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Paxton may refer to: People and fictional characters * Paxton (name), a list of people and fictional characters with either the surname or given name * Senator Paxton (other) Places * Paxton High School (other) * Paxton House (other) * Paxton Township (other) Australia * Paxton, New South Wales United Kingdom * Paxton, Scottish Borders United States * Paxton, California * Paxton, Florida * Paxton, Illinois * Paxton, Indiana * Paxton, Massachusetts * Paxton, Michigan * Paxton, Nebraska * Paxton, West Virginia * Paxton Township, Minnesota * Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio * Paxton Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania Businesses * Paxton Automotive, an American manufacturer of automotive superchargers * Paxton Hotel, formerly Paxton Manor and currently The Paxton, in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. * Paxton Media Group, an American media company Other uses * ''Paxton'' (fish), a genus of fish from the ...
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Paxton, Massachusetts
Paxton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,004 at the 2020 census. History Paxton was first settled by Europeans in 1749 and was officially incorporated in 1765. It was previously occupied by the Nipmuc tribe. The district of Paxton was originally taken from the towns of Leicester and Rutland, in nearly equal parts, and was incorporated February 12, 1765. Charles Paxton, marshal of the Admiralty Court, offered a church bell to the town if it was named after him; no such gift was ever made. The inhabitants soon commenced their plan for building a meeting house, and on the first day of April 1765, the town voted to build it. It was raised on June 18, 1766, and this is the frame of the present meeting house. In 1766, within two years of the incorporation of the town, the foundation of the present meeting house was laid, on what is now the common, near the flagstaff. The land was given by Seth Howe, from a piece of his pasture. David ...
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Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio
Paxton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,918 people in the township. Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Paint Township - north * Twin Township - east * Benton Township, Pike County - southeast * Perry Township, Pike County - southwest * Paint Township, Highland County - west The village of Bainbridge is located in central Paxton Township. Name and history It is the only Paxton Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,§503.24
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Paxton, California
Paxton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. According to the 2020 census, it was unpopulated, down from 14 residents in the 2010 census. History Paxton was once called Soda Bar. A post office called Paxton was established in 1917, and remained in operation until 1952. Geography Paxton is located at (40.036559, -120.995701). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics Paxton first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census. 2010 At the 2010 census Paxton had a population of 14. The population density was . The racial makeup of Paxton was 14 (100.0%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 0 (0.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4 people (28.6%). The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized gro ...
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Paxton, Nebraska
Paxton is a village in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 523 at the 2010 census. History Paxton, Nebraska, originally known as Alkali, owes its early existence to the construction of the first Transcontinental Railroad in the late 1860s. The town's name reflected the high alkaline content of the soil in the area. This small but resilient community began as a simple siding along the Union Pacific Railroad, complete with a telegraph station, water tower, and depot. Its roots trace back to Edwin Searle Sr., an 18-year-old telegraph operator who arrived in 1867. Living initially in a tent, Searle quickly became a notable figure in the settlement's early days, and his son, Edwin Searle Jr., born in 1873, holds the distinction of being the first white child born in Keith County. Before the siding became Alkali, the surrounding area hosted Fort Alkali, a small fortress protecting Oregon Trail settlers and later railroad workers. Alkali’s transformation began a ...
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Paxton, Florida
Paxton is a town in Walton County, Florida, United States. Located near Britton Hill on the Alabama–Florida state line, it has the highest elevation of any in Florida. The Town of Paxton is located on the Florida Panhandle, and is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 556 as of the 2020 census, down from 644 at the 2010 census. Geography The approximate coordinates for the Town of Paxton is located at . Paxton is on the state line with Alabama, being bordered by the town of Florala on the north. The highest natural point in Florida, Britton Hill, is located close to the town limits. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.76%) is water. At an elevation of 318 feet (97 meters), Paxton is the highest incorporated municipality in Florida. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. ...
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Paxton, Illinois
Paxton is a city in and the county seat of Ford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,450 at the 2020 census. History The town was initially named Prairie City in the late 1840s, then Prospect City by an Illinois Central Railroad official in 1855. However, as Wilbur W. Sauer says that residents noted the town was "all prospect and no city." In 1859, it was renamed for Sir Joseph Paxton, architect of the Crystal Palace, who was a major shareholder in the Illinois Central Railroad, which in 1856 was the longest span of railroad in the world (Chicago to Cairo, Il, Cairo). It was rumored that Paxton was interested in organizing an English people, English settlement in Illinois. The colony never materialized, but the town kept the name. Founded in 1859, Paxton celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2009. Augustana College (Illinois), Augustana College was located in Paxton from 1863 to 1875, aided by a community effort led by recent Swedish immigrants to fund educationa ...
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Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Paxton is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 53,514 at the 2020 census. It is the most populous municipality in Dauphin County and the 17th-most populated municipality in the state. Lower Paxton Township is located southwest of Allentown, northeast of Harrisburg, and northwest of Philadelphia. The township was incorporated in 1767 from Paxton Township. History In 1729, the Paxtang Township was established within Lancaster County. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original American Indian name ''Peshtank'', which meant "standing water". Today the word "Paxton" is used instead of Paxtang. On March 4, 1785, the boundaries of Paxtang Township also became the borders of Dauphin County, split from Lancaster County. "Dauphin" refers to the Dauphin of France, heir apparent to the French throne, whose country the area government wanted to honor for its assistance in the Revolutionary War. About two years later in August 1787 ...
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Paxton House, Berwickshire
Paxton House is a historic house at Paxton, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, a few miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, overlooking the River Tweed. It is a country house built for Patrick Home of Billie in an unsuccessful attempt to woo a Prussian heiress. Attributed to James Adam (possibly in concert with John Adam), it was built between 1758 and 1766, under the supervision of James Nisbet, with extensive interiors (c1773) by Robert Adam, as well as furniture by Thomas Chippendale. The East Wing was added in 1812-13 by architect Robert Reid to house the library and picture gallery. Other inhabitants were Alexander Home and his son George Home (of Wedderburn and Paxton). In 1852 Jean Milne, the wife of David Milne, inherited the house and he renamed himself David Milne-Home. Formerly the seat of the Paxton family, who became Forman-Home, Milne-Home, and finally Home-Robertson as the direct male lines failed and the inheritance progressed through a female. In 198 ...
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Paxton's Tower
Paxton's Tower is a Neo-Gothic folly erected in honour of Lord Nelson. It is situated on the top of a hill near Llanarthney in the River Tywi valley in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is a visitor attraction that can be combined with a visit to the nearby National Botanic Garden of Wales. Its high location provides views over the Botanic Gardens and the Tywi valley. The tower, a Grade II* listed building, is under the care of the National Trust. The surrounding parkland is registered at Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. History The tower was built by William Paxton (MP), Sir William Paxton (1745–1824), a Scottish-born and London-raised merchant and banker, whose forefathers were from Auchencrow by Paxton, Scottish Borders, Paxton, Berwickshire. Paxton made his first fortune while with the East India Company in Calcutta with Sezincote House, Charles Cockerell, brother of the architect. He purchased the Middleton Hall esta ...
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Paxton Hotel
The Paxton Hotel, formerly known as Paxton Manor and currently known as The Paxton, is located at 1403 Farnam Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Designed by local architect Joseph G. McArthur, the current building was constructed in 1928, with its predecessor dating from 1882. Named for local businessman and community leader William A. Paxton, today the building houses luxury condominia. It is one of the few significant Art Deco structures in Omaha today. Among some of the prominent guests who stayed at the Paxton were Buffalo Bill Cody and William Jennings Bryan, as well as President William McKinley stayed at the Paxton (the original building) during the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in 1898. Original building The building is located on the site of pioneer Omaha's magnificent Grand Central Hotel, which burnt down in 1878. Brothers C.W., W.T. and J.B. Kitchen built the original Paxton Hotel in 1882 to replace it, spending $250,000. The building contained 175 room ...
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Little Paxton
Little Paxton in Cambridgeshire, England is a village and civil parish that lies south of Huntingdon and north of St Neots. It is in the district and historic county of Huntingdonshire. Until the 1970s it was a minor village and the church was under threat of closure. The building of a housing estate and a junior school revived its fortunes and the establishment of the Paxton Pits Nature Reserve around part of the nearby gravel pits has brought visitors to the village. The nature reserve features lakes, woodland and part of the Ouse floodplain and is home to large numbers of cormorants and many summer visitors such as nightingales and a large number of passerine birds. Grebes, ducks and geese have colonised the lakes. The population of the village of Little Paxton is now much larger than that of Great Paxton. History Little Paxton is not explicitly mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 but is covered by the entry for Great Paxton (or Pachstone as it was then). At that ...
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Middle Paxton Township, Pennsylvania
Middle Paxton Township is a township (Pennsylvania), township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,054 at the 2020 census. History In 1729 Paxtang Township of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County was established. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name ''Peshtank'', which meant "standing water". Today the word "Paxton" is used instead of Paxtang. On March 4, 1785, Lancaster County was split to form Dauphin County, named for the Dauphin of France, heir apparent to the French throne, whose country the area government wanted to honor for its assistance in the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War. About two years later in August 1787 the legislature began to splinter Paxtang Township, first into Upper Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, Upper Paxtang, Middle Paxtang and Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, Lower Paxtang. The John Ayres House was listed on the National Register of Historic ...
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