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Madrona Point
Madrona may refer to: Places Canada * Madrona Island, an island in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia * Madrona Point, on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia between the communities of Parksville and Nanoose Bay * Madrona Bay, part of Ganges Harbour on Saltspring Island, British Columbia * Madrona School, a not-for-profit independent school in Vancouver, British Columbia Spain * Madrona, a village in the municipality of Pinell de Solsonès in Catalonia * Madrona (Segovia), a village in the municipality of Segovia in Castile and León United States * Madrona, Seattle, a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington Saints * Saint Madrona, or Madron (Saint), a patron of the church at Madron, Cornwall, United Kingdom * Madrona of Barcelona, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Thessaloniki and venerated in Barcelona Other uses * Arbutus, a genus of flowering tree whose North American members are called "Madrones" * USCGC ''Madr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrona Island
Madrona Island, formerly also known as Arbutus Island, is an island in the Carey Group, located southeast of Crease Island in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Name origin Madrona comes from the Spanish language ''madroño'', referring to any of several evergreen trees (genus ''Arbutus'') of the heath family. The Pacific Arbutus is common throughout the South Coast of British Columbia. See also *List of islands of British Columbia This is a list of islands of British Columbia. South Coast Vancouver Island *Vancouver Island Gulf of Georgia Gulf Islands =Southern Gulf Islands= *Brethour Island * Cabbage Island * Curlew Island * De Courcy Islands ** Mudge Island **Lin ... * Madrona (other) References Islands of British Columbia Central Coast of British Columbia {{BritishColumbiaCentralCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest by area and the most populous along the west coasts of the Americas. The southern part of Vancouver Island and some of the nearby Gulf Islands are the only parts of British Columbia or Western Canada to lie south of the 49th parallel. This area has one of the warmest climates in Canada, and since the mid-1990s has been mild enough in a few areas to grow Mediterranean crops such as olives and lemons. The population of Vancouver Island was 864,864 as of 2021. Nearly half of that population (~400,000) live in the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia. Other notable cities and towns on Vancouver Island include Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Parksville, Courtenay, and Campbell River. Vancouver Island is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganges Harbour
Ganges, British Columbia is an unincorporated community on Salt Spring Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. History Ganges Harbour, from which Ganges takes its name, was originally called Admiralty Bay but was renamed by George Henry Richards, Captain Richards in 1859 after , and indirectly after the Ganges river in South Asia. The ship was at the Pacific Station from 1857 to 1860 under the command of Captain John Fulford as flagship of Robert Lambert Baynes, Rear Admiral Robert L. Baynes. ''Ganges'' was the last sailing line-of-battle ship in foreign service. The first house on Salt Spring Island was built here in 1859 by the first group of 20 settlers that arrived on the island that summer. On 4 July 1860 the harbour was the scene of the killing of eight Heiltsuk, Bella Bella (Heiltsuk) people and the capture of three women and two boys for slaves by the Cowichan Tribes, Cowichans. A few days later, two Cowichans were beheaded, by a band from Kwakwaka'wakw, Fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrona School
Madrona School Society is a not-for-profit independent school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a focus on gifted education. Subjects are taught in small groups based on students' ability levels. On average, the student-teacher ratio is between 6:1 and 14:1. Currently, the school offers Kindergarten through Grade 8. History Madrona was established in 1993 in the Arbutus Walk area of Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood. In 2002, it moved to the Fairview neighbourhood. It moved a second time in 2008, back to Arbutus Walk. In September 2013, Madrona opened its Primary Annex (Kindergarten to Grade 3) at 2678 West Broadway, a location shared with Pear Tree Education. Madrona left 2678 West Broadway in June 2016. It divided its students between two campuses, Madrona West, located at 2040/2050 West 10th (Kindergarten to Grade 5), and Madrona Downtown, located at 530 Hornby Street (Grades 6 to 10). Madrona Downtown later closed, and Madrona West has been expanded into neighbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinell De Solsonès
Pinell de Solsonès is a municipality in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The villages of Madrona, Miravé, Pinell, Sallent Sallent () is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat The Llobregat () is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain, after the Ter. It flows in ..., and Sant Climenç are located in this municipality. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Solsonès {{Lleida-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrona (Segovia)
Madrona is a village in the municipality of Segovia, in the province of Segovia, in the autonomous community of Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of th ..., Spain. In 2020 it had 423 inhabitants. Demography References Towns in Spain Populated places in the Province of Segovia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segovia
Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is in the Inner Plateau ('' Meseta central''), near the northern slopes of the Sistema Central range and on a bend of the Eresma river. The city is famous for its historic buildings including three main landmarks: its midtown Roman aqueduct, its cathedral (one of the last ones to be built in Europe following a Gothic style), and the medieval castle, which served as one of the templates for Walt Disney's Cinderella Castle. The city center was declared of World Heritage by UNESCO in 1985. Etymology The name of Segovia is of Celtiberian origin. Although historians have linked its old name to ', the recent discovery of the original Roman city in the nearby village of Saelices discarded this possibility. The name of "Segovia" is mentioned by Livy in the context of the Sertorian War. Under the Romans and Moors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrona, Seattle
Madrona is a mostly residential neighborhood in east Seattle, Washington. It is bounded on the east by Lake Washington; on the south by E. Cherry Street, beyond which is Leschi; on the west by Martin Luther King Jr. Way, beyond which is the Central District; and on the north by E. Howell Street, beyond which is Denny-Blaine. The neighborhood's main thoroughfares are E. Union and E. Cherry Streets (east- and westbound), Madrona Drive (northwest- and southeast-bound), and 34th Avenue and Lake Washington Boulevard (north- and southbound). It is home to Madrona Park and the 34th Avenue and E. Union commercial area. History The neighborhood was named by John Ayer, who contributed the land for Madrona Park, after a species of tree ( Arbutus) common to the area. Madrona's motto, "The Peaceable Kingdom," reflects its racially mixed heritage. In the early 20th century, the coal mining industry brought Chinese immigrants to Madrona. Later, the shipbuilding boom brought an influx of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madron (Saint)
Saint Madron or Maddern was a Pre-Congregational Saint, monk and hermit. Life He is honoured in Cornwall at St Maddern's Church in the village of Madron. He also has a Holy well, noted for its healing powers. Madron was born in Cornwall and was a disciple of Saint Ciarán of Saigir. Very little is known of him except that many miracles were attributed to him. He died c.545 AD near Land's End, Cornwall, and is remembered in Madron Parish Church ( Madron Village) and his Feast Day is 17 May. Identification John T. Koch has suggested that the saint was not a historical figure but rather a Christianisation of the Mythical Celtic ''Modron'' the mother goddess. Indeed, some aspects of the veneration at Madron's well do appear to derive from Pagan origins. Others have suggested that the saint's life is a retelling of the story of St. Madrun, a daughter of Vortimer Vortimer ( Old Welsh Guorthemir, cy, Gwerthefyr), also known as Saint Vortimer ( cy, Gwerthefyr Fendigaid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrona Of Barcelona
Matrona of Barcelona or Matrona of Thessalonica ( ca, Madrona, ) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. She was recognized as a saint pre-congregation. She lived in the third or fourth century. She was a young girl and a slave to the Jewish woman Pautila (or Pantilla), wife of one of the military commanders (some sources say governor) of Thessalonica. According to legend, she believed in Christ from her youth and Pautila constantly tried to convert her to Judaism. There are two stories of her martyrdom in one she was killed in Rome for taking time to ministering to Christians, in the other she was so severely beaten when she refused to enter a synagogue with her mistress that she subsequently died of her wounds. She is venerated in Barcelona and some villages in Catalonia. She is patron saint of the Santa Madrona church in Barcelona, the Santa Madrona hermitage in the mountain of Montjuïc, as well as churches in the villages of Madrona (Pinell de Solsonà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbutus
''Arbutus'' is a genus of 12 accepted speciesAct. Bot. Mex no.99 Pátzcuaro abr. 2012.''Arbutus bicolor''/ref> of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to warm temperate regions of the Mediterranean, western Europe, the Canary Islands and North America. The name ''Arbutus'' was taken from Latin, where it referred to ''Arbutus unedo''. Description ''Arbutus'' are small trees or shrubs with red flaking bark and edible red berries.Mabberley, D. J. 1997. ''The plant book: A portable dictionary of the vascular plants''. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Fruit development is delayed for about five months after pollination, so that flowers appear while the previous year's fruit are ripening. Peak flowering for the genus is in April with peak fruiting in October. History The smooth wood of the tree is mentioned by Theophrastus in his ''Enquiry into Plants'' (''Historia Plantarum'') as formerly being used to make weaving spindles. An article on Arbutus tree cultivatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USCGC Madrona (WLB-302)
USCGC ''Madrona'' (WLB-302) was a U.S. Coast Guard 180 foot seagoing buoy tender. ''Madrona'' was built by the Zenith Dredge Company of Duluth, Minnesota at a cost of $949,144. History ''Madrona'' was commissioned on 30 May 1943. Upon commissioning, the cutter was assigned the homeport of Miami, Florida. In addition to performing convoy duty during World War II, ''Madrona'' was actively involved in the installation of numerous new aids to navigation throughout the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean Sea. In September 1947, ''Madrona''s homeport was changed to Portsmouth, Virginia, where she was responsible for maintenance and inspection of aids to navigation in the Chesapeake Bay. On 27 April 1949, the cutter searched for a reported mine near the Chesapeake Lightship. From 4–6 November 1950, ''Madrona'' towed the disabled MV ''Atlantic Explorer''. On 14 May 1951, ''Madrona'' assisted following a collision between MV ''Thomas Tracey'' and a naval vessel. On 4 October 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
