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The Westervelt massacre, also known as the Westerfield massacre, was an attack by Native Americans on a caravan of Dutch American settlers on June 27, 1780, near the frontier. Occurring amidst the backdrop of the Revolutionary War , the attack remains one of the largest massacres in the history of Kentucky .
They were the parents of three children ― Louise, Dorothy, and Stephen Jr. [3] Louise was the wife of Julian B. Clark, a wealthy Burlington, Vermont heir disabled by polio, whose hobbies included hunting and farming. [3] [6] Dorothy was the wife of William I. Westervelt, a career army officer who attained the rank of brigadier general.
By 1857, the community was permanently established with the name of Westervelt in 1855 to honor the then postmaster, Evert V. Westervelt. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The name was changed to Frontenac in 1860 by the Garrard brothers after Louis de Buade de Frontenac , the French colonial governor of Canada in 1672–82 and 1689–98.
A similar practical joke in France is known as "hunting the dahut". [11] While the description of the prey differs from the North American snipe hunt, the nature of the joke is the same. [8] In Spain, a similar joke is called cazar gamusinos ('hunting gamusinos').
The American Sportsman is an American television series that aired from 1965 to 1986 on ABC which presented filmed highlights involving the program's hosts and celebrities participating in hunting and/or fishing trips along with outdoor recreational activities such as whitewater kayaking, hang gliding and free climbing.
Howard "Howie " Westervelt (April 10, 1921-September 19, 1992) was a pioneering American Dirt Modified racing driver. He was known for turning on a rooftop mounted blue light any time he took the lead in a race.
The Benjamin P. Westervelt House, located at 253 County Road in Cresskill, Bergen County, New Jersey, was the home of Benjamin P. Westervelt, a member of the local militia during the American Revolutionary War.
Jay Westerveld (frequently misspelled Westervelt and Westerveldt) is an ecologist [1] and researcher of habitats associated with endangered species including the clam shrimp, bog turtle, and the northern cricket frog.