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Millford (other)
Millford may refer to: * Millford Plantation, North Carolina, United States * Kittiewan, a plantation house in Virginia, United States, originally known as Millford * Milford, New Jersey, United States, a borough in Hunterdon County, once known as Millford * Milford, Derbyshire, England, a village, once referred to as Millford * Milford, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, a village, also known as Millford * Milford, County Donegal Milford or Millford, historically called ''Ballynagalloglagh'' (), is a small town and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. The population at the 2022 census was 1,076. The '' Tirconaill Tribune'' is headquartered here. History and name Loca ..., Ireland, a small town, also known as Millford See also * Milford (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millford Plantation
Millford Plantation (also spelled Milford) is a historic forced-labor farm and plantation house located on SC 261 west of Pinewood, South Carolina. Built with the profits of enslaved labor, it was sometimes called Manning's Folly, because of its remote location in the High Hills of Santee section of the state and its elaborate details. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, it is regarded as one of the finest examples of Greek Revival residential architecture in the United States. The house has been restored and preserved along with many of its original Duncan Phyfe furnishings. History Millford Plantation's monumental two-story Greek Revival mansion was built in Clarendon (now Sumter) County between 1839 and 1841 for John L. Manning and his wife, Susan Frances Hampton Manning. John Manning enslaved 670 people of African descent, more than almost any of his contemporaries. Manning later served as Governor of South Carolina from 1852 to 1854. The builder, Nathaniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kittiewan
Kittiewan, originally known as Millford, is a historic plantation house near New Hope, Charles City County, Virginia, US, built in the 18th century. It is a typical Colonial-period medium-size wood-frame Virginia Tidewater plantation house, comprising a -story, main section with a gable roof, with an original gable-roofed ell and later lean-to addition. Its first known owner was Dr. William Rickman, the first Director of Hospitals of the Continental Army in Virginia during the American Revolution. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> Stewardship of the house and surrounding 720 acres (2.9 km2) is administered by the Archeological Society of Virginia. The house and grounds are open to the public by appointment. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In June 2024, what is thought to be a mass grave for Black Union soldiers was discovered on the grounds, possibly as a result of the Battle of Saint Mary's Church The Battle of Saint Mary's Church (also call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milford, New Jersey
Milford is a borough located in western Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,232, a decrease of one person (−0.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,233, which in turn reflected an increase of 38 (+3.2%) from the 1,195 counted in the 2000 census. Milford was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 15, 1911, from portions of Holland Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 8, 1911. The borough's incorporation was confirmed on March 13, 1925.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 157. Accessed May 30, 2024. The borough is located on the Delaware River in the western portion of Hunterdon County, known as the Hunterdon Plateau. The borough dates to the mid-18th century when a grist mill was established beside a river in what was then Bethlehem Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milford, Derbyshire
Milford is a village in the civil parish of Belper, in the Amber Valley district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent, between Duffield, Derbyshire, Duffield and Belper on the A6 road (Great Britain), A6 trunk road. Until the end of the 18th century it was no more than a few houses near the point, about a quarter of a mile further south, where a Roman road from the Wirksworth lead mines Ford (crossing), forded the river. The road still exists as it passes across the Chevin hill and descends into the village by what is now Sunny Hill. It is thought to have then proceeded along the east bank of the river to the Ancient Rome, Roman garrison of Derventio, in what is now Derby where it connected with Icknield Street, Rykneld Street. At nearby Makeney, in 1554, Burchard Kranich built the first SmeltmillCooper, B., (1983) ''Transformation of a Valley: The Derbyshire Derwent,'' Heinemann, republished 1991 Cromford: Scarthin Books f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milford, County Armagh
Milford or Millford is a small village about one mile southwest of Armagh in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area. It had a population of 569 people (215 households) in the 2011 Census. (2001 Census: 301 people) Name The village is mostly within the townland of Kennedies, which was historically called ''Kennedus'' (1657) and ''Ballycennadus'' (1609). This may be derived . The name ''Milford'' or ''Millford'' comes from a large corn mill, the remains of which stand on Maggy's Burn at the bottom of the steep main street of the village. History It was the linen industry of the 19th century, which resulted in Milford growing up around the mill built on the River Callan by William McCrum in 1808. In the 20th century, a decline in the overall importance of the linen industry led to economic stagnation of this once thriving community, where the mill was the main source of local employment. The mill closed in the 1980s. Sport Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milford, County Donegal
Milford or Millford, historically called ''Ballynagalloglagh'' (), is a small town and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. The population at the 2022 census was 1,076. The '' Tirconaill Tribune'' is headquartered here. History and name Located north of Letterkenny, the town was founded in the 18th century by the Clement family. It was named after a mill that was located on Maggie's Burn on the edge of the town. The Irish ''Baile na nGallóglach'' literally means "town of the gallóglach". The gallóglaigh (anglicised ''gallowglass'') were an elite class of mercenary warrior who came from Gaelic-Norse clans in Scotland between the mid-13th century and late 16th century. A battle between the Irish (helped by gallóglaigh) and the English took place on a hill in the townland and this is where the name comes from. The town is the ancestral home of U.S. president James Buchanan, from which Buchanan's father, also named James Buchanan, immigrated to America in 1783. Amenities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
