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Whittier, Alaska Whittier is a city at the head of the Passage Canal in the Chugach Census Area, Alaska, Chugach Census Area in the Unorganized Borough, Alaska, Unorganized Borough of Alaska, about southeast of Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage. The city is located ...

** Whittier Airport *

Whittier, California Whittier () is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and is part of the Gateway Cities. The city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census figure. Whittier ...

, named for John Greenleaf Whittier **

Whittier College Whittier College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Whittier, California. It is a Hispanic-serving institution, Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and, as of spring 2024, had 815 ...

, a private liberal arts college ***

Whittier Law School Whittier Law School was a law school in Costa Mesa, California founded in 1966. The law school was part of Whittier College, a private institution. After several years being ranked among the poorest-performing law schools in the United States ba ...

Whittier High School Whittier High School (WHS) is a high school located in Whittier, California. It was the original school of the Whittier Union High School District. It is the alma mater of President Richard Nixon (class of 1930) and John Lasseter (class of 1975) ...

**Whittier Hills, a local name for the western end of the

Puente Hills The Puente Hills are a chain of hills, one of the lower Transverse Ranges, in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, in the United States. The western end of the range is often referred to ...

Whittier Narrows The Whittier Narrows is a narrows or water gap in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States, between the Puente Hills to the east and the Montebello Hills to the west. The gap is located at the southern boundary o ...

, a water gap between the Puente Hills and the Montebello Hills * Whittier, Denver, a neighborhood in Denver, Colorado *

Whittier, Iowa Whittier is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa, United States. Geography Whittier is located at the intersections of County Roads X20 and E34 south of Waubeek and west of Viola, at 42.092976N, -91.462973W. History Whittier was f ...

Whittier, Minneapolis Whittier is a neighborhood within the Powderhorn community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, bounded by Franklin Avenue on the north, Interstate 35W on the east, Lake Street on the south, and Lyndale Avenue on the west. It is know ...

, a neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota *

Whittier, North Carolina Whittier is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson and Swain counties in the western part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 25. Whittier ...

People with the surname

* Charles A. Whittier (1840–1908), American Civil War Union brevet brigadier general * Edward N. Whittier (1840–1902), American soldier *

Helen Augusta Whittier Helen Augusta Whittier (1846–1925) was an American editor, lecturer, and clubwoman. She was a lecturer and teacher of art history, as well as business woman in the textile industry, being the first woman in Lowell, Massachusetts to run a mill. E ...

(1846–1925), American editor, lecturer, teacher, clubwoman, businesswoman *

John Greenleaf Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet ...

(1807–1892), American poet and abolitionist *

Max Whittier Mericos "Max" Whittier (1867–1925) was a pioneer in the early California oil industry and was instrumental in the development of 3 of California's billion barrel oil fields: Kern River, Midway-Sunset, and South Belridge. With his partner Burt ...

(1867–1928), American real estate developer *

Nancy Whittier Nancy Whittier is an American sociologist and a professor at Smith College. She has written many books, including ''Feminist Generations'', ''Feminist Frontiers 5'', and ''The Politics of Child Sexual Abuse: Emotion, Social Movements, and the State ...

(born 1966), sociologist *

Pauline Whittier Pauline "Polly" Whittier (December 9, 1876 – March 3, 1946) was an American golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics on behalf of Switzerland. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts Boston is the capital and most populous city in ...

(1876–1946), American golfer * Sumner G. Whittier (1911–2010), American politician from Massachusetts

Fictional characters

*Whittier Smith, main protagonist of the film ''

Bring It On Again ''Bring It On Again'' is a 2004 American cheerleading comedy film directed by Damon Santostefano and starring Anne Judson-Yager and Bree Turner. This film is a sequel to '' Bring It On series'', but there are no recurring cast members or canon ...

'', played by Anne Judson-Yager *Pollyanna Whittier, title character of Eleanor H. Porter's novel ''

Pollyanna ''Pollyanna'' is a 1913 novel by American author Eleanor H. Porter, considered a classic of children's literature. The book's success led to Porter soon writing a sequel, ''Pollyanna Grows Up'' (1915). Eleven more ''Pollyanna'' sequels, known a ...

'' (1913)

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The Whittier The Whittier (also known as the Whittier Apartments) is a partially renovated high rise residential complex and former hotel located at 415 Burns Drive in Detroit, Michigan, on the Detroit River. It was listed on the National Register of Histor ...

, a high rise residential complex and former hotel in Detroit, Michigan *

Whittier Line The Whittier Line was a Pacific Electric interurban The interurban (or radial railway in Canada) is a type of electric railway, with tram-like electric self-propelled railcars which run within and between cities or towns. The term "interurba ...

, a former Pacific Electric train route in California *

Whittier Fire The Whittier Fire was a wildfire in the Santa Ynez Mountains, south of Lake Cachuma, along Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County, California in the United States. The fire was reported on July 8, 2017, at 1:43 pm. Upon containment on July 28, t ...

, a 2017 wildfire in Santa Barbara County, California *

Whittier Boulevard Whittier Boulevard is an arterial street that runs from the Los Angeles River (where it continues into Downtown Los Angeles as 6th Street) to Brea, California. The street is one of the main thoroughfares in both Whittier and East Los Angele ...

, a street in Los Angeles, California *

Whittier (horse) Whittier was a notable Australian Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebre ...

, an Australian Thoroughbred race horse

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