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OrrOrr is primarily a surname, though it is also found as a placename, mathmatical notation and acronym. Names Orr (surname), an article about the history of the name. Alexander D. Orr, American farmer and politicianAlexander Ector Orr, a pioneer of the New York City SubwayAndrew Orr, United States sk..
Orr's Island (Maine)An island in Casco Bay on the Gulf of Maine. It is a part of the town of Harpswell with Great Island to its north and Bailey Island to its south. Further reading The Pearl of Orr's Island by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1862. ISBN 040300280X ..
Orr, MinnesotaOrr is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 249 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.5 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.74% is water. Demographics As of the census2 o..
Orr-Ewing BaronetsThere have been two creations of baronets with the surname Orr-Ewing, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first was created for Archibald Orr-Ewing on 8 March 1866. The second was created for the first baronet of the first creation's great-grandson, Ian Orr-Ewing on 27 June 1963. Orr-..
Orra E. MonnetteOrra Eugene Monnette (1877-1936). Monnette was an attorney, author, banker. Monnette was also the Founder of the Bank of America, L.A, however his contribution to the organization is often overlooked in corporate history. Orra E. Monnette was born in southern Crawford County, Ohio to Mervin J. Monn..
OrreOrre, as it appears in Pokémon XD. Orre (pronounced ore-ay and called Ōre in the Japanese version) is a fictional region that appears in the “Story Mode” of the video games Pokémon Colosseum and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|Pokémon XD]]. According to [Pokemon.com], the reg..
OrrellOrrell could refer to Orrell, Greater ManchesterOrrell, MerseysideOrrell R.U.F.C. - a Rugby union team. This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you migh..
Orrell, Greater ManchesterOrrell is a village on the outskirts of Wigan and the most westerly point of Greater Manchester, England. Its original name was Orrell-in-Makerfield to distinguish it from an Orrell in Liverpool, some 20 miles away. Orrell was also the family name of a number of landowners in the area and various ..
Orrell Park railway stationOrrell Park railway station is a railway station in Walton, Liverpool, England, located to the north of the city centre. It is on the Ormskirk branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. Orrell Park is the most convenient station for the Walton Vale shopping area. Services Trains operate e..
Orrell R.U.F.C.Orrell Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union team from Orrell, in Greater Manchester, founded in 1927. They are one of the few rugby union clubs that has operated in traditional rugby league areas/ Traditionally a 'community club', Orrell has been through some incredibly turbulent times since..
Orrell railway stationOrrell railway station serves Orrell, a small town to the north-west of Wigan close to the Lancashire border, England. It is a small two-platform commuter hub on the Kirkby branch. Unlike the preceding station Pemberton it is not a "request stop". From Orrell, trains serviced by Northern Rail use t..
OrreryAn orrery is a mechanical device that illustrates the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the solar system in heliocentric model. They are typically driven by a large clockwork mechanism with a globe representing the Sun at the centre, and with a planet at the end of each of t..
OrrevatnetOrrevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Klepp in Rogaland county, Norway. See also List of lakes in Norway ..
Orrice Abram Murdock, Jr.Orrice Abram (Abe) Murdock, Jr. (July 18, 1893 - September 15, 1979) was a United States Representative and Senator from Utah. Born in Austin, Nevada, he moved with his parents to Beaver, Utah in 1898, attended the public schools and Murdock Academy in Beaver, and the University of Utah at Salt La..
Orrick, Herrington & SutcliffeOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP is an internationally known law firm with deep San Francisco, USA roots. Tracing its roots back to 1863, Orrick is the oldest continuously operating law firm in San Francisco, and the second oldest privately-held company in San Francisco after Levi Strauss. The ..
Orrick, MissouriOrrick is a city in Ray County, Missouri, United States. The population was 889 at the 2000 census. Geography Orrick is located at [39°12′45″N, 94°7′25″W] (39.212583, -94.123699)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has..
Orrick Glenday JohnsOrrick Glenday Johns (born June 2, 1887 - July 8, 1946) was a poet and playwright. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri to George Sibley Johns and Minnehaha McDearmon. He lost a leg as a child in St. Louis, Missouri to a streetcar accident. His first wife was the artist Margarite Frances Baird, also ..
Orrington, MaineOrrington is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,526 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 71.2 km² (27.5 mi²). 65.8 km² (25.4 mi²) of it is land and 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it (7.64%) is water..
Orrin H. Ingram IIIOrrin H. Ingram III (born c. 1962) is a United States businessman. He is the son of Erskine Bronson Ingram and Martha Rivers Ingram, and grandson of family business founder Orrin Henry Ingram. As of 2005 he is president and CEO of Ingram Industries, and chairman of Ingram Barge Company. He is als..
Orrin HatchOrrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977. Hatch is the Ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, where he serves on the subcommittees on International Trade, Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Health Care. Hatch is ..
Orrin KeepnewsOrrin Keepnews (born March 2, 1923 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American jazz record producer and writer. Keepnews graduated from Columbia[link] with a degree in English in 1943. Subsequently, he was involved in bombing raids over Japan in the final months of World War II, before ret..
Orris rootOrris root is the root of some species of iris, grown principally in southern Europe: Iris germanica, Iris florentina, and Iris pallida. Once important in western herbal medicine, it is now used mainly as a fixative and base note in perfumery, as well as an ingredient in many brands of gin (perhaps..
Orris S. Ferrythumb Orris Sanford Ferry (August 15, 1823 – November 21, 1875) was a Republican American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Ferry went to the Hopkins School and then later graduated from Yale in 1..
Orri Páll DýrasonOrri Páll Dýrason is the drummer for Sigur Rós. He joined the band in 1999, shortly after the recording of the studio album Ágætis Byrjun, when the previous drummer, Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, left the band. He married Lukka Sigurðardóttir in Hawaii in 2005. He has a daughter from a prior rela..
OrrockOrrock can refer to: Nan Grogan Orrock, politicianOrrock Township, MinnesotaThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Orrock Township, MinnesotaOrrock Township is a township in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,764 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.9 km² (36.2 mi²). 90.4 km² (34.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of i..
Orroral RiverThe Orroral River is a river in the Australian Capital Territory. ..
Orroral Valley Tracking StationThe Orroral Valley tracking station supported Earth-orbiting satellites, as part of NASA's Spacecraft Tracking and Data Acquisition Network (STADAN). Construction of the site commenced shortly after site selection in 1963 and was completed in May 1965. It was home to a 26 m antenna and several s..
Orrorin tugenensisOrrorin tugenensis is considered as the second oldest possible hominin ancestor related to modern humans (other than Sahelanthropus tchadensis) and is the only species classified in genus Orrorin. The name was given by the discoverers who found Orrorin fossils near the village of Tugen, Kenya. By ..
Orrstown, PennsylvaniaOrrstown is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 231 at the 2000 census. Geography Orrstown is located at [40°3′31″N, 77°36′33″W] (40.058482, -77.609213)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau..
Orrtanna, PennsylvaniaOrrtanna is an unincorporated census-designated place in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 169 at the 2000 census. Geography Orrtanna is located at [39°50′53″N, 77°21′27″W] (39.848021, -77.357446)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to t..
Orrum, North CarolinaOrrum is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 79 at the 2000 census. Geography Location of Orrum shown in North Carolina Orrum is located at [34°27′54″N, 79°0′36″W] (34.465018, -79.010073)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Accord..
OrrvilleOrrville is the name of two places in the United States: Orrville, AlabamaOrrville, Ohio This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you might want to go bac..
Orrville, AlabamaOrrville is a town in Dallas County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 230. Geography Orrville is located at [32°18′20″N, 87°14′43″W] (32.305584, -87.245378)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a ..
Orrville, OhioOrrville is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,551 at the 2000 census. The J.M. Smucker Co., owner of the successful Smucker's brand, is in Orrville. Orrville is the hometown of college basketball coach Bobby Knight. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3&nbs..
Orry-KellyOrry-Kelly was the professional name of John Orry Kelly (December 31, 1897 - February 27, 1964), a prolific Hollywood costume designer. Born in Kiama, New South Wales in Australia, he grew up to study art there, becoming a tailor's apprentice and window dresser in Sydney. He journeyed to New York t..
Orr (Catch-22)Orr is a character in Joseph Heller's magnum opus, Catch-22. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Captain Orr is the only other member of the squadron who is considered crazier than Yossarian. He is presumed a simpleton by the other characters but is eventu..
Orr (surname)Orr is a popular surname in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Its origin is within the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata. The name may have a few origins, such as an Anglicisation of the name Ivar, or deriving from an Old English placename ora, or from the Gaelic odhar donn. Contents 1 Etymology2..
Or RecordsFor the homonymous 1992-1994 label of electronic band Ora, see [link] For the US label Or Music (erroneously "Or Records"), see [link] Or Records (sometimes capitalized OR Records after their logo) is a small British independent record label company, established in 1998 and base..
ÞorramaturÞorramatur (food of the þorri) is the Icelandic national food. Nowadays þorramatur is mostly eaten during the ancient Nordic month of þorri, in January and February, as a tribute to old culture. Þorramatur consists of many different types of food, such as sour ram testicles, rotten shark, bu..
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