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Sherman
Sherman most commonly refers to: *Sherman (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname ** William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), American Civil War General *M4 Sherman, a World War II American tank Sherman may also refer to: Places United States * Sherman Island (California) * Mount Sherman, Colorado * Sherman, Connecticut, a New England town ** Sherman (CDP), Connecticut, the central village in the town * Sherman, Illinois, a village * Sherman, Kansas * Sherman, Kentucky * Sherman, Maine, a town * Sherman, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Sherman, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Sherman, Mississippi, a town * Sherman, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Sherman, New Mexico, an unincorporated community * Sherman (town), New York ** Sherman (village), New York * Sherman, South Dakota, a town * Sherman, Texas, a city * Sherman, Washington, a ghost town * Sherman, West Virginia, an unincorporated communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman, South Dakota
Sherman is a town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 81 at the 2020 census. The town has the name of E. A . Sherman, a Dakota Territory banker. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 78 people, 30 households, and 17 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 32 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% White. There were 30 households, of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, and 43.3% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.41. The median age in the town was 41 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 42.4% were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M4 Sherman
The M4 Sherman, officially medium tank, M4, was the medium tank most widely used by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. It was also the basis of several other armored fighting vehicles including self-propelled artillery, tank destroyers, and armored recovery vehicles. Tens of thousands were distributed through the Lend-Lease program to the British Commonwealth, Soviet Union, and other Allied Nations. The tank was named by the British after the American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman. The M4 Sherman tank evolved from the M3 Lee, a medium tank developed by the United States during the early years of World War II. The M3, also known by its service names "Grant" and "Lee," was characterized by a unique design that featured the main armament mounted in a side sponson. The Grant variant, used by British forces, employed a lower-profile turret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Sherman is a town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States whose population was 1,520 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The unincorporated communities of Gooseville and Silver Creek are located in the town. History The town was created in 1850 as the town of Abbott. Wisconsin Historical Society; Accessed July 24, 2008 Due to the family whom the town was named for holding Confederate States Army, Confederate sympathies during the , the family was forced from the town, and its name was changed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman, Dunn County, Wisconsin
Sherman is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 748 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.6 km2), of which, 35.3 square miles (91.4 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) of it (0.28%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 748 people, 272 households, and 218 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.2 people per square mile (8.2/km2). There were 292 housing units at an average density of 8.3 per square mile (3.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.06% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population. There were 272 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were married couples living to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman, Mississippi
Sherman is a town which straddles Lee, Pontotoc, and Union counties in Mississippi. The population was 600 at the 2020 census. History In 1840 Reuben Jones and John Witt settled what is now the Sherman community fourteen miles northeast of Pontotoc, however the town owes its formation and growth to the building of the old Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad. When the operation of trains was begun on the newly built railroad in 1886 a station was established and named Sherman by a resident who had formerly lived in Sherman, Texas. R.P. Kelly built the first home in the spring of 1886. Other citizens and businessmen of the town were John Witt, J.E. Wade, and John Johnson. The Mississippi Normal Institute was founded in 1889 by Professor J.N. Davis and a boarding house was maintained in connection with the institute. The institute flourished for several years with an enrollment of 300 but with the development of the public school system its patronage dwindled and about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman (name)
Sherman is a surname that originated in the Anglo-Saxon language. It means a "shearer of woolen garments", being derived from the words ''scearra'', or "shears", and ''mann'', or "man". The name is cognate with Sharman, Shearman and Shurman. Sherman has also been regularly used as a given name in the United States. This was probably originally in honor of Roger Sherman, though after the Civil War William Tecumseh Sherman was also an influence. People with the surname *The Sherman Brothers, American songwriting duo * Adelmorn Sherman (1820–1875), American farmer and politician * Ahuva Sherman (1926–2023), Israeli artist * Al Sherman (1897–1973), American songwriter * Alan Sherman (born 1957), American computer scientist *Alex Sherman (born 1984), Moldovan professional wrestler under the ring name Alex Koslov *Sir Alfred Sherman (1919–2006), British journalist * Aliza Sherman (born 1964), entrepreneur, author, women's issues activist and lecturer * Allan Sherman (1924–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister Peabody
Mr. Peabody is an anthropomorphic cartoon dog who appeared in the late 1950s and early 1960s television animated series '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends'', produced by Jay Ward. Peabody appeared in the "Peabody's Improbable History" segments created by Ted Key, and he was voiced by Bill Scott. In 2014, he was featured in the animated film '' Mr. Peabody & Sherman''. From 2015 to 2017, he appeared in a television series based on the film. Mr. Peabody's first name is never given or referred to in the cartoons, but, in an animated promotion for the ''Rocky & Bullwinkle'' Savings Stamp Club, he tells Sherman that it is "Hector". ''Peabody's Improbable History'' Plot The cartoons are about Peabody, who is the smartest being in existence, having graduated from Harvard when he was 3 years old. ("Wagna cum laude"). Peabody has accomplished many things in his life as a business magnate, inventor, scientist, Nobel laureate, gourmand, and two-time Olympic medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)
Sherman Avenue is a collector road in the lower portion of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It begins at the Niagara Escarpment ('The Mountain') just south of Cumberland Avenue and is a one-way street bisecting the industrialized northern neighbourhoods of the city. It ends at Ship Street — the site of Steel Company of Canada (Stelco). Upper Sherman Avenue is located on the top of escarpment, running roughly from North to South, starting from Concession Street to Rymal Road. It does not directly connect with Sherman Avenue below. The two Shermans are a former sideroad between lots 8 and 9 of the former Barton Township. The Sherman Cut is a rock cut through the brow of the escarpment. Beginning at Crockett Street, it runs downhill and north, parallel to Upper Sherman. It passes under Concession Street and Mountain Park Avenue, coming to an end at a tee-intersection with the Sherman AccessPhotos [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Sherman
Fort Sherman is a former United States Army base in Panama, located on Toro Point at the Caribbean (northern) end of the Panama Canal, on the western bank of the Canal directly opposite Colón, Panama, Colón (which is on the eastern bank). It was the primary defensive base for the Caribbean sector of the Canal, and was also the center for US jungle warfare training for some time. Its Pacific-side partner was Fort Amador. Both bases were turned over to Panama in 1999. History Concurrent with the Canal construction a number of defensive locations were developed to protect it, both with coastal defense guns, as well as military bases to defend against a direct infantry assault. Fort Sherman was the primary Caribbean-side infantry base, while Fort Amador protected the Pacific side. Construction of Fort Sherman began in January 1912 as a phase of the original 1910 defensive plans. Fort Sherman was named by War Department General Order No. 153 dated November 24, 1911, in honor of Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman Island (Antarctica)
The Abbot Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf long and wide, bordering Eights Coast from Cape Waite to Pfrogner Point in Antarctica. Thurston Island lies along the northern edge of the western half of this ice shelf; other sizable islands (Sherman Island, Carpenter Island, Dustin Island, Johnson Island, McNamara Island, Farwell Island and Dendtler Island) lie partly or wholly within this shelf. Location The Abbott Ice Shelf extends to the south of Thurston Island, Dustin Island, McNamara Island, and Farwell Island all of which lie between the ice shelf and the Bellingshausen Sea. It occupies the whole of Peacock Sound in its western part. The Demas Ice Tongue extends into the Amundsen Sea from the west end of the ice shelf. Islands embedded in the bbott Ice Shelf include the Trice Islands, Sherman Island, Carpenter Island, Johnson Island, Lepley Nunatak and Dendtler Island. It is to the north of King Peninsula and Jones Mountains on the Eights Coast, Cape Waite on King P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman, Wyoming
Sherman is a ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. Sherman is southeast of Laramie in the Laramie Mountains and is named for Civil War and Indian Wars general William Tecumseh Sherman, purportedly at his request. From the 1860s to 1918, the town sat at the summit of the original grade of the first transcontinental railroad along the rails of the Union Pacific Railroad, at an elevation of . The Union Pacific construction crews had initially called the area Lone Tree Pass and Evans Pass. The original name honored James A. Evans, who surveyed the area searching for a shorter route through Wyoming compared to the earlier trails which crossed at South Pass. The town was abandoned after the Union Pacific moved its tracks to the south, but the townsite is still the location of the Ames Monument, erected by the railroad to mark its original high point. Today the high point of the Overland Route, as well as the high points along Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 30, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman, Iron County, Wisconsin
Sherman is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 336 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Powell and Springstead are located in the town. The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is located partially in the town. History It was created on April 19, 1907, as the Town of Emerson and renamed in 1918 to honor the second Town Chair D. William Sherman. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 136.6 square miles (353.7 km2), of which 117.9 square miles (305.5 km2) is land and 18.6 square miles (48.3 km2) (13.64%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 336 people, 166 households, and 118 families residing in the town. The population density was 2.8 people per square mile (1.1/km2). There were 483 housing units at an average density of 4.1 per square mile (1.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.11% White, 0.60% Native American, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
