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Wilbur
Wilbur may refer to: Arts and Entertainment Wilbur, a livestock pig from the book Charlotte's Web Places in the United States * Wilbur, Indiana, an unincorporated town * Wilbur, Trenton, New Jersey, a neighborhood in the city of Trenton * Wilbur, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Wilbur, Washington, a small farming town * Wilbur, West Virginia Other uses * Wilbur (name) * The codename given to the HTML 3.2 standard * ''Wilbur'' (comics), a long-running comic book published by Archie Comics from 1944 to 1965 * Wilbur (Kookmeyer), cartoon strip about a 'kook' (poser surfer) created by Bob Penuelas, which first appeared in ''Surfer'' magazine in 1986 * ''Wilbur'' (TV series), a children's TV show on Kids' CBC * Wilbur Chocolate Company, a chocolate company based in Lititz, Pennsylvania * Wilbur Dam, a hydroelectric dam on the Watauga River, Tennessee * Wilbur Theatre, a historic theatre in Boston, Massachusetts See also * Wilber (other) * Wilbor (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur (name)
Wilbur is an English and German masculine given name of Germanic origin as well as a surname. The etymology of the name is disputed, however the most accepted theory is that it is composed of the elements ''wilþī-'' (Proto-Germanic ''*wilþijaz-'') "wild", and ''ebur'' (Proto-Germanic ''*eburaz'') "boar". Another suggestion is that it derives from German ''willo'' (Proto-Germanic ''*wiljô'') "will", "wish", "desire", and ''burg'' (Proto-Germanic ''*burgz'') "fortress". Notable people with the name include: Surname * Cornelia B. Wilbur (1908–1992), American psychiatrist * Crane Wilbur (1886–1973), American writer, actor and director of stage, radio and screen * Curtis D. Wilbur (1867–1954), US Secretary of the Navy and Chief Justice of California * George P. Wilbur (1941–2023), actor and stuntman * Jay Wilbur (1898–1970), British bandleader * John Wilbur (other) * Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875–1949), American doctor, president of Stanford University and Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur (TV Series)
''Wilbur'' is a Canadian live-action/puppet animated children's television series that premiered in the Kids' CBC block of CBC Television on October 30, 2006. In the United States, it first aired on the '' Ready Set Learn!'' block on Discovery Kids on April 16, 2007, later moving to TLC starting on April 23, 2007, airing until March 21, 2008. Produced by Mercury Filmworks in association with Chilco Productions, EKA Distribution and Egmont Imagination, it focuses on an anthropomorphic calf and his friends as they solve problems by reading books with each other. 26 episodes (52 segments) were produced. Plot ''Wilbur'' has an episode with a basic formula: at first, Wilbur and his friends would encounter a problem. After this, Wilbur gets a wiggling sensation which prompts him to read a book that guides the group in solving their problem. The book in question is usually an animated original story or retelling for the purposes of the show, told in rhyme, and often features Wilbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte's Web
''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams. It was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. It tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being animal slaughter, slaughtered, Charlotte writes messages in her web praising him, such as "Some Pig", "Terrific", "Radiant", and "Humble", to persuade the farmer to spare his life. The book is considered a classic of children's literature, enjoyed by readers of all ages. The description of the experience of swinging on a rope swing at the farm is an often-cited example of rhythm in writing, as the pace of the sentences reflects the motion of the swing. In 2000, ''Publishers Weekly'' listed the book as the best-selling children's paperback of all time. The book was adapted into an Charlotte's Web (1973 film), animated feature film produced by Hanna-Barbera Product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur Theatre
The Wilbur Theatre is a historic performing arts theater at 244–250 Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The Wilbur Theatre originally opened in 1914, but underwent renovations in 2008. The Wilbur Theatre sits in the heart of Boston's historic theater district and is known for hosting live comedy and music. The venue seats 1,093, but the main floor (orchestra level) has removable tables and seating, to create a general admission standing room (bringing capacity to 1,200). It features basic concessions, including a full bar, on each of the three floors (Orchestra, Mezzanine, Balcony). History Clarence Blackall built the theater in 1913, and it was opened the following year. The Wilbur was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1987. In 1998 SFX Entertainment (now Live Nation (events promoter), Live Nation) bought the Boston theater properties of Jon B. Platt, which included the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur Chocolate Company
Wilbur Chocolate is one of four brands manufactured by Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate North America. Most of the Wilbur brand products were produced in plants chocolate manufacturing company located in Lititz, Pennsylvania. History Wilbur Chocolate was founded in Philadelphia in 1865 by Henry Oscar Wilbur and Samuel Croft. Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate NA produces hundreds of millions of pounds of chocolate and confectionery products a year. These ingredients are sold to food and candy manufactures across the Americas. The company was bought by Cargill in 1992 and is part of that company's cocoa and chocolate labels, which also includes Peter's Chocolate (bought from Nestlé in 2002), Gerkens Cacao, and Veliche Belgian chocolate Cargill closed the downtown Lititz Wilbur Chocolate Factory in early 2016. By the summer of 2018 the former factory was being converted into condos. Cocoa Sourcing Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate is focused on sustainable cocoa farming through the Cargill Cocoa P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur, Washington
Wilbur is a town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 895 at the 2020 census. History Just prior to the construction of the Central Washington Railroad line in 1889, no towns existed west of Davenport in Lincoln County. One place along the line, "Wild Goose Bill's Ranch," run by Samuel Wilbur Condit, was assigned a post office by the Federal government. Condit was 62 years old and known throughout the region as Wild Goose Bill when he and another man shot each other to death on January 21, 1895. The town was originally named "Goosetown" in his honor, however, after the local blacksmith's wife complained that she would never live somewhere with such a silly name, the town was christened "Wilbur" in 1889. It had been located on the stage line between Davenport and the Mines in northern Washington and with the speculation of the railroad arriving soon seemed a likely place for a town. The town grew in earnest and was platted in April 1889. With the arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur Dam
Wilbur Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Watauga River in Carter County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t .... It is one of two dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The dam impounds Wilbur Lake, which extends for about up the Watauga to the base of Watauga Dam.Tennessee Valley Authority, ''The Upper Holston Projects: Watauga, South Holston, Boone, and Fort Patrick Henry; a Comprehensive Report on the Planning, Design, Construction, Initial Operations, and Costs of Four Hydro Projects in the Holston Basin at the Eastern Tip of Tennessee'', Technical Report No. 14 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958), pp. 1141-1143. Wilbur Dam was completed in 1912 making it the second oldest dam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Wilbore
Samuel Wilbore (c. 1595–1656) was one of the founding settlers of Portsmouth in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He emigrated from Essex, England to Boston with his wife and three sons in 1633. He and his wife both joined the Boston church, but a theological controversy began to cause dissension in the church and community in 1636, and Wilbore aligned himself with John Wheelwright and Anne Hutchinson, signing a petition in support of dissident minister Wheelwright. In so doing, he and many others were disarmed and dismissed from the Boston church. In March 1638, he was one of 23 individuals who signed a compact to establish a new government, and this group purchased Aquidneck Island, then known as "Rhode Island", from the Narragansett Indians at the urging of Roger Williams, establishing the settlement of Portsmouth. Soon after settling in Portsmouth, Wilbore repudiated the petition in support of Wheelwright and was thus permitted to return to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur (comics)
''Wilbur Comics'' was a comic book published from 1944 to 1965. The comic featured the fictional character Wilbur Wilkin, a contemporary of Archie. Wilbur Wilkin actually made his first appearance in '' Zip Comics'' #18 (September 1941), three months before Archie's first appearance. Wilbur also made appearances in several other Archie comics, such as '' Pep Comics'', as a backup feature. Of particular note, popular Archie character Katy Keene made her first appearance in ''Wilbur Comics'' #5. This title was published originally under the imprint of MLJ Magazines, which then became Archie comics starting with issue #8. After issue #87 (December 1959), the book went on hiatus until August 1963's #88. After 1 more issue in 1964 and 1 in 1965, the series was canceled with issue #90. In the late 1960s, Archie Comics reused the last name " Wilkin" in a new title, '' That Wilkin Boy''. It is unknown if this was an attempt at relaunching ''Wilbur Comics'' (the new character Bingo Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur, Oregon
Wilbur is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. Wilbur is located along Interstate 5 and Oregon Route 99 north of Winchester. It was originally named Bunton's Gap, but the town was renamed Wilbur after James H. Wilbur. Wilbur started a school on his own land in Bunton's Gap in 1854; in 1857, under the name Umpqua, the college was chartered by the Oregon Territorial Legislature and also affiliated with the Methodist Church Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother .... A new two-story school was built, and Wilbur deeded his land to the academy's trustees. For many years, Umpqua Academy was the only higher education institution between Salem and Sacramento. The academy closed in 1900. A group for former students and faculty, Umpqua Academy Asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur, Indiana
Wilbur is an unincorporated community in Gregg Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Wilbur was founded in the 1830s. A post office was established at Wilbur in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. The Wilbur School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... in 1993. References Unincorporated communities in Morgan County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Indianapolis metropolitan area {{MorganCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur, Trenton, New Jersey
Wilbur is a neighborhood located within the city of Trenton in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was an independent borough from 1891 to 1898. Wilbur was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and ... on April 24, 1891, from portions of Hamilton Township, based on the results of a referendum held six days earlier. On February 28, 1898, the borough was annexed by Trenton as the 12th Ward.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 165. Accessed October 31, 2015.Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
