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Pomona (/ p ə ˈ m oʊ n ə / ⓘ, [1] Latin: [poːˈmoːna]) was a goddess of fruitful abundance and plenty in ancient Roman religion and myth. Her name comes from the Latin word pomum, "fruit", specifically orchard fruit. Pomona was said to be a wood nymph.
Vertumnus and Pomona (c. 1618) by Peter Paul Rubens. In Roman mythology, Vertumnus (Latin pronunciation: [wɛr'tʊmnʊs]; also Vortumnus or Vertimnus) is the god of seasons, change [1] and plant growth, as well as gardens and fruit trees.
Fruit Growers Supply #3 Climax Locomotive Works: Class C Climax: 3/1909 Built as Northern California Lumber Co #3. Sold in 1913 to Fruit Growers Supply #3. Donated 1953. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 3450 Baldwin Locomotive Works: 4-6-4, class 3450: 4/1927 Built as ATSF#3450. Donated 1955. Southern Pacific 5021: American Locomotive Company: 4-10 ...
"Pomona", a waltz by Emile Waldteufel; Professor Pomona Sprout, a character from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling; 32 Pomona, an asteroid; The Herefordshire Pomona, a nineteenth-century fruit catalogue; Pomona Electronics; HMS Pomona a 28 gun British naval frigate; Pomona (sternwheeler) was an American river steamboat launched in 1898 ...
An illustration for a pear variety from the Pomona. The Herefordshire Pomona is a 19th-century catalogue of the apples and pears that were grown in the county of Herefordshire in England. It was one of the first attempts to fully catalogue the existing varieties of English fruit and has been called "a classic of late Victorian natural history". [1]
The new community was named after the goddess of fruit trees. [10] However, Phillips preferred Spadra to Pomona, [10] and retained 2,241 acres (9.07 km 2) surrounding his mansion, which he operated as a cattle and sheep ranch. [18] It has been said that the Phillips Mansion "heralded the Yankee period" in the Pomona Valley. [19]
Organizers of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration screwed the last crystals onto the ball before it ushers in the new year one last time.
Indian Hill Village is a former shopping mall in Pomona, California. It has been redeveloped into a multi-use retail, commercial, and educational facility and is now known as The Village @ Indian Hill , comprising 650,000 square feet (60,000 m 2 ) on 39 acres (16 ha).