, The RockinghamWhigs and the Country Tradition ref Edmund Burke was one of the leading spokesmen in the British House of Commons House of Commons . ref O Gorman, Frank. Party and Burke The RockinghamWhigs, Government & Opposition, ref Powell, 2002, shows they did not favor Irish constitutional goals but when out of power they used Irish problems to embarrass the government. During Rockingham s government ... in 1783. Rockingham s unexpected death in July 1782 led to a split in the new government with some RockinghamWhigs remaining in office under the new government of Lord Shelburne, and others going into opposition led by Charles James Fox and Edmund Burke . After Rockingham s death, the William Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland Duke of Portland became the head of the Rockingham Whig party. Further reading Elofson, W. M. The RockinghamWhigs and the Country Tradition, Parliamentary History, Feb 1989, Vol. 8 Issue 1, pp 90 115 Elofson, W. M. The RockinghamWhigs in Transition The East ... 974 http www.jstor.org stable 572789 in JSTOR O Gorman, Frank. Party and Burke The RockinghamWhigs ... and Imperial Control The RockinghamWhigs and Ireland 1765 1782, Parliamentary History, Nov 2002 ...Image 2nd Marquess of Rockingham.jpg thumb right 200px Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham . The RockinghamWhigs or Rockinghamite Whigs in 18th century British politics were a faction of the British Whig Party Whigs led by Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham , when he was the opposition leader in the House of Lords during the government of Lord North 1732 1792 from 1770 to 1782 and during the two Rockingham ministries of 1765 66 and 1782. They opposed the British position which led to the American Revolution and sought reconciliation after it. They also opposed King George III of the United Kingdom George III s influence on Parliament through patronage. They were ... for the surrender of the British army at Yorktown. The new government was led by Rockingham ... more details
Other uses Whig disambiguation Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The Whigs image Whigs in the dark press shot.jpg caption background group or band alias origin Athens, Georgia ... notable instruments The Whigs are an American garage rock band from Athens, Georgia Athens ... Dorio and bassist Timothy Deaux . Biography Formed in Athens, Georgia in 2002, The Whigs have released ... , Late Night With Jimmy Fallon , and Jimmy Kimmel Live . ref http music.aol.com artist the whigs biography ... ref http www.redandblack.com 2008 01 24 the whigs mission control ref and started setting up gigs ... RCA Records in 2004, ref http www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk features whigging out.html ref the Whigs ... band in America. ref name Rolling Stone http www.rollingstone.com news story 9524571 the whigs The Whigs ... this media exposure, in July 2006, The Whigs were signed to ATO Records by Jonathan Eshak who had earlier ... interview with parker gispert of the whigs 3 ref and Give Em All a Big Fat Lip was re released on September ... news 2010 07 13 the whigs to share the stage with former member ref Mission Control 2007 2008 The band ... the whigs mission control ref Following the album s release, the band toured the US with Kings ... Park , with an estimated 65,000 attendance. ref http www.fusedmagazine.com 2010 12 06 the whigs ... In June, the Whigs toured England with We Are Scientists ref http www.thewhigs.com news ... label in the UK and Europe, Kartel. As of July 2011, the Whigs are touring the United States and are also working on writing a new album. On December 15, The Whigs released a new free song called Waiting . Awards and accomplishments In March 2006 Rolling Stone Magazine named the Whigs one of their 10 Artists to Watch. In September 2006, The Whigs were named Artist of the Day by Spin.com. ref ... of the Day The Whigs from Spin.com, 20 September 2006. ref Dorio was awarded an Esky award in March ... Whigs.shtml Late Night Whigs from AntiMusic.com, 11 January 2008. ref They also appeared on Late Night ... more details
Rockingham can refer to several different things People Marquess of Rockingham , a British title of nobility whose holders included Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham , who was the eighth Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Places United Kingdom Rockingham, Northamptonshire , England Rockingham Castle Rockingham Forest Rockingham Motor Speedway Australia Rockingham, Western Australia Electoral district of Rockingham , a State Electoral District in Western Australia Canada Rockingham, Nova Scotia Ecole Rockingham School , an elementary school in Halifax, Nova Scotia United States Rockingham, North Carolina Rockingham Speedway , AKA The Rock , a former NASCAR track located outside of Rockingham, NC Rockingham, Georgia Rockingham, Vermont Rockingham County, New Hampshire Rockingham Park , a horse racing track in Salem, New Hampshire Rockingham County, North Carolina Rockingham County, Virginia Rockingham, Kingston , a historic house in Kingston, New Jersey Other Operation Rockingham , a British government codename relating to operations with regard to Iraq Rockingham Pottery , a famous 19th century Yorkshire manufacturer of porcelain that benefitted from the patronage of the descendants of the Marquesses of Rockingham disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages de Rockingham es Rockingham fr Rockingham it Rockingham nl Rockingham no Rockingham pl Rockingham ujednoznacznienie sv Rockingham ... more details
Whigs image caption The Afghan Whigs background group or band alias origin Cincinnati , Ohio , United ... instruments The Afghan Whigs are a soul music soul influenced United States American Rock music ... Books location Edinburgh pages 10 11 isbn 1 84195 017 3 ref The Afghan Whigs had evolved out of Dulli ..., Washington Seattle in 1989. The Afghan Whigs were the first non Northwestern U.S. band to record for the Sub Pop label. ref http www.subpop.com artists afghan whigs Afghan Whigs Bio at Sub Pop ref ... of the 1993 Afghan Whigs track When We Two Parted off Gentlemen album Gentlemen . format Ogg With the 1992 ... , the band adopted what would become their signature soul influenced sound. The Afghan Whigs soon ... articles 254 the afghan whigs gentlemen title The Afghan Whigs Gentlemen publisher sic Magazine ... Girls . The Afghan Whigs appeared in the film as a bar band, and contributed two songs to the soundtrack ..., The Afghan Whigs released their sixth album, 1965 album 1965 , on Columbia Records Michael Horrigan ... of original material. The Afghan Whigs announced their split in 2001, citing the strain of geographic distance between members as the reason. In 2006, The Afghan Whigs temporarily reunited. ref http www.pitchforkmedia.com article news 38442 Afghan Whigs Reunite Pitchfork Bot generated title ref The 1965 ... www.summerskiss.com category news page 2 news Summer s Kiss The Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers, Gutter Twins, Greg Dulli More Bot generated title ref On June 23, 2009 an Afghan Whigs tribute album was released ... release from the promoters of All Tomorrow s Parties it was announced that The Afghan Whigs would ... articles 2011 12 guided by voices break up the afghan whigs get bac.html?utm source twitterfeed&utm medium twitter title The Afghan Whigs Reunite, Replace Guided By Voices at ATP Music News Paste ... would also be performing at both Primavera Sound festivals in 2012. The Afghan Whigs will also be playing ... main The Afghan Whigs discography Big Top Halloween 1988 Up in It 1990 Congregation album Congregation ... more details
The Conscience Whigs were a faction of the Whig Party United States Whig Party in the state of Massachusetts noted for their moral opposition to slavery . They were noted as opponents of the more conservative Cotton Whigs who dominated the state party, led by such figures as Edward Everett , Robert C. Winthrop , and Abbott Lawrence , whose close association with the New England textile industry led them to de emphasize the slavery issue. Leaders of the Conscience Whigs included Charles Sumner , Henry Wilson , and Charles Francis Adams, Sr. Charles Francis Adams . The group split from the Whig party in 1848, when the national party nominated the slave owning General Zachary Taylor for President, and played a role in the creation of the new Free Soil Party , which nominated Adams for Vice President in that year. Following the failure of the Free Soil Party in that year, however, many Conscience Whigs returned to the Whig fold, and their leaders played an important role later in the foundation of the Republican Party United States Republican Party . The term Conscience Whig is sometimes used more broadly to refer to Whigs in other states noted for their opposition to slavery. References Whigs A Dictionary of British History. Ed. John Cannon. Oxford University Press, 2001. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Shawnee State University. 6 February 2006 http www.oxfordreference.com views ENTRY.html?subview Main&entry t43.e3657 Free Soil Party. Encyclop dia Britannica. 2006. Encyclop dia Britannica Online. 5 Feb, 2006 http search.eb.com eb article 9035288. Howe, Daniel. The Political Culture of the American Whigs. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1979. Liberty Party . Encyclop dia Britannica. 2006. Encyclop dia Britannica Online 5 Feb. 2006 http search.eb.com eb article 9048133. Whig Party . Encyclop dia Britannica. 2006. Encyclop dia Britannica Online, 5 ... Category Whig Party United States Category Massachusetts Whigs US poli stub ... more details
The Patriot Whigs and, later Patriot Party, was a group within the British Whig Party Whig party in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain from 1725 to 1803. The group was formed in opposition to the ministry of Robert Walpole in the British House of Commons House of Commons in 1725, when William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath William Pulteney later Earl of Bath 1st Earl of Bath and seventeen other Whigs joined with the British Tory Party Tory party in attacks against the ministry. By the middle of the 1730s, there were over one hundred opposition Whigs in the Commons, many of whom embraced the Patriot label. For many years they provided a more effective opposition to the Walpole administration than the Tories. ref Dickinson, Walpole and the Whig Supremacy 1973 ref The Whig Patriots believed that under Walpole the executive had grown too powerful through abuse of patronage and government placemen in Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament . They also accused Walpole personally of being too partisan, too important, and too eager to keep competent potential rivals out of positions of influence. He was further suspected of enriching himself from the public purse. Discontent with Walpole among his fellow Whigs had first been brought to a crisis with the South Sea Bubble and his role as a screen to the South Sea directors and the fact that he had made a profit despite the crash . Under ... as Secretary at War , and even radical Whigs such as John Tutchin had publicly accused ... patriots, the Patriot Whigs were often critical of Britain s foreign policy, especially under the first ... coalition of non Jacobite Tories and opposition Whigs to defeat Walpole and the Court Whigs. Jonathan ..., The Patriot Opposition to Walpole 1995 ref The Patriot Whigs never achieved majority power while ... to use the language of the Patriot Whigs. The remnants of those who identified as Patriots would ... Category Whiggism no Patriot Whigs pl Patriot Boys ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Radical Whigs were a group of British political commentators associated with the British Whig Party British Whig faction who were at the forefront of Radicalism historical Origins Radicalism . They played a significant role in the development of the American Revolution , as their republicanism republican writings were widely read by the American colonists , many of whom were convinced by their reading that they should be very watchful for any threats to their liberties. Subsequently, when the colonists were indignant about their perceived lack of representation and taxes such as the Stamp Act , Sugar Act , and Tea Act , the colonists broke away from the Kingdom of Great Britain to form the United States . See also Radicalism historical American Revolution Patriot American Revolution Whig disambiguation Patriot Whigs Category Radical parties Category Whiggism Category History of Great Britain US hist stub ... more details
Rockingham County is the name of three counties in the United States of America Rockingham County, New Hampshire Rockingham County, North Carolina Rockingham County, Virginia geodis uscounty de Rockingham County es Condado de Rockingham fr Comt de Rockingham it Contea di Rockingham nl Rockingham County nds Rockingham County pl Hrabstwo Rockingham pt Condado de Rockingham sv Rockingham County zh ... more details
Rockingham station may refer to Rockingham bus station , Perth Rockingham railway station, Perth Rockingham railway station , Leicestershire Rockingham, Nova Scotia railway station disambig ... more details
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infobox UK place country England official name Rockingham latitude 52.5117 longitude 0.7269 population 115 shire district Corby shire county Northamptonshire region East Midlands constituency westminster Corby UK Parliament constituency Corby post town Market Harborough postcode district LE16 postcode area LE dial code 01536 os grid reference SP8691 london distance static image static image caption Rockingham is a village and civil parish in the Corby district of Northamptonshire , England . It is just north of Corby, close by the border with Leicestershire and Rutland , near to Great Easton, Leicestershire Great Easton and Caldecott, Rutland Caldecott . At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 census , the parish s population was 115 people. ref http neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk dissemination LeadTableView.do?a 7&b 797155&c rockingham&d 16&e 15&g 472238&i 1001x1003x1004&m 0&r 1&s 1258665681562&enc 1&dsFamilyId 779 Office for National Statistics Rockingham CP Parish headcounts . Retrieved 19 November 2009 ref The village is the site of Rockingham Castle and gives its name to Rockingham Forest and the title Marquess of Rockingham , but Rockingham Motor Speedway is in East Northamptonshire . ref http www.rockingham.co.uk about gettingto.asp Rockingham Motor Speedway Getting to Rockingham . Retrieved 19 November 2009 ref References reflist External links Commons category inline Rockingham, Northamptonshire Category Villages in Northamptonshire Northamptonshire geo stub es Rockingham Northamptonshire fr Rockingham Northamptonshire pl Rockingham Northamptonshire ... more details
Infobox Military Structure name Rockingham Castle partof Northamptonshire location Corby , England coordinates image Image Rockingham Castle entrance.jpg 300px caption The main gateway at Rockingham Castle ... 10 m used Private demolishttp en.wikipedia.org w index.php?title Rockingham Castle&action submithed ... battles events English Civil War Rockingham Castle is a former royal castle and hunting lodge in Rockingham ... of a wooden Motte and Bailey at Rockingham in the 11th century shortly after the Norman conquest ... dynasty Norman and House of Plantagenet Plantagenet periods . Nearby Rockingham Forest was especially ... family File ArmsWatsonOfRockingham.JPG thumb left upright Arms of Watson, Earl of Rockingham By the late 15th century Rockingham Castle had fallen into disrepair. Sir Edward Watson founder of the Marquess of Rockingham Watson Family dynasty acquired the lease of the castle from Henry VIII of England ... index.php?view 62 title Rockingham Castle Tudors publisher Rockingham Castle accessdate 2011 01 27 ref Watson s son Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham Lewis Watson acquired the fee of the castle and lands from the crown. Watson was successively a knight, baronet and Baron Rockingham baron ... Cockayne Complete Baronetage Vol 1 1900 ref In the 1640s Rockingham was garrisoned by troops loyal ... with Roundheads Parliamentary forces . In 1643 Rockingham was captured by Parliamentarian general ... centuries, Rockingham returned to being a civil residence and family seat of the Marquess of Rockingham Marquesses of Rockingham . The castle underwent further restoration in the late 19th century. Today the castle remains the private home of the Saunders Watson family. Location File Rockingham Castle Barbican, Archaeological Journal 1845 v1 page 380.jpg thumb A plan of the gatehouse. Rockingham Castle is often stated as being in the county of Leicestershire . This mistake arises due to Rockingham ..., Northamptonshire Corby in Northamptonshire . Rockingham village is part of, and is administered ... more details
orphan date April 2010 Location map Canada Ontario lat 45.4045 long 77.4778 width 200 caption Location of Rockingham in Ontario label Rockingham position left Rockingham is a List of communities in Ontario community in Ontario . coord 45.404 N 77.477 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Ontario Ontario geo stub ... more details
About a local government authority the suburb Rockingham, Western Australia Infobox Australian Place type lga name City of Rockingham state wa image Rockingham LGA WA.png imagesize 180 caption The City of Rockingham within the Perth Metropolitan Area pop 104,130 pop footnotes 2010 ref cite web url http ... of Statistics date 31 March 2011 accessdate 10 May 2010 ref area 257.1 est 1897 seat Rockingham, Western Australia Rockingham mayor Barry Sammels region Perth, Western Australia Perth logo cityofrockinghamofficialcrest.jpg logosize 160 url http www.rockingham.wa.gov.au stategov Electoral district of RockinghamRockingham , Electoral district of Warnbro Warnbro , Electoral district of Kwinana Kwinana ... se Shire of Murray Murray The City of Rockingham is a Local Government Areas of Western Australia Local ... city of Perth, Western Australia Perth . History In 1896, residents of Rockingham petitioned to establish ... and Surveys, ref name draper Draper, Richard Rockingham The Visions Unfold. City of Rockingham. 1997. ISBN 0959924922 ref rp pp83 85 and the Rockingham Roads Board was gazetted on 4 February 1897. ref Gazette WA file 5980 96 title Rockingham Roads Board District date 4 February 1897 page 1897 244 ref The agricultural hall on the corner of Flinders Lane and Kent Street in Rockingham, Western Australia Rockingham was used for the Roads Board s administration until an office was constructed for the Roads Board on the corner of Office Road and Mandurah Road in East Rockingham, Western Australia East Rockingham in 1905. In 1929 the Board resolved to relocate the administration to Rockingham Beach and the various buildings, including the Agricultural Hall and the vacated Rockingham Beach ... of the Rockingham Roads Board area. On 1 July 1961, the Roads Board became the Shire of Rockingham ... 1960. Shire of Rockingham City Status Order 1988. date 10 June 1988 page 1988 1934 ref ref WA Electoral ..., the Shire relocated to new offices on Council Avenue on land donated by developers Rockingham Park ... more details
There have been two Rockingham Clubs The original Rockingham Club founded 1753 This was founded in York , England and had its first meeting on 23rd December 1753 in the George Inn, York . It was named after Lord Rockingham Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham , KG, PC 13 May 1730 1 July 1782 , who during his term of office as British Prime Minister repealed the Stamp Act, reducing the tax burden on the American colonies. Rockingham also backed the claim for American independence and in 1782, when he was appointed Prime Minister for a second time, upon taking office he acknowledged the independence of the United States, initiating an end to British involvement in the Revolutionary War. Members included John Carr architect The Yale University Rockingham Club 1981 1986 The Yale Rockingham Club was a Yale University student club founded by British born Yale undergraduate Lord Nicholas Hervey , a descendant of Lord Rockingham, as a social club for Yale student descendants of royalty or aristocracy, a requirement later modified to allow membership by offspring of the super wealthy. The club survived five years 1981 1986 and the clubhouse privately purchased by a small group of members including Hervey and Salem Chalabi was an off campus historic clapboard building housing a full length portrait of Lord Hervey, Lord Hervey himself he took six years to graduate , as well as a ballroom and chandelier, and held parties. See also List of Yale University student organizations Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham Sources NY Times Article on Rockingham Club at Yale February 1986 Interview Magazine Article on Rockingham Club Iovine, Juli V. Lipsticks and Lords Yale s New Look, in The Wall Street Journal, 4 August 1987, p. 1. Category Yale University ... more details
Image Rockingham porcelain.jpg thumb 300px right Representative pieces of Rockingham porcelain teaware. The Rockingham Pottery was a 19th century manufacturer of porcelain of international repute, supplying ... factories are regularly and incorrectly attributed to Rockingham. ref citation last Rice first D. G. title Rockingham Ornamental Porcelain year 1965 place London publisher The Adam Publishing Company ... of the Earl Fitzwilliam Earls Fitzwilliam , indirect descendants of the Marquess of Rockingham Marquesses of Rockingham , ref name rice1971p5 citation last Rice first D. G. title The Illustrated Guide to Rockingham Pottery and Porcelain year 1971 place London publisher Barrie and Jenkins ... Guide to Rockingham Pottery and Porcelain year 1971 place London publisher Barrie and Jenkins ... last Rice first D. G. title The Illustrated Guide to Rockingham Pottery and Porcelain year 1971 place ... as remnants of this once great factory. Rockingham pottery and porcelain Rockingham porcelain was produced ... last Rice first D. G. title The Illustrated Guide to Rockingham Pottery and Porcelain year 1971 ... mark period. ref name rice1971p105 citation last Rice first D. G. title The Illustrated Guide to Rockingham ... original Rockingham Image Rockingham puce mark.jpg thumb left Puce mark on Rockingham porcelain. Earthenware Rockingham produced earthenware is often transfer printed, but occasionally enamelled .... Brown glazed earthenware marked with an embossed Rockingham mark is often not genuine Rockingham but the output of other contemporary factories seeking to impersonate popular Rockingham wares. Porcelain On Rockingham porcelain the most common marks are a red griffin with the words Rockingham Works Brameld and a puce griffin with the words Rockingham Works Brameld Manufacturer to the King . Other ... 400 1800 are not known on original Rockingham, although there was a subsidiary 2 1 to 2 100 series ... , the shapes of unmarked pieces must be matched with known Rockingham shapes to associate unmarked ... more details
Multiple issues POV December 2008 refimprove January 2009 no footnotes April 2009 Operation Rockingham ... ROCKINGHAM. The activities carried out by the UK as part of Rockingham were detailed in the following ... of the UK government directly involved in these support activities would have its staff allocated to Rockingham ... as the Rockingham Cell . The codename hit the headlines after the invasion of Iraq in 2003, over allegations that Operation Rockingham was a propaganda effort within the British intelligence world. The Rockingham Allegations Former United States U.S. military intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter claimed that Operation Rockingham was a secret UK intelligence unit in an interview ... of Operation Rockingham, in Ritter s words, as producing misleading intelligence on Iraq s weapons of mass ..., based on Ritter s allegations, that the Rockingham cell was at the center of various British and US ... and the UN arms inspections organisation in Iraq UNSCOM , which Rockingham had penetrated. According ... Operation Rockingham cherry picked intelligence. It received hard data, but had a preordained outcome .... For example, Ritter claimed, Rockingham would leak false information to weapons inspectors but then use the inspections as evidence for WMD Rockingham was the source of some very controversial ... that Operation Rockingham assumed a central role within the UK intelligence system in building the case .... Ritter said that the Rockingham cell included military officers, intelligence services representatives ... David Kelly weapons expert David Kelly , played an important role in Operation Rockingham. Ritter describes him as Rockingham s go to person for translating the data that came out of Unscom into concise ... Committee ISC Within the defence intelligence services I liaise with the Rockingham cell. Although ... other public mention of Operation Rockingham prior to David Kelly s ISC evidence was by Brigadier ... the public references to Rockingham that had been made in 1991 and 1992. The Counter Claims John ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Rockingham Hotel nrhp type image The Rockingham Hotel, Portsmouth, NH.jpg caption location 401 State St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire lat degrees 43 lat minutes 4 lat seconds 31 lat direction N long degrees 70 long minutes 45 long seconds 35 long direction W coord display inline,title coord parameters region US type landmark locmapin New Hampshire built 1785 architect Multiple architecture Colonial Revival added March 11, 1982 area convert 0.5 acre governing body Private refnum 82001693 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Rockingham Hotel is a historic hotel building in Portsmouth, New Hampshire . It was originally built in 1785 as a residence by Woodbury Langdon , prominent merchant and politician. ref name lib Thomas Coburn converted it into a hotel which opened November 1, 1833. Frank Jones politician Frank Jones , who was, among other things, mayor of Portsmouth, a US Representative , and a brewer , bought it in 1870. After a fire in 1884, Jones rebuilt it extensively. The only significant part saved from Langdon s mansion was the dining room, which is now the Library Restaurant. ref name lib The building incorporates lions, Jones s personal symbol, terra cotta sculptures of the Four Seasons of Man, and busts of Jones and Langdon. It was a hotel until 1973 and is now condominiums. ref name pnh The building has been host to presidents George Washington , Franklin Pierce , James K. Polk , Theodore Roosevelt , Chester A. Arthur , William H. Taft and John F. Kennedy . ref name lib It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. References reflist ... harbourtrail rockingham.cfm publisher PortsmouthNH.com title Rockingham Hotel accessdate December 30, 2009 ref image gallery lines 2 Portsmouth, NH Rockingham Hotel detail 2.JPG The bust of Frank Jones Portsmouth, NH Rockingham Hotel detail 1.JPG The bust of Woodbury Langdon Portsmouth, NH Rockingham Hotel facade.JPG Facade, showing the busts and the lions Portsmouth, NH Rockingham Hotel ... more details
The Rockingham Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that operated during most of the 20th century. ref cite journal last1 Dunn first1 Micheal year 2010 title The Rockingham Railroad The Railroad Nobody Knew Part I journal Lines South publisher White River Productions volume 27 issue 3 pages 4 13 ref ref cite journal last1 Dunn first1 Micheal year 2010 title The Rockingham Railroad The Railroad Nobody Knew Part II journal Lines South publisher White River Productions volume 27 issue 4 pages 22 28 ref The Rockingham Railroad was organized in 1910. ref http books.google.com books?id dKFMAAAAYAAJ&pg PA114&lpg PA114&dq 22Rockingham Railway 22 nc&source bl&ots IPQ9PRbKNY&sig izqVFEHZooCP8M1j wQtDzDSulY&hl en&ei 41QyTditIMH38Aaoq7WPCQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1&ved 0CBMQ6AEwAA v onepage&q&f false Railway Age Gazette, 1911, Volume 48, page 110 ref The Rockingham Railroad operated a 19 mile route from Roberdel, North Carolina , through Rockingham, North Carolina , to Gibson, North Carolina . ref http books.google.com books?id z6WrRrfdUoEC&pg PA89&lpg PA89&dq 22Rockingham Railroad 22&source bl&ots 5v1RXfT2KG&sig LJ St eQ226NM YiC4aYUpInNY&hl en&ei LU0yTamOEY t8AaP5MS5CA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 9&ved 0CE8Q6AEwCDgy v onepage&q 22Rockingham 20Railroad 22&f false Railroads of North Carolina, Alan Coleman, page 89 ref In July 1922 the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad acquired the Rockingham Railroad. ref Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Wikipedia, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ref The line was abandoned in 1968. ref http books.google.com books?id z6WrRrfdUoEC&pg PA89&lpg PA89&dq 22Rockingham Railroad 22&source bl&ots 5v1RXfT2KG&sig LJ St eQ226NM YiC4aYUpInNY&hl en&ei LU0yTamOEY t8AaP5MS5CA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 9&ved 0CE8Q6AEwCDgy v onepage&q 22Rockingham 20Railroad 22&f false Railroads of North Carolina, Alan Coleman, page 89 ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Rockingham Railroad Category Defunct South Carolina railroads Category Defunct North Carolina ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Rockingham, Vermont settlement type New England town Town nickname motto Images image skyline Pleasant Valley Grange, Rockingham, Vermont.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Pleasant Valley Grange Hall, next to the Rockingham Meeting House image flag image seal Maps image map rockingham vt highlight.png mapsize 250px map caption Rockingham, Vermont image map1 mapsize1 ... footnotes Rockingham is a New England town town in Windham County, Vermont Windham County , Vermont ... Census 2000 census . Rockingham includes the incorporated villages of Bellows Falls, Vermont Bellows ... 91 . Rockingham has no formal town center, instead town offices and the Rockingham Public Library ... west route across the state, the location of the Rockingham Meeting House. Citation needed date June 2010 History Image Street Scene, Rockingham, VT.jpg thumb left Street scene c. 1910 One of the New ... for Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham Lord Rockingham . The township was granted .... Drained by the Williams River Vermont Williams River , Rockingham is bounded on the east by the Connecticut ... on National Register of Historic Places Image Rockingham Meeting House, Rockingham, VT.jpg thumb right Rockingham Meeting House Bartonsville Covered Bridge across the Williams River Vermont Williams ... Description of Parker Hill from National Register Nomination Information ref Rockingham Meeting House ... River added December 14, 1991 Worrall Covered Bridge north of Rockingham across the Williams ... of Rockingham, Vermont Bellows Falls, Vermont 1907 External links http www.rockbf.org Town of Rockingham, Vermont http rfpl.kohalibrary.com Rockingham Free Public Library http www.museumsusa.org museums ... Category Rockingham, Vermont Category Populated places on the Connecticut River Category Populated places in Windham County, Vermont ca Rockingham de Rockingham Vermont es Rockingham Vermont ht Rockingham, Vermont sv Rockingham, Vermont vo Rockingham ... more details
Rockingham Forest is a former Medi val Royal forest royal hunting forest in the East Midlands region of England in the county of Northamptonshire. When designated a royal hunting forest in the 11th century, it was named after the village of Rockingham, because at that time Rockingham Castle the castle there was a royal retreat. The forest originally stretched from Stamford down to Northampton. The boundaries were marked by the river Nene on the eastern side, and on the western side what is now the A508 road from Market Harborough to Northampton. Over the years the forest shrank and today only a patchwork of the north eastern forest remains. The bulk of the remaining forest is located within a square, of which the corners are Corby , Kettering , Thrapston and Oundle . Managed by the Forestry Commission it includes Southey Wood, Peterborough Wakerley Great Wood Bedford Purlieus NNR Bedford Purlieus National Nature Reserve Fineshade Wood Fermyn Woods It is famous for its population of Red Kite s which as of 2008 is now sizeable. See Also List of forests in the United Kingdom List of Ancient Woods in England External links http www.forestry.gov.uk website recreation.nsf LUWebDocsByKey EnglandNorthamptonshireRockinghamForest Forestry Commission Northamptonshire geo stub coord 52.45 0.59 type forest region GB display title Category Geography of Northamptonshire Category Visitor attractions in Northamptonshire Category Forests and woodlands of England Category English royal forests Category Nature reserves in Northamptonshire ... more details
coord 42 46 17 N 71 13 36 W type landmark display title Rockingham Park is a convert 1 mi adj on horse racing establishment in Salem, New Hampshire , in the United States . First built in 1906, it was used as an area for many to gamble on the weekends. Seabiscuit raced there in 1935 and 1936, ref Champions The Lives, Times, and Past Performances of America s Greatest Thoroughbreds New York, NY Daily Racing Form Press, 2005 65, 66. ref and Mom s Command ran in her first race and gained her first victory there in 1984. ref Ibid. , 334. ref Rockingham Park now only hosts standardbred races. Rockingham Park was the first place to receive car gates for starting races in 1998. Citation needed date February 2008 The New Hampshire Sweepstakes now New Hampshire Lottery was originated in 1964 and raced here from 1964 to 1967. The race was brought back in 1984 though not connected with sweepstakes tickets and has since been the feature event of the summer racing meet. The Finest Racecourse in the World On June 28, 1906, a tiny outpost near the Salem, New Hampshire Salem train station train depot began a 21 day tenure as host to a Thoroughbred meet. Over 10,000 people from as far away as Boston , Rhode Island , and New York flocked to the small New Hampshire town. Their rave reviews proclaimed the site the finest racecourse in the world . ref name rockpark cite web url http www.rockinghampark.com history.html author Snierson, Lynne title Chronology of Rockingham Park publisher Rockingham Park.com date Sept. 2007 accessdate 2008 08 04 ref Although Alyth, a two year old, won the first thoroughbred race at the site, gambling was still illegal at the time in New Hampshire , and betting was shut .... Before the return of racing, Rockingham Park hosted the first aviation meet in northern New England ... Category Buildings and structures in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Category Visitor attractions in Rockingham County, New Hampshire ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Rockingham nrhp type image Rockingham House.JPG caption Back of house in 2007 location Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey Franklin Township , New Jersey USA lat degrees 40 lat minutes 24 lat seconds 8 lat direction N long degrees 74 long minutes 36 long seconds 50 long direction W locmapin New Jersey area convert 27 acre m2 built c. 1710 1764 architect Unknown architecture No style listed added December 18, 1970 governing body State refnum 70000394 ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref File Rockingham House, front.JPG thumb Front of Rockingham in 2007 Image Rockingham.jpg thumb Back of Rockingham circa 1910 with stone outer house still in place before the move Image Rockingham 02.jpg thumb George Washington at RockinghamRockingham House was the home of John Berrien I 1712 1772 and George Washington s final headquarters of the Revolutionary War, located in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey Franklin Township , New Jersey near Rocky Hill, New Jersey Rocky Hill . The house has been moved within southern Franklin Township several times, and is now closer to the Franklin portion of Kingston, New Jersey Kingston than to Rocky Hill. The residence is a featured part of the Millstone River Valley Scenic Byway . The oldest portion of the house was built ... as Rockingham does not appear until a 1783 newspaper advertisement to sell the house, a name given most likely in honor of the Marquess of Rockingham . John Berrien John Berrien I was a surveyor and land ... stayed at Rockingham from August 23, 1783 to November 10, 1783. He was invited to the area ..., his wife Martha Washington . He spent his time at Rockingham entertaining Congress and other local ... Orders to the Armies of the United States at Rockingham, a document dismissing his troops and announcing ... raised to accommodate a third story attic. The Cruser family occupied Rockingham until 1841. The house ... again was too close to active quarrying. Rockingham was moved a half mile eastward along County Route ... more details
Motorsport venue Name Rockingham Speedway Nicknames The Rock Image Image ACDelco500RockinghamWinnerAlanKulwicki.jpg ... Rockingham, North Carolina 28379 Opened October 31, 1965 ref name rockinghamracewaypark.com http www.rockinghamracewaypark.com ... Ingraham Director of Operations, Rockingham Speedway ref Layout1 D shaped oval Surface Asphalt ... 12 degrees br Straights 2 degrees about the Rockingham, North Carolina Track the track located in Northamptonshire , England Rockingham Motor Speedway Rockingham Speedway , formerly North Carolina ... rockingham.htm Jayski s Rockingham Speedway Track Page ref is a racetrack located near Rockingham ... races, the Goody s Headache Powder 200 1982 2004 and the Target House 200 1984 2003 . Rockingham has ... year through 2003. The final NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Rockingham was held on February 22, 2004 with Matt ... walls coming to The Rock url http espn.go.com racing nascar story id 6867150 rockingham speedway installing ... , as the tracks are similar in length and radius of turns. Since Rockingham is not on the NASCAR ... it was announced that Rockingham would install SAFER Barrier along the track walls to improve driver ... Truck Series schedule. ref name SAFERbarrier On September 2, an announcement was made by ESPN that Rockingham .... ref name Truck2012 cite news last McGee first Ryan title Sources Rockingham to host Trucks url http espn.go.com racing nascar truck story id 6923960 rockingham host trucks race 2012 accessdate September ... 15. Wayne Auton , the director of the truck series, confirmed that teams can still test at Rockingham ... cite press release url http www.nascar.com news 110907 racing returns to rockingham speedway index.html title NASCAR returns to historic Rockingham in 12 publisher NASCAR.com date September 7, 2011 ... in 2012 url http www.speed51.com 2011 Stories KN East Rockingham announcement 11 22.html ref At the 2012 NASCAR Truck race at Rockingham, Kasey Kahne went on to win his first Rockingham race. History Opening Rockingham Speedway, then known as North Carolina Motor Speedway, was the project of Harold ... more details
unreferenced date July 2011 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Goin To Rockingham Type studio Artist The Surfin Lungs Cover Alt Released Start date YYYY MM DD Recorded Genre Surf, punk pop Length Duration m MM s SS Label No Tomorrow Producer Surfin Lungs Last album This album Goin To Rockingham br 2002 Next album Goin To Rockingham is the fifth album released by surf music band The Surfin Lungs , released in 2002 on the Spanish label No Tomorrow . This was the most productive longplayer released by the band yet as it contained 17 tracks, three of which were covers The Godfather , written by Nino Rota for the film of the same name Surfin Hearse had originally been a Jan & Dean song, which had been included on their 1963 album Drag City song Drag City Blondie album In The Sun was a Blondie band Blondie song. Rockingham also featured the first lead vocal from Clive Gilling, Go Mr Gasser Go Go Go . Overall the album was very similar in style to previous longplayer Hang Loose With The Surfin Lungs , again epitomising the group s focus on sun, surfing, cars and girls to great effect. Track listing Goin To Rockingham Pearce Lead vocals Chris Pearce She d Rather Be With The Sea Dean Lead vocals Chris Pearce Their Car Club Dean Lead vocals Chris Pearce The Godfather Rota Instrumental Where Young Men Go To Cry Pearce Lead vocals Chris Pearce Long Live Summer Webb, Pearce, Dean Lead vocals Chris Pearce Cathy s Little Coupe Pearce Lead vocals Chris Pearce Flashpoint Dean Instrumental There s Something Under The Pier Pearce, Dean Lead vocals Chris Pearce Summertime Radio Dean Lead vocals Chris Pearce Surfin Hearse Berry, Christian Lead vocals Chris Pearce Never Goin Back Dean Lead vocals Chris Pearce Lonely Surfer Boy Dean Lead vocals Chris Pearce Fajitas Dean Instrumental Go Mr Gasser Go Go Go Gilling Lead vocals Clive Gilling In The Sun Stein Lead vocals Chris Pearce Surfin To Forget About You Dean Lead vocals Chris Pearce Personnel Chris Pearce vocals, guitar ... more details
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