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Dobbs may refer to: Places * Dobbs County, North Carolina, US ** Fort Dobbs (North Carolina), US, an 18th century fort * Dobbs Weir, Hertfordshire, England Other uses * Dobbs (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * '' Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization'', a 2022 landmark US Supreme Court decision on abortion rights See also * * Dobb (other) * Dob (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobbs County, North Carolina
Dobbs County, North Carolina was a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. History Dobbs County was formed in 1758 from Johnston County, though the legislative act that created it did not become effective until April 10, 1759. It was named for Arthur Dobbs, colonial governor of North Carolina from 1754 until 1764. In 1779, during the American Revolutionary War, the western part was designated as Wayne County. The county seat was moved from its original location on Walnut Creek to the town of Kingston, which was renamed Kinston in 1784. Dobbs went unrepresented in the 1788 Hillsboro Convention to vote on the new constitution of the United States. The Federalist delegation was elected without opposition. The Anti-Federalists abstained. Federalists rioted, as they had done in the previous election after predicting Richard Caswell's loss, stealing the ballot box, and assaulting the sheriff. Hertford County also suffered a Federalist riot. Because the name Dobbs r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Dobbs (North Carolina)
Fort Dobbs was an 18th-century fort in the Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin region of the Province of North Carolina, near what is now Statesville in Iredell County. Used for frontier defense during and after the French and Indian War, the fort was built to protect the American settlers of the western frontier of North Carolina, and served as a vital outpost for soldiers. Fort Dobbs' primary structure was a blockhouse with log walls, surrounded by a shallow ditch, and by 1759, a palisade. It was intended to provide protection from French-allied Native Americans such as the Shawnee raids into western North Carolina. The fort's name honored Arthur Dobbs, the Royal Governor of North Carolina from 1755 to 1765, who played a role in designing the fort and authorized its construction. Between 1756 and 1761, the fort was garrisoned by a variable number of soldiers, many of whom were sent to fight in Pennsylvania and the Ohio River Valley during the French and Indian War. On February 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobbs Weir
Dobbs Weir is both a weir in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire and an area of Roydon, Essex, Roydon, Essex in England on the River Lea. It is well known for angling, outdoor beauty and Water sport (recreation), watersports. It is overlooked by the ''Fish and Eels'' pub. Angling The weir is a popular fishery. In 2003, the then record European chub, Chub weighing 8.8 pound (mass), pounds was caught by Tim Archer. The fishery is owned by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and is currently (2013) controlled by the partnership of Ware Angling Club and Hertford Angling Club forming a part of the Towpath Fishery. Day tickets are available on the bank. Season tickets are available by joining one of the controlling clubs. Watersports Dobbs Weir has had a long history serving the watersports community, as the sluice, sluice gates after the v-drops could be changed according to the flow of the water. Especially in winter months after heavy rain the weir could be changed into a formidab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobbs (surname)
Dobbs is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Dobbs (1882–1945), British politician and trade unionist * Amanda Dobbs (born 1993), American figure skater * Arthur Dobbs (1689–1765), Anglo-Irish politician, colonial governor of North Carolina 1754–1765 * Arthur Frederick Dobbs (1876–1955), Irish politician * Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs (1930–1994), American historian specializing in Isaac Newton's occult studies * Bobby Dobbs (1922–1986), American footballer * Catherine Dobbs (1908–1974), first woman mayor of a major U.S. industrial city, Barberton, Ohio * Demarcus Dobbs (born 1987), American footballer * Farrell Dobbs (1907–1983), American Trotskyist and trade unionist * Francis Dobbs (1750–1811), Irish barrister, politician and writer * Frank Q. Dobbs (1939–2006), American screenwriter, film director, film producer and cinematographer * Gerald Dobbs (born 1971), retired English footballer * Glenn Dobbs (1920–2002), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobbs V
Dobbs may refer to: Places * Dobbs County, North Carolina, US ** Fort Dobbs (North Carolina), US, an 18th century fort * Dobbs Weir, Hertfordshire, England Other uses * Dobbs (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * '' Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization'', a 2022 landmark US Supreme Court decision on abortion rights See also * * Dobb (other) * Dob (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobb (other)
Dobb may refer to: * Dobb (surname) * Dobb-e Hardan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Dobb-e Moleyhem, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Dobb-e Said, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran See also * * Daub * Dob (other) * Dobbs (other) * Dobby (other) * Dobbie, a surname * Dobbins (other) {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
