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Tarkington
Tarkington may refer to: * Tarkington (automobile), an American automobile * Tarkington (surname), a surname of English origin * Tarkington or Tarkington Prairie, Texas, an unincorporated community in Texas ** Tarkington Independent School District, a school district serving Tarkington and surrounding communities See Also * Torkington Torkington in Greater Manchester, England, is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. History In 1875 Torkington was one of eight civil parishes of Cheshire to be included in the Stockport rural sanitary district. The sanitary district b ... * Talkington (other) * {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarkington Independent School District
Tarkington Independent School District is a public school district in north central Liberty County, Texas ( USA). All 4 campuses are located on the same plot of land, with the High School facing County Road 2268, and the other three campus are along Farm to Market Road 163. The district covers ; and the schools are located seven miles (11 km) southeast of Cleveland and fifty miles northeast of Houston. The communities served include Dolen, Hightower, Rayburn, and Tarkington Prairie. The boundaries of the district are the Liberty/ San Jacinto county line to the north, the Trinity River to the east, Luce Bayou to the south, and Tarkington Bayou to the east. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. One of the district trustees is Dwayne Stovall. Schools *Tarkington High School (Class 3A; Grades 9-12) **In a nod to two Texas universities, the mascot is the Longhorn (the mascot of the University of Texas) and the sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarkington Prairie, Texas
Tarkington Prairie is a primarily rural unincorporated community spread out over approximately in northeastern Liberty County, Texas, United States. The community's fire protection is provided by Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department, emergency medical services by Liberty County EMS, and law enforcement by Liberty County Sheriff's Office. History The area that now constitutes Tarkington was settled in 1826 when the first settlers purchased land from the Mexican government and became ranchers. The flat, wooded land was once open prairie where cattle grazed. The area is named for one of these early settlers, Burton Tarkington, who is buried in McGinnis Cemetery and is remembered with a historical marker in front of the Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department. Tarkington has four other historical markers: * At the Old Wells Store at the corner of State Highway 321 and County Road 2274 * At Ryan Cemetery on State Highway 321 near County Road 300 * In front of Oak Shade Baptist Chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarkington (surname)
Tarkington is an English surname, a variant of the place name Torkington; other variants include Talkington and Turkington. John Tarkington, Sr., his wife Prudence, their son John, Jr. and wife Martha, and their son William Joshua came to America in about 1668. They settled on of land in Baltimore County, Maryland. The plantation was named "The Grove". John Tarkington was one of the original settlers of Maryland. He began to accumulate property by getting settlers to move to a certain locality. In 1675 he transported a group into the province to inhabit Cecil County and obtained for himself. John Tarkington had a son Samuel, who it is said was killed or kidnapped by the natives. Booth Tarkington's ancestors migrated through Tyrrell County, North Carolina , and then on to Indiana. Notable people with the surname include: * Booth Tarkington (1869–1946), American novelist and dramatist * Rockne Tarkington William Rockne Tarkington, Jr. (May 14, 1932 – April 5, 2015) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarkington (automobile)
The Tarkington automobile was a two-door, six-cylinder, gas-powered car built in the early 1920s in Rockford, Illinois. Joseph Arthur Tarkington tried very hard to get his car into mass-production, but was unsuccessful. The company was incorporated in January 1920 with $500,000 of initial funding. It took three years before a prototype was displayed to the public. The vehicles had a home-made six- cylinder engine with OHV valve control. It was specified with a 260 cubic inches (about 4261 cm³) displacement and 54 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 320 cm. The only body design was an open touring car with five seats. Although well received by the press, additional capital needed for mass production was not forthcoming and the company was dissolved on June 1, 1923. Joseph filed several patents for the car, and there are stories that he was a pioneer in many things related to the automobile, albeit never receiving any credit. Here is an excerpt from the family tree website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torkington
Torkington in Greater Manchester, England, is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. History In 1875 Torkington was one of eight civil parishes of Cheshire to be included in the Stockport rural sanitary district. The sanitary district became the Stockport Rural District in 1894. The parish was abolished in 1900 and its former area became part of the Hazel Grove and Bramhall The hazel (''Corylus'') is a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae,Germplasmgobills Information Network''Corylus''Rushforth, K. (1999). ... civil parish and urban district. The district was abolished in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to be combined with that of other districts to form the present-day Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. See also * Tarkington References Areas of Greater Manchester Geography of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |