Morton
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Fictional
- Morton Koopa, Jr., a character and boss in Super Mario Bros. 3
- A character in the Charlie and LolaCharlie and LolaCharlie and Lola are characters created by author Lauren Child. The siblings were originally introduced in a series of books that were later made into a television series. Despite being primarily aimed at children aged 3–7, the books and shows are popular with adults, due to humorous and relatable...
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Places
In Canada:- Morton, ManitobaMorton, ManitobaMorton is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southwestern part of the province, on the border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. The population as of the 2006 Census was 718 persons, a decrease from 760 persons in 2001...
- Morton, Ontario, a community in Rideau Lakes
In France:
- Morton, VienneMorton, VienneMorton is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-Demographics:...
In the United Kingdom:
- Morton CastleMorton CastleMorton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies 2.5 miles north-east of Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles along the strategically important Nith Valley, which runs from the Solway Firth north to...
, a seat of the Earls of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland - Morton, DerbyshireMorton, DerbyshireMorton is a civil parish and village, three miles north of Alfreton in Derbyshire, England.-History:Morton is first mentioned in the will of Wulfric Spott in 1002 and again mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the manors belonging to Walter D'Aincourt....
- Morton, GloucestershireMorton, GloucestershireMorton, split into Upper and Lower Morton, are areas of farmland to the north east of Thornbury, in South Gloucestershire. There is a large farm shop in Upper Morton, while Lower Morton has a lot of cattle farms....
- Morton, Isle of WightMorton, Isle of WightMorton is the area of Brading to the south where Morton Marshes and the River Yar separate Brading from the extension of housing estates from the larger town of Sandown. It is distinguished by the hawthorn hedges which bloom with white flowers and are said to signify an unseasonal cold spell,...
- Morton and HanthorpeMorton and HanthorpeMorton and Hanthorpe is a civil parish, formerly known as Morton by Bourne in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. There are other villages and hamlets in the county with the name of Morton. There are 921 households in Morton and 74 in Hanthorpe.Morton Grade I listed Anglican...
, Lincolnshire - Morton by GainsboroughMorton by GainsboroughMorton is a village and civil parish directly north of the town of Gainsborough, on the River Trent, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England....
, Lincolnshire - Morton, NottinghamshireMorton, NottinghamshireMorton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 1 mile west of Fiskerton, and is part of the civil parish of Fiskerton cum Morton.The parish church of St Denis was built in 1756....
- Morton-on-SwaleMorton-on-SwaleMorton-on-Swale is a large village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A684 road about 4 miles west of Northallerton. It is very close to the village of Ainderby Steeple...
, North Yorkshire - Morton, Carlisle, Cumbria
- Morton, EdenMorton, EdenMorton is a hamlet near the village of Calthwaite, in the parish of Hesket, in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria....
, Cumbria - Morton, Norfolk, a settlement in Norfolk
In the United States:
- Morton, IllinoisMorton, IllinoisMorton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, USA, known for its pumpkins and annual Pumpkin Festival. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. Morton, the home of a Caterpillar distribution facility and a Libby's pumpkin plant, is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical...
- Morton, IndianaMorton, IndianaMorton is an extremely small town in Clinton Township, Putnam County, Indiana. The town consists of little more than a general store, livestock sale barn and 18-20 houses. It is located along US 36 which bisects the town. It is roughly located half-way between Danville and Montezuma....
- Morton, MinnesotaMorton, MinnesotaMorton is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 411 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.U.S...
- Morton, MississippiMorton, MississippiMorton is a city in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,482 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Morton is located at ....
- Morton, New York
- Morton, PennsylvaniaMorton, PennsylvaniaMorton is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,715 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Morton is located at ....
- Morton, TexasMorton, TexasMorton is a town in Cochran County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,249 at the 2000 census. The population has been in steady decline since the 1960s and is estimated to have dropped by approximately 15% from the 2000 number when the 2010 Census is completed. Morton is the county seat of...
- Morton, WashingtonMorton, WashingtonMorton is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,126 at the 2010 census.-History:Morton was first settled in 1871 by James Fletcher. It was later named after Benjamin Harrison's Vice President, Levi P. Morton, in 1889. Morton was officially incorporated on January...
Other uses
- Morton's ForkMorton's ForkA Morton's Fork is a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives , or two lines of reasoning that lead to the same unpleasant conclusion...
, an expression that describes having to choose between equally unpleasant alternatives- Morton's fork coupMorton's fork coupMorton's Fork is a coup in contract bridge that forces an opponent to choose between letting declarer establish one or more extra tricks in the suit led, and losing the opportunity to win any trick in that suit. It takes its name from the expression Morton's Fork.-Example:It appears that South has...
, a technique in the game of Bridge that uses the principle of Morton's Fork
- Morton's fork coup
- Morton orderZ-order curveIn mathematical analysis and computer science, Z-order, Morton order, or Morton code is a space-filling curve which maps multidimensional data to one dimension while preserving locality of the data points. It was introduced in 1966 by G. M. Morton...
a.k.a. Z-order, a space filling curve, often used in computer science - Morton's neuromaMorton's neuromaMorton's neuroma is a benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the third and fourth intermetatarsal spaces.This problem is characterised by pain and/or numbness, sometimes relieved by removing footwear.Despite the name, the...
, a benign neuroma of the interdigital plantar nerve - Morton's Potato ChipsMorton's Potato ChipsMorton's Potato Chips was a potato chip company popular in Texas. This company was popular for their corn chips called Chip-Os, and for the fact that The Carpenters - a vocal and instrumental American duo, consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter – did a commercial for them in the 1970s...
, an American company in the 1960s and 70s - Morton's Restaurant GroupMorton's Restaurant GroupMorton's Restaurant Group, Inc. is the world's largest owner and operator of company-owned upscale restaurants, with locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai and Singapore...
, owner and operator of upscale restaurants, including Morton's The Steakhouse - Morton's theoremMorton's theoremMorton's theorem is a poker principle articulated by Andy Morton in a Usenet poker newsgroup. It states that in multi-way pots, a player's expectation may be maximized by an opponent making a correct decision....
, a principle in the game of Poker articulated by Andy Morton - Morton's toeMorton's toeMorton's toe is the common term for the condition of a shortened first metatarsal in relation to the second metatarsal. It is a type of brachymetatarsia. This promotes an anterior position of the second metatarsal-phalangeal joint in relation to the hallux...
, condition in which the second toe extends further than the first toe - Greenock Morton F.C.Greenock Morton F.C.Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs....
, Scottish football club - Morton National ParkMorton National ParkMorton is a national park in New South Wales , 170 km southwest of Sydney.The most notable attractions are the Fitzroy Falls, just off the main road from the Highlands to Kangaroo Valley and Pigeon House Mountain west of Milton. The park consists mostly of a flat plateau dissected by steep...
, New South Wales, Australia - Morton SaltMorton SaltMorton Salt is a United States company producing salt for food, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural, and road/highway use. Based in Chicago, the business is North America's leading producer and marketer of salt. It is a subsidiary of the German company K+S.-History:The company began in...
- USS Morton (DD-948)USS Morton (DD-948)USS Morton was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton USN , commanding officer of during World War II....
, US Navy destroyer - USS General C. G. Morton (AP-138)USS General C. G. Morton (AP-138)USS General C. G. Morton was a for the U.S. Navy in World War II. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Gould Morton. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General C. G. Morton in 1946. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS...
, transport ship named for Charles Gould Morton - Morton ArboretumMorton ArboretumThe Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, covers 1,700 acres and is made up of gardens of various plant types and collections of trees from specific taxonomical and geographical areas. It includes native woodlands and a restored Illinois prairie. The Arboretum has over 4,100 different species of...
, a large plant collection in Lisle, Illinois- Ulmus 'Morton', a variety of elm tree that originated at the Morton Arboretum
- A. Morton & Co, New York, from ~1848 to ~1920, they produced gold nibs, gold pens, gold and silver pencil & pen cases