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Scanlon (other)
Scanlon is a surname of Irish Gaelic origin. Scanlon may also refer to: Places * Scanlon, Minnesota, United States * Scanlon Farm Scanlon Farm (also known as the Scanlon Log House) is a late 19th-century loghouse and farm overlooking Three Churches Run east of the unincorporated community of Three Churches, West Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Histori ..., an historic site in West Virginia, United States Other * 8131 Scanlon, a main-belt asteroid * Scanlon plan, a gainsharing program * , a US Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 See also * '' Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon'', a 1985 United States Supreme Court case * Brooks-Scanlon Corporation 1, a steam locomotive in Pennsylvania, USA * * Scanlan (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scanlon
Scanlon is an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name Ó Scannláin, meaning descendant of Scannlán’. Notable people with the name include: * Agnes Scanlon (1923–2018), American politician * Albert Scanlon (1935–2009), English soccer player * Angela Scanlon (born 1983), Irish broadcaster * Arthur Garrett Scanlon (aka Butch Scanlon) (1890–1945), American football coach * Bill Scanlon (1956–2021), American tennis player * Bridget Scanlon (born 1959), Irish-American hydrogeologist * Craig Scanlon (born 1960), British musician * Dan Scanlon (born 1976), American animator, writer and storyboard artist * Denis Scanlon (born 1954), Australian rules footballer * Dewey Scanlon (1899–1944), American football coach * Eamon Scanlon (born 1954), Irish politician * Edward Scanlon (1890–fl.1914), English footballer * Eugene Scanlon (1924–1994), American politician * Eugene Scanlon Jr., American judge * Hugh Scanlon (1913–2004), Australian-born British trade unioni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scanlon, Minnesota
Scanlon is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 991 at the 2010 census. Interstate 35 and Carlton County Highway 45 (CR 45) are two of the main routes in Scanlon. Other main routes include Washington Avenue (CR 16) and County Road 61 (CR 61). Scanlon is located immediately east of the city of Cloquet; and 18 miles southwest of the city of Duluth. History A post office called Scanlon was established in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954. The city was named for Joseph Scanlon, a businessperson in the lumber industry. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land. The Saint Louis River flows through at the eastern edge of Scanlon. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 991 people, 426 households, and 279 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 448 housing units at an average density of . The racial ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scanlon Farm
Scanlon Farm (also known as the Scanlon Log House) is a late 19th-century loghouse and farm overlooking Three Churches Run east of the unincorporated community of Three Churches, West Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1988. Architecture Exterior The farm's main structure is the Scanlon Log House, a two-story log structure built around 1840 by the Larimore family and acquired by the Scanlon family in the 1860s. It is a folk house of the Midland tradition, in the early German settlement era pattern. The house is one room deep and linear in design with external chimneys on both gable ends of the house. The logs in its construction are squared, hand-hewn, and laid horizontally, notched on the ends, and with narrow chinking. (Chinking refers to the mortar between the logs). There are vertical end logs that serve to anchor the structure's four corners. The two massive stone chimneys are original to the house, although the east side h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scanlon Plan
The Scanlon plan is a gainsharing program which combines leadership, total workforce education, and widespread employee participation with a reward system linked to organization performance. It has been used by a variety of public and private companies with varying amounts of success. Origin The first Scanlon plan was instituted by Joseph N. Scanlon (1897–1956) a steelworker, cost accountant, professional boxer, local union president, Acting Director of the Steelworkers Research Department, and Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). As the local union president of the steel mill in which he was employed, he witnessed the depressed economy of the 1930s. His co-workers wanted increased wages, his company had barely survived the depression. He was advised by the Steelworkers International to see if he could harness the energy and talents of the workers to save the company. Scanlon set up joint union/management committees to solve organizational problems. The co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atascadero State Hospital V
Atascadero (Spanish for "Mire") is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, about equidistant from Los Angeles and San Francisco on U.S. Route 101. Atascadero is part of the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses the extents of the county. Atascadero is farther inland than most other cities in the county, and as a result, usually experiences warmer, drier summers, and cooler winters than other nearby cities such as San Luis Obispo and Pismo Beach. The main freeway through town is U.S. 101. The nearby State Routes 41 and 46 provide access to the Pacific Coast and the Central Valley of California. Founded by E. G. Lewis in 1913, the city grew to 29,773 people as of 2020. Atascadero State Hospital is located in the city. History The Spanish word loosely means "bog" or "mire", from the verb , which means "to become stuck or hindered". On the other hand, in the Obispeño language, the site was named , which translates into a "p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks-Scanlon Corporation 1
Brooks-Scanlon Corporation No. 1 is a 2-6-2 steam locomotive at Steamtown National Historic Site in Pennsylvania. This type of locomotive is referred to as a Prairie-type locomotive. This locomotive was built specifically for the lumber industry and served several lumber firms in Florida.Chapell, Gordon. ''Steam Over Scranton: The Locomotives of Steamtown.'' Special History Study, American Steam Locomotives: Brooks-Scanlon Corporation No. 1''National Park Service. 1991. Accessed July 12, 2010 History The Carpenter-O'Brien Lumber Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1913. The company, which operated in Florida, ordered this locomotive from Baldwin Locomotive Works, which completed it in 1914. Locomotive No. 1 was put into service at the company's Eastport, Florida sawmill. The locomotive, which could burn either coal or wood, was likely originally outfitted with a Rushton, or cabbage cinder catching stack, "If so, a later owner apparently replaced the Rushton stack with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
