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Marinette
Marinette may refer to: Places * Marinette, Arizona, a ghost town in Maricopa County, U.S. * Marinette, Nova Scotia, a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Canada * Marinette, Wisconsin, a city in Wisconsin bordering Michigan, U.S. * Marinette County, Wisconsin, the county in the northeast corner of Wisconsin, U.S. Other uses * Marinette (Vodou), a cruel and vicious ''loa'' (spirit) in Haitian Vodou * Marinette Dupain-Cheng, a.k.a. Ladybug, the female title character of the French animated series ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' * Marinette Pichon (born in 1975), a French football player * Marinette Yacht (1954–1991), a line of motor yachts built by Aluminum Cruisers Inc. * USS ''Marinette'' (YTB-791), a 1967 United States Navy harbor tug See also * La Marinete, one of the IAI Dagger squadrons in the Argentine air forces in the Falklands War This article describes the composition and actions of the Argentine air forces in the Falklands War (), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marinette, Arizona
Marinette was a ghost town in Maricopa County, Arizona, located just northwest of Peoria, Arizona, along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The site was promoted in the early 20th century for production of citrus fruit, apricots, olives, and other crops. The town was purchased by the Southwest Cotton company, a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Goodyear subsidiary, in 1920. Throughout the late 40s and 50s the J. G. Boswell Company owned much of the land for its agricultural production. The town existed until 1957, when the post office serving Marinette was moved to Youngtown, Arizona, Youngtown. The place where Marinette once was later became the site of Del Webb Corporation's Sun City, Arizona.''Encyclopædia Britannica World Atlas'', 1959 Edition, p. 74 History In 1892, two men from Wisconsin, R.P. Davie and a business partner, chose to invest in 640 adjoining acres each. A section of railroad track on a corner of one of the sections, made the investment more advantag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |