FrenchCreek may refer to Communities FrenchCreek , former name of Frenchtown, El Dorado County, California FrenchCreek Township, Allamakee County, Iowa FrenchCreek, New York FrenchCreek Township, Pennsylvania disambiguation FrenchCreek, West Virginia Bodies of water FrenchCreek Allegheny River , Pennsylvania & New York FrenchCreek Iowa River , Iowa FrenchCreek Schuylkill River , Pennsylvania FrenchCreek Cheyenne River , South Dakota FrenchCreek , one of several inlets opening off Grand Harbour , Malta Other FrenchCreek State Park , in Pennsylvania West Virginia State Wildlife Center , previously known as FrenchCreek Game Farm , in West Virginia See also Frenchman s Creek disambiguation lookfrom FrenchCreek geodis de FrenchCreek it FrenchCreek pl FrenchCreek ... more details
FrenchCreek Pennsylvania can refer to different waterways FrenchCreek Allegheny River , a waterway in Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York states FrenchCreek Schuylkill River , a waterway in Southeastern Pennsylvania geodis ... more details
FrenchCreek Township, Pennsylvania, can refer to two townships in Pennsylvania FrenchCreek Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Frenchcreek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 FrenchCreek is a northward flowing tributary of the Upper Iowa River , near the latter s confluence with the Mississippi River . It is located in FrenchCreek Township, Allamakee County, Iowa FrenchCreek Township , Allamakee County, Iowa Allamakee County , Iowa . Confluence with Iowa River Coord 43.42712 N 91.38894 W display inline Category Allamakee County, Iowa Category Rivers of Iowa Iowa geo stub ... more details
File Schuylkillmap.png thumb Schuylkill River watershed. FrenchCreek joins the Schuylkill River between Pottstown and Norristown in the map. FrenchCreek , once known as Saukanac Creek , ref cite book title Album of designs of the Phoenix Bridge Company successors to Clarke, Reeves & Co., Phoenixville Bridge Works. last The Phoenix Bridge Company first authorlink coauthors year 1885 publisher J.B. Lippincott & Company location Philadelphia isbn url http digital.lib.lehigh.edu cdm4 bridges viewer.php?ptr 2890 page 15 ref is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania Berks and Chester County, Pennsylvania Chester counties, Pennsylvania in the United States . FrenchCreek travels through FrenchCreek State Park and joins the Schuykill in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Phoenixville . FrenchCreek is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Pennsylvania Scenic River . The FrenchCreek valley was an important early industrial region, particularly iron, in the United States. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site along FrenchCreek interprets this history. The Phoenix Iron Works site in Phoenixville, an active iron and steel producer from colonial times until the late 20th century, sits astride the creek just before it joins the Schuylkill. In 1994, the Green Valleys Association GVA with its 38 co petitioners filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board for the upgrade of the FrenchCreek watershed from a designation of High Quality HQ to Exceptional Value EV . In September of 1998, the FrenchCreek watershed west of Route 100 and the Birch Run watershed were granted this upgrade. In 2003, Green Valleys and its 48 CO petitioners successfully filed a petition to obtain an upgrade from HQ to EV of the lower reaches of FrenchCreek, from the Kennedy Covered Bridge in East Vincent and East Pikeland Townships upstream to Route 100 in South ... Geological Survey FrenchCreek gaging station coord missing Pennsylvania Category Rivers of Pennsylvania ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 FrenchCreek is an intermittent stream located in the Black Hills region of western South Dakota , USA . It is a tributary of the Cheyenne River . It rises approximately 5 miles 8 km northeast of Custer, South Dakota and extends for a length of 62 miles 100 km . It flows on a general eastward direction through Custer State Park and empties into the Cheyenne River near Red Shirt, South Dakota . Gold was discovered in FrenchCreek during Custer s 1874 Black Hills Expedition an expedition led by George Armstrong Custer in 1874. This discovery triggered the Black Hills gold rush of the late 1870s. See also List of South Dakota rivers Coord 43.64580 102.92210 display title Category Rivers of South Dakota FrenchCreek Category Black Hills SouthDakota geo stub de FrenchCreek Cheyenne River ... more details
FrenchCreek also known as the Venango River is a tributary of the Allegheny River in northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York in the United States. ref name GNIS 1 Cite web title FrenchCreek date 1979 08 02 publisher Geographic Names Information System accessdate 2010 05 26 url http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p gnispq 3 NO P3 FID 1213624 ref Etymology The term Creek is somewhat of a misnomer, as it is generally considered to be a river, which is reflected in earlier names for the stream. It was known to Native Americans in the United States Native Americans of the region as Onenge , meaning Otter. This was corrupted into English as the Venango River . A settlement at its mouth was likewise called Venango, and is the site of present day Franklin, Pennsylvania . In the 18th century, the stream was an important link between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River . The French built Fort Presque Isle and Fort Le Boeuf to control the portage from the stream s headwaters to Lake Erie . They called the stream Rivi re aux Boeufs Meaning River with Buffalo . George Washington was sent ... name of FrenchCreek because of the nearby French forts. http www.crawfordcopa.com history FrenchCk.html Course It is formed near FrenchCreek, New York , and extends for a length of 117 miles ..., New York Chautauqua County in New York. FrenchCreek is considered one of the most biologically diverse ... www.postgazette.com sports outdoors 20030309moyer0309p5.asp Outdoors FrenchCreek honored for its beauty, history, Pittsburgh Post Gazette http www.crawfordcopa.com history FrenchCk.html FrenchCreek from Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania http ns1763.ca remem 7yw timeline w.html French and Indian War timeline describes the central role of FrenchCreek Venango County Coord 41 23 30 ... of Erie County, Pennsylvania fr FrenchCreek rivi re Allegheny ... of this contaminant to the creek s wildlife. Agricultural runoff is also an issue, especially in the lower ... more details
Infobox nrhp name FrenchCreek Presbyterian Church nrhp type image caption location Rte. 2, FrenchCreek, West Virginia lat degrees 38 lat minutes 53 lat seconds 6 lat direction N long degrees 80 long minutes 18 long seconds 7 long direction W coord display inline,title coord parameters region US type landmark locmapin West Virginia built 1866 architect Bunten,Lieut. Warson architecture added December 24, 1974 area convert 0.5 acre governing body Private refnum 74002020 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref FrenchCreek Presbyterian Church is located in FrenchCreek, West Virginia . It was built in 1866 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1974. References reflist National Register of Historic Places Category Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Category 1866 architecture Category Buildings and structures in Upshur County, West Virginia Category Presbyterian churches in West Virginia WestVirginia NRHP stub ... more details
Geobox Protected Area Name section name FrenchCreek State Park native name other name other name1 Category ... image FrenchCreek State Park PA.jpg image caption Hopewell Lake in autumn Etymology etymology type Named for etymology FrenchCreek Country etc. country United States state Pennsylvania region type ... note ref name gnis cite web url Gnis3 1175223 title FrenchCreek State Park date August 2, 1979 work ... 45 acre tract adjoining frenchcreek state park,341561.shtml title PA DCNR Acquires 45 Acre Tract Adjoining FrenchCreek State Park accessdate 2008 04 09 publisher The Earth Times ref area1 imperial ... map caption Location of FrenchCreek State Park in Pennsylvania map locator Pennsylvania map first Website website http www.dcnr.state.pa.us STATEPARKS PARKS frenchcreek.aspx FrenchCreek State Park FrenchCreek State Park is a convert 7526 acre adj on List of Pennsylvania state parks Pennsylvania .... It straddles northern Chester County and southern Berks County along FrenchCreek Schuylkill River FrenchCreek . The park is the home of two lakes Hopewell Lake , a convert 68 acre adj on warm water ... Area and Group Camp are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . FrenchCreek State Park ... The land in and surrounding FrenchCreek State Park was once dominated by old growth forest s of American ... title FrenchCreek State Park History accessdate 2007 01 12 publisher Pennsylvania Department ... forest second growth forest s that stand today at FrenchCreek State Park are made up of a mixture ... parks frenchcreek.aspx title FrenchCreek State Park accessdate 2007 01 12 publisher Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ref File Hopewell Lake FrenchCreek State Park.jpg thumb Hopewell Lake The lakes at FrenchCreek State Park offer two varieties of fishing. Scotts Run Lake ... File FrenchCreek State Park Geese and Sailboat.jpg thumb Sailing on Hopewell Lake Gas powered boats are prohibited in the lakes of FrenchCreek State Park. All non powered and electric powered boats ... more details
Infobox settlement official name FrenchCreek settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps pushpin map New York pushpin label position the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of New York pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates region US NY subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 New York subdivision type2 List of counties in New York County subdivision name2 Chautauqua County, New York Chautauqua government footnotes government type Town Council leader title Town Supervisor leader name ... Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0978977 website footnotes FrenchCreek is a town ... at the 2000 census. The town is named after the stream flowing through it. The Town of FrenchCreek ... of FrenchCreek was founded in 1829 from part of the Clymer, New York Town of Clymer . Geography ... 93.8 km , all of it land. FrenchCreek Allegheny River FrenchCreek , which flows southward through ... age 18 and 9.3 of those age 65 or over. Communities and locations in FrenchCreek Cutting &ndash A hamlet in the south part of the town on New York State Route 474 NY Route 474 . FrenchCreek &ndash A stream that flows through the town. FrenchCreek &ndash The hamlet place hamlet of FrenchCreek, located on County Road 4 FrenchCreek Mina Road and FrenchCreek. Marvin &ndash A hamlet in the southwest ... municipal frenchcreek list.htm FrenchCreek, NY town listings http www.paconserve.org frenchcreek about About FrenchCreek, the creek Chautauqua County, New York Coord 42 04 04 N 79 42 13 ... County, New York es FrenchCreek Nueva York fr FrenchCreek New York ht FrenchCreek, New York ... Brook and Herrick Creek. New York State Route 426 is a major north south route through the town ... more details
Infobox settlement name FrenchCreek official name settlement type Unincorporated area Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps pushpin map West Virginia pushpin label position the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of West Virginia pushpin mapsize image map map caption Location within Upshur county image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 West Virginia subdivision type2 List of counties in West Virginia County subdivision name2 Upshur County, West Virginia Upshur government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total population density km2 auto General information timezone Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation ft coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 38 latm 53 lats 8 latNS N longd 80 longm 17 longs 50 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 26218 area code blank name Federal Information ... ID blank1 info website footnotes FrenchCreek is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia Upshur County , West Virginia , USA. FrenchCreek is 9 miles south ... virginia state wildlife center West Virginia State Wildlife Center formerly the FrenchCreek Game ... s. History FrenchCreek was settled in the early 19th century by a number of New England Presbyterian ... in West Virginia UpshurWV geo stub vo FrenchCreek ... more details
Infobox WorldScouting name FrenchCreek Council image FrenchCreek Council CSP.png type council owner Boy Scouts of America headquarters location country United States coords f date 1972 defunct founders founder members chiefscouttitle President chiefscout chiefscouttitle2 Council Commissioner chiefscout2 chiefscouttitle3 Scout Executive chiefscout3 website http www.Frenchcreek BSA.org The FrenchCreek Council serves Boys Scouts of America Boy Scouts in six counties in northwestern Pennsylvania and one township in Ohio . The council was organized in 1972 from a merger of the former Washington Trail Council of Erie, Pennsylvania Erie , Custaloga Council of Sharon, Pennsylvania Sharon and Colonel Drake Council of Oil City, Pennsylvania Oil City , Pennsylvania. It has headquarters in Erie, Pennsylvania. Organization Chief Kiondashawa District serves Mercer County, Pennsylvania Mercer County and Brookfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Brookfield Township, Ohio . Colonel Drake District serves Venango County, Pennsylvania Venango County , Clarion County, Pennsylvania Clarion County and Forest County, Pennsylvania Forest County as well as the Titusville, Pennsylvania Titusville area in Crawford ... County and the southern half of Erie County. Camps The FrenchCreek Council owns and operates ... Custaloga Town Scout Reservation located along FrenchCreek Allegheny River FrenchCreek .... Charles Heydrick in 1820. This nearly 200 year old building is still in use by the FrenchCreek Council ... with Washington Trail and Colonel Drake councils to form the FrenchCreek Council. After the closings ... facility for the FrenchCreek Council. Each year Custaloga Town Scout Reservation hosts hundreds ... Great Tree of Peace . Langundowi Lodge has been a strong and integral part of the FrenchCreek ... chiefscout3 website http www.langundowi.org portal no The Order of the Arrow Lodge for the FrenchCreek Council is Langundowi Lodge 46. This Lodge came into existence in 1972 with the merger of the former ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag 1967 Ship name Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. , Chester, Pennsylvania Chester , Pennsylvania Ship laid down Ship launched 8 December 1944 Ship acquired Ship commissioned 28 November 1956 Ship decommissioned 2 October 1967 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Scrap ped in 1971 Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship displacement 5,782 long tons , 21,880 tons full load Ship length convert 523 ft 6 in m Ship beam convert 68 ft m Ship draught Ship draft convert 30 ft m Ship propulsion turbo electric, single screw. 8,000hp Ship speed convert 15.5 knots mph Ship range Ship complement 251 Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes The SS French Creek was a type T2 tanker , more specifically a T2 SE A1, that was built in 1944. The ship was built at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Chester, PA as hull number 454 and USMC number 1787. In 1956, it was acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Administration and placed in service as the USNS French Creek T AO 159 . It was taken out of service and transferred to the US Army in 1967. It was then sent to Vietnam where it was used as a floating power station until its scrapping in 1971. References http www.t2tanker.org non breaking space to keep AWB drones from altering the space before the navbox Type T2 SE A1 tankers sun DEFAULTSORT French Creek T AO 159 Category Type T2 SE A1 tankers Category Ships built in Pennsylvania Category 1944 ships Category World War II tankers of the United States Category Type T2 SE A1 tankers of the United States Navy US mil ship stub ... more details
FrenchCreek Precinct is one of the 12 precincts of Edwards County, Illinois . Grayville, Illinois is the precinct seat. Edwards County, Illinois Category Precincts in Edwards County, Illinois ... more details
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Infobox settlement official name FrenchCreek Township, Allamakee County settlement type Township United States Township nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Map highlighting FrenchCreek Township, Allamakee County, Iowa.svg mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US IA subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name USA subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 flag Iowa subdivision type2 List of counties in Iowa County subdivision name2 Allamakee County, Iowa Allamakee government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 94.73 area land km2 94.73 area water km2 0 unit pref Imperial area total sq mi 36.58 area land sq mi 36.58 area water sq mi 0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 211 population density km2 2.2 population density sq mi 5.8 General information timezone utc offset timezone DST utc offset DST elevation footnotes GR 3 elevation m 310 elevation ft 1017 latd 43 latm 23 lats 01 latNS N longd 091 longm 25 longs 27 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type postal code area code blank name Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS code blank info 19 91488 GR 2 blank1 name Geographic Names Information ... FID 0467883 0467883 website footnotes FrenchCreek Township is one of eighteen Township United States ... States Census, 2000 2000 census , its population was 211. Geography FrenchCreek Township covers an area ... Geological Survey USGS , it contains two cemeteries English Bench and FrenchCreek Methodist. References ... data.com township FrenchCreek Allamakee IA.html City Data.com Allamakee County, Iowa Category ... de FrenchCreek condado de Allamakee, Iowa pl Gmina FrenchCreek Iowa ... more details
Geobox Township Name section name FrenchCreek Township official name category Township Pennsylvania Township Image image image size image caption Symbols flag flag size symbol symbol size Etymology & nickname & motto etymology nickname motto Country etc. country United States country flag true state Pennsylvania state flag true region type County region Mercer County, Pennsylvania Mercer County district Municipal parts part type part count part part1 Geography area imperial 20.8 area land imperial 20.7 area water imperial 0.1 area urban imperial area metro imperial location lat d lat m lat s lat NS long d long m long s long EW coordinates type Population population as of 2000 population 764 population urban population metro population density imperial 36.9 Government government established type established established1 type established1 government type mayor leader type leader1 name leader1 type Various codes timezone Eastern Time Zone EST utc offset 4 timezone DST Eastern Daylight Time EDT utc offset DST 5 postal code postal code type area code Area code 724 724 area code type Free fields free type free free1 type free1 Map section map Map of FrenchCreek Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png map caption Location of FrenchCreek Township in Mercer County map1 Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Mercer County.svg map1 caption Location of Mercer County in Pennsylvania map2 Map of USA PA.svg map2 caption Location of Pennsylvania in the United States Website website Footnotes footnotes FrenchCreek Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania Mercer County , Pennsylvania , United States . The population was 764 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 20.8 square miles 54.0 km , of which, 20.7 square miles 53.7 km of it is land and 0.1 square miles 0.3 km of it 0.58 is water. Demographics As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there were 764 people, 280 households ... more details
French is the adjective form of France and usually refers to something of, from, or related to France . French people , inhabitants of France or people having family origins in France French surname French language , a Latin derived language originating in what is now northern France French cuisine French kiss French catheter scale , a measurement of gauge French defence , the chess opening 1 e4 e6. Frenched vegetables, see French fries Frenched rack of lamb, see rack of lamb See also Special PrefixIndex French All pages beginning with French disambig bg da Fransk flertydig de Franz sisch el es Franc s fr Fran ais homonymie gl Franc s it Francese hu Francia ja nn Fransk pl French pt Franc s ru simple French ur ... more details
File French s food logo.png right for French mustard Mustard condiment French s is an United States American manufacturer of prepared Mustard condiment mustard condiment. Created by Robert Timothy French , French s mustard debuted to the world at the 1904 St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition World s Fair . By 1921, French s Mustard had adopted its trademark pennant and begun advertising to the general public. History Brothers Robert and George French bought a flour mill in 1883 in Fairport, New York . It burned down in 1884 and they relocated the flour mill to Rochester, New York . They named their mill the R.T. French Company . Robert French died in 1893 and brother George became company president. George who developed the Mustard condiment Yellow mustard creamy yellow mustard and another brother, Francis, introduced French s mustard in 1904. Location When located in Rochester, New York as an independent company well into the late 1960s and 1970s, the plant was located ... s First Prize . Products French s Potato Pancake mix was once one of the company s most popular ... to canned spices of all types and powdered soup mixes, French s currently and primarily markets prepared mustards. French s classic yellow mustard contains vinegar , mustard, turmeric , and other spices. French s also makes Worcestershire sauce , GourMayo, Stadium Mustard, a line of mayonnaise based products, as well as French fried onions which was under the Durkee brand name until 1995 when Reckitt & Colman acquired Durkee and potato sticks. French s is currently owned by British company ... s Red Hot condiment line. All of French s products are manufactured in the United States, though no longer ..., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Trivia In March 2003, the maker of French s mustard, worried that some Americans could have been motivated to boycott its product because of the French led campaign ... last first title French s mustard denies French connection url http www.cbc.ca money story 2003 03 27 ... more details
wiktionary creekCreek may refer to Creek, a small stream Creek tidal , an inlet of the sea, narrower than a cove see the definition in Wiktionary Creek, a narrow channel small stream between islands in the Florida Keys Muscogee Creek , a native American people Creek language , the language of that tribe Creek mythology , the mythology of that tribe Muscogee Creek Nation , federally recognized Creek tribe in Oklahoma Poarch Band of Creek Indians , federally recognized Creek tribe in Alabama Bell 206 , a helicopter also known as the TH 67 CreekCreek County, Oklahoma Creek Audio , a British hi fi company disambig fr Creek homonymie it Creek nl Creek ja pl Creek pt Creek desambigua o ro Creek ... more details
French Camp can refer to French Camp, California , in San Joaquin County French Camp, Amador County, California French Camp, Yolo County, California French Camp, Mississippi geodis de French Camp es French Camp nl French Camp pl French Camp vo French Camp ... more details
French Kissin may refer to French Kissin The Collection , a compilation album French Kissin song French Kissin song , a 1986 single See also French kiss French Kissing disambig ... more details
Cambodian French or French Cambodian may refer to Cambodian French linguistics , the dialect of French spoken in Cambodia French protectorate of Cambodia , the period when the country was under French rule Franco Cambodian relations Cambodians in France French people in Cambodia Mixed race people of Cambodian and French descent dab ... more details
French underground may refer to the French Resistance during World War II French crime see French Connection , Unione Corse , etc. disambig ... more details
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