17-598: [REDACTED] Look up palmer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Palmer may refer to: People and fictional characters [ edit ] Palmer (pilgrim) , a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land Palmer (given name) , including a list of people and fictional characters Palmer (surname) , including a list of people and fictional characters Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Palmer (film) ,
34-604: A 2021 American drama film Palmer Museum of Art , the art museum of Pennsylvania State University Places [ edit ] Palmer River (disambiguation) Mount Palmer (disambiguation) Antarctica [ edit ] Palmer Inlet , Palmer Land Palmer Land , a portion of the Antarctic Peninsula Palmer Peninsula , former American name of the Antarctic Peninsula Australia [ edit ] Palmer, Queensland ,
51-667: A Bordeaux wine producer Palmer Bus Service , a bus company in Minnesota and Wisconsin Palmer Candy Company , a candy manufacturer in Sioux City, Iowa Palmer National Bank of Washington, D.C. , from 1983 to 1995 William Eastman Palmer & Sons , a British partnership of photographers based in Devon Schools [ edit ] Palmer High School (disambiguation) Palmer Memorial Institute , Sedalia, North Carolina,
68-631: A cross. Palmers were often highly regarded as well-natured holy men because of their devotion to Christ along the pilgrimage. The word is frequently used as synonymous with " pilgrim ". One of the most prominent literary characters to have been a palmer was Wilfred of Ivanhoe , the title character of the book by Sir Walter Scott . A palmer also plays a significant role representing Reason in Book II of Edmund Spenser 's epic poem The Faerie Queene . Palmer Creek (Turnagain Arm) Palmer Creek
85-577: A former school for upper class African-Americans Palmer College of Chiropractic , Davenport, Iowa Palmer's College , Thurrock, Essex, England Palmer School, founded 1972, merged with Trinity Episcopal School to form Palmer Trinity School , Palmetto Bay, Florida Palmer Theological Seminary , Wynnewood, Pennsylvania The Palmer Catholic Academy , a Roman Catholic secondary school in Ilford in London, England Sports [ edit ] Palmer Field ,
102-549: A ghost town Palmer, Nebraska , a village Palmer, Tennessee , a town Palmer, Texas , a town in Ellis County Palmer, Cameron County, Texas , a census-designated place Palmer, Washington , an unincorporated community Palmer, West Virginia , a ghost town Palmer, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Palmer Creek (Turnagain Arm) , Alaska Palmer Creek (Yamhill River) , Oregon Palmer Divide , Colorado,
119-642: A handwriting system Palmer notation , used by dentists Palmers (disambiguation) Palmier (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Palmer . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palmer&oldid=1256875839 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
136-728: A locality Palmer, South Australia , a town Palmer, Western Australia , a locality in the Shire of Collie Palmer River (Northern Territory) , a tributary of the Finke River Palmer River , Queensland Canada [ edit ] Palmer, Ontario , Canada, a community in Burlington Palmer, Saskatchewan , an unorganized hamlet Palmer Township, Algoma District, Ontario Palmer, British Columbia , site of former Fort Victoria (British Columbia) United Kingdom [ edit ] Palmer Park, Reading , England,
153-407: A public park United States [ edit ] Palmer, Alaska , a city Palmer, Illinois , a village Palmer, Indiana , an unincorporated community Palmer, Iowa , a city Palmer, Kansas , a city Palmer, Massachusetts , a city Palmer (CDP), Massachusetts , a former census-designated place in the town Palmer, Michigan , an unincorporated community Palmer, Missouri ,
170-404: A ridge Palmer Glacier , Oregon Palmer Park (Chicago) , Illinois, a public park Palmer Park (Detroit) , Michigan, a public park Palmer Park, Colorado Springs , Colorado, a public park Palmer River (Massachusetts – Rhode Island) Palmer Township (disambiguation) Businesses [ edit ] C. F. Palmer, Ltd , a British scientific instrument maker Château Palmer ,
187-960: A sports stadium in Middletown, Connecticut Palmer Stadium , a former sports stadium of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey Other uses [ edit ] USS Palmer , two US Navy vessels Palmer (mango) , a commercial mango variety originating in south Florida Palmer Building , a historic building in Hollywood, California Palmer railway station , Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Palmer Road (disambiguation) Palmer Station , an American research station in Antarctica See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "palmer" or "palmers" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with Palmer All pages with titles containing Palmer Palmar (disambiguation) Palmer Method ,
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#1732844048427204-475: A steep, narrow canyon rut through rock in some places and through gravel benches in others. Mining has been carried on chiefly in the lower 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of the stream and has been confined entirely to the channel gravels. The country rock includes interbedded slates and arkoses, whose cleavage strikes a little east of north and dips at a high angle. The arkoses are frequently very much jointed and in weathering do not break into small pieces as easily as do
221-510: Is a waterway in the Kenai Peninsula , Alaska , US. It is an affluent of Resurrection Creek , itself a tributary of Turnagain Arm . Palmer Creek flows northwest for 11 miles (18 km) before reaching Resurrection Creek. Hope is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to the north. Its upper portion flows for 6 miles (9.7 km) through a broad, round-bottomed valley, while its lower part occupies
238-572: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Palmer (pilgrim) In the Middle Ages , a palmer ( Latin : palmarius or palmerius ) was a Christian pilgrim, normally from Western Europe , who had visited the holy places in Palestine and who, as a token of his visits to the Holy Land, brought back a palm leaf or a palm leaf folded into
255-416: The following year (1895) the first stakes were driven on Mills Creek by S. J. Mills, whose name it bears, and at the forks of Sixmile Creek , also named by Mills. The gold claims on this stream were originally held by single individuals. Two hydraulic plants were at work in 1904, employing approximately 10 men. By 1915, the whole of the lower canyon portion, 18 claims, was controlled by one company. In 1915, it
272-412: The slates, a fact readily seen on examining tho stream wash. The gravels resemble the country rock in their composition, and were undoubtedly derived from it in large part, although there are a few granitic bowlders which may not be of local origin. There is a large proportion of angular fragments and no small percentage of coarse material, possibly 5 percent being over 1.5 feet (0.46 m) in diameter. At
289-477: The surface, the gravels were laid down without definite arrangement but are rudely stratified below. Palmer Creek gold is coarse and heavy, flattened, and smooth. In color, it is bright yellow or whitish. Pieces of native silver have been noted. Gold was found on Palmer Creek in 1894 by George Palmer, a trader in the Knik Arm area in the late 1800s. These discoveries led to prospecting on neighboring streams, and in
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