Medora may refer to:
Places
In the United States:
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Medora, Illinois
Medora is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 379 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 419 in 2010.
Geography
Medora is located along the western edge of Macoupi ...
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Medora, Indiana
Medora is a town in Carr Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 693 at the 2010 census.
History
Medora was laid out in 1853 by West Lee Wright in the southeast corner of a square mile of land which he owned. Wrig ...
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Medora, Kansas
Medora is an unincorporated community in Reno County, Kansas
Reno County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Hutchinson, Kansas, Hutchinson. As of the 2020 United Stat ...
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Medora, Louisville, Kentucky
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Medora, North Dakota
Medora (, ) is a city in Billings County, North Dakota, United States. The only incorporated place in Billings County, it is also the county seat. Much of the surrounding area is part of either Little Missouri National Grassland or Theodore Roo ...
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Medora site
The Medora site ( 16WBR1) is an archaeological site that is a type site for the prehistoric Plaquemine culture period. The name for the culture is taken from the proximity of Medora to the town of Plaquemine, Louisiana. The site is in West Bat ...
, a precolumbian archaeological site in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
* Medora, Wisconsin, the fictional setting of ''
Aliens in America
''Aliens in America'' is an American sitcom created by David Guarascio and Moses Port that aired on The CW for one season from October 1, 2007, to May 18, 2008. Guarascio and Port also served as executive producers of the show alongside Tim Doy ...
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Medora (given name)
Medora is a feminine given name popularized by George Gordon, Lord Byron for the heroine of his 1814 poem ''The Corsair''. The name of the romantic heroine has since been used for girls in the Anglosphere. Variants of the name in use in the 19th ce ...
, the history and usage of the given name
*Medora, heroine of Byron's poem ''
The Corsair
''The Corsair'' (1814) is a long tale in verse written by Lord Byron (see 1814 in poetry) and published by John Murray in London. It was extremely popular, selling ten thousand copies on its first day of sale, and was influential throughout t ...
'', Verdi's opera ''
Il corsaro
''Il corsaro'' (''The Corsair'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Lord Byron's 1814 poem '' The Corsair''. The first performance was given at the Teatro Grande in Trieste on 25 Oct ...
'', and Adam's ballet ''
Le Corsaire
''Le Corsaire'' is a ballet typically presented in three acts, with a libretto originally created by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges loosely based on the poem '' The Corsair'' by Lord Byron. Originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to ...
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Elizabeth Medora Leigh
Elizabeth Medora Leigh (15 April 1814 – 28 August 1849) was the third daughter of Augusta Leigh. It is widely speculated that she was fathered by her mother's half-brother Lord Byron; this is supported by comments from his widow, even though he ...
, daughter of Augusta Leigh and possible daughter of Lord Byron
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Medora Vallambrosa, Marquise de Mores Medora may refer to:
Places
In the United States:
* Medora, Illinois
* Medora, Indiana
* Medora, Kansas
* Medora, Louisville, Kentucky
* Medora, North Dakota
* Medora site, a precolumbian archaeological site in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana ...
(Medora von Hoffman), wife of the Marquis de Mores and namesake of Medora, North Dakota
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John Medora
John L. Medora (born May 28, 1936), also known as John or Johnny Madara, is an American singer, songwriter, composer and record producer best known to have teamed up with David White and Arthur Singer to write the 1957 hit song "At the Hop". ...
, songwriter and record producer
Other
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''Medora'' (film), 2013 documentary by Andrew Cohn, Davy Rothbart about a small-town basketball team, the Medora Hornets
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''Medora'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropods in the family Clausiliidae
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Medora (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse
See also
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Medoro (disambiguation)
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