Ringgold may refer to:
Places
United States
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Ringgold, Georgia, named after the soldier Samuel Ringgold
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Ringgold County, Iowa, named after the soldier Samuel Ringgold
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Ringgold, Kentucky
Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upp ...
, an unincorporated community
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Ringgold, Louisiana, named after the soldier Samuel Ringgold
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Ringgold, Maryland
Ringgold is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 166 as of the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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Ringgold, Nebraska
Ringgold is an unincorporated community in McPherson County, Nebraska, United States. Its elevation is 3,176 feet (968 m). Ringgold is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A post office
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Ringgold, Ohio
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Ringgold Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Ringgold Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 771 at the 2020 census.
The township was named after Maj. Samuel Ringgold, a hero of the Battle of Palo Alto in the Mexican–American War.
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, named after the soldier Samuel Ringgold
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Ringgold, Pennsylvania
Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Ap ...
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New Ringgold, Pennsylvania
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Ringgold, Texas
Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States, with an estimated population of 100 people. It is approximately northwest of Montague, the county seat.
The town's major industry is cattle ranching.
Schools
Ri ...
, named after the family of the founder's wife
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Ringgold, Virginia
Ringgold is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Pittsylvania County in the U.S. state of Virginia with a postal zip code 24586.
The community was named after Samuel Ringgold (soldier), Maj. Samuel R ...
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Ringgold, West Virginia
Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geograp ...
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Ringold Formation, Washington state geologic formation
Fiji
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Ringgold Isles
The Ringgold Isles are an archipelago in Fiji, forming an outlier group to Vanua Levu. The Budd, Nukusemanu, and Heemskercq Reefs form part of the group. The group is mostly uninhabited, but Qelelevu has a small village. In 2008 Pacific rat ...
People
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Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867), American naval officer, son of Samuel Ringgold, brother of the soldier Samuel Ringgold
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Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold (born October 8, 1930 in Harlem, New York City) is an American painter, writer, mixed media sculptor, and performance artist, best known for her narrative quilts.
Early life
Faith Ringgold was born the youngest of three child ...
(born 1930), African-American artist
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Samuel Ringgold (congressman) (1770–1829), Maryland congressman, soldier in the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812, father of Cadwalader Ringgold and the soldier Samuel Ringgold
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Samuel Ringgold (United States Army officer) (1796–1846), hero of Battle of Palo Alto in the Mexican–American War, after whom numerous communities are named; son of Samuel Ringgold, brother of Cadwalader Ringgold
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Tench Ringgold
Tench Ringgold (March 3, 1777July 31, 1844) was a businessman and political appointee in Washington, D.C. He was U.S. marshal of the District of Columbia, appointed by President James Monroe (18171825) and serving in the position through 1830, dur ...
, 19th-century American businessman and political appointee
Also:
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Ring Lardner (1885–1933), full name Ringgold Wilmer Lardner, American writer
Other uses
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Ringgold High School (Pennsylvania), Monongahela, Pennsylvania
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Ringgold identifier, a unique identifier for organisations in the publishing industry supply chain
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USS Ringgold (DD-89), named after Cadwalader Ringgold
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USS Ringgold (DD-500)
USS ''Ringgold'' (DD-500), a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867). Entering service in 1942 during World War II, the destroyer served in the Pacific theater. Following ...
, named after Cadwalader Ringgold
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Battle of Ringgold Gap, in the American Civil War
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