Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Moran had its start on a stagecoach line and was also known as Jesse, Moran Station, and Streetsboro Corners. Later, it was a stop on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. [1] [3] A post office called Jesse was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1924. [4] Interstate 480 was built through the area in the mid-1960s.
Moran (Irish: Ó Móráin) is a modern Irish surname derived from membership of a medieval dynastic sept. The name means a descendant of Mórán . “Mor” in Gaelic translates as big or great and “an” as the prefix the.
From its founding in 1847, Atlanta has had a penchant for frequent street renamings, even in the central business district, usually to honor the recently deceased.As early as 1903 (see section below), there were concerns about the confusion this caused, as "more than 225 streets of Atlanta have had from two to eight names" in the first decades of the city.
A post office called Atlanta was established in 1866, and remained in operation until 1984. [2] Early variant names were Propsvilla and Corners. [3] Besides the post office Atlanta had a railroad station. [4] There was also a two story brick school house built in 1903. A Methodist church was also completed in 1896 and is still in use.
That year, the depot's architect, Edward A. Vincent, also delivered Atlanta's first official map to the city council. Fulton County was established in 1853 from the western section of DeKalb , and in 1854, a combination Fulton County Court House and Atlanta City Hall was built– which would be razed 30 years later to make way for today's State ...
Moran is a unisex given name. In Hebrew it refers to the viburnum plant. Moran Atias (born 1981), Israeli actress; Moran Doc Boggs (1898-1971), American singer, songwriter and banjo player; Moran Buzovski (born 1992), Israeli rhythmic gymnast; Moran Fridman (born 1990), Israeli footballer; Moran Lavi (born 1983), Israeli footballer
Atlanta History Center documents show references to the name Pearl Park, after the daughter of a developer who built houses directly to the east of the mill houses near modern-day Pearl Street. The mill, at its height, employed 2,600 people. A protracted strike in 1914-15 failed to unionize the factory's workforce. For over half a century ...
Moran, the title character of the 1922 American film Moran of the Lady Letty; Moran, a female Irish Quidditch player in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Gia Moran, a female character in Power Rangers Megaforce; Michael Moran, the title character of the 1928 American film Moran of the Marines; Sebastian Moran, an enemy of Sherlock Holmes