coord 36 04 55 N 120 28 50 W display title Infobox settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Parkfield Junction other name native name nickname settlement type Unincorporated area Unincorporated community image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map California pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption Location in California Location coordinates region US CA subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 State subdivision name1 California subdivision type2 County subdivision name2 Fresno County, California Fresno County subdivision type3 subdivision name3 Politics established title Settled established date latd 36 latm 04 lats 55 latNS N longd 120 longm 28 longs 50 longEW W elevation footnotes ref name gnis gnis 252955 ref elevation m 364 elevation ft 1194 footnotes Parkfield Junction is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Fresno County, California Fresno County , California . ref name gnis It is located convert 8 mi km west southwest of Coalinga, California Coalinga , ref name CGN California s Geographic Names 1086 ref at an elevation of 1194 feet 364 m . ref name gnis References reflist Fresno County, California Category Populated places in Fresno County, California Category Unincorporated communities in California FresnoCountyCA geo stub ... more details
File Parkfield earthquake activity map.gif thumb right 300px Activity snapshot 35 hours after Sept 28, 2004 large earthquake. Parkfield earthquake is a name given to various large earthquake s that occurred in the vicinity of the town of Parkfield, California , United States . The San Andreas Fault San ... of Parkfield to San Bernardino, California San Bernardino in Southern California , a distance of about ... with this region see Parkfield, California Geology External links http quake.wr.usgs.gov research parkfield The Parkfield, California, Earthquake Experiment http www.icdp online.de sites sanandreas news ... Significant earthquakes in California References reflist DEFAULTSORT Parkfield Earthquake Category ... of the regularity of large events m sub b sub 5.5 at the Parkfield location events in 1857, 1881, 1901 ... s, strainmeter s, and other instruments in and around Parkfield starting in 1985. Scientists with the USGS ... the Parkfield area between 1985 and 1993. ref http earthquake.usgs.gov research parkfield scibasis.php ref ref http earthquake.usgs.gov research parkfield pressrelease.html ref ref http earthquake.usgs.gov research parkfield bakun79.html ref ref http earthquake.usgs.gov research parkfield bakunLindh85.html ref This was known as the Earthquake prediction Failed Parkfield earthquake prediction Parkfield Earthquake Prediction and the Parkfield Earthquake Experiment, conducted by the USGS. Attempts at predicting the quake continued until January 2001, ref http earthquake.usgs.gov research parkfield ... of the San Andreas fault extending south southeast from Parkfield Substantial aftershocks continued ..., there was a cluster of small earthquakes near Paso Robles, California Paso Robles near a parallel ... of stress at Parkfield. Past earthquakes have also occurred to the east of Parkfield at about the same distance from the San Andreas fault near Coalinga, California Coalinga and Avenal, California Avenal . Recent developments In December 2004, seismologist s at the University of California, Berkeley ... more details
Parkfield Colliery , near Pucklechurch , South Gloucestershire , was sunk in 1851 under the ownership of Handel Cossham . Coal was reached in 1853. The shaft was 840ft deep, but only the upper series of coal veins were worked. These were the Hard, the Top, the Hollybush and Great veins. The quality of the coal mined was extremely good, and was used for gas manufacture and house coal. Handel Cossham died in 1890 and the pit was put up for sale. Along with other pits he owned at Deep Pit, South Pit and Speedwell. It was purchased by Bristol United Collieries, owners of Dean Lane, Easton, Hanham, Pennywell Road and Whitehall collieries. They formed a new company to manage their assets called The Bedminster, Easton, Kingswood and Parkfield Collieries Ltd. A survey of Parkfield Colliery at the time of sale noted that it had two horizontal direct acting steam winding engines each with 28in cylinders, a 4ft stroke and a drum 15ft in diameter. These had been made by Teague & Chew of Cinderford in the Forest of Dean . There were two 38ft high headgears, each with 2 pulley wheels of 15ft diameter. Steam was provided by four Lancashire boilers which measured 27ft by 7ft. A ventilating fan measured 18ft by 7ft and was driven by a pair of horizontal engines which had 14in cylinders and a 16in stroke. A Cornish engine Cornish pumping engine had a 54in cylinder and a 7ft stroke and was powered by two Lancashire boilers. The pit had an endless haulage system comprising a beam engine and two Galvanised galvanized ropes, each 990ft in length. Underground there were 3 engines for haulage, 5250ft of single T headed rails, 4350ft of bridge rails and 5400ft of tram bridge rails. The 1896 List of Mines worked under the Coal Mines Regulation Act , states that the colliery employed 292 people underground .... In 1914 Parkfield was bought by Frank Beauchamp, owner of a number of collieries in the Radstock ... page 4.htm The Parkfield Colliery , Puckleweb coord 51.49701 2.4361 display title Category ... more details
Land Art Comes to Parkfield . Paso Robles Gazette , 25 September 2008. ref Central California. A geologically ... of Parkfield for its significance as the most densely monitored earthquake region in the world. USGS Seismologist Andy Micheal originally suggested the location. Parkfield is also the home of the USGS Parkfield Earthquake Experiment ref http earthquake.usgs.gov research parkfield index.php Parkfield ... SAFOD . The region of Parkfield is located on the central section of the San Andreas Fault . The work ... field between the Parkfield Cafe and Parkfield CAL FIRE Station. Local contractors Frank Parlot ... filled in the excavated trench and repatriated the site. Performance The Parkfield Interventional ... of California and the mechanical reflection of these frequent seismic events which controlled ... to the earthquake shake table oscillated and resonated. Today in Parkfield there is very little ... pieqf.allshookup.org Parkfield Interventional EQ Fieldwork Official Site. http www.usgs.gov newsroom article.asp?ID 2040 Seismic Art Installation on the San Andreas Fault at Parkfield USGS Press Release, 15 October 2008. http earthquake.usgs.gov research parkfield shake Parkfield Earthquake Shake Table Exhibit USGS Archive. http scotthaefner.com features shaketable Parkfield Shake Table Photo ... display title DEFAULTSORT Parkfield Interventional Eq Fieldwork Category Land art ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Infobox UK school name Parkfield High School image size 220px latitude 52.56254 longitude 2.11793 dms motto motto pl established approx type Community School religion president head label head r head label r head deputy head label deputy head r deputy head label r deputy head chair label chair founder founder pl specialist Language specialist pl street Wolverhampton Road East city Wolverhampton county West Midlands country flagcountry England postcode WV4 6AP LEA Wolverhampton ofsted dcsfno dcsfurn 104393 staff enrollment gender Mixed sex education Coeducational lower age 11 upper age 18 houses colours publication website http www.parkfieldhigh.wolverhampton.sch.uk website name Parkfield High School was a secondary school located in Wolverhampton , West Midlands county West Midlands , England . Opened in April 1962, it was situated in the Parkfield area of the city which was part of Coseley until 1966 and also serves the neighbourhoods of Lanesfield , Woodcross and Ettingshall . The school had a high percentage of ethnic minority students, who are mostly of Asia n and African origin. But the school from 2004 onwards saw an increase in white, British people attending the school. The last headmaster before the change into the South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy Mr was Arthur Thompson, who retired in July 2009 . The two sites which Parkfields maintained, both joined together on the Wolverhampton Road East site from September 2009. It was built during the 1950s, with extensions following during the 1970s, and around 1980 the main building was extensively renovated due to mining subsidence. Category Defunct schools in Wolverhampton WestMidlands school stub ... more details
Parkenfield is a village in Cornwall , England . ref name GM cite map title Maps publisher Google Maps accessdate 19 September 2011 ref References Reflist Category Villages in Cornwall Cornwall geo stub coord missing Cornwall ... more details
Imusdale is a former settlement in Monterey County, California Monterey County , California . ref name CGN It was located convert 5 mi km 0 west northwest of Parkfield, CaliforniaParkfield . ref name CGN California s Geographic Names 934 ref A post office operated at Imusdale from 1875 to 1902, moving in 1899. ref name CGN The name honors the brothers Charles, Edwin, and William Imus, first white settlers in Cholame Valley . ref name CGN References reflist Monterey County, California coord missing Monterey County, California Category Former settlements in Monterey County, California Category Former populated places in California MontereyCountyCA geo stub ... more details
U.S. state Name California Fullname State of California Flag Flag of California.svg Flaglink Flag of California Flag Seal Seal of California.svg Former California Republic Map California in United States.svg ... 429.8 title Government Code Section 420 429.8 publisher State of California Legislative Council accessdate December 24, 2009 ref MottoEnglish I have found it Capital Sacramento, California Sacramento BorderingStates Arizona , Nevada , Oregon , Baja California OfficialLang English Languages English only ... LargestMetro Greater Los Angeles Area LargestCounty San Bernardino County, California San Bernardino ... Legislature California State Legislature Upperhouse California State Senate Lowerhouse California ... California Government Code sections 420 429.8, http www.leginfo.ca.gov cgi bin displaycode?section gov&group 00001 01000&file 420 429.8 Name California Flag Flag of California.svg Seal Seal of California.svg ..., California Sacramento Mammal Grizzly bear California grizzly bear State Animal ref name motto symbols Marine Mammal Gray Whale Beverage Wine Bird California Quail Colors Blue & Gold Dance West Coast Swing Fish Golden Trout Flower California Poppy FolkDance Square dance Fossil Smilodon Sabre ... California Dogface Butterfly Marine Fish Garibaldi Mineral Gold Native Gold Quarter California quarter ... California Redwood Wildflower California Poppy StateRock Serpentine group Serpentine Song I Love You, California Soil San Joaquin soil San Joaquin Tartan California State Tartan Route Marker California 1.svg stack end California pronounced IPAc en audio en us California.ogg k l f r n j is a state ... States cities by population fifty most populated cities Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, California San Jose , San Francisco, Fresno, California Fresno , Sacramento, California Sacramento , Long Beach, California Long Beach and Oakland, California Oakland . ref name CA popEst cite web title E 4 Population ..., California publisher California Department of Finance State of California, Department of Finance ... more details
reports abstract 1997 nc g3125.htm ref two others being Coalinga, California Coalinga and Parkfield, CaliforniaParkfield . Climate Weather box collapsed Y location Hollister, California 1981 ...about the city in San Benito County, California the California surfing area Hollister Ranch the clothing ... San Benito County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hollister Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location in San Benito County, California San Benito County and the state of California ... USA subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 flag California subdivision type2 List of counties in California County subdivision name2 San Benito County, California ... is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County, California San Benito County , California , United ... Street, Hollister, California, February 2003.jpg thumb left 150px A local home suffering from structural ... earthquake , and the governor of California came to visit, this was due to a slip of the San Andreas ... three California towns claiming the title of Earthquake Capital of the World as well as the Hay Capitol of the World, the home of the California Gem Benitoite, the most legged centipede in the world ... of Hollister. In the California State Legislature state legislature Hollister is located in the 12th California State Senate Senate District, represented by Republican Party United States Republican Anthony Cannella , and in the 28th California State Assembly Assembly District, represented by Democratic Party United States Democrat Luis Alejo . Federally, Hollister is located in California s 17th ... Major highways California State Route 25 State Route 25 runs northwestward to Gilroy, California Gilroy and southeastward to Pinnacles National Monument and Coalinga, California Coalinga the latter via California State Route 198 State Route 198 . Route 25 through Hollister was until 1984 defined under State law as a segment of California State Route 180 State Route 180 . ref cite web author Daniel ... more details
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