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Plattsburg
Plattsburg may refer to: * Plattsburg, Indiana, U.S. *Plattsburg, Missouri Plattsburg is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area in the western part of the state, within the United States. It developed along the Little Platte River. As of the 2020 ce ..., U.S. * USS ''Plattsburg'' (ID-1645), a United States Navy auxiliary cruiser See also * * * Plattsburgh (other) * Pittsburg (other) * Pittsburgh (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plattsburg, Missouri
Plattsburg is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area in the western part of the state, within the United States. It developed along the Little Platte River. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,222. History The area along the rivers has been inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous peoples. Historic Native American tribes in the area included the Ioway, Meskwaki and Sac tribes, who ceded land to the United States in the Platte Purchase. This area became part of northwest Missouri. The European-American settlers first called their settlement Concord. (This has been used for a contemporary man-made lake and surrounding housing development in the city.) Later the city was renamed Springfield. After the discovery that there was an earlier Springfield, Missouri, settlers named it "Plattsburg," after Plattsburgh, New York. This is the seat of Clinton County, New York. Both it and Clinton Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plattsburgh (other)
Plattsburgh is a city in the U.S. state of New York. Plattsburgh may also refer to: * Plattsburgh (town), New York, adjacent to the city * Plattsburgh, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the U.S. * "Plattsburgh camps" (1915–1916), privately organized camps for military training * Battle of Plattsburgh (1814), a battle during the War of 1812 * State University of New York at Plattsburgh The State University of New York at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh) is a public university in Plattsburgh, New York, United States. The university was founded in 1889 and officially opened in 1890. The university is part of the State University ..., a public university See also * * * Plattsburg (other) * Pittsburgh (other) * Pittsburg (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Plattsburg (ID-1645)
The first USS ''Harvard'' of the United States Navy was an auxiliary cruiser in the Spanish–American War. She was launched as ''City of New York'', and later commissioned as ''Plattsburg'' (SP-1645) for service in World War I. Originally a schooner-rigged steamship, she was launched in 1888 as ''City of New York'' by John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, for the Inman Line. Sister ship of '' City of Paris'', ''City of New York'' was one of the largest and best liners of her day, and one of the first steamships with twin screws. She was transferred to American registry under the American Line in 1893 as ''New York''. These ships brought the United States to the front rank in the Atlantic passenger trade, and ''New York'' established the record for the Southampton to New York crossing in September 1893. Spanish–American War At the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, ''New York'' was chartered as an auxiliary cruiser with a civilian crew, commissioning on 26 April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plattsburg, Indiana
Plattsburg is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s .... History A post office was established at Plattsburg in 1844, but was soon discontinued, in 1845. Geography Plattsburg is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Louisville metropolitan area {{LouisvilleMSA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburg (other)
Pittsburg may refer to: Places United States Cities, towns, townships and counties *Pittsburg, California Pittsburg (formerly Black Diamond, New York Landing and New York of the Pacific) is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is an industrial suburb located on the southern shore of the Suisun Bay in the East Bay region of t ... *Pittsburg, Florida *Pittsburg, Kansas, Crawford County *Pittsburg, New Hampshire *Pittsburg, Oklahoma *Pittsburg, Texas *Pittsburg County, Oklahoma *Pittsburg Township, Mitchell County, Kansas *Former spelling of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *South Pittsburg, Tennessee Unincorporated communities, former towns, and other places *Pittsburg, Alabama *Pittsburg Point, Arizona, a village that predates and was absorbed by Lake Havasu City, Arizona *Pittsburg, Arkansas *Bay Point, California, until 1993 named West Pittsburg *Pittsburg, Colorado *Pittsburg, DeKalb County, Georgia *Pittsburg, Walker County, Georgia *Pittsburg, Fayette Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
