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Cresson Pass , a commune in France
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''Cresson'' is the French word for ''watercress''. It may refer to: ; Places * Battle of Cresson, a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, in what now is Israel, near Nazareth * Cresson, Kansas, a United States ghost town * Cresson, Pennsylvania, a United States borough * Cressona, Pennsylvania, a United States borough * Cresson Township, Pennsylvania, a U.S. township * Cresson, Texas, a United States city ; People * Cresson Kearny, U.S. survival guide writer ; Other uses * Cresson (wasp), a wasp in the family Crabronidae See also * Cressonsacq, a village and commune in France * Montcresson, a commune in France * Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière, a commune in France * Vaucresson Vaucresson () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the Hauts-de-Seine department from the center of Paris. Vaucresson contains abundant parkland; 22 of its 308 hectares are classed as natural zones. Today Vaucresson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresson
''Cresson'' is the French word for ''watercress''. It may refer to: ; Places * Battle of Cresson, a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, in what now is Israel, near Nazareth * Cresson, Kansas, a United States ghost town * Cresson, Pennsylvania, a United States borough * Cressona, Pennsylvania, a United States borough * Cresson Township, Pennsylvania, a U.S. township * Cresson, Texas, a United States city ; People * Cresson Kearny Cresson Henry Kearny (; – ) wrote several Survival skills, survival-related books based primarily on research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Career Kearny attended TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas, Texas Military Institute in t ..., U.S. survival guide writer ; Other uses * Cresson (wasp), a wasp in the family Crabronidae See also * Cressonsacq, a village and commune in France * Montcresson, a commune in France * Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière, a commune in France * Vaucresson, a commune in France {{dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watercress
Watercress or yellowcress (''Nasturtium officinale'') is a species of aquatic flowering plant in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae. Watercress is a rapidly growing perennial plant native to Eurasia. It is one of the oldest known leaf vegetables consumed by humans. Watercress and many of its relatives, such as garden cress, mustard, radish, and wasabi, are noteworthy for their piquant flavors. Description Watercress can grow up to in length. The stems are hollow and float in water. The leaf structure is pinnately compound. Small, white, and green inflorescences are produced in clusters and are frequently visited by insects, especially hoverflies, such as '' Eristalis'' flies. Taxonomy Watercress is listed in some sources as belonging to the genus ''Rorippa'', although molecular evidence shows those aquatic species with hollow stems are more closely related to ''Cardamine'' than ''Rorippa''. Despite the Latin name, watercress is not particularly closely related to the fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Cresson
The Battle of Cresson was a small battle between Frankish and Ayyubid forces on 1 May 1187 at the "Spring of the Cresson." While the exact location of the spring is unknown, it is located in the environs of Nazareth. The conflict was a prelude to the decisive defeat of the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the Battle of Hattin two months later. Location The exact location of the spring is still disputed. Primary sources place the spring near Nazareth. Israeli archaeologist Rafi (Rafael Y.) Lewis believes the springs of Cresson may be near the springs of Sepphoris, due to a 2021 discovery of Frankish arrowheads near the site. British archaeologist Denys Pringle suggests that the spring may refer to 'Ain ad-Daya: a spring that is closer to the Nazareth-Tiberias road, approximately four kilometres west of Kafr Sabt. Background Dynastic instability and internal divisions permeated the Kingdom of Jerusalem in the years leading up to and after the death of Baldwin IV. Baldwin, who suffered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresson, Kansas
Cresson is a ghost town in Northampton Township, Rooks County, Kansas, United States. History Cresson, Kansas (named for Cresson, PA) was granted a post office in 1879. In 1887, rumors circulated that Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad is a Railroad classes, Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pacific is the second largest railroad in the United Stat ... would lay track miles to the south of Cresson. Many citizens and businesses abandoned Cresson to form the community of New Cresson along the expected railroad route. In 1888, Union Pacific established the railroad near the original location of Cresson, then created Palco as a depot. Nothing is left of Cresson or New Cresson.Palco Kansas Centennial September 1988, 1988, p.19. References Former populated places in Rooks County, Kansas Former populated places in Kansas 1879 establishments in Kansas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresson, Pennsylvania
Cresson is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cresson is east of Pittsburgh. It is above in elevation. Lumber, coal, and coke yards were industries that had supported the population, which numbered 1,470 in 1910. The borough is part of the Johnstown Metropolitan Statistical Area, although state and local sources list it as part of the Altoona area due to being much closer to that city. The population of Cresson at the 2010 census was 1,711. The location was named in 1854 as a memorial to philanthropist Elliott Cresson. Railroads, beginning with the Allegheny Portage Railroad, fueled the growth of the area. Many famous Pittsburgh businessmen, including Charles M. Schwab, Andrew Carnegie, and Henry Clay Frick, maintained summer residences in the area. The borough was incorporated in 1906, along with neighboring Sankertown. Geography Cresson is located in eastern Cambria County at (40.462631, -78.586319), atop the Eastern Continental Divide, the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cressona, Pennsylvania
Cressona is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1857 from part of North Manheim Township, Pennsylvania, North Manheim Township, it was founded by and named for John Chapman Cresson, a Philadelphia civil engineer and manager of the Schuylkill Navigation Company, president of the Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad, and the chief engineer of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. History Until the Mine Hill Road was built in Cressona, the borough remained mostly wilderness, with some minor agricultural areas. In 1831, the Mine Hill and Schuylkill Railroad was completed, and the tracks went through Cressona. The borough was historically called West Haven, but the name was changed to Cressona. The borough was incorporated on February 2, 1857. Geography Cressona is located at (40.630214, −76.193003). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Cressona is four miles south of Pottsville, Pennsy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresson Township, Pennsylvania
Cresson Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,820 at the 2020 census. The township surrounds the boroughs of Cresson and Sankertown but is separate from them. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The Benjamin F. Jones Cottage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Geography Cresson Township is located in eastern Cambria County and is bordered on the east by Blair County. The township is east of Ebensburg, the Cambria County seat, and southwest of Altoona. The eastern edge of the township approximately follows the crest of the Allegheny Front, the height of land between the Susquehanna River watershed to the east and the Ohio River watershed to the west. The Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site is in the eastern part of the township. According to the United States Census Bureau, Cresson Township has a total area of , of which , or 0.18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresson, Texas
Cresson is a city located at the corners of Hood, Johnson, and Parker counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 377 and State Highway 171, southwest of Fort Worth. Incorporated in 2001, Cresson had a population of 741 at the 2010 census. By 2020, it had a population of 1,349. History The origin of the name has been lost to history. One book suggests the city may have been named after John Cresson, captain of a wagon train that camped in the area before the Civil War. A similar story is told that Cresson was named for an official with the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad. Cresson was at one time served by the Fort Worth and Rio Grande, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe and the Nancy Hanks railroad companies. It has also been suggested that Cresson was named for Cresson, Pennsylvania, another city with a strong railroading history. Geography Cresson is situated on the border between Hood and Johnson counties, with the city limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresson Kearny
Cresson Henry Kearny (; – ) wrote several Survival skills, survival-related books based primarily on research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Career Kearny attended TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas, Texas Military Institute in the 1930s, where he became the commanding officer of the cadet corps, a champion runner and rifle shot, and valedictorian of his class. He attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania before earning a degree in civil engineering at Princeton University, graduating Latin honors, summa cum laude in 1937. He won a Rhodes Scholarship and went on to earn two degrees in geology at the University of Oxford. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Sudeten Crisis he acted as a courier for an underground group helping German resistance to Nazism, anti-Nazis escape from Czechoslovakia. Following graduation from Oxford, Kearny joined a Royal Geographical Society expedition in the Peruvian Andes. He then worked as an exploration geologist for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresson (wasp)
''Cresson'' is a South American genus of kleptoparasitic wasps in the family Bembicidae. Species *'' Cresson mariastea'' Packer, 2021 *''Cresson parvispinosus ''Cresson'' is the French word for ''watercress''. It may refer to: ; Places * Battle of Cresson, a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, in what now is Israel, near Nazareth * Cresson, Kansas, a United States ghost town * Cresson, Pennsylvania, a ...'' (Reed, 1894) *'' Cresson salitrera'' Packer, 2021 References Bembicidae Apoidea genera Brood parasites {{apoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cressonsacq
Cressonsacq () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 680 Communes of France, communes of the Oise Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025): References Communes of Oise {{ClermontArrondissement-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montcresson
Montcresson () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Loiret department The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Loiret {{Loiret-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
