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Roswell incident The Roswell incident was an event that occurred in 1947, pertaining to the recovery of mundane metallic and rubber debris from a military balloon that crashed near Corona, New Mexico by United States Army Air Forces officers from Roswell Army ...

Places in the United States

Roswell, Colorado Roswell, now annexed into the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 47 ...

, a former settlement now part of Colorado Springs *

Roswell, Georgia Roswell is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States. At the official 2010 census, the city had a population of 88,346. The 2020 estimated population was 94,884, making Roswell the state's ninth largest city. A close suburb of Atla ...

, a suburb of Atlanta *

Roswell, Idaho Roswell is an unincorporated community in Canyon County Canyon County is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 231,105, making it the second-most populous county in Idaho. The county seat is Caldwe ...

Roswell, New Mexico Roswell () is a city in, and the seat of, Chaves County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Chaves County forms the entirety of the Roswell micropolitan area. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 48,422, making it the fifth-largest city ...

, known for the purported 1947 UFO incident (see other uses below) * Roswell, Ohio * Roswell, South Dakota

People

* Roswell Beebe (1795–1856), American railroad executive; mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas * Roswell L. Colt (1779–1856), American businessman *

Roswell Farnham Roswell Farnham (July 23, 1827January 5, 1903) was an American politician of the Republican Party, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a lawyer, and the 38th governor of Vermont. Biography Farnham was born in Boston, Mas ...

(1827–1903), Governor of Vermont * Roswell P. Flower (1835–1899), US congressman, and Governor of New York *

Roswell Gilpatric Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric (November 4, 1906 – March 15, 1996) was a New York City corporate attorney and government official who served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1961–64, when he played a pivotal role in the high-stake strategi ...

(1906–1996), American lawyer and politician *

Roswell King Roswell King (May 3, 1765 – February 15, 1844) was an American enslaver, plantation manager, businessman, planter, and industrialist. Together with his son, Barrington King, he founded Roswell Manufacturing Company in the Georgia Piedmont, establ ...

(1765–1844) was an American businessman, planter and industrialist * Roswell Park (surgeon) (1852–1914), American physician *

Roswell A. Parmenter Roswell A. Parmenter (September 20, 1821 – February 1, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Roswell A. Parmenter was born in Pittstown, New York, on September 20, 1821, the son of Dr. Azel Fiske Parmenter (born 1786 ...

(1821–1904), New York politician * Roswell B. Rexford, Michigan politician *

Roswell S. Ripley Roswell Sabine Ripley (March 14, 1823 – March 29, 1887) was an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He was also an author and a prosperous So ...

(1823–1887), Confederate Army general *

Roswell Rudd Roswell Hopkins Rudd Jr. (November 17, 1935 – December 21, 2017) was an American jazz trombonist and composer. Although skilled in a variety of genres of jazz (including Dixieland, which he performed while in college), and other genres of musi ...

(1935–2017), American musician *

Roswell Weston Roswell Weston (February 24, 1774 – August 18, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was born on February 24, 1774, in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut, the son of Zachariah Weston (1749–1828) and Mary (Lath ...

(1774–1861), New York politician and judge * Roswell Williams, pseudonym of

Frank Owen (author) Frank Owen (1893–1968) was an American author, novelist and anthologist. He wrote 10 novels in the 1930s under the pseudonym Roswell Williams, a name which is sometimes erroneously listed as his real name. Owen is best known for his orient ...

(1893–1968), American novelist * Maggie Roswell (born 1952), American actress

In culture and fiction

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Roswell High ''Roswell High'' is a young adult book series written by Melinda Metz and published by Pocket Books. The ten-book series chronicles the adventures of three teen aliens and their human friends, who attend the fictional Ulysses F. Roswell High in R ...

'', a young adults book series written by Melinda Metz ** ''Roswell'' (TV series), a 1999 TV series about a group of aliens ** ''Roswell, New Mexico'' (TV series), a 2019 TV series about a group of aliens * ''Roswell'' (film), a 1994 television film about the Roswell UFO incident, sometimes called ''Roswell: The UFO Cover-up'' * '' Stargate SG-1: Roswell'', a 2007 novel by Sonny Whitelaw and Jennifer Fallon * ''

Roswell, Little Green Man ''Roswell, Little Green Man'' was a Bongo Comics series created by Bill Morrison. It was nominated for four Eisner Awards The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement ...

'', a comic book series * "

Roswell That Ends Well "Roswell That Ends Well" is the 19th episode in the third season of the American animated television series '' Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 9, 2001. The plot centers on an accidental time tr ...

", an episode of ''Futurama'' * ''

Roswell, Texas ''Roswell, Texas'' is a serialized, online graphic novel which started in 2006 and was completed early in 2008. It appeared in installments on the web site of Big Head Press. Written by science fiction novelist L. Neil Smith with Rex F. May (be ...

'', a serialized, online graphic novel

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Roswell High School (New Mexico) Roswell High School (RHS) is a public senior high school in Roswell, New Mexico. It is a part of the Roswell Independent School District. Established in 1913, it is the oldest public high school in the city. The colors of RHS are: Dark Crimson R ...

, a school in Roswell, New Mexico *

Roswell High School (Georgia) Roswell High School (RHS) is a public high school in Roswell, Georgia, United States which opened in 1949. It serves the entire city of Roswell west of Georgia State Route 400 and the city of Mountain Park, as well as small portions of Alpharet ...

, a school in the city of Roswell, Georgia *

Roswell International Air Center Roswell Air Center (Roswell International Air Center; Roswell Industrial Air Center) is an airport south of Roswell, in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. History The airport was Roswell Army Airfield during World War II, and Walker A ...

, an airport in Roswell, New Mexico * Roswell springsnail, a species of freshwater snails *

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is a cancer research and treatment center located in Buffalo, New York. Founded by surgeon Roswell Park in 1898, the center was the first in the United States to specifically focus on cancer research. The c ...

, a cancer hospital in Buffalo, New York *

Roswell Recreation and Parks The Roswell Recreation and Parks is a municipal department serving the city of Roswell, Georgia. It oversees eight public-use parks covering over 900 acres and sponsors over 25 athletic programs ranging from soccer, football, basketball, baseball ...

, a municipal department in Roswell, Georgia

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