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Ellsworth Douglass
Ellsworth may refer to: People *Ellsworth (surname) *Ellsworth P. Bertholf, US Coast Guard commodore *Ellsworth B. Buck, American politician *Ellsworth Bunker, American diplomat *Ellsworth Burnett, American politician *Ellsworth Cunningham, also known as Bert, American baseball player *Ellsworth Foote, American politician *Bumpy Johnson, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, American criminal *Ellsworth Kelly, American artist *Ellsworth Vines, American tennis player *Elmer Ellsworth Adams, American businessman, newspaper editor, and politician *Elmer E. Ellsworth, first Union casualty in the American Civil War Places ;In the United States * Ellsworth, Connecticut, an unincorporated community in the town of Sharon * Ellsworth, Illinois * Ellsworth, Indiana, in Dubois County * Ellsworth, Indiana, now known as North Terre Haute, Indiana * Ellsworth, Iowa * Ellsworth, Kansas * Ellsworth, Maine * Ellsworth, Michigan * Ellsworth, Minnesota * Ellsworth, Missouri * Ellsworth, Nebraska * Ellswort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth (surname)
Ellsworth is a surname, originating in England prior to or around the 11th century A.D. in the Cambridgeshire area. The name comes from Elsworth, from the place-name (and family seat) which in turn was derived from the Old English name "Eli" and "worth", an Old English word for farm or homestead. The original spelling was Aylesworth. Many spelling variants are known to exist, including Ellesworth, Elsworth, Ellsworth, Elisworth, Ellisworth, Ellsworthy, Aylesworth, Aylsworth, etc. Ellsworth is by far the most common Americanized/"standard" spelling."History of the Ellsworth Name" House of Names Migration from Europe Records show a number of emigrants to the new world in the 17th century such as: * Josiah Ellsworth, settled in New England, possibly the same as is mentioned as purchasing la ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth, Kansas
Ellsworth is a city in and the county seat of Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,066. Known as a cow town in the 1870s, when the Kansas Pacific Railroad operated a stockyard here for shipping cattle to eastern markets, in the 21st century, it serves as the trading center of the rural county. History 19th century Once called "The Wickedest Cattletown in Kansas", the city is named for Fort Ellsworth, which was built in 1864. Due to speculation on imminent railroad construction, the population of Ellsworth boomed to over two thousand by the time it was incorporated in 1867. It has since been said, "Abilene, the first, Dodge City, the last, but Ellsworth the wickedest". Ellsworth was a bustling cattle town for a time during the late 1860s, when the Kansas Pacific Railroad had a stop and stockyards there. Cattle were driven up from Texas to this point, and then shipped to major markets. Often cowboys had the run of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth Township, Michigan
Ellsworth Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 821 at the 2000 census. Communities *Copley was an unincorporated community in Ellsworth Township that developed around a sawmill. It had a post office from 1884 to 1890. *Edgetts was a lumber settlement with a railroad station. It had a post office starting in 1902. *Ellsworth is a community in Ellsworth Township. It was established in 1867. It had a post office from 1872 until 1876. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.57%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 821 people, 309 households, and 221 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.3 per square mile (9.0/km2). There were 557 housing units at an average density of 15.8 per square mile (6.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.20% White, 0.49% African American, 0.61% Native Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth County, Kansas
Ellsworth County (county code EW) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,376. Its county seat and most populous city is Ellsworth. History Early history From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America both east and west of the Mississippi River. In 1762, after losing the French and Indian War to Great Britain, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau. In 1763 France ceded its territories east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain. It regained the western territory under Napoleon, who sold it in 1803 to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. He had decided to get rid of the New World territories after failing to regain control of Saint-Domingue, where a slave rebellion had toppled colonial control. In 1804 Haiti declared independence as the second republic of the Western Hemisphere. The Plains Indians reta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base located about northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota, just north of the town of Box Elder. The host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing (28 BW). Assigned to the Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force, the 28 BW is one of the Air Force's two B-1B Lancer wings, along with the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas). In 2017, the 28th Bomb Wing was commanded by Colonel John Edwards; its command chief master sergeant was Chief Master Sergeant Adam Vizi. Ellsworth has a population of about 8,000 military members, family members and civilian employees. Rapid City itself has a population of just more than 62,500. There are about 3,800 military retirees in western South Dakota. For decades, Ellsworth's main entrance included a symbolic B-52 Stratofortress, a gift from the citizens of Rapid City. This entrance has recently been replaced. An expansion of a bomber training area encompassing the Northern Plains known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth, Wisconsin
Ellsworth is a village in and the county seat of Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,348 at the 2020 census. The village is adjacent to the Town of Ellsworth and now incorporates the formerly separate district known as East Ellsworth. The municipality of Ellsworth and its surroundings are slowly becoming incorporated into the Twin Cities Metro Area. History Settlement in the area that now comprises the village of Ellsworth began with the arrival of several families in 1857. The village was officially platted in 1862, then incorporated in 1887. The village was initially called Perry, in honor of the War of 1812 hero, Oliver Hazard Perry, but was renamed in 1866 in honor of Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union officer to die in the Civil War. A close friend of Pres. Abraham Lincoln, Ellsworth died while removing a highly visible Confederate flag from the roof of a hotel overlooking the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. The incident rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth (town), Wisconsin
Ellsworth is a town in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,064 at the 2000 census. The Village of Ellsworth is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Lawton is also located partially in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.1 square miles (83.1 km), of which, 32.1 square miles (83.1 km) of it is land and 0.03% is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,064 people, 380 households, and 289 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 391 housing units at an average density of 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km). The racial makeup of the town was 98.78% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.09% from other races. 0.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 380 households, out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth, Pennsylvania
Ellsworth is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 947 at the 2020 census. The coal town was founded by James Ellsworth, who bought the land in 1890s, developed the Monongahela Railway, and sold the mines to Bethlehem Steel in the 1920s. Geography Ellsworth is located at (40.105887, -80.020455). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (2.63%) is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 1,083 people, 484 households, and 291 families living in the borough. The population density was 1,467.7 people per square mile (565.1/km2). There were 528 housing units at an average density of 715.6 per square mile (275.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.03% White, 2.31% African American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65%. Of the 484 households 23.8% had children under the age of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth, Ohio
Ellsworth is an unincorporated community in central Ellsworth Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 224 and State Route 45, and has a post office with the ZIP code 44416. History The community has the name of Oliver Ellsworth Oliver Ellsworth (April 29, 1745 – November 26, 1807) was a Founding Father of the United States, attorney, jurist, politician, and diplomat. Ellsworth was a framer of the United States Constitution, United States senator from Connecticu ..., a Connecticut politician and local landowner. A variant name was Ellsworth Center. A post office was established at Ellsworth in 1819. Besides the post office, Ellsworth Center had a sawmill and a station on the Pennsylvania Railroad. References Unincorporated communities in Mahoning County, Ohio 1819 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1819 Unincorporated communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth, New Hampshire
Ellsworth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 93 at the 2020 census. Ellsworth is the only dry town in New Hampshire. History The town was originally known as "Trecothick", after Barlow Trecothick, a Bostonian who moved to London. He was an alderman, a Member of Parliament (MP), and a Lord Mayor of the City of London. He had a country estate at Addington, London, now called Addington Palace. The name of the town was changed to "Ellsworth" in 1802, in honor of Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth. The first census of the town, in 1800, reported 47 residents. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 0.58% of the town. The town is drained in the north by Hubbard Brook and in the south by West Branch Brook, except for the southwest corner, which is drained by Sucker Brook, a tributary of Stinson Lake in neighboring Rumney. Hubbard and West Branch br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth, Nebraska
Ellsworth is an unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the community had a population of 32. Ellsworth was established in the late nineteenth century as a company town for the Spade Ranch and a shipping point for cattle on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It was likely named after Ellsworth, Minnesota. 1925 editionis available for download aUniversity of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons./ref> Although unincorporated Ellsworth has one business, Morgan's Store and post office with the ZIP code of 69340. History In 1888 the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad chose the site as a location for a depot and water stop on their newly built line. Cattleman Bartlett Richards began assembling the expansive Spade Ranch in the same year, making Ellsworth a company town for the ranch. In 1898, the two-story Spade Ranch Store was built; it supplied freight wagons going north to the Spade Ranch Headquarters. At about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth, Missouri
Ellsworth is an unincorporated community in the Township Of Lynch in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called Ellsworth was established in 1846, and remained in service until 1876. The town community is named in honour of Mr. Ellsworth, a local merchant who often visited the town. Neighbouring Towns The closest towns to Ellsworth are Licking, Missouri which is 9.1 miles away, Houston, Missouri which is 9.3 miles away and Plato, Missouri Plato is an incorporated village in northwestern Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Houston and 10 miles south of Fort Leonard Wood on Route 32. The population was 82 at the 2020 census. As ... which is 12.2 miles away References Unincorporated communities in Texas County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{TexasCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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