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  History of Smithtown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Richard Smythe built his home on the site of a Nissequogue Indian village near the intersection of River and Moriches Roads in what is today the Village of Nissequogue.
After Richard Smythe and his wife died, the lands comprising Smithtown were divided among their children.
Legend has it that Richard Smythe acquired the land that is today Smithtown by outfoxing the local Indians, making a "deal" where, for a fixed sum, they would sell him as much land as he could ride around on a bull in one day.
www.smithlib.org /page_library_history.html   (939 words)

  
 SC2 - Gingus
Smythe had to hold the fuel tank above the kart and run along behind it while Vugel was driving, because of the lack of a mounting.
Smythe throttled back but it was too late, as the kart ploughed up the four-inch kerb opposite the side-road exit, and into the bushes beyond it.
Smythe then tried the course, with the tireless rear right wheel, and during a powerslide towards the green crate, got stuck in a puddle of mud.
www.sc2.150m.com /gingus.htm   (3046 words)

  
 Drammen's Plot
Smythe did as directed, and the musician was laid out on a small incline with his feet up, and his head at the bottom of the hill.
Smythe had transferred the cooking utensils in the packs to his bag on his horse, and was scrounging for weapons.
Smythe built the spit he relieved the brigands of, and a pot full of water from a nearby spring they had passed.
www.wordswordswords.4t.com /vale5.html   (7395 words)

  
 Smythe Volvo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Quentin George Murray Smythe 1: recipient of the Vic 9: which his officer was severely wounded, Sergeant Smythe took command of the platoon although he was himse 11: ibya, 5 June 1942, Sergeant Quentin George Murray Smythe, Royal Natal Caribineers, South African Forces.
Conn Smythe 1: ive and colourful characters in NHL history, Conn Smythe built the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple L 3: to the 1915 Ontario amateur championship.
Smythe's Megalith 1: '''Smythe 's Megalith''' is the name given to a now lost N 3: farm workers.
www.witchware.com /File/1619-Smythe.Volvo.Html   (558 words)

  
 Toronto Neighbourhoods
Mount Dennis is named after John Dennis, a Loyalist shipbuilder from Philadelphia who settled on a farm here in the early 1800's.
During the late 1800's, Mount Dennis was known for its brick yards, the Conn Smythe Sand and Gravel pit, and a handful of market gardens that operated on the fertile plain of what is now Eglinton Flats.
By the 1920's, Mount Dennis had grown to the point where a plebiscite was held regarding its incorporation as a Town.
www.torontoneighbourhoods.net /regions/york/152.html   (273 words)

  
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Lefroy Glacier (1.3 km2) flows from the basin between Mount Lefroy and The Mitre and is separated from Victoria Glacier by a band of moraine.
It is bounded on the west by the broad valley of the Mistaya and Bow Rivers, on the east by the Siffleur and Pipestone Rivers, and in the north by the North Saskatchewan River trench.
It flows from the slopes of Mount Athabasca at 3,320 m asl to a low-gradient accumulation basin at 2,750 m and thence to two ice tongues at 2,365 m asl.
pubs.usgs.gov /prof/p1386j/canadianrockies/canrock.txt   (14402 words)

  
 Everest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The focus is on Finch's three expeditions to Mount Everest, in 1921, 1922, 1924, with chapters on preliminary exploration and preparation.
Albeit somewhat impressionistic in tone, Smythe's book relates his experiences of climbing in the Alps and the Himalayas, with a chapter on his 1933 Everest expedition, another on Kangchenjunga, and one on skiing.
Smythe's book of colour photographs is wide-ranging, with chapters on the Himalayas, British Hills, Switzerland and North American mountains.
www.sotherans.co.uk /Catalogues/Everest/Everest51-100.html   (4400 words)

  
 Hugh H. and Mabel M. Smythe Papers (Library of Congress)
Although Hugh Smythe had begun applying for permanent professional positions at the State Department shortly after receiving his doctoral degree in 1945, it was not until twenty years later that he achieved success in this effort with his appointment by President Lyndon Johnson as ambassador to Syria.
Both Hugh and Mabel Smythe were prolific writers and public speakers, and the Writings series represents a large portion of their papers.
Of particular note are the manuscripts of Hugh Smythe's doctoral dissertation, Patterns of Kinship Structure in West Africa, and Mabel Smythe's book with Alan B. Howes, Intensive English Conversation, written while she was in Japan, and her editorial work on The Black American Reference Book and Curriculum for Understanding.
www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/smythe.html   (6202 words)

  
 Smythe Famitly Geneology
The Smythe Motorcycle Company is owned by Dr David Holmes-Smith who originates from the British Isles from a very ancient family of flsmiths who have worked in metals before recorded English history began.
The spelling of Smythe is the spelling of the forebearers of Dr David circa the 16th century before they migrated to America in the mid 1600's to Taunton, MA.
Smythe Motorcycle Co. now makes a design (picture to right) painted in olive drab that captures the feel and design lines of the earliest military motorcycles of WW1.
www.flex.com /~davidhs/blacksmith   (919 words)

  
 Attempt of 1933 (from Mount Everest) --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Mount Sinai is renowned as the principal site of divine revelation in Jewish history, where God is purported to have appeared to Moses and given him the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5).
Known in Tibet as Chomolungma, or “goddess mother of the world,” Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth but was not recognized as such until 1852, when the governmental Survey of India established the fact.
The highest mountain in North America, Mount McKinley is located in south-central Alaska near the center of the Alaska Range.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-230913   (937 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Mount Smythe
The mountain was named after Francis Sydney Smythe, an international mountaineer who climbed in the Himalaya, Alps and the Canadian Rockies.
A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it.
Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mount-Smythe   (441 words)

  
 Collective Agreements
SACKVILLE, NB - Members of the CUPE 2338 bargaining unit at Mount Allison University signed a new collective agreement with the University, on Tuesday, May 13 in a special ceremony that symbolized all three labour agreements signed at Mount Allison over the past year.
Contracts were previously signed with the Mount Allison Staff Association (MASA) and the Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) over the past year.
Mount Allison Staff Association (MASA) (l-r): Vince Smythe, President Wayne MacKay, Bill Evans (President, MASA), Chair of the Board of Regents, Robert Winters, Student Administrative Coordinator Tracey Wilson, and Head of Circulation Anne Ward.
www.mta.ca /collective.html   (234 words)

  
 Mountaineering Books S-Z   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Norwegian-born Strom was a pioneer of cross-country skiing and a member of the 1932 Lindley-Liek expedition to Mount McKinley which made the first ascent of both the north and south peaks.
Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, was first climbed in 1913 by its northern Muldrow Glacier route.
He led the first ascent of the popular West Buttress route on Mount McKinley and, for four decades, he was a major player in leading and developing Boston's Museum of Science.
www.topworldbooks.com /mountaineering_s-z.htm   (9817 words)

  
 EVEREST HISTORY
Shipton is forced to give up a little past the First Step, and Smythe continues alone, crossing the Great Couloir somewhat lower down than his predecessors where the ledges were more favorable.
Accompanying Tilman are Eric Shipton, Frank Smythe, C.B.M. Warren, P. Floyd, P.R. Oliver, and Noel Odell from the tragic 1924 expedition.
In back-to-back assaults, Smythe and Shipton are turned back by the deep snow, as are Tilman and Lloyd the next day.
www.everesthistory.com /1925-1950.htm   (1389 words)

  
 October 15, 2003
She is survived by a son, James C. Banbury of Danville; a sister, Lucille (Darwin) Young of Dublin; sisters-in-law, Pauline Fesler, Helen Banbury and Doris Banbury; a niece, Mary Margaret Levin; nephews, James C. and John Fesler; and several other nieces and nephews.
MOUNT VERNON — M. Elizabeth Brooks, 89, of Mount Vernon died Monday morning, Oct. 13, 2003, at The Laurels of Mount Vernon.
She was a longtime member of the First Church of the Nazarene and Women’s Auxiliary of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
www.mountvernonnews.com /Obit/Oct/101503.html   (761 words)

  
 Mount Smythe
He rose to prominence in the mountaineering community after his impressive seasons in the Alps in 1927 and 1928.
After that he climbed extensively in the Himalaya and was invited to join the 1933 British Mount Everest Expedition during which he and two others reached an elevation of 28,200 feet on the north side of the mountain without oxygen.
Smythe was the first to attempt to climb Brussels Peak but failed in each attempt.
www.bivouac.com /MtnPg.asp?MtnId=6503   (202 words)

  
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I do know that in the year 1660, Richard Smith/ Smythe left 450 acres of land then called Captain Thomas Neck in Accomack County Virginia to his daughter who had married Robert Richardson and I assume was already situated and living with his wife.
Smythe was one of the first to settle on the eastern Shore.
However, Smythe was listed as a Jamestown resident in 1624 so apparently he was not yet a resident of the Eastern Shore.
www.intercom.net /local/richardson/colonial.html   (1690 words)

  
 Classic Books on Mt Everest Expeditions
On 29th May 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first human beings to conquer Mount Everest, which at 29,002 feet is the highest place on earth.
This book is the second of an impressive trio of books containing the official narratives of various British expeditions of 1921, 1922 and 1924 attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
The author, Sir Francis Younghusband, was the first Chairman of the Mount Everest committee of the Royal Geographical Society.
www.pilgrimsbooks.com /everest_series.html   (1139 words)

  
 Attempts of 1936 and 1938 (from Mount Everest) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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Strathcona and Mount Royal (of Mount Royal and of Glencoe), Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron
In Greek mythology Mount Olympus was the home of the gods and the site of the throne of Zeus, the chief deity.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-230915   (949 words)

  
 Bra Smythe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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Conn Symthe 1: ive and colourful characters in NHL history, Conn Smythe built the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple L 3: to the 1915 Ontario amateur championship.
Smythu 's Megalith 1: '''Smythe 's Megalith''' is the name given to a now lost N 3: farm workers.
www.thesonars.com /web/21485-bra.smythe.html   (407 words)

  
 Everest - Mount Everest by climbers, news
He would summit Mt. Kamet in 1931 as a member of a team led by Smythe.
At that point, the 7.756 m summit was the highest location to have ever been reached by humans.
Shipton would later return to Africa where he joined up with Tilman to explore the Ruwenzori Range (nicknamed “The Mountains of the Moon” by explorer Burton) in Uganda, but the spell of the Himalayas had a profound impact on him.
www.mounteverest.net /story/stories/ExWebseriesEverestunsungheroes-EricShipton,part1Apr22005.shtml   (902 words)

  
 National Park Service - Sept 11 Remembrance - Federal Hall - Interviews
But because I was a uniformed park ranger and had government ID, you know, they permitted me to come through.
Very few school groups because even though the chancellor has given permission to travel once again, many teachers and many parents are reluctant to let their children travel.
CHUCK SMYTHE: Do you kind of go up there and see what people are doing and just sort of - as an interpreter are you kind of curious about how people are acting in response?
www.nps.gov /remembrance/fedhall/fedhall_int_2b.html   (1640 words)

  
 British Everest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The British have always had an interest in Mount Everest, when in 1808 they began the process of locating and naming the world's highest mountain, to wanting to be the first to put a Expedition on the summit of Mount Everest.
The first British expedition to Mount Everest was a reconnaissance mission to try and find a suitable route up the mountain.
Frank Smythe countinued alone to a height of 27,400ft before beconing beaton by the affects of hypoxia.
www.camp6.co.uk /id9.html   (1083 words)

  
 Mount Smythe - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Mount Smythe - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Mount Smythe contains research on
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Mt._Smythe   (109 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Frank Smythe: The Six Alpine/Himalayan Climbing Books: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Climbs and Ski Runs depicts Smythe’s early climbs in the Alps, including his ascent of the Brenva face of Mont Blanc with Graham Brown.
Camp 6 details the 1933 attempt on Everest, when Smythe climbed to the highest point ever reached at that time.
Smythe, Frank: Frank Smythe: The Six Alpine/Himalaya n Climbing Books.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0898867401?v=glance   (412 words)

  
 Smythe Famitly Geneology
You may also find the general information about the Smythe DNA research conducted in England interesting in connecting 5 major families of the landed heraldic Smyths between the 12th and 17th centuries back to early Pictish stock.
John Smythe considered to be the founder of the 'Templar" Smyths of Cressing Temple.
She was the daughter of Richard Smyth and is reported as being born at Mount Hall (Hill Hall), Essex.
www.culdee.org /press/genealogy/smyth/smyth.html   (2072 words)

  
 Mount GEC
History: According to Matty Gibson, this mountain is often mistakenly referred to as Mount Gee by a number of climbers, the local warden service and even their climbing information folders.
The capitalising is deliberate, as the Place Names of Alberta describes the name as deriving from the first letter of the first names of the three first ascentionists.
The party climbed Mount GEC from the Sumwapta River.
www.bivouac.com /MtnPg.asp?MtnId=375   (167 words)

  
 Mountain Posters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Barry's trademark saying "And away we go…." was the theme of the BAI team and is written on the poster signed by team members Brent Bishop, Barry's son, and Wally Berg, expedition leader.
Barry went on to climb Mount Everest in 1963 and was followed by Brent in 1994, the first American father-son duo to make this achievement.
Tuckerman is a mecca for New England skiers in early spring.
www.topworldbooks.com /posters_mountain.htm   (4189 words)

  
 EVEREST FACTS
He maps the Dudh Kosi valley - gateway to the southern route up the mountain - all the way to the end of the Khumbu Glacier.
The Mount Everest Committee is established by Younghusband, and a formal resolution is passed stating that an expedition would take place the following year with reconnaissance as the first priority, (although a summit attempt was not discouraged).
Despite the lack of hard evidence, the debate on whether they reached the summit of Everest continues to this day.
www.everestnews.com /everest1.htm   (6440 words)

  
 Mountain Books
With the exception of another illicit "solo" expedition from the north, that in 1947 by the eccentric Canadian Earl Denman, the activity after W.W. II moved to the south side of the mountain - from Tibet to Nepal.
Significantly, Smythe's book includes an appendix specifically on the discovery of this axe, and what he believed it signified with respect to the fate of Mallory and Irvine.
After all, these were the first climbers on the ridge since the disappearance of Mallory and Irvine, they were climbers familiar with both Mallory and his approach to climbing, and the only people alive at the time who had first hand knowledge of the location and context.
www.billbuxton.com /climbing.html   (15842 words)

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