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A map commissioned by Charles Calvert in 1732 which showed Cape Henlopen at Fenwick Island was used to decide the matter, although the map commissioned by Calvert was based on a 1651 map by Nicholas Visscher owned by William Penn. Calvert had accepted Penn's map which depicted Cape Henlopen at approximately 38°27′ N. [2] Calvert discovered ...
Located at the southern tip of Northampton County, it forms the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula and the northern side of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. [1] Cape Charles was named in honor of Charles I of England, the second son of King James I and his eventual successor to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Initially named Fortress Monroe, it was officially renamed as a fort in 1832, though it has often been called by the original name ever since. [15] During the Marquis de LaFayette's famous trip to the United States in 1824-1825, the Marquis admired the Old Point Comfort stronghold which had been designed by French born engineer Simon Bernard. [16]
Brunswick, Vermont – from one of the titles for Prince Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. Cape Elizabeth, Maine – Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. Charleroi, Pennsylvania - King Charles II of Spain; Charleston, Mississippi - King Charles II of England. Charleston, South Carolina - King Charles II of England.
"Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness" is an executive order signed by Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, on January 20, 2025, [1] the day of his second inauguration.
Anceney and Anceney Bridge, Montana, named after Charles Leon Ancen(n)ey (Anxionnaz)(1826-1895) Belle Creek community (and Belle Creek river) Cascade County ("waterfall") Choteau; Chouteau County, named after Pierre Chouteau, Jr., an American fur trader of French Canadian origin; Dupuyer; Froid ("Cold") Havre (named after Le Havre, France)
A gas cape was a voluminous military garment designed to give rain protection to someone wearing the bulky gas masks used in twentieth-century wars. Rich noblemen and elite warriors of the Aztec Empire would wear a tilmàtli; a Mesoamerican cloak/cape used as a symbol of their upper status. Cloth and clothing was of utmost importance to the Aztecs.
Tristram Coffin, born in 1609 in Brixton, Devon, sailed for America in 1642, first settling in Newbury, Massachusetts, then moving to Nantucket. [1] [2] The Coffins, along with other Nantucket families, including the Gardners and the Starbucks, began whaling seriously in the 1690s in local waters, and by 1715 the family owned three whaling ships (whalers) and a trade vessel. [1]