Oglethorpe
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Oglethorpe may refer to:
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People
- Oglethorpe (surname)Oglethorpe (surname)* Owen Oglethorpe , bishop of Carlisle who crowned Elizabeth I of England* Theophilus Oglethorpe , a member of the British Parliament* Lewis Oglethorpe , a member of the British Parliament...
Places
- Bramham cum OglethorpeBramham cum OglethorpeBramham cum Oglethorpe, more well known as just "Bramham", is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.- Overview :According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,715...
, West Yorkshire, England - Brookhaven/Oglethorpe (MARTA station)Brookhaven/Oglethorpe (MARTA station)Brookhaven/Oglethorpe is an elevated metro station on the Gold Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system, located in Brookhaven, Georgia...
, a passenger rail station located in the Brookhaven neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia - Mount OglethorpeMount OglethorpeMount Oglethorpe, the southernmost peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains, is located in Pickens County, Georgia and was the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail from when the trail was completed in 1937 until 1958. In 1958, as a result of over development around Mount Oglethorpe, the southern...
, Georgia - Oglethorpe County, GeorgiaOglethorpe County, GeorgiaOglethorpe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the largest county in Northeast Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 12,635. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 13,963...
- Oglethorpe, GeorgiaOglethorpe, GeorgiaOglethorpe is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,200 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Macon County. It was named for Georgia's founder, James Oglethorpe. Oglethorpe was once one of the largest cities in Georgia, and by the 1850s, was tagged as...
- Oglethorpe UniversityOglethorpe UniversityOglethorpe University is a private liberal arts college in Brookhaven, Georgia, an inner suburb of Atlanta. It was chartered in 1835 and named after James Edward Oglethorpe, the state's founder.-History:...
, Atlanta, Georgia - Oglethorpe Presbyterian ChurchOglethorpe Presbyterian ChurchOglethorpe Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1949 as a mission of nearby Peachtree Presbyterian Church, the congregation initially met on the campus of nearby Oglethorpe University...
, Atlanta, Georgia - Oglethorpe Charter School in Savannah, Georgia
- Oglethorpe MallOglethorpe MallOglethorpe Mall is a super-regional shopping mall on the Southside of Savannah, Georgia. Named after General James Oglethorpe, the founder of Savannah, it has grown over the last forty years to be nearly one million square feet....
, a shopping mall in Savannah, Georgia - Fort Oglethorpe:
- Fort Oglethorpe, GeorgiaFort Oglethorpe, GeorgiaFort Oglethorpe is a city in Catoosa County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,263. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, the town - Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia)Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia)Fort Oglethorpe was an Army post established in 1902 and opened in 1904. It served largely as a cavalry post for the 6th Cavalry. During World War I Fort Oglethorpe was home to 4,000 German Prisoners of War and civilian detainees. During World War I and World War II, it became a war-time...
, Army base founded in 1904 - Fort Oglethorpe, GA (Prisoner-of-war-Camp)Fort Oglethorpe, GA (Prisoner-of-war-Camp)Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia was a military facility near the town of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, which housed some 4,000 enemy military personnel as prisoners of war and civilian detainees, during the World War I period, roughly 1917 to 1920.- Camp Description :...
, a POW camp during World War I - Fort James JacksonFort James JacksonFort James Jackson is a restored nineteenth-century fort located one mile east of Savannah, Georgia, on the Savannah River. It hosts the Fort Jackson Maritime Museum....
, fort built during 1808-1812 that protected Savannah, Georgia and was also known as Fort Oglethorpe
Other Uses
- Quercus oglethorpensisQuercus oglethorpensisQuercus oglethorpensis is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to the United States...
, also called Oglethorpe Oak, a species of plant found in the Piedmont of Georgia and South Carolina, and in Louisiana and Mississippi - USS Oglethorpe (AKA-100)USS Oglethorpe (AKA-100)USS Oglethorpe was an named after a county in Georgia, which in turn was named in honor of James Oglethorpe, the founder of the state. She served as a commissioned ship for approximately 23 years....
, an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship in service from 1945 to 1968 - See List of NASCAR race tracks for Oglethorpe Speedway Park, a NASCAR race track in Pooler, Georgia
- Oglethorpe PowerOglethorpe PowerOglethorpe Power Corporation medium-sized electric utility in Georgia, United States. Formed in 1974, Ogelthorpe is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by the 39 electric membership corporations that it serves. The utility's headquarters are in Tucker, Georgia. It is the largest power supply...
, an electric power company headquartered in Tucker, Georgia - Change at Oglethorpe, a radio program that aired on BBC Radio 2
- Oglethorpe, a recurring character from Aqua Teen Hunger ForceAqua Teen Hunger ForceAqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...
- Bo BuchananBo BuchananBeaufort Oglethorpe "Bo" Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.-Casting and awards:The role was originated in 1979 by Robert S. Woods, who briefly left the series in 1986 but returned in 1988, and currently portrays the role...
, Beaufort Oglethorpe "Bo" Buchanan, a fictional character on the soap opera One Life to Live