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Overland Trail State Wildlife Area
Overland or Øverland or variants may refer to: Places * Overland, Missouri, a city in the United States * Overland Park, Kansas, a city in the United States * Overland Corner, South Australia, a settlement in Australia * Overland Lake (Nevada), a glacial lake in the United States * Øverland, Bærum, an area in Norway People * Øverland (surname), a Norwegian surname * Amanda Overland, Canadian short track speed skater * Kevin Overland, Canadian speedskater * Simon Overland, Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police (Australia) since March 2009 * Steve Overland, British singer and musician * Volkert Overlander, Dutch noble and merchant Transport *Overland Trail, stagecoach line *Overland train, oversized off-road vehicle *Overland Track, Australian hiking trail Companies * Overland Automobile, the original name of the American company Willys-Overland * Overland Custom Coach, Canadian custom vehicle manufacturer * Overland Airways, Nigerian airline Trains * The Overland Limited (UP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overland, Missouri
Overland is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,062 at the 2010 census. History The area south of the King's Road to St. Charles was first settled in the early 1820s, when travelers westward from St. Louis would stop overnight at what became known as "The Overland Park". Daniel Boone, noted frontiersman, constructed a single room cabin here, near the current location of Lake Sherwood and Wyland Elementary School. In time, businesses were established and a one-room subscription school, the Buck School, was built in 1846. In 1867, the Ritenour School District was organized. In 1919, the town's name was shortened to "Overland", to avoid postal confusion with the city of Overland Park, Kansas. The town was incorporated as a fourth class city in 1939 with a mayoral-city council government. In the 1990s, the city voters approved a change to a third class city. In 2007, the city voted to move to a mayor-council-administrator form of governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
