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Lévis (electoral District)
Lévis or Levis may be: Places Canada * Lévis, Quebec, a city * Lévis (federal electoral district) (1967–2004), a federal electoral district in Quebec * Lévis (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec France * Levis, Yonne, a commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté United States * Levis, Wisconsin, a town * Levis, Jackson County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community People * Levis (surname), a list of people * Levis (given name), a list of people with the given name Levis or Lévis * House of Lévis, a French noble family, including a list of people Military * Fort Lévis, a former French fortification, now submerged in the St. Lawrence River, in what is now New York state, United States * Lévis Forts, a series of three forts in Lévis, Quebec * HMCS Lévis (K115), HMCS ''Lévis'' (K115), a 190 Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette * HMCS Lévis (K400), HMCS ''Lévis'' (K400), a 190 Royal Canadian Navy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMCS Lévis (K400)
HMCS ''Lévis'' was a that served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. She served primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the St. Lawrence and the Battle of the Atlantic. She was the second ship to bear the name of ''Lévis'', the first being a Flower-class corvette that had been sunk earlier in the war. She was named for Lévis, Quebec. ''Lévis'' was ordered in June 1942 as part of the 1942–1943 River-class building program. She was laid down on 25 February 1943 by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. at Lauzon and launched 26 November 1943. She was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 21 July 1944 at Quebec City. Background The River-class frigate was designed by William Reed of Smith's Dock Company of South Bank-on-Tees. Originally called a "twin-screw corvette", its purpose was to improve on the convoy escort classes in service with the Royal Navy at the time, including the Flower-class corvette. The first orders were placed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi's Stadium
Levi's Stadium is an American football stadium located in Santa Clara, California, United States, just west of the much larger city of San Jose, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has served as the home venue for the National Football League (NFL)'s San Francisco 49ers since 2014. The stadium is located approximately south of San Francisco. It is named after Levi Strauss & Co., which purchased naming rights in 2013. In 2006, the 49ers proposed constructing a new stadium at Candlestick Point in San Francisco, the site of their erstwhile home, Candlestick Park. The project, which included plans for retail space and housing improvements, was claimed to be of great potential benefit to the nearby historically blighted neighborhood of Hunters Point. After negotiations with the city of San Francisco fell through, the 49ers focused their attention on a site adjacent to their administrative offices and training facility in Santa Clara. In June 2010, Santa Clara voters approved a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi's
Levi Strauss & Co. ( ) is an American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's ( ) brand of denim jeans. It was founded in May 1853 when German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss moved from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California, to open a West Coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business. Although the corporation is registered in Delaware, the company's corporate headquarters is located in Levi's Plaza in San Francisco. History Origin and formation (1853–1890s) Levi Strauss was born on February 26, 1829. He grew up in Buttenheim, Bavaria. German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss began business at 90 Sacramento Street in San Francisco, then moved to 62 Sacramento Street. In 1858, the company was listed as ''Strauss, Levi (David Stern & Lewis Strauss) importers clothing, etc. 63 & 65 Sacramento St.'' (today, on the current grounds of the 353 Sacramento Street Lobby) in the San Francisco Directory with Strauss serving as its sales manager and his brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lurcy-Lévis
Lurcy-Lévis () is a commune on the northern limits the Allier department in Auvergne in central France. It is around east of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the A71 autoroute and northwest of Moulins. Population Economy Within Lurcy-Lévis, there is a small Atac supermarket, a tourist information centre and a few specialist shops. Lurcy-Lévis was the home to Sociétie A Baudin a manufacturer of woodworking machines and particular for the machines needed to turn and hollow a full wooden clog. File:Musée des métiers du bois de Labaroche 157.jpg, Lathe File:Musée des métiers du bois de Labaroche 165.jpg, Lurcy-Levy! The clog on the left is the template- and the one on the right is being cut to match. File:Zaanse Schans Clogs Making.jpg, In the Netherlands Sport Nearby there is also a motor racing test track able to accommodate F1 and F3 racing cars. The Grand Prix circuit of Magny-Cours is only away. See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lévis-Saint-Nom
Lévis-Saint-Nom is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yvelines department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes o ... References Communes of Yvelines {{Yvelines-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lévis—Lotbinière
Lévis—Lotbinière (formerly Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It was created in 2003 from parts of Lévis (federal electoral district), Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings. Geography Located southwest of Quebec City along the Saint Lawrence River, the riding includes parts of the city's south shore suburbs. It consists of: * the Regional County Municipality of Lotbinière; * the part of the City of Lévis comprising: the former cities of Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Saint-Nicolas, Charny, Quebec, Charny, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Lévis, Quebec, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome and Saint-Rédempteur, Quebec, Saint-Rédempteur, the former Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, Quebec, Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, and the former Parish Municipality of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levis Formation
The Levis Formation is a geologic formation in Quebec. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Quebec A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References * Cambrian Quebec Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits Geologic formations of Quebec {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lévis Station
Lévis () is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The population in 2021 was 149,683. Its current incarnation was founded on January 1, 2002, as the result of a merger among ten cities, including the older city of Lévis founded in 1861. Lévis is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Lévis. Its geographical code is 25 as a census division, and 251 as an RCM-equivalent territory. History First Nations and prehistoric indigenous peoples settled in this area for thousands of years due to its ideal location at the confluence of the Chaudière and the St. Lawrence rivers. Many archeological sites reveal evidence of human occupation dating to 10,000 BP. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levis (motorcycle)
Levis motorcycles (1911–1940), manufactured by Butterfields Ltd. of Birmingham, England were for many years one of England's leading marques of two-stroke motorcycle. Levis built two-stroke machines from 1911, adding a line of four-strokes in 1928, which ran to 1941 when production ceased. The first Levis was made in the Norton works by designer Howard (Bob) Newey, but James Norton turned it down. Newey then joined with the Butterfields, Arthur and Billy, and sister Daisy, to set up a motorcycle company (Newey later married Daisy). Their first model had a capacity of 211 cc. Two-strokes In 1916, the 211 cc vertical two-stroke engine produced . An enclosed chain from the crankshaft drove the Fellows magneto, and drive to the rear wheel was by Pedley 'Vee' belt. The machine weighed approximately . Their first racing success was in the Lightweight 250 class within the 1920 Isle of Man TT The 1920 Isle of Man TT races was the first races to take place following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMCS Lévis (K115)
HMCS ''Lévis'' was a Royal Canadian Navy which took part in convoy escort duties during the World War II, Second World War. She was sunk in 1941. She was named for Lévis, Quebec. Background Flower-class corvettes like ''Lévis'' serving with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were different from earlier and more traditional sail-driven corvettes. The "corvette" designation was created by the French as a class of small warships; the Royal Navy borrowed the term for a period but discontinued its use in 1877. During the hurried preparations for war in the late 1930s, Winston Churchill reactivated the corvette class, needing a name for smaller ships used in an escort capacity, in this case based on a whaling ship design. The generic name "flower" was used to designate the class of these ships, which – in the Royal Navy – were named after flowering plants. Corvettes commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were named after communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
