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Colton Area Museum
Colton may refer to: Places Australia * Colton, South Australia, a locality in the District Council of Elliston * Electoral district of Colton, South Australia England * Colton, Cumbria * Colton, Leeds (a village to the east of the city.) * Colton, Norfolk (in Marlingford and Colton parish) * Colton, North Yorkshire * Colton, Staffordshire * Colton, Suffolk (in Great Barton parish) United States * Colton, California * Colton, Nebraska * Colton, New York ** Colton (CDP), New York * Colton, Ohio * Colton, Oregon * Colton, South Dakota * Colton, Utah, a ghost town * Colton, Washington * Colton Crater, Coconino County, Arizona * Colton Hall California's Constitution Hall in Monterey People with the name * Colton (given name) * Colton (surname) Other uses * Colton antigen system * Marr and Colton The Marr & Colton Company was a producer of theater pipe organs, located in Warsaw, New York. The firm was founded in 1915 by David Jackson Marr and John J. Colton. The com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton, South Australia
__NOTOC__ Colton is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula overlooking the Great Australian Bight about north-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about north of the municipal seat of Elliston. Boundaries created in November 1999 for “the long established name” which is ultimately derived from Sir John Colton, a former Premier of South Australia. Initial development within what is the current locality involved the following: On 21 December 1880 Daniel Thomas Kenny (1849-1934)… entered into an agreement with the Department of Lands to purchase sections 43W and 59, Hundred of Colton, comprising 97 and 274 acres respectively - this land adjoined the junction of five roads and as such was a prime sight for a hotel to cater for travellers in an area which was gradually being opened up for closer settlement. His brother, Michael S.W. Kenny, took over the land on 12 April 1887 and completed the purchase of sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton (CDP), New York
Colton is the primary hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Colton in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 345, out of 1,451 in the entire town of Colton. The community is in central St. Lawrence County, in the northwest corner of the town of Colton. It is bordered to the west by the town of Pierrepont and to the north by the town of Parishville. It sits on both sides of the Raquette River, which drops in elevation through the hamlet, on its way north to join the St. Lawrence River near the Canadian border. New York State Route 56 runs through Colton, leading north to Potsdam and southeast to New York State Route 3 in the Adirondacks. State Route 68 The following highways are numbered 68: Australia * Channel Highway (Tasmania) * NSW (Multiple routes) Canada * Alberta Highway 68 * Manitoba Highway 68 * Ontario Highway 68 Chile * Chile Route 68 Greece * EO68 road India * National H ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton (surname)
Colton is a surname of Irish and English origin. In Ireland, it is an anglicized form of ''Ó Cómhaltáin'' 'descendant of Cómhaltán', a branch of the Ó Cléirigh. In England, it is a habitational name from several eponymous places. People with the surname * Anita O'Day, née Anita Belle Colton (1919–2006), jazz singer * Ann Ree Colton (1898–1984), founder of "Niscience" * Charles Colton (other) * David Douty Colton (1831–1878), California pioneer, entrepreneur, politician * Dean Colton, Scottish rugby player * Don B. Colton (1876–1952), American politician * Eben Pomeroy Colton (1829–1895), Lieutenant Governor of Vermont * Frank B. Colton (1923–2003), American chemist * Gardner Quincy Colton (1814–1898), American anesthesiologist * George Colton (other) :* George Colton (Maryland politician) (1817–1898), American politician, printer and newspaperman :*George Radcliffe Colton (1886–1916), Governor of Puerto Rico * Ginger Colton (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton (given Name)
Colton is a male given name, and may refer to: *Colton Avery (born 1991), American singer and songwriter *Colton Beck (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Brennan (1983-2021), American football player *Colton Brown (born 1991), American judoka *Colton Collins (born 2004), American stock car racer *Colton Cowser (born 2000), American baseball player *Colton Dixon (born 1991), American singer *Colton Dowell (born 1999), American football player *Colton Dunn (born 1977), American comedian, actor, writer, and producer *Colton Flasch (born 1991), Canadian curler *Colton Ford (1962–2025), American singer and actor *Colton Fretter (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Gillies (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Gordon (born 1998), American baseball pitcher *Colton Greene (1833–1900), American general *Colton Harris-Moore (born 1991), American fugitive *Colton Haynes (born 1988), American model and actor *Colton Herta (born 2000), American racing driv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton Hall
Colton Hall is a government building and museum in Monterey, California, United States. It was built in 1847–49 by Walter Colton, who arrived in Monterey as the chaplain on Commodore Robert F. Stockton's vessel. He remained and was named as Monterey's first alcalde (mayor) in the American Period. Colton Hall originally contained rooms downstairs for a public school and government assembly hall upstairs. It was the site of California's first constitutional convention in 1849. Building construction Upon becoming the elected alcalde Colton decided to build a school in Monterey, he decided that it would be in the style of the buildings he was familiar with from Philadelphia and Washington DC, the Greek Revival style. He wrote in his diary, As the alcalde, Colton served as mayor, coroner, judge, sheriff, in charge of weights and measures, prosecutor, and a tax collector. In order to raise funds and free labor, Colton took full advantage of his "absolute" powers. He would ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coconino County, Arizona
Coconino County is a County (United States), county in the North Central Arizona, North-Central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The county seat is Flagstaff, Arizona, Flagstaff. The county takes its name from ''Cohonino'', a name applied to the Havasupai people. It is the List of the largest counties in the United States by area, second-largest county by area in the contiguous United States, behind San Bernardino County, California. It has , or 16.4% of Arizona's total area, and is larger than the nine smallest states in the U.S. Coconino County comprises the Flagstaff metropolitan statistical area, Grand Canyon National Park, the federally recognized Havasupai Nation, and parts of the federally recognized Navajo Nation, Navajo, Hualapai, and Hopi nations. As a result, its relatively large Native Americans in the United States, Native American population makes up nearly 30% of the county's total popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton, Washington
Colton is a town in Whitman County, Washington, Whitman County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population was 401 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Colton was first settled in 1879 by J.A. Cole, and was founded in 1882 by J.B. Stanley. Colton was incorporated in 1890; however, the incorporation documents were not recorded until 1893. Plans for the formation of Colton were made in 1879. Several residents of the town of Uniontown, which was settled a few years earlier, had grown dissatisfied with the proprietor of that town. In June 1879, the town of Colton was surveyed and platted on the 480-acre farm of Gregor Kosher. That month L.J. Wolford moved his hotel to Colton and Chris Adamson moved his blacksmith shop to the new town. Dr. Cole erected the first new building on the corner of Steptoe and Broadway (now Main Street); J.B. Standley moved his small supply of merchandise into the new building. The town took its name from the first three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton, Utah
Colton is a ghost town located near the southeastern edge of Utah County, Utah, Utah County, Utah, United States, approximately south of Soldier Summit, Utah, Soldier Summit. Formerly a busy railroad junction on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Colton is a landmark on U.S. Route 6 in Utah, U.S. Route 6 between the cities of Spanish Fork, Utah, Spanish Fork and Price, Utah, Price. __TOC__ History The site was first settled in 1883 under the name of Pleasant Valley Junction, where the Pleasant Valley Railroad connected the mining town of Winter Quarters, Utah, Winter Quarters, to the south, to the Rio Grande line. This line was soon abandoned, replaced by a Rio Grande branch along a much easier grade between Pleasant Valley Junction and Scofield, Utah, Scofield. Pleasant Valley Junction quickly grew to include a store, hotel, and five Western saloon, saloons. In addition to the railroad, the mining and milling of ozokerite was important in the local economy. Sometim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton, South Dakota
Colton is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 738 at the 2020 census. Colton has the name of J. E. Colton, a railroad official. History Creation The town started with a creamery in 1897, made by J. E. Colton. Other businesses started to form around the creamery, making a Main Street. In 1901, the founder started a newspaper called "The Colton Courier" that stayed in place for years. The three other shareowners were W. O. Colton and Dave Crooks, the founder of Colton's Neighboring town, Crooks. Between 1905 and 1906 a railroad was built through Colton, which used to have passenger service. J. E. Colton was 53 years old when he died in 1910. Schools The first Colton school was made in 1879 by the town's founder, J. E. Colton, and was a one-room schoolhouse. From 1903 to 1905 a new, larger schoolhouse was built in place of the old one and began to teach high school subjects. In 1907 a high school was built that was meant to put stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton, Oregon
Colton is an unincorporated community located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 211. Colton is located between the cities of Estacada and Molalla. Colton was named in about 1892 by two residents, Joshua Gorbett and a man named Cole, who each wanted to name the community after the other. The Post Office Department thought "Gorbett" would be confused with Corbett, so the community was named "Colton" instead. The Colton post office was established the same year. Camp Colton, Colton Luthern Church, Colton Market, Bob & Clyde’s, Colton Cafe, Fir Valley, and our volunteer Colton Fire Station are everlasting Colton landmarks. Colton areas include the communities/neighborhoods of: Old Colton, Elwood, Cedardale, Highland, Clarks, Dickey Prairie, and Fernwood. These areas are primarily where original schools, granges or stores were once located. Some of the original structures remain. In Elwood the school house is now the community center and the old Chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton, Ohio
Colton is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in northwestern Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio, Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio, Henry County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43510. It is located along County Road 4A, approximately four miles north of U.S. Route 24. History Colton was platted in 1855. A post office was established at Colton in 1856, and remained in operation until 1984. References Unincorporated communities in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Henry County, Ohio {{HenryCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton, New York
Colton is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,451 at the 2010 census. The town, originally named "Matildaville", is named after early settler Jesse Colton Higley. Colton is in the southeastern part of the county, south of Potsdam. History The first land patents were issued in 1776. The first settlement took place in March 1824 near Colton village, in the northern part of the town, by Abel Brown and his son, James Brown. Saw mills were established on the Raquette River, in addition to a starch factory built in 1844. Colton was organized in 1843 from part of the town of Parishville. Additional land from Parishville was added to Colton in 1851, and Colton was increased in 1876 from territory taken from the town of Hopkinton.Hough, Franklin B. (1853''"A history of St. Lawrence and Franklin counties, New York: from the earliest period to the present time"''/ref> The Zion Episcopal Church and Rectory was listed on the National Register ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
