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| | | | | | Falmouth High School is a public high school located in the town of Falmouth, Maine. The school serves roughly 720 students in grades 9�12. Located on the Woodville Road Campus, the current Falmouth High School was completed in 2001, and opened for the 2001�2002 school year. Previously the school was shared with Falmouth Middle School, and from 1930 to 1955 was in the Plummer-Motz building located on the corner of Middle and Lunt Roads. Falmouth High School is located near the geographic cen... |
| | | | | | Mackworth Island is an approximately 100-acre (40 ha) island in Falmouth, Maine, adjacent to its border with Portland, Maine. In 1631, Sir Ferdinando Gorges gave the island to Arthur Mackworth, his deputy in Casco Bay, and the island has retained his name. There is a causeway connecting the island to the mainland in Falmouth. Visitors to the island must pass by a tollhouse; cars can enter the island but parking is limited. There is a footpath around the perimeter of the island with views of Falm... |
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| | | | | | The Piscataqua River is an 11.9-mile-long (19.2 km) tributary of the Presumpscot River in the U.S. state of Maine. Via the Presumpscot River, it is part of the watershed of Casco Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It rises at the outlet of Forest Lake in the southern corner of the town of Gray, flows briefly northeast, then turns southeast and enters the town of Cumberland. Continuing southwest, it enters Falmouth, turns more south-southeast, and reaches the Presumpscot River just north of the I... |
| | | | | | The Battle of Falmouth (also known as the Battle of Fort Loyal) (May 16-20, 1690) involved Joseph-François Hertel de la Fresnière and Baron de St Castin leading troops as well as the Wabanaki Confederacy (Mikmaq and Maliseet from Fort Meductic) in New Brunswick to capture and destroy Fort Loyal and the English settlement on the Falmouth neck (site of present-day Portland, Maine), then part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The commander of the fort was Captain Sylvanus Davis. After two days of ... |
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| | | | | | The Burning of Falmouth (October 18, 1775) was an attack by a fleet of Royal Navy vessels on the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts (site of the modern city of Portland, Maine, and not to be confused with the modern towns of Falmouth, Massachusetts or Falmouth, Maine). The fleet was commanded by Captain Henry Mowat. The attack began with a naval bombardment which included incendiary shot, followed by a landing party meant to complete the towns destruction. The attack was the only major event in wha... |
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| | | | | | New Portland is a town in Somerset County, Maine. It is perhaps best known for its Wire Bridge, a cable suspension bridge completed in 1866 that is the last remaining bridge of its type in Maine, and possibly the U.S. Much of North New Portlands Main Street burned to the ground in the fire of 1919, including a hotel. The annual town fair draws large crowds from around, and is held in September. The population was 718 at the 2010 census. The town was given to the residents of Falmouth (now Portla... |
| | | | | | North Truro is a village in the town of Truro, Massachusetts, United States. Due to its proximity to urbanized Provincetown, it is somewhat more densely developed than the rest of the town, with houses and small resort facilities lining the two main thoroughfares, U.S. Route 6 and MA Route 6A. It is home to Truro Vineyards, one of two operating wineries (the other is in Falmouth) on Cape Cod. North Truro is located at 42°03�35�N 70°08�31�W 42.05972°N 70.14194°W 42.05972; -70... |
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| | | | | | The Cape Cod Airshow & Open House was an airshow held in August of every odd numbered year at Otis Air National Guard Base in Falmouth, Massachusetts. It most recently was run in 2007 after a six year hiatus. The show in 2003 was canceled because of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the show in 2005 was canceled for unknown reasons. The most recent show exhibited the 101st Air Refueling Wing, the 102nd Fighter Wing, the 103rd Fighter Wing, the 104th Fighter Wing, and various other aircraft from the Un... |
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| | | | | | The Gideon Hawley House is a historic house at 4766 Falmouth Road (Massachusetts Route 28) near the Cotuit village of Barnstable, Massachusetts. The Georgian style house was built c. 1758 by missionary Gideon Hawley, who ministered to the nearby Mashpee Wampanoags, and he lived there until his death in 1807. It is a 2-1- 2 story wood frame structure, four bays wide, with a side gable roof, wood shingled exterior, and a slightly off-center chimney that is not original. The entrance, located in th... |
| | | | | | The North Falmouth Village Historic District encompasses the historic 19th-century village of North Falmouth, Massachusetts, which is a village in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. It is a linear district, extending along Old Main Road south from its junction with Massachusetts Route 28A to Winslow Road. This area gradually developed over the 19th century, principally in support of maritime activities centered on Buzzards Bay to the west. The district contains a cross-section of architectural... |
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| | | | | | Cotuit (- koh too it- ) is one of the villages of the Town of Barnstable on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, United States. Located on a peninsula on the south side of Barnstable about midway between Falmouth and Hyannis, Cotuit is bounded by the Santuit River to the west on the Mashpee town line, the villages of Marstons Mills to the north and Osterville to the east, and Nantucket Sound to the south. Cotuit is primarily residential with several small beaches including Ropes Beach, Rileys Beach, The L... |
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| | | | | | The Coonamesset River (or Coonamessett River on federal maps) is a 3.1-mile-long (5.0 km) river in Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The river has its headwaters in Coonamessett Pond, flows generally south to Great Pond estuary, and empties into the Vineyard Sound just east of Falmouth Heights. The river is shallow running through old glacial deposits of sand and gravel, and hosts a major New England herring run. Red maple swamps border the river along its headwaters and at its mouth where it... |
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| | | | | | The Waquoit Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Waquoit, a village of Falmouth, Massachusetts. Waquoit Village is located in southeastern Falmouth, at the head of Waquoit Bay. The district extends along the Waquoit Highway (Massachusetts Route 28) between Childs River Road and Red Brook Road, excluding the section between Parsons Lane and Carriage Shop Road. The latter two roads run through the village center, and the district includes many properties lining those roads ... |
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| | | | | | The Falmouth Pumping Station is a historic water pumping station on Pumping Station Road in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The complex consists of an 1898 Queen Anne pumping station designed by Ernest N. Boyden, a low-lift pump and water treatment building built in 1993, a chlorination tank also built in 1993, and a house and garage added in 1932. The plant was built in response to rising demand for vacation properties and fire suppression, and continues to fulfill those functions today. The complex w... |
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| | | | | | WCIB (101.9 FM), known as Cool 102, is a classic hits radio station licensed to Falmouth, Massachusetts, playing music from the 1960s through the 1980s. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Joe Rossetti and John Taylor are the morning show host talents. Matt Pitta provides news from sister station WXTK. Tracy Lynn is the midday personality. Brad Martin is the PM drive host, as well as the groups Production Director. Kevin Matthews is WCIBs Vice President- Operations Director and Allison Makkay Davi... |
| | | | | | Menauhant is a neighborhood at the southern end of Central Avenue in East Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States. The community, which lies between Bournes Pond on the west and Eel Pond on the east, is located due north of Vineyard Haven Harbor across Vineyard Sound from Marthas Vineyard. The community has approximately 105 homes, the earliest of which date to the 1870s, and a small chapel that serves the community during the summer months. The community includes the Menauhant Yacht Club, which ... |
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| | | | | | The Central Fire Station is a historic fire station at 399 Main Street in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The two storey brick building was built in 1929 to a design by Fitchburg architects Haynes & Mason. The brick is laid in Flemish bond, and there are wooden quoins at the corners. The central doorway is flanked by pilasters, and is topped by a fanlight. The flat roof is hidden from view by a low parapet. To the left of the doorway is the main truck bay, and to its right is a group of five sash windo... |
| | | | | | Falmouth- �fælmɨθ- is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,532 at the 2010 census, making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod (behind only Barnstable). The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferries to Marthas Vineyard is located in the village of Woods Hole in Falmouth. Woods Hole also contains several scientific organizations such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the ... |
| | | | | | The Falmouth Village Green Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic village center of Falmouth, Massachusetts. It is centered on the triangular village green formed by Main Street, West Main Street, and Hewins Street, and extends south on Locust Street to the Old Town Cemetery. This area has been the town center since 1756, and is architecturally dominated by late Colonial and Federal period buildings. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places i... |
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| | | | | | The Woods Hole School is a historic school building at 24 School Street in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA within the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is a two story wood frame structure, with a gable roof capped by a two-stage cupola with belfry. A gabled two-story section projects to the front, with a shed-roof porch sheltering the entry to its side. It has trim bands extending around the building at the tops and bott... |
| | | | | | Radeau Land Tortoise (Shipwreck) is the Lake George site of a shipwreck from the French and Indian Wars era. The vessel is a radeau. Simple in construction, it was built by Capt. Samuel Cobb of Falmouth, now Portland, Province of Maine for the British and Colonial forces in 1758 to help combat the French in North America. She was built in just over a month, launched, tested (rowed well with 26 oars) and then two days later intentionally sunk by adding ballast with plans to re-float her in the sp... |
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| | | | | | Conewago Creek is a 23.0-mile-long (37.0 km) tributary of the Susquehanna River in Lebanon, Dauphin, and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The source is at an elevation of 1,100 feet (340 m) at Mount Gretna Heights in Lebanon County. The mouth is the confluence with the Susquehanna River at an elevation of 261 feet (80 m) at the border of Dauphin and Lancaster counties, just south of Three Mile Island in the river and just north of the unincorporated village of Falmouth in... |
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| | | | | | Leeland (also called Leeland Road) is a Virginia Railway Express station located at 275 Leeland Road in Stafford, Virginia, although VRE claims its in Falmouth, Virginia. The station serves the Fredericksburg Line and shares the right-of-way with Amtraks Northeast Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Palmetto, Auto Train, Carolinian and Piedmont trains. However, no Amtrak trains stop here. The station is located next to the Leeland Station community, which was named after the VRE station. It is... |
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| | | | | | Falmouth Historic District is a national historic district located at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia. The district includes 29 contributing buildings in the historic core of the town of Falmouth. Notable buildings include Basil Gordon Warehouse, Customs House, the Double House, Highway Assembly of God Church, old Post Office, Calvary Pentecostal Tabernacle, the Tavern, Tavern Keepers House, Union Methodist Church, Master Hobby School, and the Counting House. Located in the district are the ... |
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| | | | | | Falmouth (also Old Baker Settlement) is an unincorporated community in Fayette and Rush counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located at the northeastern corner of Union Township and the southeastern corner of Washington Township in Rush County and along the northwestern edge of Fairview Township in Fayette County, it lies at the intersection of CR800E (Rush County) with CR600N (Rush County)- CR400N(Fayette County). Falmouth sits northwest of Connersville and northeast of Rushville, the county ... |
| | | | | | Falmouth Hospital is a hospital in Falmouth, Jamaica. It is owned by the Western Regional Health Authority, a Jamaican government agency. Located on the coast in the northwest part of Falmouth, Falmouth Hospital is a general use hospital that includes an emergency department. In 2007 two new surgical theatres were built at a cost of $350 million (in Jamaican dollars; $3.2 million US dollars). However, as of January 2014, the new theatres were used as office space for the hospital administration.... |
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| | | | Towns in Cornwall, Civil parishes in Cornwall, Cornish Killas, European Route of Industrial Heritage Anchor Points, Hidden categories:, Articles needing additional references from August 2009, All articles needing additional references, Articles containing Cornish-language text, Articles with OS grid coordinates, Coordinates on Wikidata, All articles with unsourced statements, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2015, All Wikipedia articles needing clarification, Wikipedia articles need... | | Redruth (- r��dru�θ- r�-DROOTH, Cornish: Resrudh) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The population of Redruth was 14,018 at the 2011 census. In the same year the population of the Camborne-Redruth urban area, which also includes Carn Brea, Illogan and several satellite villages, stood at 55,400^ making it the largest conurbation in Cornwall. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Lands End ... |
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| | | | | | Falmouth University (Cornish: Pennskol Aberfala) is a multi-arts university based in Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall, England. Founded in 1902, it had previously been the Falmouth School of Art, Falmouth College of Art and Design and then Falmouth College of Arts until it received taught degree-awarding powers (and the right to use the title University College) in March 2005. In April 2008, University College Falmouth merged with Dartington College of Arts, adding a range of Performance courses to... |
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