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Abercrombie
Abercrombie may refer to: People * Abercrombie Lawson (1870–1927), botanist and professor * Abercrombie (surname) (list of people with the family name Abercrombie) Places Americas * Abercrombie, North Dakota, United States, city in Richland County * Abercrombie, Nova Scotia, Canada * Abercrombie Mountain, Washington, United States * Abercrombie Township, Richland County, North Dakota, United States * Abercrombie, Alabama, a place in Alabama, United States * Abercrombie, Texas, unincorporated community in Texas, United States * Fort Abercrombie, in North Dakota, United States Oceania * Abercrombie Caves, New South Wales, Australia * Abercrombie River, New South Wales, Australia * Abercrombie, New South Wales * Abercrombie, Tasmania * Abercrombie House, in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Other places * Abercrombie, Fife, village in Fife, Scotland * Abercrombie Crests, rock summits in Antarctica Ships * ''Abercrombie''-class monitor, a class of monitors that s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) is an American lifestyle retailer that focuses on casual wear. Its headquarters are in New Albany, Ohio. The company operates three other offshoot brands: Abercrombie Kids, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks. As of February 2020, the company operated 854 stores across all brands. Once known for its ad campaigns mostly featuring nearly-nude teen models behaving in sexually suggestive ways with each other, the company has toned down sexually charged imagery and no longer features scantily dressed models in its advertisements. According to then-Chairman Arthur Martinez (in 2016), these changes were implemented to show that the company is evolving with its consumers. History The original Abercrombie & Fitch was founded in 1892 in New York City by David T. Abercrombie as an outfitter for the elite outdoorsman. Ezra Fitch—a wealthy lawyer, real estate developer, and devoted Abercrombie customer—bought a significant stake in the business in 1900. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Abercrombie (DE-343)
USS ''Abercrombie'' (DE-343) was a in the service of the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was finally sunk as a target in 1968. Namesake William Warner Abercrombie was born on 24 July 1914 in Medford, Oregon. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve as a seaman 2nd class at Kansas City, Kansas, on 27 August 1940. After undergoing elimination flight training at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Kansas City, from 16 September to 5 October, he received an honorable discharge on 24 December 1940, to accept an appointment as an aviation cadet, USNR, on 27 December. Three days later he arrived at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, to begin his formal flight training. He underwent further instruction at Naval Air Station Miami before he received his wings on 10 July 1941. He was appointed Ensign on 4 August 1941, he arrived at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, for temporary duty. There he joined Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8), established on 2 September 1941 under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie House
Abercrombie House was built in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia in the 1870s by the Stewart family who were Bathurst pioneers. William Stewart came to Australia from England in 1825 as part of the colonisation of the penal colony (Australia). William was the Lieutenant Governor General of New South Wales; which meant he was hypothetically 2nd in command to running Australia. William was given land in Bathurst as a reward for doing his job well. William Stewart's eldest son James built Abercrombie House. The house is considered to be of extreme historical significance. It is listed on the National Trust Register. It is also on the New South Wales Heritage Register and the Australian Heritage Database which describes it as "an outstanding example of Victorian Tudor style architecture. It is built of granite with sandstone dressing to the quoins and window surrounds, and there are two storeys together with an attic floor. The building's most striking feature is its array of curvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie (surname)
Abercrombie is a Scottish surname, and may refer to: * Cecil Abercrombie (1886–1916), British rugby player and cricketer * Charles Abercrombie Smith (1834–1919), South African scientist and politician * David Abercrombie (linguist) (1909–1992), British phonetician * David T. Abercrombie (1867–1931), American businessman and founder of the company Abercrombie & Fitch * Frank Abercrombie (1850–1939), American baseball player * Gordon Abercrombie, Australian rugby league player * E. Wayne Abercrombie (born 1938), American choral director * Ian Abercrombie (1934–2012), British actor * James Abercrombie (other), various people * Jeff Abercrombie (born 1969), American musician, co-founder of the hard-rock band Fuel * Jim Abercrombie (1880–1948), Australian rugby league player * Joe Abercrombie (born 1974), British fantasy writer * John Abercrombie (other), the name of several people * Josephine Abercrombie (1926–2022), American horse breeder * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Abercrombie
Fort Abercrombie, in North Dakota, was an American fort established by authority of an act of Congress, March 3, 1857. The act allocated twenty-five square miles of land on the Red River of the North in Dakota Territory to be used for a military outpost, but the exact location was left to the discretion of Lieutenant Colonel John J. Abercrombie. The fort was constructed in the year 1858. It was the first permanent military settlement in what became North Dakota, and is thus known as "The Gateway to the Dakotas". History Because the original location was prone to flooding, a new fort was built at a higher location in 1860, north of the original location. It was besieged by the Dakota (Sioux) Indians for more than six weeks during the Dakota War of 1862. The fort was abandoned in 1877 and the town of Abercrombie, North Dakota, was founded a half mile west in 1884. Abercrombie Township was settled, in part, due to the early presence of the fort. The fort served as a transporta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie, North Dakota
Abercrombie is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census. Abercrombie was founded in 1884. History Abercrombie was founded in 1884. It was named after Fort Abercrombie, a local military installation adjacent to the city. This means the city indirectly received its name from Lieutenant Colonel Abercrombie, first commanding officer of the fort. The city is part of the military reservation and is located on section 4, 134–48. Abercrombie did not come into being until 1884, wheFargo and Southern Railroadwas built through the Red River Valley along the Red River. Then directly west of the old fort, the town of Abercrombie was started. Geography Abercrombie is located at (46.447182, -96.729487). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics Abercrombie is part of the Wahpeton, ND MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie River
Abercrombie River, a perennial river that is part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central west of New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ..., Australia. Course The river rises to the east of the village of Mount Werong and generally flows westward towards its confluence with the Lachlan River at Wyangala Dam near Cowra, New South Wales, Cowra. The river flows through freehold land as well as the Abercrombie River National Park, and provides habitat for platypus and rakali, dropping over its watercourse, course of . The Abercrombie River is the furthest east of the inland flowing rivers. History The original inhabitants of the land alongside the river were Indigenous Australians, Australian Aborigines of the Wiradjuri or Gandangara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie Caves
The Abercrombie Caves, contained within the Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve, are a series of limestone arch caves that are located in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The caves are renowned for their karst qualities, namely the formation that has been eroded by water action that has developed from a sinkhole to become a blind valley. Several good examples of crayback formations exist in both entrances. The reserve is situated south of and north of , near the small village of . The caves are registered as a natural heritage site on the Register of the National Estate for its large diversity of karst morphological and sedimentological features. Camping in the reserve is permitted, with sixty campground sites and two cottages. The caves are open seven days a week during school holidays; and closed on Monday and Tuesday during school terms. Features The most popular feature of the Abercrombie Caves is ''The Archway'' the largest natural arch i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie, Fife
Abercrombie ( Gaelic: ''Obar Chrombaidh'') is a village in Fife , Scotland. Abercrombie, recorded in 1157-60 as ''Abercrumbin'', means 'mouth of the river Crombie'. The first element is the Pictish word ''aber'' 'river mouth'. Crombie is a stream-name derived from the Gaelic word ''crombadh'' 'bending, winding'. This Gaelic stream-name probably replaced an earlier Pictish name. The only stream near here entering the sea is the Inverie Burn, also known as St. Monan's Burn, which discharges at St. Monan's. We might suppose that Crombadh was an earlier name for the burn. Abercrombie is situated north of the village of St Monans, and miles south of the town of St Andrews. Abercrombie was the former name of the parish of St Monans, although both Abercrombie and St Monans had churches. The hamlet is centred on Abercrombie Farmstead, dating from 1892, which was built on the site of an earlier 13th century building. The land around Abercrombie was formerly owned by the Sandilands f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie (horse)
Abercrombie (May 13, 1975 – November 14, 2000) was a bay Standardbred world-record-holding pacer and winner of the E. Roland Harriman Award for Harness Horse of the Year in 1978, who went on to become one of the sport's leading sires. Bloodlines By Silent Majority out of Bergdorf by Duane Hanover, he was sold at the Tattersalls auction for $9,500 to Keith Bulen and Shirley Mitchell. Abercrombie's dam, Bergdorf, was a leading broodmare; although he was her fastest foal, 10 of her 12 foals made it to the races. Racing career Jerry Landess was his first trainer, and Cecil Peacock, a full-time school bus driver, succeeded Landess as Abercrombie's trainer for his two-year-old season. When his talent became apparent he was turned over to Glen Garnsey, his trainer-driver. In 20 starts as a two-year-old Abercrombie won seven times and finished second and third three times each, earning $49,379; his fastest time that season was 1:56 at The Red Mile. Abercrombie won 22 of his 33 ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie-class Monitor
The ''Abercrombie'' class of monitors served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. History The four ships in this class came about when the contracted supplier of the main armament for the Greek battleship being built in Germany was unable to supply due to the British blockade. The company – Bethlehem Steel in the United States – instead offered to sell the four twin gun turrets to the Royal Navy on 3 November 1914. The Royal Navy was using obsolete pre-dreadnought battleships for shore bombardment in support of the army in Belgium, and a design for a shallow-draught warship (known as "Monitors") suitable for shore-bombardment was quickly designed and built to use these turrets. The ships were laid down and launched within six months. The ships carried a single main gun turret forward of a tripod mast, which was itself in front of a single funnel. A secondary armament of two 12-pounder (76 mm) guns was fitted, with a single 3-pounder (47 mm) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercrombie & Kent
Geoffrey JW Kent, born July 14, 1942, is the founder and co-chairman of Abercrombie & Kent, an international luxury travel company. He is credited with introducing the first luxury photographic African safari in 1962. Early life Geoffrey Kent was born on 14 July 1942 while his parents, Colonel John and Valerie Kent, were on safari in Zambia. Kent attended the Duke of York School in Nairobi and then the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. He saw service in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Malta. Career While in the British Army, he joined his parents in founding Abercrombie & Kent. Influenced by his time in the military, Kent repositioned the safari experience as a "hunt with a camera, not with a gun". He introduced the first mobile tented safaris with refrigeration that made it possible to have fresh meat, fruit, vegetables and ice in the bush. By 1967, Kent's parents retired and he transformed Abercrombie & Kent from a service providing luxury safari camps and lodges to a more gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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