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Polk County, North Carolina
Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,328. Its county seat is Columbus. The county was formed in 1855 from parts of Henderson and Rutherford counties. It was named for William Polk, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War. The Tryon International Equestrian Center, close to the community of Mill Spring was the location of the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in North Carolina by total area. The county's largest body of water is Lake Adger, located about north of Columbus. Lake Adger is a reservoir formed by the damming of the Green River, which flows from west to east across the county. The northern extent of the river's watershed forms the northern border of the county. The elevation in the county ranges from just under near the conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Polk (colonel)
Colonel William Polk (9 July 1758 – 14 January 1834) was a North Carolina banker, educational administrator, political leader, renowned Continental officer in the War for American Independence, and survivor of the 1777/1778 encampment at Valley Forge. Early life and background William Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on July 9, 1758, the eldest child of Thomas Polk and his wife Sussana Spratt. From the earliest days of rebellion against British authority, Mecklenburg had been a hotbed of revolutionary fervor, and the Polk family was very active in this cause. William's father was commander of the local militia, a rumored key player in adoption of the Mecklenburg Resolves of May 31, 1775, and later colonel of the 4th North Carolina Regiment, Continental Line. Following their father's example, three of Thomas Polk's sons served as officers in the war against the British. The younger Thomas was killed in action serving alongside his brother William at the Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physiographic Regions Of The World
Physiographic regions of the world are a means of defining Earth's landforms into distinct regions, based upon the classic three-tiered approach by Nevin M. Fenneman in 1916, that separates landforms into physiographic divisions, physiographic provinces, and physiographic sections. Originally used in North America, the model became the basis for similar classifications of other continents, and was still considered valid . Physiography During the early 1900s, the study of regional-scale geomorphology was termed "physiography". Physiography later was considered to be a contraction of "''physi''cal" and "ge''ography''", and therefore synonymous with physical geography, and the concept became embroiled in controversy surrounding the appropriate concerns of that discipline. Some geomorphologists held to a geological basis for physiography and emphasized a concept of physiographic regions while a conflicting trend among geographers was to equate physiography with "pure morphology," se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Oak Creek (North Carolina)
White Oak Creek may refer to: *White Oak Creek (Georgia), a stream in Coweta County, Georgia *White Oak Creek (Greenup County, Kentucky), a creek in Russell, Kentucky *White Oak Creek (Sampson Creek tributary), a stream in Missouri *White Oak Creek (Spring River tributary), a stream in Missouri *White Oak Creek (New Hope River tributary), a stream in Chatham and Wake Counties, North Carolina *White Oak Creek (Brown County, Ohio) White Oak Creek is a stream located primarily within Brown County, Ohio. It begins in Highland County, Ohio. The stream was named for the white oak timber along its course. A United States Geological Survey, USGS stream gauge on the creek near ..., a stream * White Oak Creek (South Carolina) * White Oak Creek (Tennessee), a tributary of the Tennessee River * White Oak Creek (Sulphur River tributary) a stream in Texas * White Oak Creek (Banister River tributary), a stream in Pittsylvania, Virginia {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walnut Creek (North Carolina Creek)
Walnut Creek may refer to: Communities *Walnut Creek, Arizona *Walnut Creek, California **Walnut Creek station, a BART station *Walnut Creek, North Carolina *Walnut Creek, Ohio Streams *Walnut Creek (Arizona), in Coconino County * Walnut Creek (Big Chino Wash), in Yavapai County, Arizona; see Aztec Pass * Walnut Creek (California), in Contra Costa County *Walnut Creek (Southern California) * Walnut Creek (Ocmulgee River tributary), in Georgia * Walnut Creek (Oconee River tributary), in Georgia * Walnut Creek (South River tributary), in Georgia * Walnut Creek (East Nishnabotna River tributary), in Iowa * Walnut Creek (Raccoon River tributary), in Iowa * Walnut Creek (West Nishnabotna River tributary), a river of Iowa *Walnut Creek (White Rock Creek tributary), in Kansas *Walnut Creek and Dry Walnut Creek, in Great Bend, Kansas *Walnut Creek, a tributary of Waconda Lake in Kansas * Walnut Creek (Marais des Cygnes River tributary), in Kansas and Missouri *Walnut Creek (East Fork Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostin Creek (North Carolina)
Mo Ostin (born Morris Meyer Ostrofsky; March 27, 1927 – July 31, 2022) was an American record executive who worked for several companies, including Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks. He was chairman and chief executive officer of Warner/Reprise from 1972 to 1994, signing the Kinks and Jimi Hendrix to the label. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Early life Ostin was born Morris Meyer Ostrofsky in New York City on March 27, 1927. His family was Jewish and fled Russia during the Russian Revolution. They eventually relocated to Los Angeles when Ostin was thirteen and operated a small grocery market close to the Fairfax Theatre. He attended Fairfax High School, before studying economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He subsequently commenced studies at the UCLA School of Law, but ultimately dropped out to support his family. Career Ostin began his career in the mid-1950s as comptroller at Cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
