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Skidmore
Skidmore may refer to: Places United States * Skidmore, Kansas * Skidmore, Maryland * Skidmore, Michigan * Skidmore, Missouri * Skidmore, Texas * Skidmore, West Virginia * Skidmore Fountain, a public fountain in Portland, Oregon Other uses * Skidmore (surname), a family name * Skidmore College Skidmore College is a Private school, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York. Approximately 2,650 students are enrolled at Skidmore pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Scien ..., in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA See also * Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, an architecture firm {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skidmore College
Skidmore College is a Private school, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York. Approximately 2,650 students are enrolled at Skidmore pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in one of more than 60 areas of study. History Skidmore College has undergone many transformations since its founding in the early 20th century as a women's colleges in the United States, women's college. The Young Women's Industrial Club was formed in 1903 by Lucy Ann Skidmore (1853–1931) with inheritance money from her husband who died in 1879, and from her father, Joseph Russell Skidmore (1821–1882), a former coal merchant. In 1911, the club was chartered under the name "Skidmore School of Arts" as a college to vocationally and professionally train young women. Charles Henry Keyes became the first president of the school in 1912, and in 1919 Skidmore conferred its first baccalaureate degrees under the authority of the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skidmore (surname)
Skidmore is a surname which originated in England in the early Middle Ages. Origins Until roughly Tudor times, the Scudamore/Scudemore surname (of which Skidmore is a variant) was mainly associated with a few aristocratic families in Herefordshire (at Rowlstone, Ewyas Harold and Holme Lacy), and also in Gloucestershire (at Westerleigh), and Wiltshire (Upton Scudamore), and Hertfordshire (at Rickmansworth). Ralph de Scudemer ('Scudemer' is believed to have been a lost place-name in Normandy) was a stonemason, brought over from Normandy by the English King Edward the Confessor before the Norman Conquest, around 1060, to help to build castles along the Welsh border, as the Saxons knew little of stone castle-building and were building castles mainly of wood. Meanwhile, the Normans were already masters of stonemasonry techniques. The first of these castles which de Scudemer helped to construct was at Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire. Although the castle no longer stands – it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skidmore Fountain
The Skidmore Fountain is a historic fountain in Portland, Oregon, United States. The fountain is a contributing property of and the namesake for the Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, which is also a National Historic Landmark. The fountain has also been designated a Portland Historic Landmark and underwent restoration in 2005. History It was dedicated September 22, 1888, in memory of Stephen G. Skidmore, a wealthy Portland druggist who died in 1883, and partly financed by his will. It was designed by sculptor Olin Levi Warner for $18,000, all of which was donated. It is styled after fountains Skidmore viewed at Versailles on his visit to the 1878 Paris Exposition and intended for "horses, men and dogs" to drink from. Henry Weinhard offered to pump beer into the fountain at the dedication. It is Portland's "oldest piece of public art". The fountain is located near the west end of the Burnside Bridge at SW First and Ankeny streets within downtown Portland. The MAX Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skidmore, Missouri
Skidmore is a city in western Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 245 at the 2020 Census. The small farming community is known for the unsolved murder of Ken Rex McElroy. Skidmore also has a yearly "Punkin' Show." History The Skidmore area was first settled in 1840 by William Bunton shortly after the Platte Purchase opened the area to settlement. Skidmore itself was platted in 1880 when M. Skidmore donated to the Nodaway Valley Railroad Company (the agent for the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad which was eventually taken over by the Burlington Northern Railroad). The railroad no longer operates. The St. Oswald's Protestant Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Crime On July 10, 1981, Ken McElroy was shot to death with at least two different guns while sitting in his truck in front of the D&G Tavern in town. Up to 50 individuals witnessed the event, all of whom denied seeing anything ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skidmore, Texas
Skidmore is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bee County, Texas, United States. The population was 925 at the 2010 census. Geography Skidmore is located in southern Bee County at (28.255244, -97.681956). U.S. Route 181 passes through the community, leading north to Beeville, the county seat, and southeast to Sinton. Texas State Highway 359 leads southwest from Skidmore to Interstate 37 on the outskirts of Mathis. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Skidmore CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,013 people, 348 households, and 258 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 96.4 people per square mile (37.2/km2). There were 427 housing units at an average density of 40.6/sq mi (15.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.82% White, 2.86% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 9.58% from other races, and 3.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skidmore, Kansas
Skidmore is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas Cherokee County (county code CK) is a U.S. county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 19,362. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs. The latter became the first "cow ..., United States. History A post office was opened in Skidmore in 1903, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915. Notable people * Fred D. Beans, a decorated Marine Raider who rose to the rank of Brigadier General References Further reading External links * Cherokee County mapsCurrent KDOT Unincorporated communities in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skidmore, Maryland
Skidmore is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The community is the western terminus of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge as well as the location of Sandy Point State Park. Sandy Point Shoal Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 2002. References Unincorporated communities in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Unincorporated communities in Maryland Maryland populated places on the Chesapeake Bay {{AnneArundelCountyMD-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skidmore, Michigan
Skidmore is an unincorporated community in Breitung Township, Dickinson County, Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ..., United States. Notes Unincorporated communities in Dickinson County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Iron Mountain micropolitan area {{DickinsonCountyMI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skidmore, West Virginia
Skidmore is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ..., United States. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, West Virginia {{JacksonCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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