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Gillespie Golf Course
Gillespie may refer to: * Gillespie (surname), including a list of people who share the name Places United Kingdom * Gillespie Road, a road in Highbury, London, England * Gillespie Road, the former name of Arsenal tube station, Highbury, London, England * Gillespie Park, London Borough of Islington * James Gillespie's High School, Edinburgh, Scotland United States * Gillespie, Arizona * Gillespie, Illinois * Gillespie Township, Macoupin County, Illinois * Gillespie, New Jersey * Gillespie County, Texas * Gillespie Field, a county-owned public-use airport near San Diego, California Other places * Gillespie Lake, a dried lake on planet Mars near Yellowknife Bay Other uses * Gillespie algorithm, for solving stochastic equations * Gillespie, Kidd & Coia, a Scottish architectural firm * Gillespie syndrome Gillespie syndrome, also called aniridia, cerebellar ataxia and mental deficiency, is a rare genetic disorder. The disorder is characterized by partial aniridia (meaning that pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillespie (surname)
Gillespie ( ) is both a masculine given name and a surname in the English language. Variants include Gillaspie and Gillispie. Origins The given name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Gille Easbaig'' (also rendered ''Gilleasbaig''), meaning "bishop's servant". The surname ''Gillespie'' is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic ''Mac Gille Easbuig'', and the Irish language, Irish ''Mac Giolla Easpaig'', both of which mean "bishop's servant's son". The given name itself is ultimately derived from a word of Greek origin, Accessed via Open Library. the Old Irish ''epscop'' being derived via the Latin ''episcopus'' from Greek επίσκοπος, epískopos, 'overseer'. An early example of the name in Scotland occurs in a charter dated 1175–1199, recording a certain "''Ewano filio Gillaspeck''". In Ireland, a family bearing the surname occupied the office of ''toísech'' of Clann Aílebra in the late twelfth century. Accessed via Open Library. In 1172, for example, the ''to� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillespie Road
Gillespie Road is a road in Highbury, North London, that runs east–west along the north side of Arsenal Stadium. Arsenal Underground station was originally named ''Gillespie Road'', before being given its current name in 1932 following pressure from the club and its then manager Herbert Chapman Herbert Chapman (19 January 1878 – 6 January 1934) was an English Association football, football player and manager. Though he had an undistinguished playing career, he went on to become one of the most influential and successful manage .... The original name is still displayed on the original Edwardian platform tiling. References Streets in the London Borough of Islington Arsenal F.C. {{London-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsenal Tube Station
Arsenal is a London Underground station located in Highbury, London. It is on the Piccadilly line, between Holloway Road tube station, Holloway Road and Finsbury Park station, Finsbury Park stations, in Travelcard Zone 2. Originally known as Gillespie Road, it was renamed in 1932 after Arsenal F.C., Arsenal Football Club, who at the time played at the nearby Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Stadium. It is the only tube station named directly after a football club (association football), football club. Although Highbury Stadium closed in 2006, the station retains its name and is still used by spectators attending matches at Arsenal's nearby Emirates Stadium. Location The station is located on a narrow Victorian architecture, Victorian residential street, away from any main roads. It is also unusual in not having any bus routes pass its entrance, though routes London Buses route 4, 4, London Buses route 19, 19, London Buses route 106, 106 and London Buses route 236, 236 serve nearby Blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillespie Park
Gillespie Park is a 3.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Highbury in the London Borough of Islington. It also hosts the Islington Ecology Centre, which provides environmental education for schools and organises walks and talks for adults. It is owned and managed by Islington Council. The site is protected by Fields in Trust through a legal "Deed of Dedication" safeguarding the future of the space as public recreation land for future generations Future generations are Cohort (statistics), cohorts of hypothetical people not yet born. Future generations are contrasted with current and past generations and evoked in order to encourage thinking about intergenerational equity. The Moral agenc ... to enjoy. The site has meadow and woodland areas with several ponds including the main pond and reed bed, and also there are 244 species of plants, 94 of birds and 24 of butterflies. It has a number of plants which are rare in Centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gillespie's High School
James Gillespie's High School (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-sgoil Sheumais Ghilleasbuig) is a state-funded secondary school in Marchmont, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a comprehensive high school, educating pupils between the ages of 11 and 18, situated at the centre of Edinburgh. Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace are within the catchment area of James Gillespie's High School. History James Gillespie's High School was founded in Bruntsfield Place in 1803 as a result of the legacy of James Gillespie (philanthropist), James Gillespie, an Edinburgh tobacco merchant, and was administered by the Merchant Company of Edinburgh. The school acknowledges Gillespie's links to the North Virginia slave trade and, in keeping with best practice, educates students about slavery in its various forms. The original building was designed by Edinburgh architect Robert Burn (architect), Robert Burn. In 1870, the school moved into a larger building on the south side of what is now Gillespie Crescent. The n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillespie, Arizona
The Gillespie Dam is a concrete gravity dam located on the Gila River between the towns of Buckeye and Gila Bend, Arizona. The dam was constructed during the 1920s for primarily irrigation purposes. It was key to the development of a parcel owned by "millionaire" W.S. Gillespie of Tulsa, Oklahoma, initially allowing for irrigation of . A portion of the dam failed unexpectedly in 1993 during unusually heavy rains. History The Gillespie Dam was constructed circa 1920 by a local rancher, Frank Gillespie (Gillespie Land and Irrigation Company), to replace an existing structure. As the dam was located at an important river crossing that would later become U.S. Route 80, the Arizona Highway Department – the predecessor to the Arizona Department of Transportation – constructed a concrete apron at the foot of the dam to allow for vehicular crossings. As the dam was a simple spillover construction, during times of heavy runoff cars would have to be pulled through the flow by truck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States, and part of the Metro East region of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 3,168 at the 2020 census. History The first group of settlers arrived to the area of Gillespie in the late 1820s from Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. The township thrived in the 1830s, increasing in population and businesses. In 1835 the first schoolhouse was built. Gillespie was incorporated as a town in the spring of 1853. By 1904, the population rose to 3,100 and there were a number of businesses, churches, and schools. On January 29, 1905, a fire swept through the business district and destroyed most businesses and some homes. For years, Gillespie's main source of employment were the multiple coal mines scattered throughout the township operated by the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. It is said that Gillespie boasted three of the largest coal mines in the world. Gillespie is named for Judge Joseph Gillespie, who was activ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillespie Township, Macoupin County, Illinois
Gillespie Township is located in Macoupin County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ..., United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,882 and it contained 1,831 housing units. History Gillespie Township is named for Judge Joseph Gillespie. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.59%) is land and (or 1.41%) is water. Demographics Adjacent townships * Brushy Mound Township (north) * Honey Point Township (northeast) * Cahokia Township (east) * Mount Olive Township (southeast) * Dorchester Township (south) * Bunker Hill Township (southwest) * Hillyard Township (west) * Polk Township (northwest) References External linksCity-data.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillespie, New Jersey
There are numerous historical and contemporary neighborhoods in Sayreville, New Jersey, Sayreville, a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Sayreville has a total area of 18.704 square miles (48.442 km2), of which 15.842 square miles (41.030 km2) was land and 2.862 square miles (7.412 km2) was water (15.30%).2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions United States Census Bureau. Accessed April 27, 2020. It is located on a peninsula shared with South Amboy, New Jersey, South Amboy, created by the Raritan River at the north, its tributary South River (Raritan River), South River to the west, and the Raritan Bay to the east. The original village of Sayreville has been known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillespie County, Texas
Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 26,725. The county seat is Fredericksburg. It is located in the heart of the rural Texas Hill Country in Central Texas. Gillespie is named for Robert Addison Gillespie, a soldier in the Mexican–American War. It is known as the birthplace of 36th president of the United States of America Lyndon B. Johnson. On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County. In 1848, the legislature formed Gillespie County from Bexar and Travis Counties. While the signers were overwhelmingly German immigrants, names also on the petition were Castillo, Pena, Munos, and a handful of non-German Anglo names. Gillespie County comprises the Fredericksburg, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Early native inhabitants were the Tonkawa, Comanche, Kiowa, and Lipan Apache peoples. In 1842, the Adelsverein organized in Germany to promote emig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillespie Field
Gillespie Field is a county-owned public airport in El Cajon, California. It is located 11.5 miles (18.5 km; 10 nmi) northeast of downtown San Diego. History : ''Section reference dates.'' In 1942 the United States Marine Corps chose a site with east of San Diego for parachute training for the newly forming Paramarines, parachute battalions. In September 1942, Camp Gillespie was completed and named in honor of Lieutenant Archibald H. Gillespie, a Marine officer who played a prominent role in the effort to separate California from Mexico in the 1840s. Three high towers were built from which the paratroopers practiced their jumps. In February 1944, the camp was commissioned as Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield Gillespie under the command of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. MCAAF Gillespie soon became responsible for Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton Outlying Air Field. Among the units that transited and trained at MCAAF Gillespie were VMSB-141, List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellowknife Bay, Mars
Yellowknife Bay is a geologic formation in Gale Crater on the planet Mars. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Rover (space exploration), rover, named Curiosity (rover), ''Curiosity'', arrived at the low lying depression on December 17, 2012, 125 Timekeeping on Mars, sols, or Martian days, into its 668-sol planned mission on the planet. Primary mission goals of the Mars Science Laboratory were to assess the potential habitability of the planet and whether or not the Martian environment is, or has ever been, capable of supporting life. The site was chosen after much study of the region by previous missions. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter observed morphological features created by the presence of Water on Mars, liquid water, suggesting the presence of an ancient lake which could have sustained Microorganism, microbial life. The geologic depression takes its name from the city Yellowknife, capital of the Canadian Northwest Territories, in honor of the 4 billion year old rock in the region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
