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Chesapeake Beach, also known as Chic's Beach or Chick's Beach, [1] is a small beach in a residential neighborhood running on the east and west sides of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. What originated as a lookout post during war, the beach eventually turned to more recreational activities.
Chiswick (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ z ɪ k / ⓘ CHIZ-ik) [3] is a district in West London, split between the London Boroughs of Hounslow and Ealing.It contains Hogarth's House, the former residence of the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth, Chiswick House, a neo-Palladian villa regarded as one of the finest in England and Fuller's Brewery, London's largest and oldest brewery.
In the mid 19th century St Nicholas Parish Council had met in a variety of different locations including, latterly, the Boys' National School at Turnham Green. [2] After parish leaders found that this arrangement was inadequate for their needs, they elected to construct a purpose-built vestry hall: a site on Turnham Green, which had previously been open land, [3] was purchased for the benefit ...
Poplar Flats is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. References GNIS reference ...
The Chiswick Empire was a theatre facing Turnham Green in Chiswick that opened in 1912 and closed and was demolished in 1959. A venue for touring artists, some of the greatest names in drama, variety and music hall performed there including George Formby , Laurel and Hardy , Chico Marx , Peter Sellers and Liberace .
Barry Raymond Chiswick, born in 1942, is an American economist and professor of economics at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, George Washington University. He has done extensive research on labor economics , human resources and income distribution .
Frederick Hitch, VC (29 November 1856 – 6 January 1913) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was buried in the centre of St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Old Chiswick. Block P, grave 17.
Jackass Flats is a shallow alluvial basin located in the southwest portion of the Nevada National Security Site in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The area lies east of Yucca Mountain , south of the Calico Hills and Shoshone Mountain and northwest of Skull Mountain .