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116793 | Brimfield, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brimfield,%20Massachusetts | Brimfield, Massachusetts
Brimfield, Massachusetts
Brimfield is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,609 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
# History.
Brimfield was first settled in 1706 and was officially incorporate... | 10,700 |
116793 | Brimfield, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brimfield,%20Massachusetts | Brimfield, Massachusetts
located in Western Massachusetts. Brimfield is bordered by Sturbridge on the east, Holland and Wales on the south, Monson and Palmer on the west, and Warren on the north. U.S. Route 20 and Route 19 both run through Brimfield. Interstate 90 cuts through the northern portion of the town in two se... | 10,701 |
116793 | Brimfield, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brimfield,%20Massachusetts | Brimfield, Massachusetts
Union 61 and the Tantasqua district share administrators, including the superintendent, and both include Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, and Wales.
# Library.
The Brimfield Public Library was established by the dog tax. This had been allowed to accumulate in the town treasury unti... | 10,702 |
116793 | Brimfield, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brimfield,%20Massachusetts | Brimfield, Massachusetts
and 886 families residing in the town. The population density was 96.2 people per square mile (37.1/km²). There were 1,396 housing units at an average density of 40.2 per square mile (15.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.69% White, 0.51% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.06%... | 10,703 |
116793 | Brimfield, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brimfield,%20Massachusetts | Brimfield, Massachusetts
made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the town, the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 4... | 10,704 |
116793 | Brimfield, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brimfield,%20Massachusetts | Brimfield, Massachusetts
About 2.2% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
# Points of interest.
- Brimfield Antique Show – Brimfield is the site of the largest outdoor antiques show in New England. It takes place thre... | 10,705 |
116793 | Brimfield, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brimfield,%20Massachusetts | Brimfield, Massachusetts
and a founder of the Republican Party.
- John Wells Foster, geologist, paleontologist and Massachusetts politician.
- Samuel Hitchcock was an attorney and judge in Vermont.
- Charles McEwen Hyde, early missionary in Hawaii, originally ordained in Brimfield
- Erasmus D. Keyes, military Gener... | 10,706 |
116793 | Brimfield, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brimfield,%20Massachusetts | Brimfield, Massachusetts
nder of the Republican Party.
- John Wells Foster, geologist, paleontologist and Massachusetts politician.
- Samuel Hitchcock was an attorney and judge in Vermont.
- Charles McEwen Hyde, early missionary in Hawaii, originally ordained in Brimfield
- Erasmus D. Keyes, military General who le... | 10,707 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
Sunderland, Massachusetts
Sunderland is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States, part of the Pioneer Valley. The population was 3,684 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sunderland was first settled in 1713 and was o... | 10,708 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.53%, is water. Sunderland is located in the Pioneer Valley on the east bank of the Connecticut River, which drains the town. Mount Toby, a prominent conglomerate mountain with a firetower lookout, st... | 10,709 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
by Montague to the north, Leverett to the east, Amherst and Hadley to the south, and Whately and Deerfield to the west. (Because of the river, there is no direct access between Sunderland and Whately.) From its town center just east of the Connecticut River, Sunderland is south of the county s... | 10,710 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
bridge is the only road crossing of the Connecticut River between the General Pierce Bridge between Greenfield and Montague to the north, and the Calvin Coolidge Bridge between Hadley and Northampton to the south, a distance of . Route 47 also passes through the western part of town, crossing ... | 10,711 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) bus line, between Amherst and Greenfield, and a route of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) bus line, between Amherst and South Deerfield. The nearest general aviation airport is the Turners Falls Airport in Montague, with the nearest national air ser... | 10,712 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.1% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average ho... | 10,713 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
of those age 65 or over.
# Government.
In July 2009 at a high turnout election the town voted to not allow taxes to rise more than 2.5%. The vote was required by state law because towns are not allowed to raise taxes by more than 2.5% a year without voter approval. The town requested more mo... | 10,714 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
Elementary School serving the town's students from preschool through sixth grades. All four towns send seventh through twelfth grade students to Frontier Regional School in Deerfield. Frontier's athletics teams are nicknamed the Redhawks, and the team colors are red and blue. There are many ar... | 10,715 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
businesses Smiarowski Cremey and Sugarloaf Frostie Cremey, multiple salons, a self-service laundry, a Greenfield Cooperative Bank, a yoga studio, two liquor stores (Billy's Beverages and the Spirit Shoppe),and three convenience stores. There are several eateries, including Bubs BarBBQ, Dove's ... | 10,716 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
magazine is based in Sunderland.
# Housing and development.
The town makes use of an agricultural preservation restriction program. The development rights to farmland are bought up for 80% of the assessed value of the land. This allows farming to continue on the land but prevents residential... | 10,717 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
A recent study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition rated Massachusetts as being the least affordable state in which to rent an apartment in 2003.
The town, however, has a significant number of rental housing units that are home to many students from the neighboring colleges. These re... | 10,718 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
the vast majority of unit rates proposed in the proposed Sugarbush Meadows rental complex.
## Sugarbush Meadows complex controversy.
A new 150-rental unit development called Sugarbush Meadows complex has been proposed by Amherst developer Scott Nielsen. It would permanently designate 25 perc... | 10,719 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
board.
In November 2009 an appeals hearing was held concerning the Sunderland Zoning Board of Appeal's rejection of the building application. The Housing Appeals Committee on June 21, 2010, overturned the decision and directed the zoning board to issue a comprehensive permit. It justified its... | 10,720 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
Annual Report, upwards of 40 programs and events were made available to the residents of Sunderland through the support of the Recreation Department. Events and programs include craft lessons, UMass ice hockey and football events, adult and youth sports, an annual Easter Egg Hunt, hikes, dance... | 10,721 |
116785 | Sunderland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunderland,%20Massachusetts | Sunderland, Massachusetts
programs include craft lessons, UMass ice hockey and football events, adult and youth sports, an annual Easter Egg Hunt, hikes, dance lessons, and many other activities in Sunderland and the surrounding areas. The town holds annual fall festivals in mid-October and a Memorial Day parade and ce... | 10,722 |
116803 | Montgomery, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montgomery,%20Massachusetts | Montgomery, Massachusetts
Montgomery, Massachusetts
Montgomery is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 838 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
# History.
Montgomery was first settled in 1767 and was officially incorpora... | 10,723 |
116803 | Montgomery, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montgomery,%20Massachusetts | Montgomery, Massachusetts
which is land and (0.86%) is water. Montgomery is bordered by Southampton to the northeast, Westfield to the southeast, Russell to the southwest, and Huntington to the northwest. Its border with the towns of Huntington and Southampton make up a portion of the Hampden-Hampshire county border. T... | 10,724 |
116803 | Montgomery, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montgomery,%20Massachusetts | Montgomery, Massachusetts
latter two mountains rise from the banks of the Westfield River, whose banks make up a portion of the town's border with Russell. Within the town, the Moose Meadow Brook runs from north to south, with the Westfield Reservoir atop the plain and the smaller Tekoa Reservoir near the bottom of the... | 10,725 |
116803 | Montgomery, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montgomery,%20Massachusetts | Montgomery, Massachusetts
the banks of the Westfield River lie railroad tracks, which carry CSX and Amtrak trains between Springfield and Pittsfield, on their way westward. There is no other public transportation within town. The nearest general aviation airport is Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield, the nearest nat... | 10,726 |
116803 | Montgomery, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montgomery,%20Massachusetts | Montgomery, Massachusetts
of 17.1 per square mile (6.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.01% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.
There were 253 households, of which 29.2% had children ... | 10,727 |
116803 | Montgomery, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montgomery,%20Massachusetts | Montgomery, Massachusetts
22.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.
The median income fo... | 10,728 |
116803 | Montgomery, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montgomery,%20Massachusetts | Montgomery, Massachusetts
were 104.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $59,063, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $46,406 versus $37,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,942. About 1.0% of families and 2.9% of the population were ... | 10,729 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
Blandford, Massachusetts
Blandford is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the home of the Blandford Ski Area.
# History.
Blandford was first sett... | 10,730 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
of the province of Massachusetts, ignored their request and named the town "Blandford" after the ship that brought him from England.
The name change came at a cost to the townspeople. The people of Glasgow, Scotland, had promised the settlers a gift of a church bell if they named the town afte... | 10,731 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
subsistence nature due to thin, rocky soil following Pleistocene glaciation and a slightly cooler climate, although upland fields were sometimes less subject to unseasonal frosts. Initial settlement in the nearby Pioneer Valley was by English Puritans, whereas Blandford's Scots-Irish settlers w... | 10,732 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
Brown, Anderson, Hamilton, Wells, Blair, Stewart, Montgomery, Boies, Ferguson, Campbell, Wilson, Sennett, Young, Knox and Gibbs. Most of these families first settled in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, in 1727 before coming to Blandford.
But not all of these families were Scots-Irish. For example, th... | 10,733 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
(used both as a church and for town government meetings) was erected in 1740, paid for by certain men—Jacob Lawton, Francis Wells, John Faye, and Francis Brindley (referred to as the proprietors)—who owned the land sold to the settlers. The agreement to build it stipulated that it should have g... | 10,734 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
was commenced, that the meeting house was completed.
In keeping with its Scottish heritage, the church was originally Presbyterian, unlike the Congregational churches that were in most new settlements. Its first pastor was William McClenathan, 1744 to 1747. But the roots of the church were sai... | 10,735 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
and fears of the settlers. In 1746, Rev. William McClenathan went to Hartford and Adam Knox went to Northampton to procure soldiers. The tense situation extended into 1749. In spring, the settlers, except for four families, fled to neighboring towns. Upon returning in the fall the townspeople b... | 10,736 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
Court for money grants and remission of taxes. Among the various forms of relief provided, the court once gave 40 bushels of salt to the town.
But the townspeople also found relief in other ways. In 1757, due to a conflict between Rev. Morton and the town, a church council meeting was held. Th... | 10,737 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
says that in those times the man who could drink the most and walk the straightest was a hero. And family gatherings were noted as typically having a liberal standing supply. Along with other parts of the country, by 1840 drinking alcoholic beverages had fallen out of favor and total abstinence... | 10,738 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
and when he named the tune and sang with the beat, many were so shocked at what they termed the "indecency of the method" that they left the church.
Eventually the community decided to leave behind the suggestive beat of Presbyterian music and converted in 1800 to the more conservative Congreg... | 10,739 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
John Ferguson of Blandford, to assist their fellow patriots.
During the Revolutionary War, General Henry Knox led a detachment of troops that hauled cannon from Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain over the Berkshires and through Blandford, eventually on to Boston to bluff the British into withd... | 10,740 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
and other hilltowns was limited by outmigration by about 1800 as more productive land in western New York and the Northwest Territory became available. However, emigrants were typically young men and women, while the older generation and usually one or two children usually remained in place and... | 10,741 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
part-time way of life and industrial wages enabled buying manufactured goods, whereas previously virtually everything used on subsistence farms was homemade or bartered for.
As a result of these factors, by 1880 the population of Blandford had fallen to 979 from 1,418 only 30 years earlier. Bu... | 10,742 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
large quantities of grain for stock raising and manufactured butter and cheese. Agriculture was noted as having limited profitability.
Three miles away stood North Blandford, once a substantial manufacturing location due to its excellent water power provided by numerous mountain streams. In th... | 10,743 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
the 19th century. Their introduction was attributed to Amos Collins, a Connecticut merchant, who had settled in Blandford in 1807. He was so successful that by the time he left Blandford in 1816, Collins had gained a comfortable fortune.
By 1879 the town was known to be rich in minerals such a... | 10,744 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
fruitless efforts were undertaken to try to locate it.
Blandford sits along an important travel corridor. The Eighth Massachusetts Turnpike Association, laid out in 1800, passed through Blandford onto Chester, as did the Eleventh Turnpike Association running from the south line of the state to... | 10,745 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
inexpensive, frequent and fast transportation, with some lines that connected urban areas (interurbans) regularly exceeding . Thousands and thousands of miles of these lines were built at huge expense over a few decades across the United States but would soon be made obsolete by inexpensive aut... | 10,746 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
for the winter months. It was never reopened when a request for operating subsidies from local communities was rejected. Today, the right of way for this line, including the ties for the rails, the bases of the wooden poles that carried the overhead electric lines, viaducts for carrying the tro... | 10,747 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
major tributary of the Connecticut) to hilltops as high as . Elevations increase to the west with expansive views eastward across the Connecticut River Valley as far as Mount Monadnock in southern New Hampshire. Local relief is as high as near streams flowing into the Westfield River, but away ... | 10,748 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
are returning.
Blandford has significant water resources in its streams and ponds. The city of Springfield has reserved the upper watershed of the Little River, a tributary of the Westfield, as the city's main water supply, Cobble Mountain Reservoir.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the t... | 10,749 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
center is in the east-central part of the town, along Massachusetts Route 23. Via MA 23 and U.S. Route 20, Blandford is west of Springfield, the largest city in western Massachusetts. Pittsfield is to the northwest via local roads.
# Points of interest.
## Porter Memorial Library (Massachuset... | 10,750 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
year of operation. In 2017-2018 season it was not open due to renovations.
- The Blandford Fairgrounds plays host to the annual Labor Day weekend Blandford Fair. Home to old fashioned agricultural exhibits and competitions, a fun filled midway, and many musical acts each year. This fair is mad... | 10,751 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
100 years of operation. It is located at 17 North Street, right past the historic White Church of Blandford.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,214 people, 456 households, and 350 families residing in the town. The population density was 23.5 people per square mile (9.1/km... | 10,752 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. Of all households 19.5% were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size wa... | 10,753 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
for a family was $59,375. Males had a median income of $37,708 versus $32,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,285. About 1.7% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
# Not... | 10,754 |
116792 | Blandford, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blandford,%20Massachusetts | Blandford, Massachusetts
median income of $37,708 versus $32,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,285. About 1.7% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
# Notable people.
- George Ashmun, born in... | 10,755 |
511850 | Petra (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petra%20(disambiguation) | Petra (disambiguation)
Petra (disambiguation)
Petra is the Nabataean kingdom capital's archeological site, carved in the desert rock of (Trans)Jordan.
Petra, PETRA or Petria may also refer to :
- Petra papyri, AKA Petra archive, a corpus of papyrus documents in Greek from to the sixth century AD that were discovered... | 10,756 |
511850 | Petra (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petra%20(disambiguation) | Petra (disambiguation)
regional unit
- Other
- Petra in Aegypto, a Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Aegyptus Primus, now Hagar-En-Nauatiyeh (Egypt) and a Latin Catholic titular see
- Petra, Cyprus, a former intercommunal village in Northern Cyprus
- Petra, Majorca, a town in Balearic Spain
## Elsewhere.
-... | 10,757 |
511850 | Petra (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petra%20(disambiguation) | Petra (disambiguation)
in John Wyndham's novel "The Chrysalids"
- Petra, in ""
- Petra Arkanian, in a book series by Orson Scott Card
- Petra Andalee, the protagonist that appears in Blue Balliett's "Chasing Vermeer" and "The Wright 3"
- Queen Petra of Siphnos, a queen from "Goddess of Yesterday"
- Petra Ral, a ch... | 10,758 |
511850 | Petra (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petra%20(disambiguation) | Petra (disambiguation)
"Petra" (album), their debut album
- "Petra" (film), a 2018 Spanish film
- "Petra" (sculpture), a 2010 sculpture by Marcel Walldorf
# Business.
- Petra Airlines, a former airline based in Amman, Jordan
- Petra Bank, bankrupt Jordanian bank
- Petra (agency), the Jordanian news agency
- Petr... | 10,759 |
511850 | Petra (disambiguation) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petra%20(disambiguation) | Petra (disambiguation)
ordanian brand of beer
- PETRA (Positron-Electron Tandem Ring Accelerator), a particle accelerator
- Petra Diamonds, a diamond mining company
- SS "Petra", a West German merchant ship
# Other uses.
- Petra (dog), a dog on the British children's TV program "Blue Peter"
- Petra High School, a... | 10,760 |
511864 | Fillmore, New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fillmore,%20New%20York | Fillmore, New York
Fillmore, New York
Fillmore is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Hume, Allegany County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 603. It was originally known as "The Mouth of the Creek" but was named for President Millard Fillmore in 1850. The former ... | 10,761 |
511864 | Fillmore, New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fillmore,%20New%20York | Fillmore, New York
rian Scout Association in Exteris, although the camp is technically within the neighboring town of Granger. Fillmore is also the site of the Most Holy Family Monastery which was designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in February, 2017.
# Geography.
Fillmore is located whe... | 10,762 |
116790 | Hygroscopy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hygroscopy | Hygroscopy
Hygroscopy
Hygroscopy is the phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules from the surrounding environment, which is usually at normal or room temperature. This is achieved through either absorption or adsorption with the adsorbing substance becoming physically changed somewhat. This could be an inc... | 10,763 |
116790 | Hygroscopy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hygroscopy | Hygroscopy
that way, with the word "hygroscope" referring in the 1790s to measuring devices for humidity level. These hygroscopes used materials, such as certain animal hairs, that appreciably changed shape and size when they became damp. Such materials were then said to be "hygroscopic" because they were suitable for ... | 10,764 |
116790 | Hygroscopy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hygroscopy | Hygroscopy
(such as cotton and paper), sugar, caramel, honey, glycerol, ethanol, wood, methanol, sulfuric acid, many fertilizer chemicals, many salts (like calcium chloride, bases like sodium hydroxide etc.), and a wide variety of other substances.
If a compound absorbs enough moisture so that it dissolves, then it is... | 10,765 |
116790 | Hygroscopy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hygroscopy | Hygroscopy
hygroscopic material will tend to become damp and cakey when exposed to moist air (such as the salt inside salt shakers during humid weather).
Because of their affinity for atmospheric moisture, hygroscopic materials might require storage in sealed containers. When added to foods or other materials for the ... | 10,766 |
116790 | Hygroscopy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hygroscopy | Hygroscopy
expansion (CHE) (also referred to as CME, or coefficient of moisture expansion) or coefficient of hygroscopic contraction (CHC)—the difference between the two terms being a difference in sign convention.
Differences in hygroscopy can be observed in plastic-laminated paperback book covers—often, in a suddenl... | 10,767 |
116790 | Hygroscopy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hygroscopy | Hygroscopy
strip. Deliquescence is the process by which a substance absorbs moisture from the atmosphere until it dissolves in the absorbed water and forms a solution. Deliquescence occurs when the vapour pressure of the solution that is formed is less than the partial pressure of water vapour in the air.
While some s... | 10,768 |
116790 | Hygroscopy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hygroscopy | Hygroscopy
this information can be found in many engineering handbooks and is also available from suppliers of various materials and chemicals.
Hygroscopy also plays an important role in the engineering of plastic materials. Some plastics are hygroscopic while others are not.
# Biology.
The seeds of some grasses hav... | 10,769 |
116790 | Hygroscopy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hygroscopy | Hygroscopy
dry desert via nighttime condensation of dew that forms on their skin and is channeled to their mouths in hygroscopic grooves between the spines of their skin. Water also collects in these grooves when it rains. Capillary action allows the lizard to suck in water from all over its body.
# Deliquescence.
De... | 10,770 |
116790 | Hygroscopy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hygroscopy | Hygroscopy
potassium carbonate, potassium phosphate, ferric ammonium citrate, ammonium nitrate, potassium hydroxide, and sodium hydroxide. Owing to their very high affinity for water, these substances are often used as desiccants, also an application for concentrated sulfuric and phosphoric acids. These compounds are u... | 10,771 |
116790 | Hygroscopy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hygroscopy | Hygroscopy
ir surface when exposed to liquid water.
Type-6 nylon can absorb up to 9.5% of its weight in moisture.
# Applications in baking.
The use of different substances' hygroscopic properties in baking are often used to achieve differences in moisture content and, hence, crispiness. Different varieties of sugars... | 10,772 |
511875 | Deborah Spungen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deborah%20Spungen | Deborah Spungen
Deborah Spungen
Deborah Spungen (born 1937) is the mother of Nancy Spungen, who was the girlfriend of punk rocker Sid Vicious. Deborah became known for her autobiography "And I Don't Want to Live This Life" which details life with her late daughter.
Her autobiography tells how she raised Nancy (1958–1... | 10,773 |
511875 | Deborah Spungen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deborah%20Spungen | Deborah Spungen
n FMV, Families of Murder Victims, soon after Nancy's death in order to cope with her tragedy, and later obtained a Master's Degree in Social Work from Bryn Mawr College.
# Biography.
Deborah Spungen, born into a Jewish family in Philadelphia, has been the owner of a natural foods store, a direct mail... | 10,774 |
116807 | Three Rivers, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Three%20Rivers,%20Massachusetts | Three Rivers, Massachusetts
Three Rivers, Massachusetts
Three Rivers is a village and former census-designated place (CDP) in the city of Palmer in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named for the confluence of the Ware and Qu... | 10,775 |
116807 | Three Rivers, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Three%20Rivers,%20Massachusetts | Three Rivers, Massachusetts
population density was 354.6/km² (918.4/mi²). There were 1,309 housing units at an average density of 157.9/km² (409.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.41% White, 0.34% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hi... | 10,776 |
116807 | Three Rivers, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Three%20Rivers,%20Massachusetts | Three Rivers, Massachusetts
The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For ever... | 10,777 |
116807 | Three Rivers, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Three%20Rivers,%20Massachusetts | Three Rivers, Massachusetts
and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,528, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $31,582 versus $22,533 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,810. About 7.7% of families and 8.9% of the p... | 10,778 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
Rowe, Massachusetts
Rowe is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 393 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
# History.
Rowe was the site of fishing and foraging for local Native American tribes. The ar... | 10,779 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
Rowe grew around mills on the river, but also had other industries, including sulfur, talc and soapstone mining. This was nowhere more evident than in the now abandoned settlement at the Davis Mine. In the late 1880s, with the addition of the railroad along the river, the area had become somewhat of... | 10,780 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
completely decommissioned, with the nuclear waste set to be transported to Yucca Mountain's containment facilities upon their completion in 2020.
# Neighborhoods.
The following are locally known neighborhood/village areas within the Rowe town borders:
- Camp Rowe
- Davis
- Monroe Bridge
- Rowe... | 10,781 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
and Florida and Monroe to the west. Rowe is located west-northwest of Greenfield, north-northwest of Springfield, and west-northwest of Boston.
Rowe lies along the eastern bank of the Deerfield River, which is dammed near the Vermont border to form the Sherman Reservoir. The town has two other larg... | 10,782 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
Lake is part of Pelham Lake Park, which extends to the mountains. There are also two small units of Monroe State Forest in town.
Rowe is one of a handful of small towns in Massachusetts which has no state highways. (Nearly half of these towns are on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, with the majorit... | 10,783 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
leading westward to the Hoosac Tunnel passes through the southwest corner of town, but the town is otherwise not served by rail, bus or air service. The nearest bus and small air service is in North Adams, the nearest Amtrak service is in Pittsfield, and the nearest national air service can be reach... | 10,784 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
in the Commonwealth. There were 209 housing units at an average density of 8.9 per square mile (3.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.72% White, 0.28% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There were 154 households of which 22.7% had children under ... | 10,785 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median household income was $41,944 and the med... | 10,786 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
town has a police station, which also patrols neighboring Monroe, as well as a fire station, a library connected to the regional library network, and a post office, all of which are located near the Town Hall at the center of town. The nearest hospital, North Adams Regional Hospital, is located in N... | 10,787 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
all of Berkshire County and the western portions of Hampshire and Franklin Counties. The town is patrolled by the Second (Shelburne Falls) Station of Troop "B" of the Massachusetts State Police.
On the national level, Rowe is represented in the United States House of Representatives as part of Mass... | 10,788 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
attend the Rowe Elementary School from pre-kindergarten through sixth grades, and all students in the district attend Mohawk Trail Regional High School in Buckland. There is a private academy in neighboring Charlemont, and other private and religious schools in nearby North Adams.
The nearest commu... | 10,789 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
a Unitarian Universalist organization that began in 1924. It offers a variety of summer camp options for youth, as well as adult workshops and spiritual retreats. The summer camp was founded by Reverend Anita Pickett in 1924 for young people.
The Rowe Historical Society, located at 282 Zoar Road, o... | 10,790 |
116780 | Rowe, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowe,%20Massachusetts | Rowe, Massachusetts
that began in 1924. It offers a variety of summer camp options for youth, as well as adult workshops and spiritual retreats. The summer camp was founded by Reverend Anita Pickett in 1924 for young people.
The Rowe Historical Society, located at 282 Zoar Road, operates the Kemp-McCarthy Museum. Info... | 10,791 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
Agawam, Massachusetts
Agawam is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,438 at the 2010 census. Agawam sits on the western side of the Connecticut River, directly across from Springfield, Massachusetts. It is considered part of the Springfield Metropolitan St... | 10,792 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
such as the IRS).
# Etymology.
The Native American village originally sited on the west bank of the Connecticut River was known as Agawam, or Agawanus, Aggawom, Agawom, Onkowam, Igwam, and Auguam. It is variously speculated to mean "unloading place" and "fishcuring place", perhaps in reference t... | 10,793 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
as Agawam, which included present-day Springfield, Chicopee, Longmeadow, and West Springfield, Massachusetts. The purchase price for the Agawam portion was 10 coats, 10 hoes, 10 hatchets, 10 knives, and 10 fathoms of wampum. Agawam and West Springfield separated from Springfield to become the pari... | 10,794 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
potato chips and cider. After the Volstead Act was repealed, the mill began producing gin again but closed permanently in 1938. The building, on Main Street near River Road, served as Agawam's Department of Public Works garage until it fell into disrepair.
Agawam furnished 172 men who fought in t... | 10,795 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
in 1938, and the property is now the site of Benjamin Phelps Elementary School.
The Feeding Hills town hall, built in 1906, was almost identical to the Agawam town hall and was located at the corner of Springfield and South Westfield Streets. The building was demolished in 1950, and the Clifford ... | 10,796 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
1982. A pari-mutuel horse racing track, including grandstand and stables, was built adjacent to Bowles Airport. Seabiscuit won the Springfield Handicap at Agawam in track record time in October 1935. The racetrack operated until pari-mutuel betting was outlawed by referendum in Hampden County in N... | 10,797 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
to the west, Longmeadow, Massachusetts, to the east, Springfield, Massachusetts, to the northeast, and Suffield, Connecticut, to the south. Westfield, Massachusetts, also borders to the northwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of of which is land and (4.0... | 10,798 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
Hills that runs along the border of Southwick and Westfield, Massachusetts, and Suffield, Connecticut. Its border with Agawam was mainly determined by Line Street, and its ZIP code is 01030.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2010, there were 28,144 people, 11,260 households, and 7,462 families... | 10,799 |
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