Other uses Image Nicolas Fouch 001.jpg thumb Pomona, by Nicolas Fouch , c. 1700 Pomona was a goddess of fruitful abundance in Religion in ancient Rome ancient Roman religion and Roman mythology myth . Her name comes from the Latin word pomum , fruit, specifically orchard fruit. Pomme is the French word for apple . She was said to be a Nymph wood nymph and a part of the Numia, guardian spirits who watch over people, places, or homes. She scorned the love of the woodland gods Silvanus mythology Silvanus and Picus , but married Vertumnus after he tricked her, disguised as an old woman. ref name collier cite encyclopedia last Duckworth first George E editor William D. Halsey encyclopedia Collier s Encyclopedia title Pompona year 1976 publisher Macmillan Educational Corporation volume 19 page 232 ref She and Vertumnus shared a festival held on August 13th. Her high priest was called the flamen Pomonalis . The pruning knife was her attribute. There is a grove that is sacred to her called the Pomonal, located not far from Ostia, the ancient port of Rome. Pomona was the goddess of fruit trees, garden, and orchards. Unlike many other Roman goddesses and gods, she does not have a Greek counterpart ... or a cornucopia. A statue of Pomona is in the fountain in the little park before the Plaza Hotel in New York City. In popular culture Pomona is the first name of Professor Sprout , the teacher of Herbalism ... goddess who blesses the orchard which was outside the Castle Cair Paravel. See also Pomona disambiguation A listing of cities and institutions named after Pomona References reflist External links commonscat inline Vertumnus and Pomona Cite EB1911 wstitle Pomona Category Agricultural goddesses Category Roman goddesses Category Dryads als Pomona Mythologie ar bs Pomona mitologija ca Pomona cs Pomona de Pomona et Pomona el es Pomona fr Pomone ko is Pomona it Pomona lt Pomona mk nl Pomona godin no Pomona pl Pomona bogini pt Pomona ru sv Pomona ... more details
Pomona is the Roman goddess of fruit and nut trees. Pomona might also refer to Academic institutions California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, California Pomona College in Claremont, California Locations Argentina Pomona, R o Negro Australia Pomona, Queensland Belize Pomona, Belize Pomona Maya Site, Belize Colombia Pomona, Colombia Pomona Supermarket upmarket , Bogot , Colombia Namibia Pomona, Namibia United Kingdom Mainland Pomona, an anachronistic synonym for Mainland, Orkney , Scotland, the largest of the Orkney Islands Pomona Docks , a set of dockyards in Trafford, Greater Manchester Pomona Metrolink station United States Pomona, California Pomona, Kansas Pomona, Maryland Pomona, Missouri Pomona, New Jersey Pomona, New York Pomona, Washington , near Selah, Washington South Africa Pomona, Kempton Park, Gauteng Other uses Pomona , a ballet with music by Constant Lambert Pomona , a waltz by Emile Waldteufel Hogwarts staff Pomona Sprout Professor Pomona Sprout from the Harry Potter series 32 Pomona , an asteroid The Herefordshire Pomona , a nineteenth century fruit catalogue See also Pomone disambiguation disambig als Pomona bs Pomona vor ca Pomona desambiguaci de Pomona es Pomona desambiguaci n fr Pomona it Pomona disambigua la Pomona discretiva nl Pomona no Pomona andre betydninger pl Pomona pt Pomona desambigua o ru tr Pomona vo Pomona ... more details
Pomona University may refer to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona also known as Cal Poly Pomona , a public polytechnic university in Pomona, California and part of the California State University Pomona College , a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California originally founded in Pomona and part of the Claremont Colleges consortium disambig ... more details
coord 34.09 117.75 region US type city format dms display title North Pomona is a neighborhood within the city limits of Pomona, California Pomona , California , United States . The ZIP code s for the community are 91767 and 91768. Geography North Pomona is located at 34.9 degrees north, 117.75 degrees west 34.9, 117.75 GR 1 or about 2.5 miles north of Downtown Pomona. ref http california.hometownlocator.com maps distance directions.cfm?north 20pomona 34.0900097, 117.7503348 Distance & Directions between Pomona and North Pomona ref The elevation for the community is 1,043 feet above sea level . ref http california.hometownlocator.com ca los angeles north pomona.cfm North Pomona Los Angeles County, CA Community Profile ref Boundaries are roughly Garey Avenue to the east, San Bernardino Freeway to the south, Fairplex Drive to the west and Arrow Highway to the north. ref http www.neighborhoodscout.com ca pomona north pomona North Pomona Neighborhood Profile ref Education The community of North Pomona is served by Pomona Unified School District . References reflist External links http california.hometownlocator.com ca los angeles north pomona.cfm North Pomona profile from Hometown Locator http www.neighborhoodscout.com ca pomona north pomona North Pomona Neighborhood Profile Category Geography of Pomona, California ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Tillandsia Pomona Infobox Cultivar name Tillandsia Pomona image hybrid Tillandsia hybrid br Tillandsia caput medusae caput medusae × Tillandsia ionantha ionantha cultivar Pomona origin Before 1997 Pomona is a Hybrid biology hybrid cultivar of the genus biology genus Tillandsia in the Bromeliaceae Bromeliad family. References http www.bsi.org bcr Tillandsia Pomona.html BSI BCR Entry for Pomona Category Bromeliaceae cultivar bromeliad stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Pomona Electronics is a company specializing in electronic test equipment and accessories. Pomona is a popular manufacturer of banana plug s. Image Banana plug adapter.JPG thumb right 250px Adapter between a female BNC connector and banana plugs manufactured by Pomona. Image Binding post adapter.JPG right 200px thumb Adapter between five way binding posts and a male BNC connector manufactured by Pomona. Corp stub Category Electronics companies ... more details
Two Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Pomona HMS Pomona 1794 , the 18 gun French sloop of war Cheveret captured on 30 January 1761 and wrecked in a hurricane in 1776. HMS Pomona 1778 , a 28 gun sclass Enterprise frigate 0 sixth rate frigate launched in 1778. She was renamed Amphitrite in 1795 and broken up in 1811. See also HMS Pomone References colledge Shipindex DISPLAYTITLE HMS Pomona DEFAULTSORT Pomone Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
File Oldbaldypc.jpg thumb 1910 postcard image of Pomona, California with Mt. Baldy in distance. The Pomona ... county to form in the region, San Antonio County, with Pomona, California Pomona as its seat ... lines separating the Pomona valley from the San Bernardino Valley on the east include the San Antonio River, the eastern border of the Drainage basin Watershed of the San Antonio River. The Pomona ... and north of the Chino Hills. The historic U.S. Route 66 Route 66 runs through the Pomona Valley. Communities The cities of the Pomona Valley include colbegin 2 Chino Chino Hills Claremont, California ... Montclair Ontario, California Ontario Pomona, California Pomona Rancho Cucamonga San Antonio ... Demographics The residents of the Pomona Valley are predominantly White people White and Hispanic .... Local interest Fairplex , annual Los Angeles County Fair Pomona Montclair Plaza Montclair Ontario Mills , shopping center Ontario Pomona Valley Air Fair Upland Raging Waters , water park San Dimas ... County, California Pomona La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose , List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles County, California Pomona Cityscape Wide image Pomona Valley.jpg 1200px center Pomona ... on the map California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona , public Pomona Chaffey College , community college Rancho Cucamonga Claremont Colleges , liberal arts and engineering Claremont Claremont McKenna College Harvey Mudd College Pitzer College Pomona College ... institute Pomona University of La Verne , private La Verne Western University of Health Sciences , private Pomona Transportation Public transit Foothill Transit Category Public transportation in Los ... in Riverside County, California Highways The Pomona Valley is served by freeways San Bernardino ... Interstate 15 connects to Las Vegas, Nevada Pomona Freeway State Route 60 connects to Riverside, California ... thoroughfares serving the Pomona Valley Central Ave Chino, Montclair, Upland Euclid Ave. Ontario, Upland ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Eunica pomona image Nymphalidae Eunica pomona.JPG image width 250px image caption Eunica pomona from Colombia . Mounted specimen status status system regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Nymphalidae subfamilia Biblidinae tribus Biblidini genus Eunica species E. pomona binomial Eunica pomona binomial authority Baron Cajetan von Felder C . & Rudolf Felder R. Felder , 1867 synonyms Faunia pomona C. & R. Felder, 1867 Eunica pomona f. pompata Fruhstorfer, 1909 Eunica amata Druce, 1874 Eunica pomona is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. Description Eunica pomona has a wingspan reaching about convert 57 mm . The uppersides of the anterior wings are black, with a bright blue band from the base of the coastal margin to the apex. Posterior wings have a broad submarginal band of blue. The undersides of the anterior wings are brown, lighter at the base and the inner margin, while the apex is greyish. The posterior wings are dark brown with two black spots in the middle, followed by some irregular transverse dark brown bands. Distribution This species occurs in Venezuela , Colombia , Costa Rica and Panama . Subspecies Eunica pomonapomona Colombia Eunica pomona amata Druce, 1874 Costa Rica , Panama References http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae biblidinae eunica index.html Funet External links http butterfliesofamerica.com eunica pomona amata types.htm Butterflies of America Category Butterflies and moths of South America Category Butterflies and moths of the Caribbean Category Insects of Colombia Category Fauna of Venezuela Category Fauna of Costa Rica Category Fauna of Panama Biblidinae stub ... more details
kelvin K 32 Pomona IPAc en icon p m o n lang la P m na is a main belt asteroid . Pomona was discovered ... Pomona , the Roman mythology Roman goddess of fruit tree s. Observations Australian amateur astronomer Jonathan Bradshaw recorded an unusual asteroid occultation by 32 Pomona on 16 August 2008. The expected ... for a total length of 40 km. ref name AAQ2009 The IRAS diameter for Pomona is 80.8 1.6 km ... web date 2011 11 23 last obs title JPL Small Body Database Browser 32 Pomona url http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov ... 28 ref ref name RASNZ cite web title Occultation of UCAC2 38196247 by 32 Pomona 2008 August 16 publisher ... 20080816 Pomona Rep.htm accessdate 2012 01 28 http occsec.wellington.net.nz planet 2008 results 20080816 Pomona 32 Plot B&W2.gif concave region ref External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr ... DEFAULTSORT Pomona Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named from Roman mythology Category S type asteroids Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1854 S beltasteroid stub als 32 Pomona ast 32 Pomona ca 32 Pomona de 32 Pomona el 32 es 32 Pomona eo 32 Pomono eu 32 Pomona fa fr 32 Pomone it 32 Pomona la 32 Pomona hu 32 Pomona nl Pomona planeto de ja no 32 Pomona nn 32 Pomona pl 32 Pomona pt 32 Pomona ru 32 sk 32 Pomona sl 32 Pomona sr 32 fi 32 Pomona sv 32 Pomona tl 32 Pomona uk 32 yo 32 Pomona zh ... more details
Distinguish Pomona Amtrak station for The Pomona Metrolink Station in Manchester, England Pomona Metrolink station Infobox Station name Pomona North image image size image caption address 205 Santa Fe Street br Pomona, California , 91767 coordinates coord 34.0936 117.7533 type railwaystation region US CA display inline,title line Metrolink Southern California Metrolink rail color box system SCAX line San Bernardino other Foothill Transit br Bronco Link Shuttle parking Approximately 225 spaces platform 1 side platform , 1 island platform only boards on one side tracks 2 bicycles owned City of Pomona services s rail title SCAX s line system SCAX line San Bernardino previous Covina next Claremont s note text Former services s rail next title ATSF s line system ATSF line main previous La Verne next Claremont notemid Via Pasadena, California Pasadena , Pomona, California PomonaPomona North Station is located at 205 Santa Fe Street in Pomona, California Pomona , California . It is located just west of Garey Avenue and south of Bonita Avenue, and has 225 free parking spaces, which are accessible from either Santa Fe Street or Fulton Road. Fulton and Santa Fe do not intersect. The north Pomona station serves the San Bernardino Line . The central downtown Pomona train station is a few miles south of that, also near Garey it s an Amtrak station which also runs Metrolink trains that run the Riverside line. The Pomona north station is owned by the City of Pomona. A freight line ex ATSF Pasadena Subdivision runs along the north side of the station. The old Santa Fe station lies to the east of the station, on the northwest corner of Santa Fe and Garey Avenue. Foothill Transit provides connecting service on Garey Avenue, with stops at Garey and Bonita Avenue for Lines 291 and 492, and stops at Garey Avenue and Arrow Highway for Lines 197 and 291, both approximately a half mile ... 116 Pomona http www.foothilltransit.org Foothill Transit Metrolink Southern California Category Metrolink ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2007 Image MOMap doton Pomona.png right Pomona is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri Howell County , Missouri , United States , midway between Willow Springs, Missouri Willow Springs and West Plains, Missouri West Plains . The community was founded in 1895 and it was named for Pomona , the Roman goddess of fruit trees this area was a major producer of apple s. Several homes, small businesses, and a post office 65789 are located there. There are several churches including the Pomona Christian Church, Pomona Church of Christ, Church of God, First Assembly of God, and Lost Camp Southern Baptist. Estimated zip code population in 2009 was 2,351 and the land area covered is 74.1 sq. mi. The population density is just 32 people per square mile, considered very low by Missouri standards. The cost of living is also low, 79.7 U.S. average is 100 . Pomona is served by the Pomona Fire Protection District 2, a volunteer department located at 4898 County Road 1510. It is governed by a five member board, elected by the population at large. Most of the homes in the area are connected to the rural water system, served by Pomona Water Supply, Howell County District One. Other utilities serving the area include Century Link telephone and Howell Oregon Electrical Coop. Elementary and Middle School aged children from homes in the southern part of Pomona attend Richards RV School District while children in the northern area attended schools in nearby Willow Springs. Howell County, Missouri coord 36 52 02 N 91 54 52 W type city region US MO display title Category Unincorporated communities in Howell County, Missouri Category Populated places established in 1895 HowellMO geo stub ar es Pomona Misuri vo Pomona Missouri ... more details
Infobox settlement name Pomona settlement type City image skyline L.A. County Fair at Dusk.JPG imagesize image caption L.A. County Fair in Pomona. image flag image seal Pomona CA seal.png image map LA County Incorporated Areas Pomona highlighted.svg mapsize 175x175px map caption Location in Los Angeles ... City of Pomona postal code type ZIP code postal code 91766 91768 area code Area code ... Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1661247 footnotes Pomona is the seventh largest city in Los Angeles County , California . Pomona is located in between the Inland Empire ... Auto Club Raceway at Pomona , formerly known as Pomona Raceway Powerade Winternationals Drag Racing competition. ref http www.nhra.com tickets pomona.aspx ref The city also hosts the Pomona Swap Meet .... It is one of seven major events hosted at the Fairplex each year. ref cite web title Pomona Swap ..., 2011 ref It s also home of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Cal Poly Pomona , a polytechnic university in the city s western edge. Since the 1980s, Pomona s newest neighborhood Phillips Ranch Pomona , California Phillips Ranch , experienced rapid growth with homes still being built ... Pomona has seen some gentrification with additional housing units added and revamped streetscapes. History Image ViewFromPomonaPark1904.jpg thumb left 250px right View down San Jose Creek from Pomona ... peoples of the Americas Native Americans . The city is named for Pomona , the ancient Roman goddess of fruit. For Horticulturist, Solomon Gates, Pomona was the winning entry in a contest to name the city ... towns 25pomona history.html A Brief History of Pomona Bot generated title ref The city was first ... title Pomona year 1976 publisher Macmillan Educational Corporation volume 19 page 232 ref By the 1880s ... growing region. Pomona was officially incorporated on January 6, 1888. ref name collier Religious institutions are deeply embedded in the history of Pomona. There are now more than 120 churches ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Pomona city Sunshine Coast, Queensland Sunshine Coast state qld image PomonaQLD.jpg caption lga Sunshine Coast Regional Council Sunshine Coast Region br former Shire of Noosa postcode 4568 pop 1,004 pop footnotes 2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id UCL347000 name Pomona L Urban Centre Locality accessdate 2008 03 19 quick on ref area est 1890 parish stategov Electoral district of Gympie Gympie fedgov Division of Wide Bay Wide Bay dist1 30 dir1 W location1 Noosa Heads, Queensland Noosa Heads near nw Cooran, Queensland Cooran near n Pinbarren, Queensland Pinbarren near ne Ringtail Creek, Queensland Ringtail Creek near w Cooran, Queensland Cooran near e Lake MacDonald, Queensland Lake MacDonald near sw Federal, Queensland Federal near s Black Mountain, Queensland Black Mountain near se Cooroy, Queensland Cooroy coord 26.363 152.856 type city 2009 region AU QLD scale 30000 format dms display title Pomona is a town located at the base of Mount Cooroora at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Sunshine Coast , Queensland , Australia . The town was originally called Pinbarren siding and was renamed Pomona in 1906, after the Pomona Roman ... South East Queensland Place Names 19 December 2006 ref Pomona is 166 kilometres north of Brisbane , and approximately ... and lifestyle town and formally declared the region s friendliest town 2004 and 2010 , Pomona ... peoples for thousands of years before that. The North Coast railway line, Queensland railway to Pomona ... premesis. The original headquarters for the Shire were constructed in Pomona in 1911 on a site now used since 1985 by the Cooroora Historical Society and Noosa Museum. Pomona is notable for three things ... recorded in the Majestic Theatre. See also Portal Queensland Pomona railway station, Queensland References Reflist External links http queenslandplaces.com.au pomona University of Queensland Queensland Places Pomona http www.themajestictheatre.com.au Majestic Theatre home page Sunshine Coast Region ... more details
about the island in New Zealand the Scottish island sometimes called Pomona Mainland, Orkney Pomona Island is the largest island within Lake Manapouri , in Fiordland National Park , in New Zealand s South Island . With an area of convert 262 ha acre , it is one of the largest islands to be found within any New Zealand lake. The island is uninhabited, and lies close to the entrance to the lake s southern arm, 11 kilometres to the west of Manapouri township. It was named by James McKerrow in 1862 after the main island of Scotland s Orkney Islands . Natural history Forested areas of Fiordland National Park generally are dominated by Nothofagus and podocarp species with understory of numerous fern s and shrubs Crown Fern , Blechnum discolor is an example of chief understory species. Pomona Island is within this area of forest characterisation. ref C. Michael Hogan. 2009 ref Pomona Island has given its name to a mineral form known as Pomona Granite . ref New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics .1982 ref Pomona Island Charitable Trust Pomona Island has its own Charitable Trust it was set up in July 2005 with the aim of restoring the largest inland island in New Zealand to its presumed natural state prior to the introduction of pests. The specific objectives of the Trust are to eradicate all mammalian pest species from Pomona Island ensuring a high quality of indigenous biodiversity on the island in terms of both flora and fauna. Also to reintroduce, through natural and assisted means, birdlife native to Fiordland within the Southwest New Zealand World Heritage Area and provide ... . Image Pomana Island.JPG thumb right 320px Pomona Island from Hurricane Passage Image Pomona Is Pad.jpg thumb left 320px Pomona Island Trust Volunteers References C. Michael Hogan. 2009. http www.globaltwitcher.com ... by The Royal Society of New Zealand Pomona Island Trust Website. http www.pomona island.org.nz trust.html ... of the Southland Region Southland geo stub de Pomona Island ru ... more details
Pomona is a folksong originating from Manchester . It has many similarities with a song called Lamorna folk song Lamorna , which is popular in Cornwall. Lyrics Down to Pomona Now I m going to sing, br A nice young lady fair, br I met some time ago, br At the corner of Albert Square. br She had a lovely jet black eye, br I thought I should like to own her, br For in a voice so sweet she asked of me br The way down to Pomona. br We met in Albert Square, br And I never shall forget, br Her eyes they shone like stars, br Thought the evening it was wet. br The hair it hung in curls. br Of this lovely little Donah, br As we drove that night in great delight, br Away down to Pomona. br My heart beat like a drum, br As I answered her with pride, br Yes, and if you have no objections, br I will take you there beside. br She blushed and answered yes, br The I fell in love all over, br For a cab I sent and off we went, br Away down to Pomona. br We d scarce got in the cab, br When she asked me for my name, br I gave it to her then, br And asked of her the same. br When she lifted up the fall, br Which her face had covered over, br Upon my life she was my wife, br I was taking down to Pomona. br She said sir you know me now, br that we re not in the dark, br I saod, yes love, before now, br But I thought I would have a lark, br Then for your larking you shall pay, br And forgetting your lovely Donah, br You shall have it to say, you had to pay, br For your wife into Pomona. br Category Music in Manchester ... more details
About the liberal arts college in Claremont, California the polytechnic university in Pomona, California California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Infobox university name Pomona College image File Pclogo 4c noborder pv.png 250px Pomona College Mark established October 14, 1887 type Private school ... title Pomona College Fact Sheet url https wfs.pomona.edu jlr04747 www FactSheet 2011 12 2011 11 22.pdf ... www.pomona.edu pomona.edu Pomona College is a private university private , residential college residential ... in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists , the college moved to Claremont ... profile The founding member of the Claremont Colleges , Pomona is a sectarianism non sectarian , coeducation ..., which have grown to include five undergraduate and two graduate institutions, have provided Pomona ... college. Pomona is currently ranked 4th in National Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World ... title Once Again, a Record Breaking Class Admitted to Pomona url http tsl.pomona.edu index.php?article 2412 work The Student Life date 2007 04 06 accessdate 2007 04 10 ref ref cite web title Pomona ... 1016 pomona admissions rate hits record low with class of 2014&catid 42 pomona&Itemid 88 publisher Pomona College accessdate 2007 04 10 ref History Pomona College was established as a coeducational institution ... England institutions. The College was originally formed in Pomona, California Pomona classes first ... location of the Admissions and the Office of Campus Life. The name Pomona College remained after the relocation ... and Bowdoin College Bowdoin , Pomona received its own governing board, ensuring its independence ... of Pomona College publisher Pomona College accessdate 2007 01 11 ref The board of trustees was originally ... Pomona to retain its small, liberal arts focused teaching while gaining the resources of a larger university. On October 14, 1925, Pomona College s 38th anniversary, the The Claremont Colleges Claremont .... Pomona s strength has been its quality of education and preparation for graduate and professional ... more details
Pomona is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Virginia Westmoreland County , in the U. S. state of Virginia . References http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p 138 3 15538904633770663244 NO P3 FID 1791446 GNIS entry Westmoreland County, Virginia coord missing Virginia Category Unincorporated communities in Virginia Category Populated places in Westmoreland County, Virginia WestmorelandVA geo stub ... more details
Pomona is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland Kent County , Maryland , United States . ref cite web url http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic title Geographic Names Information System date 2009 01 29 work Pomona Populated Place publisher U.S. Geological Survey ref It is home to the last remaining general store country store in Kent County. References reflist Maryland geo stub Kent County, Maryland coord 39 9 44 N 76 6 35 W type city region US MD source GNIS enwiki display title Category Unincorporated communities in Maryland Category Populated places in Kent County, Maryland ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Pomona, Kansas settlement type City nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Franklin County Kansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Pomona Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Pomona, Kansas 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 Kansas subdivision type2 List of counties in Kansas County subdivision name2 Franklin County, Kansas Franklin 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 2.0 area land km2 2.0 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.8 area land sq mi 0.8 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2010 2010 population total 832 population footnotes ... Pomona is a city in Franklin County, Kansas Franklin County , Kansas , United States . As of the 2010 ... Pomona is located at coord 38 36 33 N 95 27 6 W type city 38.609277, 95.451732 GR 1 . According ... 12 public school in Pomona that is part of the West Franklin USD United School District ... School is the Falcons. USD 287 used to have two high schools which were Williamsburg High and Pomona ... became West Franklin High School . Williamsburg was purple and white and home of the Panthers. Pomona ... links Commons category Pomona, Kansas Portal box Kansas City http www.pomonaks.com City of Pomona http www.lkm.org directory cities.php?ID 196 Pomona Directory of Public Officials Schools http www.usd287.org ... Pomona City Map , KDOT http www.ksdot.org burtransplan maps county pdf franklin.PDF Franklin County ... County, Kansas ca Pomona Kansas es Pomona Kansas io Pomona, Kansas ht Pomona, Kansas nl Pomona Kansas pl Pomona Kansas pt Pomona Kansas vo Pomona Kansas ... more details
Pomona is a ghost town in southern Namibia south of L deritz on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean . It is about 15 km south of Elizabeth Bay, Namibia , in an area called Sperrgebiet , a diamond mining zone with restricted access. Around 1910, at the time of the diamond rush in German South West Africa , diamonds in the Pomona area were so plentiful that they could be picked up from the ground with bare hands. Pomona boasted the richest diamond mine of its time, generating over convert 1000000 carat kg ref name namibianresources http www.namibianresources.com history.html Namibian Resources Plc. The history of Pomona ref between 1912 and 1914. ref name rand http www.on the rand.co.uk Diamond 20Grounds Sperrgebiet.htm On The Rand The Sperrgebiet ref History Mining in the Pomona area started in the 1860s. After the discovery of guano deposits, the British annexed a number of islands off the coast of south western Africa. This action led adventurers and traders into the area. Two of these, Aaron de Pass and Captain John Spence, obtained mining rights from Chief David Christian along the coast between the shore hunh? and 15 50 longitude. Together they established the Pomona Mining Company and unsuccessfully tried to extract copper, lead and silver. ref name rand It later appeared they must have shoveled the diamonds away to get access to the ore deposits. ref cite news title Die Taschenuhr ... of a mining settlement which was originally called Pomonapforte Pomona port , ref name ... in today s Namibia 19 The older mining rights held by the Pomona Mining Company were ... 99916 40 26 6 ref Therefore the Pomona area was the only place to set up new claims, and after extensive legal struggle official diamond mining started in 1912 under the auspices of the Pomona Diamanten Gesellschaft Pomona Diamond Corporation . This mine soon extracted an average of convert 50000 ... German South West Africa Category Karas Region pt Pomona Nam bia ... more details
Pomona Plateau coor dm 60 35 S 45 55 W is an ice covered plateau, over convert 300 m elevation, extending between Sandefjord Peaks and Deacon Hill in the western part of Coronation Island , in the South Orkney Islands . Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC following a survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey FIDS in 1948 50. This naming revives in an altered form a name given by James Weddell in 1822. Being unaware of the prior discovery of Coronation Island by Captain Nathaniel Palmer and Captain George Powell mariner George Powell , and its naming at that time, Weddell renamed the island Pomona or Mainland after the island in the northern Orkney Islands . That name was published by Weddell in 1825 but did not survive. usgs gazetteer Category Plateaus of Antarctica Category Landforms of the South Orkney Islands SouthOrkneys geo stub ... more details
Image HP pears.jpg 300px thumb right An illustration for a pear variety from the Pomona The Herefordshire Pomona is a 19th century catalogue of the apple s and pear s that were grown in the county of Herefordshire in England . It was one of the first attempts to fully catalogue the existing varieties of English fruit and has been called a classic of late Victorian natural history . ref name GM cite web url http www.guardian.co.uk weekend story 0,,1337961,00.html title Fallen fruit author George Monbiot publisher The Guardian date 2004 10 30 accessdate 29 October 2006 ref Only 600 copies were ever printed and originals now fetch high prices whenever they are sold. Over a period of about ten years in the late 19th century, the Pomona Committee of the Woolhope Naturalists Field Club of Hereford held an annual autumn show featuring the local varieties of apples and pears. The club members were worried that although Herefordshire was famous for its orchards it was very remarkable that so few of the best varieties of apples should appear in the markets, or the fruit shops . ref name GM At the behest of the committee, Dr Robert Hogg biologist Robert Hogg , at the time Vice President of the Royal Horticultural Society , author of The Fruit Manual , and editor of the RHS Journal and local doctor and former president of the Woolhope club, Dr Henry Graves Bull , catalogued and described the fruit displayed at the shows. The descriptions were painstakingly illustrated over a period of eight years by Alice Blanche Ellis and Edith Elizabeth Bull, Robert s daughter. ref name MAN cite web url http www.marcherapple.net pomona.htm title The Herefordshire Pomona A Brief History publisher Marcher Apple Network year 2005 accessdate 29 October 2006 ref The book originally appeared in seven issues ... University of Reading ref as The Herefordshire Pomona Containing Original Figures and Descriptions of the Most ... 1125056.html title The Herefordshire Pomona publisher Antiquariat Botanicum accessdate 29 October ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Pomona Hall nrhp type image HABS NJ,4 CAM,4 1 edit.jpg caption location Park Blvd. and Euclid Ave., Camden, New Jersey lat degrees 39 lat minutes 55 lat seconds 51 lat direction N long degrees 75 long minutes 5 long seconds 40 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin New Jersey built 1726 architecture added August 12, 1971 area convert 0 acre governing body Local refnum 71000499 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref Pomona Hall is a colonial mansion located at 1900 Park Boulevard and Euclid Avenue, in Camden, New Jersey , that operates as a museum by the Camden County Historical Society. The first building on the site was constructed in 1718, ref name CCHS cite web title Pomona Hall Eighteenth century mansion url http www.cchsnj.com mansion.shtml publisher Camden County Historical Society accessdate May 2010 ref while construction of the more substantial mansion house was started in 1726, with later additions made in 1788. It is not known when the house was first called Pomona Hall but it is marked on Hill s Map of Philadelphia and Envinons , published in 1809. ref name HABS cite web last Williams, AIA first Seymore title Pomona Hall, Park Boulevard & Euclid Avenue, Camden, Camden County url http hdl.loc.gov loc.pnp hhh.nj0398 work Historical American Building ... of Pomona Hall, was the son of Joseph Cooper, Sr., and the grandson of William Cooper, who came to this country ... to walk humbly. blockquote The next owner of Pomona Hall was Marmaduke Cooper, Isaac s son. Marmaduke ... Marmaduke built the south portion of Pomona Hall. The marking on the breast of the other chimney ... of blue tiles. Architecture Pomona Hall has been restored to its appearance during the American Revolution ..., C.S. Pomona Hall, The Home of Joseph Cooper, Jr. A reprint of articles appearing in the West Jersey ... www.cchsnj.com mansion.shtml Pomona Hall Eighteenth century mansion Official website Camden County Historical Society cite web last Levins first Levins title Adding Slaves to Pomona Hall Historic Society ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Pomona, Illinois settlement type Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 pushpin map Illinois Location coordinates region US IL subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Illinois subdivision type2 List of counties in Illinois County subdivision name2 Jackson County, Illinois Jackson Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi area land sq mi area water sq mi Population population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 population density sq mi General information timezone Central Time Zone Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft 407 latd 37 latm 37 lats 41 latNS N longd 89 longm 20 longs 12 longEW W coordinates display Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 62975 area code Area code 618 618 blank name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank info 415992 GR 3 blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Pomona is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Illinois Jackson County , Illinois , United States . Pomona is located in the Shawnee National Forest convert 10 mi km south of Murphysboro, Illinois Murphysboro . Pomona has a post office with ZIP code 62975. ref http www.zipinfo.com cgi local zipsrch.exe?cnty cnty&zip 62975&Go Go ZIP Code Lookup ref References reflist Jackson County, Illinois Category Populated places in Jackson County, Illinois Category Unincorporated communities in Illinois Illinois geo stub ... more details
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