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Lapham Family
Lapham may refer to: People * Bill Lapham (1934–2016), American football player * Dave Lapham (born 1952), former player and current announcer for the NFL Cincinnati Bengals * David Lapham (born 1970), cartoonist * Elbridge G. Lapham (1814–1890), New York politician * Increase A. Lapham (1811–1875), nineteenth century author and scientist * Lewis H. Lapham (1935-2024), contemporary writer * Nathan Lapham (1820–1890), New York politician * Robert Lapham American guerrilla in the Philippines during WWII * Roger Lapham (1883–1966), businessman and politician * Seneca Lapham, a fictional character in the list of Cthulhu Mythos biographies * Silas Lapham, the protagonist of William Dean Howells' novel '' The Rise of Silas Lapham'' * Smith Lapham, an early settler of Rockford, Michigan Places United States * Lapham, former name of Stateline, California * Lapham Peak Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest, Wisconsin state park * '' Lapham Memorial'', public artwork on the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Lapham
William Gaius Lapham (February 2, 1934 – November 8, 2016) was an American professional football center who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Drake University and the University of Iowa. Early life and college William Gaius Lapham was born on February 2, 1934, in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines. Lapham was a member of the Drake Bulldogs of Drake University in 1952. After a stint in the United States Air Force, Lapham was a three-year letterman for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the University of Iowa from 1957 to 1959. He was named second-team All-Big Ten by both the Associated Press and United Press International in 1959. Professional career Lapham was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 14th round, with the 160th overall pick, of the 1958 NFL draft. He was also selected by the Houston Oilers in the "first selections" portion of the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cthulhu Mythos Biographies
The following characters appear in H. P. Lovecraft's story cycle — the Cthulhu Mythos. Overview: *''Name''. The name of the character appears first. *''Birth/Death''. The date of the character's birth and death (if known) appears in parentheses below the character's name. Ambivalent dates are denoted by a question mark. *''Description''. A brief description of the character follows next. __NOTOC__ A Alhazred, Abdul (655?–738) The infamous "mad Arab" credited as the author of ''Al-Azif'' (the ''Necronomicon''). He is first mentioned in Lovecraft's " The Nameless City". See Abdul Alhazred. Akeley, George Goodenough The son of Henry Wentworth Akeley. See "The Whisperer in Darkness". Akeley, Henry Wentworth (–??) Vermont folklorist and correspondent of Albert Wilmarth who becomes involved with the Fungi from Yuggoth. See "The Whisperer in Darkness". Allen, Zadok (c. 1831–1926?) One of the few completely human residents of Innsmouth. Despite very adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru, New York
Peru is a town in Clinton County in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 6,772 at the 2020 census. The town was so named for its views of the Adirondack Mountains to the west and the farmlands throughout the town, resembling scenery found in the country of Peru in South America. Peru, New York, is in the southeastern part of Clinton County, south of Plattsburgh. History The area was first settled by Connor VanNess in 1772. The Battle of Valcour Island was fought in Lake Champlain in the eastern part of Peru in 1776. Peru was formed from parts of the towns of Plattsburgh and Willsboro (the latter now in Essex County) in 1792. Part of Peru was returned to Willsboro in 1799. In 1838, part of the town was used to form the towns of Au Sable and Black Brook. On April 20, 2002, around 6:50 am, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake was centered in the western part of Peru, southwest of Plattsburgh with only marginal damages. Geography According to the United States Census Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapham Memorial
The ''Lapham Memorial'' is a public artwork by American artist Albert H. Atkins, located near the entrance to Lapham Hall, on the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus. It is in memory of Increase A. Lapham, a 19th-century scientist famous for prompting the creation of the National Weather Service and recording the antiquities of Wisconsin, among other accomplishments. Description The relief plaque is made out of bronze and is mounted on a granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ... base. The plaque is approximately 27.5 inches by 37 inches and the base is approximately 50 inches by 82 inches by 82 inches, weighing 40,000 pounds. The plaque is in a landscape format featuring the bust of Increase A. Lapham in the center. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapham Peak Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest
Lapham Peak is a Wisconsin state park located in the Kettle Moraine State Forest. It is just south of Delafield and west of Waukesha. The park entrance is north of the Glacial Drumlin State Trail. Activities The park includes three picnic areas, birdwatching, a butterfly garden, a prairie restoration area, an amphitheater, and over of dirt and accessible paved nature trails. A backpacking campsite located beside a four-mile (6 km) segment of the Ice Age Trail is also in the park. There is a multi-use trail for horse riding, mountain biking, snowshoeing and dog sled training. Over of trails are open in the winter for cross-country skiing. The SummerStage is an outdoor stage in a natural amphitheater that hosts shows including plays, musicals, and dance as well as summer theater camps. Hausmann Nature Center In 1984, Bernice and Dr. Paul Haussmann donated their 8700-square-foot home to the state of Wisconsin to be converted into a nature center that would promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stateline, California
Stateline (formerly Lakeside and Laphams) is a former unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, now incorporated into South Lake Tahoe, California. It lies at an elevation of 6,279 feet (1914 m) ASL. As its name suggests, it is at the state line with Nevada, and mirrors the adjacent community of the same name. The name Laphams commemorates William W. Lapham who opened a hotel here in the 1850s. The pony express route ran through the community circa 1861 on the leg between Friday's Station and Yanks. A post office operated at Stateline from 1901. It was along the Lincoln Highway Sierra Nevada Southern Route by 1916. The locale acquired the name Lakeside between 1930 and 1955; then was changed to Stateline thereafter. The community was a subject in an interstate border dispute. After a 1980 US Supreme Court ruling, the community of Stateline was nominally moved east, and the California portion dissolved into South Lake Tahoe. The currently accepted interstate bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Rockford, Michigan
History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categorize history as a social science, while others see it as part of the humanities or consider it a hybrid discipline. Similar debates surround the purpose of history—for example, whether its main aim is theoretical, to uncover the truth, or practical, to learn lessons from the past. In a more general sense, the term ''history'' refers not to an academic field but to the past itself, times in the past, or to individual texts about the past. Historical research relies on primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events and validate interpretations. Source criticism is used to evaluate these sources, assessing their authenticity, content, and reliability. Historians strive to integrate the perspectives of several sources to develop a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rise Of Silas Lapham
''The Rise of Silas Lapham'' is a realist novel by William Dean Howells published in 1885. The story follows the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but he lacks social standards, which he tries to attain through his daughter's marriage into the aristocratic Corey family. Silas' morality does not fail him. He loses his money but makes the right moral decision when his partner proposes the unethical selling of the mills to English settlers. Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel. The resolution of the love triangle of Irene Lapham, Tom Corey, and Penelope Lapham highlights Howells' rejection of the conventions of sentimental romantic novels as unrealistic and deceitful. List of characters * Silas Lapham * Penelope Lapham * Persis Lapham * Irene Lapham * Tom Corey * Bromfield Corey * Anna Corey * Milton K. Rogers Plot sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Lapham
Roger Dearborn Lapham (December 6, 1883 – April 16, 1966) was a shipowner and businessman who served as the 32nd mayor of San Francisco from 1944 to 1948. Life and career Lapham was born in New York City, the son of Antoinette N. (née Dearborn) and businessman Lewis Henry Lapham. He was educated at Harvard, and a member of the Pacific Union Club. In the summer of 1918, Lapham was a captain of infantry with the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. In 1925, he was president of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. In 1927, Lapham was a founder of the Cypress Point golf course on the Monterey Peninsula. Lapham championed the employers' position in the 1936 waterfront strike and was elevated as a "business" mayor by a member of the Police Commission, J. Ward Maillard, after collapse of the Angelo Rossi constituency. Upon taking the mayor's seat, Lapham declared his intention to serve only one term. According to Radebaugh, Lapham was "so convinced of the employers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Lapham
Dave Lapham (born June 24, 1952) is an American former professional football guard for the National Football League (NFL)'s Cincinnati Bengals from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League (USFL)'s New Jersey Generals (1984–1985). During his career, he played all five line positions and was a key player on the 1981 Bengals squad that won the AFC championship, but ultimately lost Super Bowl XVI to the San Francisco 49ers. He has served as the Bengals radio color commentator for over 30 seasons, is also a local Bengals TV analyst and radio host, and is a Big 12 football analyst for Fox Sports Network. Early life Lapham attended Wakefield Memorial High School in Wakefield, Massachusetts, where he was a three-year letterman and captain in basketball and football and a four-year letterman and captain in track. He is a member of the school's hall of fame. He then attended Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Communications. At Syracuse, he lettered in three seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWII
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lapham
Robert Lapham (January 1, 1917 – December 18, 2003) was a reserve lieutenant in the US Army in World War II. He served in the Philippines attached to the 45th Infantry (Philippine Scouts), evaded capture in the spring of 1942, and organized and led one of the largest and most successful guerrilla armies on the central plains of the northern island of Luzon. He was promoted to major by war's end, age 28, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (United States), Distinguished Service Cross by General Douglas MacArthur. Lapham was the third person, after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and MacArthur, to receive the Philippine Legion of Honor. Historian Norling says that Laphams's Luzon Guerrilla Army Force (LGAF) was probably the most efficient of the many guerrilla armies on Luzon. The U.S. Guerrilla Affairs Division commended Lapham for having the best-disciplined guerrilla organization. Early life A graduate of the University of Iowa in 1939 with an ROTC 2nd lieuten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
