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In the News (Wed 15 Feb 12)

  
  Railfan Crawford Hill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Crawford is the helper base, plus home to a small yard where cars are interchanged with the Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern and the Nebkota Railroad, a shortline operating ex-CNW trackage from Chadron to Merriman, NE.
The east end of the lower horseshoe is accesible from the road that crosses the railroad at MP419, and instead of turning east to the road crossing at MP418.5, continue south on this road.
Usually, they are then lined back down the hill to Crawford, but can also take the siding and wait for the next oppurtunity to head back down the hill.
www.mentalfusion.com /erben22/crawford/railfanch.html   (759 words)

  
 Future investment: Crawford Square one of many vibrant new Hill projects
Giving Hill District residents an opportunity for a better life without leaving their neighborhood is the goal of a massive redevelopment program begun earlier this decade.
What sets the Hill District developments apart from those elsewhere is that, in the Hill, the community is the prime mover in deciding what type of neighborhood residents are going to have.
The Hill does not have a supermarket and construction of one, to be operated by an African American, is seen as yet another major step to making the Hill a self-sustaining community once more.
www.post-gazette.com /regionstate/19990412hill1.asp   (2553 words)

  
 A Day In The Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Crawford Hill, part of Lucent Technologies Inc.'s property north of the municipal complex, is Monmouth County's highest elevation.
The McFarland family owned a farm at Crawford Hill from about 1915 to 1950, selling off a portion, including the top of the hill, to a Lucent predecessor in about 1940.
Just as Crawford Hill was named after a family that owned it, it was also known as McFarland Hill.
www.injersey.com /day/story/0,2379,221861,00.html   (570 words)

  
 Kansas and Kansans Ch. 41 Pt. 1
Crawford was again sent out on the 5th with two or three companies of his regiment and resisted the advance of Marmaduke up Cove Creek most of the day.
Crawford, afterwards a Colonel, and, later, Governor of Kansas, bears witness that Plumb handled his men admirably and fought well all day, though it was the second time he had ever been under fire.
Because of the failure of a scouting column to report the movement north of Hindman's army General Blunt was in ignorance of the exact conditions confronting him on the morning of the 7th.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/ch41p1.html   (3392 words)

  
 Hill District Community Plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Appendix B...........................Map of Census Tracts in the Hill District, 1990.
In the Hill District as a whole, the percent of males and females is of 42.5% and 57.5% respectively.
Hill District 11,772 14,047 19.3 13,854 -1.4 12,561 -9.3 9,591 -23.6 8,046 -16.1
members.hillhouse.org /~hdcg/ConsensusPlan96.html   (15596 words)

  
 Cops arrest ax-wielding suspect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Crawford said it is unclear whether Hoyle forced Ms.
But Crawford said that once in the car, Hoyle used an ax to hit Hill in the head and neck.
Crawford said additional charges are pending after further investigation and additional statements from Ms.
www.shelbystar.com /news2001/_disc4/00001106.htm   (257 words)

  
 RAILROAD.NET - Getting Up Close and Personal with BNSF's Famed Crawford Hill- Thanks to the Ponderosa Ranch!
Crawford Hill is located on the busy BNSF transcontinental mainline, in the northwestern part of Nebraska.
Crawford was one stop on that trip and we were there approximately a day and a half.
Photographing most of the trains from Belmont Hill to the horseshoe curve near the town of Crawford is relatively impossible due to the lack of ready access to the railroad.
www.railroad.net /articles/railfanning/crawfordhill/index.php   (1181 words)

  
 Clan Crawford
During the reign of William the Lion one Sir Reginald of Crawford was appointed Sheriff of Ayr, a demanding and powerful post which was one of the Offices of the Crown with administrative and financial duties as well as the responsibility for hearing appeals from Courts of Barony.
The second important marriage was that of Margaret Crawford, sister of the Sheriff of Ayr, in 1297; she married Sir Malcolm Wallace of Ellerslie and their son, William Wallace, was to prove himself as Scotland's greatest patriot.
George Crawford was on e of the fifty Scottish undertakers of the Ulster Plantation, and as a son-in law of one of the chief undertakers, Andrew Stewart, he was granted 1,000 acres adjacent to Stewart's portion in Mountjoy, co.Tyrone.
www.electricscotland.com /webclans/atoc/crawfor2.html   (1332 words)

  
 CRAWFORD - Genealogy
WILLIAM CRAWFORD was born in 1775 and came to the community near Charleston,South Carolina in 1779 from his home in Dundee, Scotland.
There are a large number of Crawford families still living in the vicinity of Panola, Shelby and Rusk counties.
JAMES CRAWFORD was born June 3, 1809 in Abbeville, South Carolina to Andrew and Mary B. Foster Crawford.
www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/nirvana/621/crawford.html   (1322 words)

  
 Crawford Hill - The BN Tackles the Pine Ridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Crawford Hill - The BN Tackles the Pine Ridge
It was bypassed, though, during line changes in the late seventies/early eighties when the grades over the hill were eased, along with curvature decreased.
Several pictures taken on Crawford Hill are available for your viewing pleasure on the Pictures by Cody page.
www.mentalfusion.com /erben22/crawford   (229 words)

  
 Shelby Star Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Crawford supporters showed at the fire department, but by the last precinct’s results the candidate hadn’t.
Crawford said in a written statement: “The voters of the county have now indicated they want a change, and I respect their decision.
Hill said he was excited that, “the people were receptive to the issues that I brought to the forefront and will continue to bring to the forefront.
www.shelbystar.com /portal/ASP/article.asp?ID=2164   (744 words)

  
 Trainz - Crawford Hill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Crawford Hill in NW Nebraska - set in a panorama of rangeland, National Forest, and undulating topography - is a formidable obstacle to unit coal trains traversing the Butte subdivision between mile posts 425 and 409 on Burlington Northern Santa Fe's Powder River division enroute to Alliance, NE and points east.
I had to be careful to pick a fine line between possibly slowing everything down by over-saturating the area with foliage graphics and yet possibly being too mean with the trees but I think I've created a passable rendition of the area.
Therefore the town of Crawford is represented by a smattering of buildings and that's the extent of it.
www.netspeed.com.au /bhk/austrail/trainz_4.htm   (853 words)

  
 Celebrating Crawford Square
After the "urban removal" project of the '50s that led to the construction of the Civic Arena, much of the 12 acres Crawford Square now occupies was once wasteland and rundown rental property.
The Hill needed Crawford Square to begin the process of opening itself to the future.
She compares herself to one of Robert Heinlein's characters, a "stranger in a strange land," and wonders if enough attention is being paid to the kind of community the Hill is becoming.
www.post-gazette.com /columnists/20000225tony.asp   (506 words)

  
 Mail Tribune News -
In June, Crawford was convicted of threatening an elderly couple during an off-duty traffic dispute and assaulting a dirt-biker after a chase.
Alexander, Howard and Klaus kept Crawford in his post in Gold Hill, despite advice from professional law enforcement agencies, the city attorney and complaints from community members, the petitions claim.
The recall petitions also state that Alexander, Howard and Klaus voted to retain the Gold Hill Police Department indefinitely, contrary to a 1998 vote to have law enforcement provided by the Jackson County sheriff's office.
www.mailtribune.com /archive/99/july99/73199n5.htm   (411 words)

  
 FAMILY ALBUM INDEX
Hill, Alice "Mid" (Hill) Carrell of Crawford County, WI Photo of Alice and gravestone photos of Alice and her children, Jesse & Sarah Ellen Carrell.
Hill, Elmer "Crip" of Crawford County, WI Photos of Crip, Ephie and three of their adult children.
Hill, Joseph Wolf & Alsina (Singles) of Crawford County, WI Photos of Joseph, Alsina & photos of some of their children.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Oaks/6284/albmlist.html   (846 words)

  
 Crawford Hill
Crawford Hill in NW Nebraska, set in a panorama of rangeland, National Forest, and undulating topography, is a formidable obstacle to unit coal trains traversing the Butte subdivision between mile posts 423 and 410 on Burlington Northern Santa Fe's Powder River division enroute to Alliance, NE and points east.
Head-end and helper locomotives team up to provide from 20,000 to over 30,000 hp to defeat gravity and friction while moving approximately 30 16,000-ton trains over the hill every day.
This double-tracked portion of the Butte features back-to-back horseshoe curves and deep cuts and fills with an average grade of 1.1% (800 feet in 13 miles) and a ruling grade of over 1.7%.
www.angelfire.com /nb/trains   (212 words)

  
 Potawatomi Traveling Times Oct 1, 2000 -Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jackie Crawford lives where her father and his siblings were born and raised.
This hill was always referred to as "Crawford's Hill," some of the tribal members still call it that.
Mary Irene (Crawford) Vassar was born in 1914 and raised in the Wabeno area.
www.fcpotawatomi.com /oct_1/community.html   (1590 words)

  
 WILLIAM "HENRY" & ELIZA (PAYNE) HILL
William "Henry" Hill, born 1850, was the son of Daniel & Eliza (Lawver) Hill of Monroe County, Ohio.
William Henry's children believed to have been taken in by their brother, Walter, after death of their father, William Henry Hill, as Walter recieved temporary county aid, and three dependent daughters filed claim in Crawford County "in the matter of Wm.
Mrs Mid Hill died at the poor farm last Tuesday morning and the remains were brought to North Clayton where interrment was made in the North Clayton cemetery.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Oaks/6284/wmhenryhill.html   (601 words)

  
 Hill District
Real estate is reasonable in the Hill, where many old buildings, and even large parcels of land are surprisingly inexpensive.
Crawford Square, a community of beautiful, affordable new homes, townhouses and apartments sits at the edge of the neighborhood, just above the Mellon Arena
Hill District neighbors have a strong sense of community and history.
www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us /district6/html/hill_district.html   (169 words)

  
 Northeast Louisiana vs Alabama Crimson Tide (Feb 26, 1995)
Crawford singled, 2 RBI; Thompson scored, unearned; Wilcox scored, unearned.
Hill singled, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; Jordan scored, unearned; Norris scored, unearned.
Crawford advanced to third on an error by p.
www.rolltide.com /livestats/baseball/1995/bama06.htm   (1491 words)

  
 Crawford Hill - Page 1
Crawford Hill stretches from the town of Crawford on the north side to east of the little hamlet of Marsland on the south side.
This was during the time when Burlingtion Northern was undertaking a massive rebuilding project of Crawford Hill, including the installation of double track all the way over the hill, and the digging of the massive man-made canyon at Belmont to bypass the Belmont tunnel.
Include here are 3 "somewhat rare" photos of trains still using the only railroad tunnel in the state of Nebraska.
www.underwesternskies.net /crawford.html   (382 words)

  
 Crawford County, KS
The Kansas State Historical Society also has more historical data for Crawford County online including a rich bibliography and lists of cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers.
The Crawford County Fair is held in August in Girard.
Crawford County CVB   (800) 879-1112 or (620) 231-1212
skyways.lib.ks.us /kansas/counties/CR   (291 words)

  
 Crawford B. Lindsay, Sr.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 19, 1905, to Charles Bernard and Hettie (Hill) Lindsay.
Hettie died when Crawford was five years old and Henry at one year of age.
After receiving a master's degree from the University of Michiganin 1930, Crawford Lindsay held a professorship at Morehouse College in Atlanta from 1931 until 1941.
www.tnstate.edu /library/digital/lindsay.htm   (314 words)

  
 AOL CityGuide: - Pittsburgh - Crawford Grill--CLOSED - Bar/Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Back in the 1920s, Pittsburgh's Hill District was one of the most reputable neighborhoods in America for jazz nightlife.
Even as the vibrancy of the Hill has died away, the Crawford Grill perseveres, upholding the jazz tradition with reverence and gusto.
Live music is still the order of the day at the Crawford Grill, just as it's been for decades, and now jazz-lovers can split their passion between the Hill's original Crawford Grill and the new satellite club in Station Square.
cityguide.aol.com /pittsburgh/entertainment/venue.adp?vid=31174   (369 words)

  
 Montgomery Genealogical Database Individual   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
John Crawford's second wife was his second cousin, Emma Hill.
John B. Crawford was a farmer at Monkland.
John "Basil" Crawford was raised by his aunt and uncle, Mr.
www.rahul.net /cgi-bin/svpafug-cgi-bin/igmget/n=Montgomery?2078980   (314 words)

  
 AT&T News Release, 1990-06-12, AT&T horn antenna named as national landmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The antenna on Crawford Hill was used by Bell Labs scientists in 1965 to detect cosmic background radiation.
But in the early 1960s, neither of them realized that the horn antenna would soon pick up the faint ocean of whispers left over from the eruptive creation of the universe.
The horn antenna, at AT&T Bell Laboratories at Crawford Hill in Holmdel, New Jersey, is significant because of its association with the research work of two Bell Labs radio astronomers, Arno A. Penzias and Robert A. Wilson.
www.att.com /press/0690/900612.bla.html   (1188 words)

  
 Scotland's Classic Wild Trout Waters - Lesley Crawford - Swan Hill
As you read this (glowing) review of Lesley Crawford's latest book you may be thinking we're a little biased - seeing as Lesley is a regular contributor to Fish and Fly.
What I have to say is that I read Lesley's "Fishing For Wild Trout in Scottish Lochs" before this web site had even been thought of and its contents helped me catch my first trout from a Highland loch.
Whether you fish the waters that Lesley describes regularly, or are planning your first trip to these wild trout waters, this will be an invaluable addition to your bookshelf.
www.fishandfly.co.uk /bookrevs/wildwaters.html   (383 words)

  
 Crawford Hill - Page 4
BN 7254 Helpers On Crawford Hill - 11/99
BNSF 7265 Helpers At Crawford, Nebraska - 11/1999 
BN 9225 Helpers On Crawford Hill - 5/2001 
www.underwesternskies.net /crawford4.html   (344 words)

  
 Lucent - 2003 EH&S Annual Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 2003, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) visited the Lisle/Naperville, Ill., and Crawford Hill (N.J.) locations to evaluate their safety management systems.
While at Lisle/Naperville and Crawford Hill, the OSHA teams reviewed written safety programs, toured the facility and interviewed employees.
Both Lisle/Naperville and Crawford Hill received an excellent OSHA review and retained their Star recognition in the VPP.
www.lucent.com /environment/03/awards/vpp.html   (185 words)

  
 Crawford Hill Wireless Coffee Hour Seminars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is a series of technical seminars on topics of interest to researchers in wireless communications.
Seminars are held at the Bell Labs Crawford Hill facility.
Click here for instructions to get to Crawford Hill
www.bell-labs.com /topic/seminars/hoh.wcof   (149 words)

  
 Description of work Bell Telephone Laboratories
At that time (1967) BTL was jointly owned by AT&T and Western Electric Corp. It was considered by many as the premier corporate research laboratory in the entire world.
Art Crawford, who was the inventor of the "horn reflector" antenna, some of which are still seen atop many telephone buildings for microwave communications.
My second assignment was to work as an assistant to the now famous radio astronomy team of Dr. Arno Penzias and Dr. Robert W. Wilson in some of their measurements of background radiation of the night sky, using a large horn reflector antenna.
www.concentric.net /~pvb/btl.html   (351 words)

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