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McHenry Subdivision
McHenry may refer to: People * McHenry (name) Places in the United States * McHenry, California, an unincorporated town * McHenry Mansion in Modesto, California * McHenry County, Illinois ** McHenry, Illinois, a city in McHenry County * McHenry Dam, on the Fox River in Illinois * McHenry, Kentucky, a city * McHenry, Maryland * Fort McHenry, Baltimore County, Maryland * McHenry, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * McHenry County, North Dakota * McHenry, North Dakota, in Foster County * McHenry, Virginia, an unincorporated community * McHenry Township (other) Other uses *Forward Operating Base McHenry in Hawija, Iraq * McHenry Library, University of California, Santa Cruz * McHenrys Peak McHenrys Peak is a mountain summit on the boundary shared by Grand County and Larimer County in Colorado, United States. Description McHenrys Peak is set on the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is s ..., a mountain in Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry (name)
McHenry is both a surname and a given name, an anglicised name of the Scottish Clan Henderson. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Alex McHenry (born 1997), Irish rugby union player * Anthony McHenry (born 1983), American basketball player * Austin McHenry (1895–1922), American baseball player * Bob McHenry (footballer) (1919–2003), Australian rules footballer * Dean McHenry (1910–1998), American professor of political science and founding chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, father of anthropologist Henry McHenry * Donald McHenry (born 1936), American diplomat * Doug McHenry (born 1952), American film director and producer * Edward McHenry (born 1983), half of the McHenry Brothers, British film directors and screenwriters * Edwin Harrison McHenry (1859–1931), American engineer and railroad official * Eric McHenry (born 1972), American poet * Henry McHenry (anthropologist) (born 1944), American professor of anthropology * Henry McHenry ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry Mansion
The McHenry Mansion is a Victorian-Italianate historic house museum situated in the historic downtown of Modesto, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an .... It was originally built in 1883 as a residence for Robert McHenry, a prominent local resident. History In 1880, Robert McHenry purchased five lots on the corner of 15th and I streets in Modesto for what would become the McHenry Mansion. McHenry hired Jeremiah Robinson, a Stockton contractor, to design and construct the mansion. Construction began in 1882 and was completed in 1883. The mansion was constructed in the High Victorian Italianate style that was popular at the time. After construction, Robert McHenry lived in the mansion with his wife Matilda until his death in 1890. With the death of Matilda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry County, Illinois
McHenry County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, it had a population of 310,229, making it the sixth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Woodstock, Illinois, Woodstock. McHenry County is one of the five Illinois collar counties in the Chicago metropolitan area. Long known as a center of recreation along with agriculture in the western portion, it has recently experienced rapid rates of suburbanization, exurbanization and urbanization, but the western segment of the county remains primarily agricultural and rural. History McHenry County was formed in 1836 out of Cook County, Illinois, Cook and LaSalle County, Illinois, LaSalle counties. The county was named for Major William McHenry, a member of the Illinois Militia during Tecumseh's War, a major during the Blackhawk War in 1832, and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate. He died in Vandalia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, Illinois
McHenry is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is located about 46 miles northwest of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 27,135. McHenry was at one time the county seat of McHenry County, which once included adjoining Lake County to the east. McHenry took its name from the county, which was named for Major William McHenry, a prominent US Army officer in the Black Hawk War. It rests at an elevation of 797 feet and the Fox River flows through the eastern portion of the city. It is surrounded by natural lakes and streams, grassy moraine hills, gravel banks and shallow nutrient-rich peat bogs, remnants of receding glaciers from the last ice age. Moraine Hills State Park, Glacial Park Conservation Area, and Volo Bog State Natural Area preserve some of these natural features. History 19th century In the 1830s various settlers arrived in the area and created the foundation for McHenry. Some of the family names can still be seen today: McCullom, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry Dam
The Stratton Lock and Dam (known until 1991 as the McHenry Dam, officially named the William G. Stratton - Thomas A. Bolger Lock and Dam) is a dam in Nunda Township, McHenry County, Illinois. It is named after former Governor William Stratton and Representative Thomas A. Bolger. The dam is the only dam on the Fox River (Illinois, USA) that is served by a lock system.https://dnr.illinois.gov/waterresources/watersandfacilities.html Construction The first dam at the site was a wooden dam built in 1907. This dam deteriorated and was replaced by a steel sheet piling design sometime before 1915. A lock was constructed at the same time as this dam. The lock and dam were conveyed to the Illinois DNR in 1923-24. Significant damage to the structure occurred during flooding in November 1937 and July 1938. Due to this damage, the State of Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways, built the present dam and control structure in 1939. The present lock was con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, Kentucky
McHenry is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 390 at the time of the year 2010 U.S. census. History Originally called Hamelton, the village was renamed in 1874 to honor Congressman Henry D. McHenry. Geography McHenry is located at (37.378399, -86.922391). The city is situated along U.S. Route 62 southwest of Beaver Dam and northeast of Central City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 417 people, 161 households, and 118 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 186 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White. There were 161 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 19.9% of all h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, Maryland
McHenry is an unincorporated community located in Garrett County, Maryland, United States, on the northernmost shore of Deep Creek Lake. Located on the outskirts of McHenry is the Garrett County Airport, Wisp Ski Resort, and Golf Club at Wisp. McHenry is part of the media market of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un .... McHenry's population as of 2012 was 1,328. References External linksCommunity Profile Unincorporated communities in Garrett County, Maryland Unincorporated communities in Maryland {{GarrettCountyMD-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry is a historical American Coastal defense and fortification, coastal bastion fort, pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, Baltimore, Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Inner Harbor, Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British Royal Navy, navy from Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814. The fort was built in 1798 and was used continuously by U.S. armed forces through World War I and by the United States Coast Guard in World War II. It was designated a national park in 1925, and, in 1939, was redesignated a U.S. National Monument. During the War of 1812, an American storm flag, , was flown over Fort McHenry during the British bombardment of the fort. The flag was replaced early on the morning of September 14, 1814, with a larger American garrison flag, . The larger flag signaled American victory over the British in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, Mississippi
McHenry, is an unincorporated community in southern Stone County, Mississippi. It is situated approximately south of Wiggins and north of Saucier. The community is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. History The town of McHenry was settled by Dr. George McHenry in 1889.Cooper, Forrest Lamar. 2011. Looking Back Mississippi: Towns and Places. University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, MS. Pages 133-137. The town was situated in the longleaf yellow pine region where lumber mills and family farms were the principal forms of livelihood. In 1910, the town had several stores, churches, a school, a bank, and a newspaper office. The State Bank was established in 1902 with capital of $15,000. During that period, the town had a brickyard, and a large planing mill for lumber. With construction of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad through the town in the 1890s, the population increased from 350 to about 1,200 in 1906. By the 1920s, the vast timber resources of south Missis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry County, North Dakota
McHenry County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,345. Its county seat is Towner. McHenry County is part of the Minot, ND Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on January 4, 1873, with territory annexed from Bottineau County. It was named for James McHenry, an early settler of Vermillion (in present South Dakota). The county government was not organized at that time, nor was the county attached to another county for administrative and judicial purposes. The county organization was effected on October 15, 1884. The county boundaries were altered in 1885, 1887, 1891, and in 1892. It has retained its present boundaries since 1892. When the county was organized in 1884, Villard was named as county seat. In 1885 this designation was moved to Scriptown. In 1886 the designation was again moved, to Towner, which has remained the seat to the present time (the two forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, North Dakota
McHenry is a city in Foster County, North Dakota, Foster County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 64 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. McHenry was founded in 1899. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 56 people, 31 households, and 20 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 37 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White (U.S. Census), White and 1.8% from Race (U.S. Census), other races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 31 households, of which 6.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were Marriage, married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry, Virginia
McHenry is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States .... References * Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Spotsylvania County, Virginia {{SpotsylvaniaCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
