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Mazon Creek Fossils
Mazon may refer to: Places in the United States * Mazon, Illinois, a village * Mazon Creek fossils * Mazon River * Mazon station, Mazon, Illinois * Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois Organizations * MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting world hunger Surnames * Carlos Mazón (born 1974), Spanish politician * José María Mazón Sainz (1901-1981), Spanish politician * José María Mazón (born 1951), Spanish politician * Lázaro Mazón Alonso (born 1959), Mexican politician See also * Mason (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname ...
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Mazon, Illinois
Mazon (Help:IPA/English, /) is a village in Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois, Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois, Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The name derives from the Potawatomi word for "nettles" (mzan). The population was 979 at the 2020 census. Illinois' State Fossil, the unique and bizarre Tully Monster was first found in nearby Mazon Creek. Mazon was formerly served by the Santa Fe railway at the Mazon Depot. It was established in 1876. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mazon has a total area of , of which (or 99.01%) is land and (or 0.99%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 979 people, 477 households, and 332 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 401 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.54% White, 0.31% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.53% from other races, and 5.41% from ...
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Mazon Creek Fossils
Mazon may refer to: Places in the United States * Mazon, Illinois, a village * Mazon Creek fossils * Mazon River * Mazon station, Mazon, Illinois * Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois Organizations * MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting world hunger Surnames * Carlos Mazón (born 1974), Spanish politician * José María Mazón Sainz (1901-1981), Spanish politician * José María Mazón (born 1951), Spanish politician * Lázaro Mazón Alonso (born 1959), Mexican politician See also * Mason (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname ...
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Mazon River
The Mazon River or Mazon Creek (), is a tributary of the Illinois River in the United States. The confluence is near Morris, Illinois. The Mazon River is associated with the Mazon Creek fossils of the Francis Creek Shale, which are also exposed in strip mines and quarries near the River. This fossil bed includes well-preserved fossils from the Pennsylvanian period of the Paleozoic era and is a world-famous Lagerstätten site. The Mazon River is approximately in length,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 with the West Fork considered the main branch. The river was named in honor of William Mason, a pioneer settler. Cities and counties The following cities, towns and villages are within the Mazon watershed: * Braidwood * Coal City * Dwight * Gardner *Mazon * Morris The following counties are at least partly drained by the Mazon River: * Grundy County * Kankakee County * Livingston County * ...
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Mazon Station
Mazon was a small Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station in Mazon, Illinois, 66.1 timetable miles west of Chicago. Now on the BNSF Southern Transcon line, it also served the Kankakee and Seneca railroad. The more famous Santa Fe trains such as the '' Super Chief'', '' Chief'' and ''El Capitan'' didn't stop at Mazon. Only the local mail train called on the station; a motor car in the waning years. Even though passenger service has long left Mazon, the building still stands and is used by BNSF BNSF Railway is the largest freight railroad in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and over 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that provide ... maintenance workers.Surviving Illinois railroad depots
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Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois
Mazon Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,503 and it contained 591 housing units. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mazon Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.00%) is land and (or 1.00%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Mazon Cemeteries The township contains these four cemeteries: Brookside, Old Mazon, Ward and Wheeler. Major highways * Illinois Route 47 Airports and landing strips * J B Fillman Airport Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 1,503 people, 670 households, and 511 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 591 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 92.75% White, 0.40% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.53% from other races, and 4.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.25% of the population ...
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A Jewish Response To Hunger
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ...
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Carlos Mazón
Carlos Arturo Mazón Guixot (born 8 April 1974) is a Spanish People's Party (Spain), People's Party (PP) politician. He was elected president of the Provincial deputation (Spain), Provincial Deputation of the Province of Alicante in 2019 and has led the People's Party of the Valencian Community (PPCV) since 2021, leading them to victory in the 2023 Valencian regional election. Mazón became President of the Valencian Government in July 2023 after forming a coalition with Vox (political party), Vox. Twelve months later, he dismissed the Vox ministers in Government of Carlos Mazón, his government after a nationwide rupture between the parties, and continued in a minority government. He was president during the 2024 Spain floods, of which the worst damage was in the Valencian Community. Early life Born in Alicante, Mazón's father of the same name was a Hematology, haemotologist, who had a street in the city named after him. His maternal grandfather, , was a businessman involved ...
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José María Mazón Sainz
José María Mazón Sainz (1901–1981) was a Spanish lawyer and a Traditionalism (Spain), Traditionalist politician. In the early 1930s he was active within Carlism and rose to party leader in the :es:Provincia de Logroño, province of Logroño. Engaged in the Spanish coup of July 1936, coup of July 1936, during the Spanish Civil War he favored unification into the state party. His political career climaxed at the turn of the decades; in 1937–1938 he held a seat in the first FET y de las JONS, Falange Española Tradicionalista executive Junta Política and in 1937–1942 during two first terms he was member of another top party structure, National Council of the Movement, Consejo Nacional. In return, he was expulsed from Traditionalist Communion, Comunión Tradicionalista. In the early 1940s he withdrew from politics and led a Madrid law firm. Family and youth The family of Mazón was first noted in Cantabria; in the modern era it became fairly popular in the then Castile (his ...
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José María Mazón
José María Mazón Ramos (born 23 July 1951) is a Spanish engineer and politician affiliated to Regionalist Party of Cantabria. He is member of the Congress of Deputies for Cantabria Cantabria (, ; ) is an autonomous community and Provinces of Spain, province in northern Spain with Santander, Cantabria, Santander as its capital city. It is called a , a Nationalities and regions of Spain, historic community, in its current ... since 2019 and spokesperson for Regionalist Party of Cantabria in the Mixed Group. He was re-elected in the November election. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazon, Jose Maria 1951 births Living people Politicians from Oviedo Members of the 13th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Regionalist Party of Cantabria politicians Members of the 14th Congress of Deputies (Spain) ...
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Lázaro Mazón Alonso
Lázaro Mazón Alonso (born 17 December 1959) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRD. He served as Senator of the LX and LXI Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Guerrero. Previously, he served as municipal president A ''presidente municipal'' ( English: "municipal president") is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. This title was also used in the Philippines during the Spanish and American colonial periods; it is comparable to a mayor of the tow ... of Iguala de la Independencia from 1996 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2005. References 1959 births Living people Politicians from Guerrero Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians 20th-century Mexican politicians 21st-century Mexican politicians Municipal presidents in Guerrero National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni {{Mexico-politician-DemocraticRevolution-stub ...
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