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Jim Corbett National Park is a national park in India located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state. The first national park in India, it was established in 1936 during the British Raj and named Hailey National Park after William Malcolm Hailey, a governor of the United Provinces in which it was then located.
Corbett is an unincorporated community on the Columbia River in eastern Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Historic Columbia River Highway (a.k.a. Crown Point Highway) between the Sandy River and Crown Point. Corbett was named for prominent pioneer Senator Henry W. Corbett. [3] Senator Corbett purchased a farm in the ...
Elliot Corbett was an infantryman in the United States Army, serving in the European Theatre when he was killed on 19 November 1944 at the age of 22. He is buried at the United States Military Cemetery at Margraten, Netherlands. The Corbett family’s gift of the park was made on condition that the land remain a wilderness area. [1] [3] [4] [5]
Amangarh Tiger Reserve also knows as New Jim Corbett Park, is a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger in India. It is in Amangarh in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh . It has an area of 95 km 2 and is one among the four Tiger Reserves in Uttar Pradesh, the other three being Dudhwa Tiger Reserve , Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and Ranipur ...
Corbett was honored with the title of India's first national park, Jim Corbett National Park. A reserve area known as Hailey National Park covering 323.75 km 2 (125.00 sq mi) was created in 1936 when Sir Malcolm Hailey was the Governor of United Provinces; and Asia's first national park came into existence.
Rooster Rock State Park is a state park located east of Corbett, in the U.S. state of Oregon. One of the features of the park is Rooster Rock, a column of basalt forming a natural obelisk, which stands near the south side of the Columbia River Gorge, in the lee of Crown Point. The park is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
Corbett is a hamlet in Delaware County, New York. It is located southeast of Downsville on the shore of the East Branch Delaware River . Campbell Brook flows west through the hamlet.
Corbett started as an agricultural village in 1893 when J.P. Corbett bought 80 acres of farmland and platted a corner of his land for a village he was planning. He designated specific location in the town to have stores and shops. These included a blacksmith shop, cotton gin, sawmill, gristmill, a church, and others.