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Flushing Meadows – Corona Park
Flushing may refer to: Places * Flushing, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom * Flushing, Queens, New York City ** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens ** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens ** Flushing Meadows, a park in Queens which includes multiple venue, such as the location of the US Open tennis tournament ** Flushing River, in Queens * Flushing, Michigan, a city in Genesee County * Flushing, Netherlands, an English name for the city of Vlissingen, Netherlands * Flushing, Ohio, a village in Belmont County * The Flushing, a building in Suffolk, England * Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio * Flushing Township, Michigan Other uses * Flushing (military tactic), related to skirmishing * Flushing (physiology), the warm, red condition of human skin * Flushing dog, a hunting dog * Flushing hydrant, a device to flush water mains * Flushing Remonstrance The Flushing Remonstrance was a 1657 petition to Director-General of New Nether ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flushing, Cornwall
Flushing ( kw, Nanskersys) is a coastal village in the civil parish of Mylor, west Cornwall, UK. It is east of Penryn and south of Truro. It faces Falmouth across the Penryn River, an arm of the Carrick Roads. The village is known for its yearly Regatta week in July. Flushing lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park. History Henry VIII intended to build a castle on Trefusis Point, to accompany those built at Pendennis and St. Mawes, but due to the expensive wars was unable to finance it. The village was founded in 1661; there is disagreement about whether there are any houses of the late 17th century. Originally named Nankersey, meaning ''valley of the reed swamp'', the village was given its name by Dutch engineers from Flushing in the Netherlands who built the three main quays in the village. The grand houses on St Peter's Hill, the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
