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Mayflower (other)
'' Mayflower'' was the ship that transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth to the New World in 1620. Mayflower may also refer to: Literature * ''Mayflower'' (series), an unfinished book trilogy by Orson Scott Card and Kathryn H. Kidd * '' Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War'', a 2006 book by Nathaniel Philbrick Places * Mayflower, Arkansas * Mayflower Village, California * Mayflower, Missouri * Mayflower, Virginia Plants * '' Cardamine pratensis'', mayflower or cuckoo-flower * '' Epigaea repens'', mayflower or trailing arbutus * '' Maianthemum canadense'', Canada mayflower or false lily-of-the-valley *''Delonix regia'' tree, known as ''Gulmohar'' or May-flower tree in India * ''Crataegus'', hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, May-tree, whitethorn, or hawberry ** '' Crataegus monogyna'', the common hawthorn or may * '' Laelia speciosa'', Mayflower orchid * ''Cattleya trianae'', ''Flor de Mayo'' ('May flower') or Christmas orchid Rail transportation * ''Mayflower'' (pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayflower
''Mayflower'' was an English ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620. After a grueling 10 weeks at sea, ''Mayflower'', with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reached America, dropping anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on , 1620. Differing from their contemporaries, the Puritans (who sought to reform and purify the Church of England), the Pilgrims chose to separate themselves from the Church of England because they believed it was beyond redemption due to its Roman Catholic past and the church's resistance to reform, which forced them to pray in private. Starting in 1608, a group of English families left England for the Netherlands, where they could worship freely. By 1620, the community determined to cross the Atlantic for America, which they considered a "new Promised Land", where they would establish Plymouth Colony. The Pilgrims had originally hoped to reach America by early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayflower MRT Station
Mayflower MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. Situated underneath Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, the station serves various landmarks including the Kebun Baru Heights Estate, Kebun Baru Community Centre, and CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School. First announced in August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL), the station was constructed as part of TEL Phase 2 (TEL2) with the merger of the TSL and the Eastern Region line (ERL). Building the station required multiple traffic diversions while having to construct the station along the slope. Opening on 28 August 2021 along with the TEL2 stations, Mayflower station features a unique honeycomb motif and is decorated with bird sculptures as part of the Art-in-Transit artwork in the station. History Mayflower station was first announced as part of the 22-station Thomson line (TSL) on 29 August 2012. In October 2013, the contract for the design and const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayflower Productions
Mayflower Productions was a British-based film production company of the 1930s and 1950s. Mayflower Pictures Mayflower Pictures was formed in July 1937 by German-born film producer Erich Pommer and British actor Charles Laughton. John Maxwell (producer), John Maxwell was on the board. They announced they would make three films, all to star Laughton – ''Vessel of Wrath'' (1938), ''Sidewalks of London, St. Martin's Lane'' (1938) and ''Jamaica Inn (1939 film), Jamaica Inn'' (1939). The films were all made. ''Jamaica Inn (film), Jamaica Inn'' was the last film directed by Alfred Hitchcock before he left for America and marking the star debut of Maureen O'Hara, who was put under contract to the company. In March 1939 Mayflower signed a contract with Paramount for the latter to distribute four of their films in the US. The fourth film would be a version of ''The Admirable Crichton'' with Laughton, Elsa Lanchester and O'Hara There were also plans to make a movie about a journalist writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayflower Mall
The Mayflower Mall is a single level shopping mall in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the only regional mall in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, and the community's main destination for fashion shopping. The mall features a diverse anchor mix including Best Buy, Winners, Sport Chek, Michaels, Staples, and Hudson's Bay. The mall opened in 1980 with Hudson's Bay, Dominion, and Woolco as original anchor stores. Shortly after opening in February 1983, Hudson's Bay was converted to Simpsons, another department store chain owned by the Hudsons Bay Company (HBC). In the 1982 HBC annual report, it outlines the reason for conversion is Simpsons had better market recognition than The Bay (Hudson's Bay) in this part of the country. Simpsons was converted back to Hudson's Bay along with the stores in Halifax and Dartmouth by July 1986. During the early 1990s, a stand-alone Sobeys store was opened next to Woolco. In March 1994 Walmart bought 122 Woolco stores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayflower Hotel
The Mayflower Hotel is a historic hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., located on Connecticut Avenue NW. It is two blocks north of Farragut Square (one block north of the Farragut North Metro station). The hotel is managed by the Autograph Collection Hotels division of Marriott International. The Mayflower is the largest luxury hotel in the District of Columbia, the longest continuously operating hotel in the Washington D.C. area, and a rival of the nearby Willard InterContinental and Hay-Adams Hotels. The Mayflower is known as the "Grande Dame of Washington", the "Hotel of Presidents", and as the city's "Second Best Address" (the White House is the first)—the latter sobriquet attributed to President Harry S. Truman (a frequent guest at the hotel). It was also a charter member oHistoric Hotels of America the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Today it is a four-star hotel. History Construction, sale, and renaming The site on which the Mayflowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumph Mayflower
The Triumph Mayflower is a British four-seat -litre small luxury car noted for its razor-edge styling. It was built by the Standard Motor Company and sold by Standard's subsidiary, The Triumph Motor Company. It was announced at the October 1949 British International Motor Show, but deliveries did not commence until the middle of 1950. One of the nine prototype Triumph Mayflowers, "JWK 612", was factory tested 5000 miles across Europe in 1950, they used the famous rooftop test track of Impéria Automobiles in Belgium. The Mayflower was manufactured from 1949 until 1953. The Mayflower's "upscale small car" position did not find a ready market, and sales did not meet Standard's expectations. The company's next small car, the Standard Eight of 1953, was a basic 0.8-litre economy car. Design and engineering The Mayflower used a version of the pre-war Standard Flying Ten's side-valve engine updated with an aluminium cylinder head and single Solex carburettor. The engine developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pilgrims' Adventure
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ships Named Mayflower
''Mayflower'' is the name of many ships. Notable ones include: * was the ship that transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth to the New World (America) in 1620 ** ''Mayflower'', a second ship of the same name that made the voyage several times including as part of the Winthrop Fleet in 1630 ** , a replica of the ''Mayflower'' that transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth in 1620, built in Devon, England, during 1955–1956 * , a steam tug of 1861, preserved at Bristol in the United Kingdom * , an 1886 America's Cup yacht * ''Mayflower'', a man-o-war of the English navy which sank on the Seven Stones Reef in March 1656 * ''Mayflower'', a paddle steamer carrying passengers between New Orleans and St. Louis, in the mid-nineteenth century * , a wooden-hulled scow schooner that sank in 1891. The shipwreck site is on the National Register of Historic Places * , a flat-bottom steamer that sank on Kamaniskeg Lake in 1912 * , a World War II corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy * *Mayflower AI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayflower School District
Mayflower School District (MSD) is a public school district based in Mayflower, Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. MSD supports more than 1,100 students in prekindergarten through grade 12 by employing more than 150 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its three schools. The school district encompasses of land in Faulkner County and serves all of Mayflower and portions of Sherwood, Jacksonville, Conway, and Vilonia. Schools * Mayflower High School Mayflower High School, founded in 1965, and named after the ''Mayflower'' ship, is a coeducational, secondary school located in Billericay, Essex in the East of England in the United Kingdom. The school has a mixed intake of pupils aged 11– ..., serving grades 9 through 12. * Mayflower Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8. * Mayflower Ełementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 4. References External links * {{Portal, United States, Schools Education in Faulkner Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayflower High School (Arkansas)
Mayflower High School is a comprehensive public high school for more than 300 students in grades 9 through 12 located in Mayflower, Arkansas, United States. Mayflower is one of six public high schools in Faulkner County and the sole high school administered by the Mayflower School District. Academics The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students complete at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular coursework and exams and may take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exam with the opportunity to receive college credit. Athletics The Mayflower High School athletic emblem (mascot) is the Eagle with purple and gold serving as the school colors. The Mayflower Eagles compete in interscholastic activities within the 3A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association The Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) is the primary sanctioning body f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayflower School (Juneau, Alaska)
The Mayflower School, now known as Juneau Montessori School, is a historic school building at St. Ann's and Savikko Streets in the Douglas part of Juneau, Alaska. It is significant as the only surviving historic Native school building in the Juneau-Douglas area. It is also the only Colonial Revival style BIA school in Alaska. Its nomination to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 asserts the school was "a source of great pride to the Douglas Native community" and that it "represents a significant tie with the past for many Douglas Native people." It is a rectangular -story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof, and sited in Savikko Park overlooking the Gastineau Channel. It is set on a hillside, and only presents stories to the front. Its main entrance is on the second level, set in a recessed entryway which is flanked by fluted pilasters and topped by a swan pediment. The school was built in 1934 by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to serve a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayflower Primary School, Poplar
Mayflower Primary School is a primary school in the Poplar area of East London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Originating in 1843 and formerly called Upper North Street School, it was badly damaged in an air raid in 1917 during the First World War, resulting in the deaths of eighteen children. The school was rebuilt in 1928 and adopted its present name in 1952. The school was judged to be "outstanding" at an Ofsted inspection in 2017, and was awarded the title "Primary School of the Year" in 2020 by a national newspaper. History Origins The origin of the school was in 1843 when the Trinity Chapel Day School was established. It was financed by George Green, the wealthy owner of Green's Ship Yard, Blackwell and a philanthropist who had also funded the nearby Trinity Independent Chapel with which the school was associated. In 1857, new buildings for 591 children were built in Upper New Street. Following the Elementary Education Act 1870, the school was transferred to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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