Harrison
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In Australia:- Harrison, Australian Capital TerritoryHarrison, Australian Capital TerritoryHarrison is a suburb of the district of Gungahlin in Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after the former city planner Peter Harrison, who was instrumental in reviving Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the National Capital. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Franklin, Gungahlin, Throsby,...
, planned suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
In Canada:
- Inukjuak, QuebecInukjuak, QuebecInukjuak , alternatively spelled Inoucdjouac, former name and current postal name Port Harrison, is an Inuit settlement located on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Innuksuak River in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,294...
, or "Port Harrison", Nunavik region of northern Quebec, Canada - Harrison LakeHarrison LakeHarrison Lake is the largest lake in the southern Coast Mountains of Canada, being about 250 square kilometres in area. It is about 60 km in length and at its widest almost 9 km across. Its southern end, at the resort community of Harrison Hot Springs, is c. 95 km east of...
, a lake in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada- Harrison Hot Springs, resort village in British Columbia, Canada, located on Harrison Lake
- Harrison RiverHarrison RiverThe Harrison River is a short but large tributary of the Fraser River, entering it near the community of Chehalis, British Columbia. The Harrison drains Harrison Lake and is the de facto continuation of the Lillooet River, which feeds the lake....
, a tributary of the Fraser River and which is the outlet of Harrison Lake - Harrison BayHarrison BayHarrison Bay is a lake-like expansion of the Harrison River, located west of its main course adjacent to the communities of Chehalis and Harrison Mills. Extremely shallow, the bay outlets to the Fraser at Harrison Mills, where in pre-gold rush times there had been a "riffle", which was dredged to...
, a sidewater of the river - Harrison Mills, British Columbia, a locality and former milltown at the mouth of the Harrison River
- Harrison KnobHarrison KnobHarrison Hill is a small mountain located at the confluence of the Harrison and Fraser Rivers in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Harrison Knob is a prominent shoulder to the east of the main peak of Harrison Hill...
, a prominent hill and important archaeological site adjacent to the mouth of the Harrison River
- Harrison IslandHarrison IslandHarrison Island is a northern Canadian uninhabited island in eastern Hudson Bay. While situated off the western coast of Quebec's Ungava Peninsula, it's a part of Qikiqtaaluk Region in the territory of Nunavut....
, Hudson Bay, Nunavut - Harrison IslandsHarrison IslandsThe Harrison Islands are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in western Gulf of Boothia's Pelly Bay, east of the Ross Peninsula. The group lies north of the Arctic Circle, south of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, and southeast of the Astronomical...
, Gulf of Boothia, Nunavut - Harrison Settlement, Nova ScotiaHarrison Settlement, Nova ScotiaHarrison Settlement is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County .-References:*...
In the United States:
- Harrison, ArkansasHarrison, ArkansasHarrison is a city in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. It is the county seat. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 13,108. Boone County was organized in 1869, during reconstruction after the civil war. Harrison was platted and made the county seat. It is...
- Harrison, GeorgiaHarrison, GeorgiaHarrison is a town in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 509 at the 2000 census. Its name is a pun on musician George Harrison.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
- Harrison, IdahoHarrison, IdahoHarrison is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. The population was 267 at the 2000 census.-History:The community was named for President Benjamin HarrisonHarrison was incorporated in 1899 and was once the largest city on Lake Coeur d'Alene....
- Harrison, IllinoisHarrison, IllinoisHarrison is an unincorporated community in Winnebago County, Illinois, and is located northwest of Rockford. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Harrison, MaineHarrison, MaineHarrison is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,315 at the 2000 census. A historic resort area, Harrison straddles Long Lake and Crystal Lake...
- Harrison, MichiganHarrison, MichiganHarrison is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,108. It is the county seat of Clare County.The city is named after U.S. President William Henry Harrison....
- Harrison, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Harrison, MontanaHarrison, MontanaHarrison is a census-designated place in Madison County, Montana, United States. The population was 162 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
- Harrison, NebraskaHarrison, NebraskaHarrison is a village in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 279 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sioux County.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
- Harrison, New JerseyHarrison, New JerseyHarrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 13,620. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
- Harrison, New YorkHarrison, New YorkHarrison is a village and town in Westchester County, New York, United States, located approximately northeast of Manhattan. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census.-Establishment:...
- Harrison, OhioHarrison, OhioHarrison is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The city is located in the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. The population was 7,487 as of the 2000 census.-History:...
- Harrison, Roanoke, VirginiaHarrison, Roanoke, VirginiaHarrison is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke, that initially developed in the 1920s as an early Roanoke suburb. It borders the neighborhoods of Melrose-Rugby and Washington Park on the north, Gilmer on the south, Gainsboro on the east and Loudon-Melrose on the west. Its...
- Harrison, South DakotaHarrison, South DakotaHarrison is a census-designated place in Douglas County, South Dakota, in the United States. The population was 51 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
- Harrison, TennesseeHarrison, TennesseeHarrison is a census-designated place in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,769 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Harrison, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
See also
- Harrison College (Indiana)Harrison College (Indiana)Harrison College, formerly known as Indiana Business College, is a private sector college based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with locations across Indiana, online and in Ohio...
(formerly Indiana Business College) - Harrison Narcotics Tax ActHarrison Narcotics Tax ActThe Harrison Narcotics Tax Act was a United States federal law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, and distribution of opiates...
- George Harrison (album)George Harrison (album)George Harrison is the eponymous album release by George Harrison in 1979. It was recorded during a period of domestic happiness in which Harrison married Olivia Trinidad Arias and his son Dhani was born.-History:...
- Harrison & HarrisonHarrison & HarrisonHarrison & Harrison Ltd are a British company that make and restore pipe organs, based in Durham and established in 1861. They are well known for their work on instruments such as King's College Cambridge, Westminster Abbey and the Royal Festival Hall....
organ builders - Harrison and SonsHarrison and SonsHarrison and Sons Limited was a major worldwide engraver and printer of Postage stamps and Banknotes.The company was established in 1750 by Thomas Harrison and it obtained its first Post Office contract in 1881. The company won the contract to print the single colour United Kingdom Edward VII...
postage stamp printers - Harrison's Principles of Internal MedicineHarrison's Principles of Internal MedicineHarrison's Principles of Internal Medicine is an American textbook of internal medicine. First published in 1950, it is presently in its eighteenth edition...
- Harrison BergeronHarrison Bergeron"Harrison Bergeron" is a satirical, dystopian science fiction short story written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and first published in October 1961. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, the story was re-published in the author's collection Welcome to the Monkey House in...
, short story by Kurt Vonnegut