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An oxbow is a U-shaped metal pole (or larger wooden frame) that fits the underside and the sides of the neck of an ox or bullock. A bow pin holds it in place. The term "oxbow" is widely used to refer to a U-shaped meander in a river, sometimes cut off from the modern course of the river that formed it, creating an oxbow lake .
Oxbow was an American experimental rock band from San Francisco, California. Founded in 1988, the band released eight studio albums, disbanding in 2024. Founded in 1988, the band released eight studio albums, disbanding in 2024.
Oxbow is a brand of clothing and athletic equipment. [1] Since its creation in 1985 in Pont-Audemer , France , Oxbow has positioned itself in the world of boardsports as an international brand. Oxbow restarted the World Longboard Championship in 1992, and sponsors athletes such as surfer Laird Hamilton and windsurfer Jason Polakow. [ 2 ]
Oxbow is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. [1] Oxbow is along Oregon Route 86 next to the Snake River near the Oxbow Dam on the Oregon- Idaho border, about 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Halfway . [ 2 ]
An Evil Heat is the fifth studio album by US experimental rock band Oxbow. Released in 2002 through Neurot Recordings , it was their first album in 5 years (the last one being Serenade in Red ). The album is notable for the inclusion of "Shine (Glimmer)" which, at over 30 minutes in length, is the longest track in their discography.
View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm, commonly known as The Oxbow, is a seminal American landscape painting by Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School. The 1836 painting depicts a Romantic panorama of the Connecticut River Valley just after a thunderstorm.
The first settlers around Oxbow - mainly of English, Irish, and Scottish descent - began homesteading the area under the Dominion Lands Act in 1882. [1] The town's weekly newspaper, the Oxbow Herald, was founded in 1903. [1] The town was incorporated in 1904. [1] The town was named after the "oxbow" in the Souris River near which the town is ...
In 2011, Oxbow donated $750,000 to Restore Our Future, Inc., the "SuperPAC" supporting Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. [10] In October 2016, Charles Middleton brought an IRS whistleblower complaint against Oxbow Carbon LLC for avoidance of taxes involving profits from selling petroleum coke, a residue from oil refining. [11] [12]