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J. Merrill Blanchard
Jesse Merrill Blanchard (April 26, 1881 – April 3, 1914) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary (1904–1905, 1910), Washington University in St. Louis (1906–1907), and Whitman College (1908–1909). Playing career Blanchard played college football as a quarterback at Bowdoin College. Coaching career Blanchard was the first head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball, William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team, in 1905–06.William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 . Accessed March 24, 2008. In the inaugural season of William & Mary's basketball program, Blanchard led the team to a 4–1 record. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winterport, Maine
Winterport is a New England town, town in Waldo County, Maine, Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,817 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The Winterport Historic District, extending several blocks along Main Street (United States Route 1A), was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Waldo County, Maine, National Register of Historic Places in 1975. History First settled in 1766 as part of Frankfort, Maine, Frankfort, it was set off and incorporated on March 12, 1860. It was named Winterport because of its fine harbor on the Penobscot River estuary, which generally remained ice free, and so became a busy local terminus for trade and shipping during winter months. When the upper Penobscot River froze, commodities like flour were hauled in large quantities from here to Bangor, Maine, Bangor. In 1841, Theophilus Cushing opened a large steam sawmill, mill which manufactured 11,000,000 feet of lumber annually. It also made sugar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
