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"an elitist social club of sixty print journalists" — Hedrick Smith, Power Game: How Washington Works February 1988 Random House ISBN 9780394554471 [7] Frank A. De Puy (1854–1927) was one of several who met January 24, 1885, at the Welcker's Hotel in Washington, D.C. – 721 15th Street, N.W., between New York Avenue and H Street – to form the Gridiron Club.
The Assassins (known for their debauchery in the 1980s; [1] not to be confused with the unrelated student society, Oxford Guild of Assassins [2]) The Bullingdon Club [3] [4] [5] (founded 1780; dress in navy blue tailcoats, with navy velvet collar, ivory silk lapels, brass buttons, mustard waistcoat, and a sky blue bow tie; club tie is sky blue striped with ivory; sometimes called The Buller ...
The Simsbury Center Historic District is a 75-acre (30 ha) historic district located in the town center area of Simsbury, Connecticut.It encompasses seven blocks of Hopmeadow Street, as well as the cluster of commercial, civic, and residential buildings along Railroad, Station, and Wilcox Streets, and Phelps Lane.
The first home in Simsbury was located in the Terry's Plain area. The land where the house would be built was granted in 1653 to Thomas Ford, although a house would not be built until approximately 1660, when Captain Aaron Cook, the son-in-law of Thomas Ford, built the first home in Simsbury. [7]
Simsbury Airport is a public use airport located in Simsbury and East Granby. Ensign-Bickford Industries, founded in Simsbury in 1836, is still headquartered in town. The Pinchot Sycamore, an American sycamore in Simsbury, is the largest tree in Connecticut. According to a measurement made in 1998, the tree was 26 feet (7.9 m) around and 95 ...
Simsbury Center is a census-designated place (CDP) that consists of the central settlement, and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding it, in the town of Simsbury, [1] Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census , the CDP had a population of 5,836. [ 2 ]
The Gridiron Club (Oxford University) U. University College Players; V. Vincent's Club
The Gridiron Club, popularly called The Grid, is a dining club open to male and female student, though the issue remains contentious, and a separate group 'the Continuity Gridiron' maintains hosting male-only dinners [1] at the University of Oxford.