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	Austrailian Rally
		at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, for the 'Goldfields Gathering' the Ford 8 and10 Hp Side Valve National Rally 2001.
		The Ford 8 and 10 Side Valve Club of Victoria would like to invite all owners of Ford 8 and 10 Hp powered vehicles to join them from the
		The last National Rally held in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia attracted over 50 vehicles and international participants from the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
	www.angliaobsolete.com /rally.html (407 words)

	Facts about topic: (Ford (disambiguation))
		A ford (The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse) is a river (A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)) crossing.
		Ford is a shortened name for the Ford Motor Company (additional info and facts about Ford Motor Company), founded by Henry Ford (United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)).
		Ford, Bideford, Devon (A county in southwestern England)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fo/Ford_(disambiguation).htm (530 words)

	Shropshire Place-names ending in "-ford".
		Derivation: “halh ford”, it may refer to a ford crossing the river in the loop of a meander.
		Derivation: “hem-ford” means “boundary ford” and the parish boundary between Worthen and Shelve runs along the stream, crossing the road at the bridge.
		Ford place-names also indicate the position of routes passing over the water and through the settlement.
	www.suelaflin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /FORDS/Fords.html (969 words)

	Roman Roads and Ford Place-names in Shropshire
		A study was carried out during the summer of 2000 of places in Shropshire whose place-name ended in the element '-ford'.In most cases, the name denotes the crossing of a road or track over a river or stream, though in some cases it refers to a causeway.
		The name Pitchford is not related to the Roman road, but was derived from a route at right angles to it, the crossing of the Row Brook by the old route from Pitchford to Condover, which passed next to the pitch well by the church.
		The ford place-names, along with the other English place-names, were given at a time when English had become the main language in use in Shropshire - probably in the late seventh and early eighth centuries (Gelling, 1992, 72).
	www.suelaflin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /RomanRoads.html (6837 words)

	St. Alberts & St.Bonifaces Salford
		Sal or in the old English 'sahl' could be the basic element in the modern words 'sallow' or 'willow' and of course the word 'Ford' is associated with crossing or fording the river usually at the shallowest part giving the meaning 'Willow by the Ford'
		Well after contacting, and being contacted by "old school mates" I got to thinking that if there was a place that I / We could post photographs and information about Salford.
		And can be traced back to as early as 912.
	www.karscot.com /salford.html (441 words)

	Mud March Line
		During the winter of 1862-1863, the Confederates constructed an elaborate line of earthworks to prevent the Federals from crossing to the Southern side of the rivers.
		During Union General Sedgwick's retreat across Banks Ford on May 5, 1863 Penrose's New Jersey brigade spent the day covering the withdrawal from a position in the abandoned Confederate earthworks.
		In January 1863, a month after the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg, Ambrose E. Burnside's Union army attempted to redeem itself by marching up the Rappahannock River and crossing behind the Confederate lines.
	civilwar.gatech.edu /rad/RADDATA/c3f.htm (672 words)

	Leo Ford
		Leo went on to appear in several gay adult flicks, the most popular and well known being "Blonds Do It Best" and "Leo and Lance." Leo Ford's performances and rapport with Lance made such an impact that one could not think of one without immediately thinking of the other.
		Leo Ford had a sensual blond boy-next-door persona which endeared him into the fantasies of many gay men, a phenomena which continues over ten years after his death.
		On 15 July, 1991, Leo Ford was riding his motorcycle down Fountain Avenue in the Silverlake section of Los Angeles with his lover, Craig Markle.
	outcyclopedia.0catch.com /leo_ford.html (672 words)

	North of Lincoln
		The hazards of a Humber crossing led the Romans to build a ford across the Trent between Marton and Littleborough and this route, via Bawtry, Doncaster and Tadcaster, became the chief road between Lincoln and York.
		The level crossing is gone, the new A15 now rising on embankments to a bridge over the track.
		Broughton has continued to grow since the 60s and nearby West Wood, is particularly convenient for the residents.
	www.biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk /north_of_lincoln.htm (2381 words)

	Encyclopedia article: Torino
		Ford Torino (additional info and facts about Ford Torino), a mid-size Ford (The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse) car derivated from the Ford Fairlane (additional info and facts about Ford Fairlane) produced from 1968 to 1976.
		Torino Impact Hazard Scale (additional info and facts about Torino Impact Hazard Scale), the scale for assessing the likelihood and damage of an asteroid-impact used by NASA (An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight) 's Near Earth Object Program.
		Torino (Capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy), a major industrial city in northwestern Italy.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/torino.htm (127 words)

	www.wetroads.co.uk
		This is one of the bigger fords in Shropshire and has the potential to be quite a treacherous crossing.
		However, this ford has the potential to engulf the road for a considerable distance as the stream flows alongside the road for 50m after the ford.
		The ford nearest Burlington is a short and shallow affair with a cobbly splashdown for southbound traffic.
	vamp.idlers.org /~jaffa/shropshire.htm (1853 words)

	DBA Variant -- River and Ford Variant
		A river may be crossed without risk at any point that it intersects with a road (representing either a bridge or a well-established ford)..
		Banked rivers slow crossing and aid defense (+1 to close combat tactical factor if the defending element is on land with its front edge or both front corners touching the adjacent river edge).
		If there is no road, and the river is not paltry, then the defender must place one marked ford (known to both players) at a point somewhere along the length of the river, at least 600P from any board edge.
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/variants/river.html (406 words)

	Ford Maverick -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		(The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse) Ford has used the Maverick name on four completely different (4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine) automobiles in the last three (A period of 10 years) decades.
		The Ford Maverick name was later used on an (A bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country) off-roader in Australia based on the (Click link for more info and facts about Nissan Patrol) Nissan Patrol GR and sold between 1988 and 1998.
		Ford of Brazil launched another model of Maverick at the 1973 São Paulo Auto Show as a 1974 model.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/ford_maverick.htm (276 words)

	Serebella Contents Darrell Johnson---Dartford Crossing
		For example, a crossing might be a ford, where people and animals can walk through shallow water.
		A cattle crossing or deer crossing is a location along a road where cattle or deer, respectively, frequently cross from one side to the other.
		A place where pedestrians are permitted to or advised to cross a street.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/contains-112136-112183-Darrell_Johnson-Dartford_Crossing.html (522 words)

	Ford GPA amphibious jeep story
		Having commissioned Willys, Ford and Bantam to build the 4500 jeeps (1500 each) in March 1941, the Motor Transport Board set up a project under the direction of the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) to be designated ‘QMC-4 1/4 ton amphibian’.
		The Ford GPA Amphibian or Seep (Sea Jeep) based on the GPW chassis was born.
		Ironically, its river crossing capabilities were found to be so useful by the Russians that the design was developed further in producing their own post-war version.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jeep_man/GPA.htm (463 words)

	Encyclopedia: Indianapolis 500
		Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing.
		Ford and Chevy engines were built in the UK by Cosworth and Ilmor, respectively.
		A Ford Cosworth DFV on a Ligier JS11 The original company was founded as a British racing engine maker, based in Northampton in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Indianapolis-500 (12085 words)

	040210-exeenv-R0204132428
		That the attached Project Appraisal for the installation of a signal-controlled Puffin crossing on Bournemouth Road, Chandlers Ford, at an estimated cost of £76,000 (to be externally funded) be approved.
		However the Puffin crossing equipment is capable of conversion to a Toucan crossing should the need arise.
		The proposed crossing is consistent with the aims of the local transport strategy.
	www.hants.gov.uk /decisions/decisions-docs/040210-exeenv-R0204132428.html (755 words)

	Articles - Ford (river)
		A ford is, clearly, a much cheaper form of river-crossing than a bridge though normally only suitable today for very minor roads.
		It is a common name for a ford or stretch of wet road in some areas, and sometimes also used to describe tidal crossings.
		A ford is a place in a watercourse (most commonly a stream or river) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading, on horseback, or in a wheeled vehicle.
	www.bronzebass.com /articles/Ford_(river)?mySession=e329221a1eb33ee4406496619c29540a (391 words)

	Civil War Battlefield Guide - -Big Blue River (Byram's Ford), Missouri (MO026) , Jackson County, October 22-23, 1864
		Price feinted against Curtis at the main ford on the road between Independence and Kansas City while he sent CS General Shelby south to find another crossing.
		The walking tour, in the area of the Byram's Ford Industrial Park, was established by the Monnett Battle of Westport Fund of the Civil War Round Table of Kansas City.
		On October 22 Shelby's troopers stormed across Byram's Ford, southwest of Independence, flanked the Federals, and forced them to fall back to Westport, to a battle line along the north side of Brush Creek.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/civwar/html/cw_010006_bigblueriver.htm (353 words)

	ford in TutorGig Encyclopedia
		Ford may mean a number of things A ford river ford is a river crossing.
		Leneen Ford is the chancellor of Griffith University.
		Ford CX The Ford CX was a automobile car produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1935 to 1937.
	www.tutorgig.com /es/ford (889 words)

	American Whitewater - River Reach #2731
		From Russell Bridge (Hwy 28 over Chattooga River): Go west on GA 23. Turn left on Warwoman Road (towards Clayton). Continue on Warwoman Road for 5.6 miles. Turn left onto Earl's Ford Road. The put-in is on the left just after crossing the first bridge over Warwoman Creek.
		This is not a recommended access point as Warwoman Ford is generally not passable when the creek is runnable and the shuttle to the Earl's Ford access on the South Carolina side of the Chattooga is extremely long.
		At high water on the Chattooga, an alternate take-out at Warwoman Ford (river mile 2.8) on Earl's Ford Road could be used.
	www.americanwhitewater.org /rivers/id/2731 (1240 words)

	Fort Dodge Ford County Kansas
		The origin of Fort Dodge, now the Kansas Soldiers Home on Highway 400, just east of Dodge City, Kansas dates back to 1847, when Fort Mann was established at the Cimarron Crossing on the Santa Fe Trail a few miles west of the present Fort Dodge.
		Although several Indians were brought back to Topeka for trial, with Ford County Attorney Michael Sutton as prosecuting attorney, the natives were acquitted for lack of evidence.
		Major General Grenville Dodge was placed in command of the 11th and 16th Kansas Calvary Regiments and began work during the harsh winter of 1865, to repair telegraph lines and reopen travel routes.
	www.stjohnks.net /santafetrail/research/fortdodge.html (2240 words)

	Three Island Crossing
		Two Island Crossing was the second crossing located one mile upstream from Three Island Ford.
		An Indian was hired to conduct us through the Ford, which proved impractical for us, the water sweeping away the howitzer and nearly drowning the mules which we were obliged to extricate by cutting them out of the harness.
		Three Island Crossing is a general term for the place where travelers on the Oregon Trail crossed the Snake River.
	www.wvi.com /users/TIC/tic.htm (818 words)

	Ford GT40 Restoration - The Details
		No affiliation with General Motors, Safir GT40 Spares, Ltd. or the Ford Motor Company is implied or assumed.
		Here are just a few...Be sure to read the captions to fully appreciate how much effort goes in to "crossing the T's and dotting the i's".
		This system was used on all of the Gulf GT40s and by some independent GT40 race teams in the late 1960's.
	racingicons.com /gt/details.htm (587 words)

	Ford, ford, forded, fords, Fords, fording- WordWeb dictionary definition
		The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
		Encyclopedia: Ford, Danny Ford, John Ford, KS Ford Ford, Buckinghamshire Ford, Daniel Ford, Shropshire Ford, WI Ford, Wisconsin Ford, Kansas Ford, Merseyside Ford, Richard
		A shallow area in a stream that can be forded
	www.wordwebonline.com /en/FORD (140 words)

	Amazon.com: The Last Juror: Books: John Grisham
		However, this means crossing the family that has been running Ford County behind the scenes for over a hundred years.
		Danny Padgitt's actions are known fairly early on, and there truly is no question as to his guilt.
		It was Danny Padgitt." The killer belongs to an infamous clan of crooked highway contractors, killers and drug smugglers who live on impregnable Padgitt Island.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385510438?v=glance (2415 words)

	BBC NEWS Wales Boy, 10, killed at zebra crossing
		He then walked on to the crossing but was hit by the van that had been travelling behind the vehicle that he called forward.
		He was with another boy at a zebra crossing in Barry Road when the incident happened at around 1925 BST.
		Officers want to speak to the driver of the vehicle that was summoned across the crossing, and also a person who retrieved a pair of trainers from the scene and handed them to staff at a nearby Spar shop.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/4203584.stm (2415 words)

	Cable Ready Maumee River crossing
		Cast from high-strength concrete, the pylon will feature an endlessly changing array of colored lighting enclosed by glass — a signature product of a city known for companies like Libby Owens Ford and Owens-Illinois Inc. The latter company's headquarters building will remain the city's tallest structure — by a 60-ft. margin over the pylon.
		Such a condition is created as the cradles bear upon the pylon, which thereby carries the 42,000-ton weight of the main span unit.
		Figg Engineering's cradle approach is an alternative to the more common method of using stay anchors, which apply tension across the pylon while transferring the vertical loads to the pylon without optimal gravity-load transfer.
	concreteproducts.com /mag/concrete_cable_ready/index.html (1373 words)

	Ford, ford, forded, fords, Fords, fording- WordWeb dictionary definition
		Encyclopedia: Ford, John Ford, KS Ford, Kansas Ford, Danny Ford Ford, Buckinghamshire Ford, Daniel Ford, WI Ford, West Sussex Ford, Wisconsin Ford, Shropshire Ford, Merseyside Ford, Northumberland Ford, Richard
		Ford, ford, forded, fords, Fords, fording- WordWeb dictionary definition
		The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
	www.wordwebonline.com /en/FORD (145 words)

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