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Whitney
Whitney or Whittney may refer to: Film and television * ''Whitney'' (2015 film), a Whitney Houston biopic starring Yaya DaCosta * ''Whitney'' (2018 film), a documentary about Whitney Houston * ''Whitney'' (TV series), an American sitcom that premiered in 2011 Firearms * Whitney Wolverine, a semi-automatic, .22 LR caliber pistol *Whitney revolver, a gun carried by Powell when he attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward Music * ''Whitney'' (album), an album by Whitney Houston * Whitney (band), an American rock band * "Whitney", by Lil Pump from '' Lil Pump'', 2017 * "Whitney", by Rêve from '' Saturn Return'', 2022 Places Canada * Whitney, Ontario United Kingdom * Witney, Oxfordshire ** Witney (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency for the House of Commons * Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire United States * Whitney, Alabama * Whitney, California, a community in Placer County * Whitney, California, former name of Lone Pine Station, California * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hancock Bank
Hancock Whitney Corp. is a bank holding company headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi. It operates 237 branch (banking), branches in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. The bank is the official bank of the New Orleans Saints and issues the official debit card. The bank is also the official bank of LSU Athletics and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, being the exclusive provider of credit cards for the LSU Tigers, as well as debit cards for both athletic brands. History Early history Hancock County Bank was founded in 1899 in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi by 19 individuals. On its first day, the bank opened with $10,000 in capital and $8,277.41 in deposits. The bank was originally founded to capitalize on the booming lumber, cotton, and wool trades and also the market for poultry and produce. On January 8, 1902, the bank opened a branch in Pearlington, Mississippi, followed by a branch in Pass Christian, Mississippi, the popular destination of Northerners fleeing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Museum
The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as "The Whitney", is a Modern art, modern and Contemporary art, contemporary American art museum located in the Meatpacking District, Manhattan, Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. The institution was founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (18751942), a prominent American socialite, Sculpture, sculptor, and art patron after whom it is named. The Whitney focuses on collecting and preserving 20th- and 21st-century American art. Its permanent collection, spanning the late-19th century to the present, comprises more than 25,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, films, videos, and artifacts of new media by more than 3,500 artists. It places particular emphasis on exhibiting the work of living artists as well as maintaining institutional archives of historical documents pertaining to modern and contemporary American art, including the Edward Hopper, Edward an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney (band)
Whitney is an American band from Chicago, which formed in 2015 and is signed to Secretly Canadian.Deusner, StephenBiography ''Secretly Canadian'' The band was formed shortly after the breakup of members Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich's band Smith Westerns in late 2014. They released their debut album, '' Light Upon the Lake'', in June 2016 and have toured internationally. Career After the breakup of Smith Westerns in 2014, guitarist Max Kakacek joined with drummer Julien Ehrlich, who also played drums for Unknown Mortal Orchestra, to form Whitney. As roommates, the duo shared songwriting duties while Ehrlich became the main vocalist. Initially the band also featured members of the Touching Voids, Ehrlich's previous band. In June 2015, the band made the song "No Matter Where We Go" available digitally through the Lead Riders label. It included former Smith Westerns member Ziyad Asrar on rhythm guitar, Malcolm Brown on keyboards, bassist Josiah Marshall and brass player Will M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Point, New York
Whitney Point is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 964 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name comes from Thomas and William Whitney, early developers. The village is in the southwestern corner of the town of Triangle and is north of Binghamton. History The village area was first settled around 1791 and began to flourish after the arrival of the Whitney family around 1800. The village of Whitney Point (originally called "Whitney's Point") was incorporated in 1871. A catastrophic fire almost destroyed the village in 1897. After serious flooding in 1935 and 1936, work began on a dam north of the village on the Otselic River. It was completed in 1942 and — after decisions were later made to impound water on a year-round basis for recreational purposes — formed the Whitney Point Lake (Reservoir). The village has been the site of the Broome County Fair since 1874. The Whitney automobile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney, Nebraska
Whitney is a village in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 77 at the 2010 census. History Originally called Dawes City, then Earth Lodge, it was renamed in honor of Peter Whitney, a railroad official. East of Whitney is the site of Old Fort Useless, built for settlers' protection but never used. Whitney was incorporated as a village in 1888. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 77 people, 37 households, and 25 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 39 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 88.3% White, 2.6% African American, 3.9% from other races, and 5.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.7% of the population. There were 37 households, of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Township, Michigan
Whitney Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 907 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 31.12%, is water. The township includes Charity Island, located offshore in Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,033 people, 437 households, and 319 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 894 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.94% White, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population. There were 437 households, out of which 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney (2015 Film)
''Whitney'' is a 2015 American biographical film directed by Angela Bassett based on American singer Whitney Houston (Yaya DaCosta) and her turbulent marriage to R&B artist Bobby Brown (Arlen Escarpeta) that premiered on Lifetime Channel, Lifetime in North America on January 17, 2015. ''Whitney'' received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with DaCosta's performance as Houston and Bassett's direction being praised but Escarpeta's casting and the film's accuracy being criticized. Bassett was nominated at the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film and at the Black Reel Awards of 2016, Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie. The movie stars Yaya DaCosta as Houston, Arlen Escarpeta as Brown and Yolonda Ross as Houston's longtime friend and road manager Robyn Crawford. ''Whitney'' is set in a period of five years (1989–1994) when Houston was catapulted to worldwide success due to her film d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney, Michigan
Whitney is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, in the U.S. state of Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, .... History A post office was established at Whitney in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1939. The community was named for the owner of a local charcoal kiln. References Unincorporated communities in Menominee County, Michigan {{MenomineeCountyMI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney High School (Cerritos, California)
Gretchen A. Whitney High School, called Whitney High School or WHS, is a public school in Cerritos, California serving grades 7–12. It is in the ABC Unified School District. According to US News Report, as of 2024, Whitney High School is ranked 2nd in the state of California and ranked 11th nationally among all high schools. History Whitney High School was founded on September 25, 1975 (under the name Gretchen A. Whitney Learning Center) as a community academic learning center. It was created by ABC superintendent Charles Hutchison, who envisioned Whitney to be a vocational school. The school refocused as an academic magnet/collegiate preparatory school. As a tribute to Hutchison, the current cafeteria is named the Hutch. In 1997, half of Whitney's parking lot was purchased by a housing contractor to build a gated community adjacent to Whitney. In exchange, Whitney received funds to construct a gymnasium. In 2012, Whitney built a multi-media arts center featuring computer la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney (City Road, London)
Whitney was initially a shop established in 1875 in City Road, London, for the buying and selling of scientific apparatus, also using the name The Scientific Exchange. It later developed to include the sale of small engineering items including model steam engines, boilers, gas engines, steam pumps, electrically driven water fountain pumps, and water powered turbines (the Whitney Water Motor), most of which were marked Whitney, City Road, London. The electrical side of the business was considerable and included installing telephone systems and electric lighting, as well as selling generators and batteries. Early history The early history of the business was captured in the Model Engineer magazine in 1919.Model Engineering Firms of To-Day : Messrs. Whitney, The Model Engineer, Vol XL, no 943, 22 May 1919, pp389-393 Edward Whitney created the business trading in scientific equipment as a sideline to his existing business, and so placed it under his son Edward Elgar Whitney in 1875. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney, West Virginia
Whitney was an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ..., United States. See also * List of ghost towns in West Virginia References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, West Virginia Coal towns in West Virginia Ghost towns in West Virginia {{FayetteCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney, Washington
Whitney is an extinct town in Skagit County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. Whitney was originally called Padilla, and under the latter name was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Survey System, Public Lands Surveys to ...ted in 1882. A post office called Padilla was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1914. References Ghost towns in Skagit County, Washington Ghost towns in Washington (state) Geography of Skagit County, Washington {{Ghost-town-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
