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Towle
Towle may refer to: * Towle (surname) * Towle, California, a community in Placer County * Towle Silversmiths, one of the most prestigious silver manufacturers in the United States {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towle (surname)
Towle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andy Towle (born 1967), American blogger * Arthur Lucan (born Arthur Towle, 1885–1954), English comedy actor * Charles L. Towle (1913–1990), philatelist of Arizona * Charlotte Towle (1896–1966), American social worker, academic and writer * Clifton Cappie Towle (1888–1946), founding member of The Anthropological Society of New South Wales * Edward Towle Brooks (1830–1897), Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure * Francis Towle (1876–1951), British business man * George Makepeace Towle (1841–1893), American lawyer, politician, and author * John D. Towle (died 1887), American architect * John R. Towle (1924–1944), United States Army soldier * Katherine Amelia Towle (1898–1986), American Marine colonel, first Director of Women Marines * Kerry Towle (born c. 1974), Canadian politician * Margaret Elizabeth Ashley-Towle (1902–1985), American archaeologist * Mark Towle, defendant in the DC Comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towle, California
Towle (formerly, Towles) was an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Towle was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Railroad classes#Class I, Class I Rail transport, railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was oper ..., east of Dutch Flat. It lies at an elevation of 3694 feet (1126 m). History The name honors George and Allen Towle, local lumbermen. The Towle post office operated from 1891 to 1935. Towle was the site where a narrow-gauge lumber railroad connected to the Southern Pacific; it had stores, a town hall, and boarding houses. Most of Towle had been abandoned by the time Interstate 80 was built through the area. Only the foundation of the train station remains today. Notable person * Katherine Amelia Towle (1898–1986), United States Marine Corps officer and educator, was born in Towle."Katheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |