See also * List of mountains in New Hampshire * White Mountain National Forest References Mountains of New Hampshire White Mountains (New Hampshire) Mountains of Coös County, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Davis (California)
Mount Davis is a prominent peak in the Ansel Adams Wilderness on the Inyo National Forest and south of Yosemite National Park. The peak was named in honor of Lieutenant Milton Fennimore Davis, who was with the first troops detailed to guard Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in California. It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The p .... Davis was the first person to climb the peak. References Mountains of the Ansel Adams Wilderness Inyo National Forest Mountains of Madera County, California Mountains of Mono County, California Mountains of Northern California {{MonoCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
