108-641: Prospect Hill may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Prospect Hill (New South Wales) , a hill in Western Sydney, New South Wales Prospect Hill Reservoir , a water tower Prospect Hill, South Australia , a small town in the southern Adelaide Hills Canada [ edit ] Prospect Hill, Sudbury District, Ontario , a township in Ontario China [ edit ] Jingshan in Beijing, north of
216-628: A Methodist college in Manhattan, named Blue Mont Central College . The young city received another boost when gold was discovered in the Rocky Mountains in 1859 and Fifty-Niners began to stream through Manhattan on their way to prospect in the mountains. Manhattan was one of the last significant settlements on the route west, and the village's merchants did a brisk business selling supplies to miners. Manhattan's first newspaper, The Kansas Express , began publishing on May 21, 1859. In 1861, when
324-486: A bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 30.7% of the population. In the city the population was spread out with 16.5% of residents under the age of 18, 32.6% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 98.4 males. The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that
432-440: A family was $ 48,289. Males had a median income of $ 31,396 versus $ 24,611 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,566. About 8.7% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. However, traditional measures of income and poverty can be misleading when applied to cities with high student populations, such as Manhattan. Manhattan's economy
540-754: A general election is established to serve as mayor on the third year of a four-year term. The Mayor presides over Commission meetings, but has the same voting rights as other Commissioners and no veto power. As of 2022, Linda Morse serves as the city's mayor. Manhattan is located inside several state district boundaries. Most of Manhattan falls within two districts for the Kansas House of Representatives . Representative Mike Dodson (R) serves in District 67, which includes portions of south, west, and northern Riley County . Representative Sydney Carlin (D) represents District 66, which includes most of downtown Manhattan, and
648-550: A group of Aboriginal women and a young free settler at Prospect named John Kennedy acted as intermediaries. The conference led to the end of the conflict for the Aboriginal clans around Parramatta and Prospect. This conference at Prospect on Friday 3 May 1805 is a landmark in Aboriginal/European relations. Macquarie's "Native Feasts" held at Parramatta from 1814 followed the precedent set in 1805. The Sydney Gazette report of
756-946: A group of New England Free-Staters traveled to Kansas Territory under the auspices of the New England Emigrant Aid Company to found a Free-State town. Led by Isaac Goodnow , the first members of the group (with the help of Samuel C. Pomeroy ) selected the location of the Polistra and Canton claims for the Aid Company's new settlement. Soon after the New Englanders arrived at the site, in April 1855, they agreed to join Canton and Polistra to make one settlement named Boston. They were soon joined by dozens more New Englanders, including Goodnow's brother-in-law Joseph Denison . In June 1855,
864-490: A height of 117 metres and provides expansive views across the Cumberland Plain. The large dolerite formation of Prospect Hill is a rare geological and landmark topographic feature, lying centrally within the Cumberland Plain. Through the long-term use of the site for pastoral use, the landscape retains an essentially rural character, which is becoming rare in the locality. The place has strong or special association with
972-495: A joint venture with Boral to develop the residential lands. This part of the estate is now known as Nelson's Ridge (after Nelson Lawson who owned the Greystanes Estate and commissioned Greystanes House in 1837). Nelson's Ridge is being developed by Lend Lease in two stages with the first comprising the northern employment and northern residential lands and the second comprising the southern equivalents. The former CSIRO site to
1080-548: A landmark, a meeting place and a boundary. It was known to local people as Mar-rong. For today's Australians it has historic significance, aesthetic values and commercial values. There are extensive industrial and housing developments on its slopes. The hill has a number of summits, with the Main Summit, now within Marrong Reserve , being the most popular for visitors. Oval in shape, the hill has historical significance as one of
1188-505: A majority of the county's voters supported the Progressive candidate Theodore Roosevelt . Kansas State University is the largest employer and educational institution in the city of Manhattan with nearly 24,000 students. KSU is home to Wildcat sports and to nationally recognized academics. It has ranked first nationally among state universities in its total of Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, and Udall scholars since 1986. Manhattan
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#17328558038961296-998: A mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts Prospect Hill, Waltham, Massachusetts , a hill Prospect Hill, an historic hill in Somerville, Massachusetts – see Union Square Prospect Hill (Augusta, New York) , an elevation in Oneida County, New York Prospect Hill (Delaware County, New York) , a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York Prospect Hill (Greene County, New York) , an elevation in Greene County, New York Prospect Hill (Kirkland, New York) , an elevation in Oneida County, New York Prospect Hill (Otsego County, New York) , an elevation in Otsego County, New York Prospect Hill (Ulster County, New York) ,
1404-518: A mountain in the Catskill Mountains of New York Other places in the United States [ edit ] Prospect Hill (B&M station) , Somerville, Massachusetts Prospect Hill Cemetery (North Omaha, Nebraska) See also [ edit ] Prospect Hill Academy Charter School , Cambridge, Massachusetts Prospect Hill Historic District (disambiguation) Prospect Hill Cemetery (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
1512-557: A neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska Prospect Hill, New York , a town in Orange County, New York Prospect Hill, North Carolina , a community Prospect Hill, Tacoma, Washington , a neighborhood Natural formations [ edit ] Prospect Hill, a bluff outside Manhattan, Kansas Prospect Hill (Barnstable County, Massachusetts) , a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts Prospect Hill (Massachusetts) ,
1620-643: A number of university buildings sustained significant damage and the tornado's winds destroyed the Wind Erosion Laboratory's garage. No one was killed. Previously, the most destructive tornado to hit Manhattan was on June 8, 1966. The 1966 tornado caused $ 5 million in damage and injured at least 65 people in Manhattan. Manhattan was built on a floodplain at the junction of the Kansas and Big Blue rivers, and it has faced recurring problems with flooding from heavy precipitation. The worst floods were
1728-646: A particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. Through its continued use for research purposes over the last 40 years, the CSIRO complex, which is located at the foot of Prospect Hill, has significance for those employees who have worked at the research facility, and in particular for those scientists who have carried out work which is of importance to Australia';s cultural history. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of
1836-516: A plantation house in Spotsylvania County, Virginia Prospect Hill Monument on Prospect Hill, Somerville, Massachusetts Historic districts [ edit ] Prospect Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio Prospect Hill Historic District (New Haven, Connecticut) Prospect Hill Historic District (Willimantic, Connecticut) Prospect Hill Historic District (Bloomington, Indiana) Prospect Hill Historic District (Janesville, Wisconsin) , on
1944-415: A role in the earliest exploration of the east coast of Australia. Prospect Hill is also associated with an important phase of Aboriginal/European contact; firstly through Pemulwuy's guerilla warfare in the area between 1797 and 1802, and in 1805 as the site of a reconciliation meeting involving Samuel Marsden. Prospect Hill has historical associations arising from the use of the site over time; including
2052-474: A shoot-on-sight attitude whenever any Aboriginal men, women or children appeared. With the death of Pemulwuy, the main resistance leader, in 1802, Aboriginal resistance gradually diminished near Parramatta, although outer areas were still subject to armed hostilities. Prompted by suggestions to the Reverend Samuel Marsden by local Prospect Aboriginal groups that a conference should take place "with
2160-400: A view of opening the way to reconciliation", Marsden promptly organised a meeting near Prospect Hill. At the meeting, held on 3 May 1805, local Aboriginal representatives discussed with Marsden ways of ending the restrictions and indiscriminate reprisals inflicted on them by soldiers and settlers in response to atrocities committed by other Aboriginal clans. The meeting was significant because
2268-658: A year and 100 °F (38 °C) an average of 9.6 days. The minimum temperature falls to or below 0 °F (−18 °C) on an average 4.1 days a year. Extreme temperatures range from 116 °F (47 °C) on August 13, 1936, down to −35 °F (−37 °C) on February 12, 1899 . On average, Manhattan receives 35.77 inches (908.6 mm) of precipitation annually, a majority of which occurs from May to August, and records 102 days of measurable precipitation. Measurable snowfall occurs an average of 8.8 days per year with 5.6 days receiving at least 1.0 inch (2.5 cm). Snow depth of at least one inch occurs an average of 20.3 days
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#17328558038962376-482: A year. Typically, the average window for freezing temperatures is October 16 through April 20. The state of Kansas falls within an area sometimes called Tornado Alley . The most destructive tornado in Manhattan touched down at approximately 10:30 pm on June 11, 2008. Thirty-one homes and several businesses were destroyed by the EF4 tornado. Kansas State University 's campus incurred about $ 20 million in damage –
2484-515: Is 5 miles (8 km) north of Manhattan. The lake was formed when the Big Blue River was dammed for flood control in the 1960s, and it is now a state park that offers many recreational opportunities. South of the city is the Konza Prairie , a tallgrass prairie preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University . Kansas is not known for earthquake activity, but Manhattan
2592-464: Is a city in and the county seat of Riley County, Kansas , U.S., although the city extends into Pottawatomie County . It is located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River . As of the 2020 Census , the population of the city was 54,100. The city was founded by settlers from the New England Emigrant Aid Company as a Free-State town in the 1850s, during
2700-489: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Prospect Hill (New South Wales) Prospect Hill , or Marrong Reserve , is a heritage-listed hill in Pemulwuy and Prospect in the greater western region of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. Situated about 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of central Sydney , the hill is Sydney 's largest body of igneous rock and
2808-551: Is generally cleared for pasture grasses, with remnant stands of native vegetation along a creek line that runs from north to south along the site. The portion of Prospect Hill located within the Boral site has remnant stands of trees and has been partially used as part of the Boral Brickworks operation. The first settlement of the area occurred in 1791 on the eastern and southern slopes of Prospect Hill, however no buildings dating from
2916-476: Is heavily based on the public sector . Kansas State University is the largest employer in town, and its approximately 24,000 students help support the retail and entertainment venues in the city. The second-largest employer in Manhattan is the city school district. Additionally, many civilians and military personnel employed at nearby Fort Riley also live in Manhattan and support its economy, including more than 3,500 civilian Fort Riley employees. Finally, most of
3024-534: Is higher than the ridges of the Cumberland Plain around it, with its present-day highest point being 117 metres (384 feet) high, although before its summit was quarried away it rose to a height of 131 metres (430 feet) above sea level. The site is a former industrial building, agricultural farms, quarry, rural housing, research facility and pastoral property and now industrial building, housing, park, public park, brick quarry and pastoral property. The property
3132-881: Is home to Manhattan Christian College , Manhattan Area Technical College , the American Institute of Baking , The Flint Hills Job Corps Training Center, and the Kansas Building Science Institute . The majority of Manhattan is within the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 public school district. This district has one public high school ( Manhattan High School ), two middle schools (Susan B. Anthony and Dwight D. Eisenhower), and nine elementary schools (Amanda Arnold, Frank V. Bergman, Bluemont, Lee, Marlatt, Northview, Oliver Brown, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson). The city also has two private school systems: Flint Hills Christian School (Preschool – 12th grade) and
3240-679: Is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km ) is water. Manhattan is in the Flint Hills region of Kansas, which consists of continuous rolling hills covered in tall grasses. However, the downtown area – Manhattan's original site – was built on a broad, flat floodplain at the junction of the Kansas and Big Blue rivers. Manhattan is the largest town in the Flint Hills, and is home to the Flint Hills Discovery Center . Tuttle Creek Reservoir
3348-643: Is near the Nemaha Ridge , a long structure bounded by several faults, and which is still active. In particular, the Humboldt Fault Zone lies just 12 miles (19 km) eastward of Tuttle Creek Reservoir. On April 24, 1867, the 1867 Manhattan earthquake struck Riley County. Measuring 5.1 on the Richter magnitude scale , the earthquake's epicenter was by Manhattan. It remains the strongest earthquake to originate in Kansas, at an intensity of VII ( Very strong ) on
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3456-414: Is no doubt that it is in fact the hill that was shortly afterwards known by that name. In view of Tench's literary allusions to Milton 's Paradise Lost , it seems highly probable that the experience of climbing it reminded him of the "goodly prospect of some forein land first-seen" by Milton's scout and that it was indeed Tench who first named it. The earliest written reference to the name Prospect Hill
3564-540: Is owned by Boral Limited and CSIRO . The site was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 17 October 2003. Prospect Hill is a “nodal point” of the Cumberland Plain. Its summit affords a “goodly prospect” west to the Blue Mountains and east to the man-made landmarks of central Sydney. People have walked round and over Prospect Hill for 30,000 years and have recognised it as
3672-447: Is probably the account of an after-dinner walk from Parramatta to the hill by Governor Phillip and Lieutenant (later Governor) Philip Gidley King in April 1790. King's account shows that the name Prospect Hill had become established by then. During the initial struggling years of European settlement in NSW, Governor Phillip began to settle time-expired convicts on the land as farmers, after
3780-574: Is the principal city of the Manhattan metropolitan area which, as of 2014, had an estimated population of 98,091. It is also the principal city of the Manhattan-Junction City, Kansas Combined Statistical Area which, as of 2014, had an estimated population of 134,804, making it the fourth largest urban area in Kansas. The 2020 United States census counted 54,100 people, 21,414 households, and 9,995 families in Manhattan. The population density
3888-557: The All-America City Award in 1952, the first in Kansas. Manhattan is located at coordinates 39.1836082, -96.5716694 in the scenic Flint Hills and Great Plains of the state of Kansas , or about 50 miles (80 km) west of Topeka on the Kansas River . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 18.79 square miles (48.67 km ), of which 18.76 square miles (48.59 km )
3996-743: The Army Corps of Engineers completed a project in July 2010 that replaced the sand with more than 350 concrete walls and equipped the dam with sensors. Alarms are connected to these sensors, which would alert nearby citizens to the earthquake. Manhattan has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfa ), typically experiencing hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 29.1 °F (−1.6 °C) in January to 80.0 °F (26.7 °C) in July. The high temperature reaches or exceeds 90 °F (32 °C) an average of 58.9 days
4104-573: The Bleeding Kansas era. Nicknamed " The Little Apple " as a play on New York City 's moniker of the " Big Apple ", Manhattan is the home of Kansas State University and has a distinct college town atmosphere. Before settlement by European-Americans in the 1850s, the land around Manhattan was home to Native tribes. From 1780 to 1830, it was home to the Kaw people , also known as the Kansa. The Kaw settlement
4212-584: The Georges River into Botany Bay . The northern slopes drain into Girraween Creek and eventually into the Parramatta River and Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour). Close by to the west is Prospect Reservoir and beyond it, Eastern Creek flows north-west into the Nepean-Hawkesbury River , the mighty river that encircles Sydney forming the boundary of the Cumberland Plain and eventually flowing into
4320-643: The Governor of New South Wales appointed a Commission to recommend a scheme for Sydney's water supply, and by 1869 it was recommended that construction commence on the Upper Nepean Scheme . This consisted of two diversion weirs, located at Pheasant's Nest and Broughton 's Pass, in the Upper Nepean River catchment, with water feeding into a series of tunnels, canals and aqueducts known as the Upper Canal. It
4428-622: The Mercalli intensity scale , and felt across roughly 193,051 square miles (500,000 km ). It caused largely minor damage, reports of which were confined to Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri, according to the United States Geological Survey . Although Kansas is not seismically active, a strong earthquake could pose significant threats to the state. If an earthquake had occurred along the Nemaha Ridge prior to 2010, it could have destroyed
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4536-760: The National Register of Historic Places listings in Rock County, Wisconsin Prospect Hill Historic District (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) , on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Milwaukee Inhabited places [ edit ] Prospect Hill, Cincinnati , a historic neighborhood Prospect Hill, a neighborhood in Brookfield, Connecticut Prospect Hill, New Haven , a neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut Prospect Hill, Omaha ,
4644-597: The paddle steamer Hartford , carrying 75 settlers from Ohio , ran aground in the Kansas River near the settlement. The Ohio settlers, who were members of the Cincinnati-Manhattan Company, had been headed 20 miles (32 km) farther upstream to the headwaters of the Kansas River, the location today of Junction City . After realizing they were stranded, the Hartford passengers accepted an invitation to join
4752-420: The "Bogus Legislature". However, nearby Fort Riley protected the settlement from the major violence visited upon other Free-State towns during the " Bleeding Kansas " era. This allowed the town to develop relatively quickly. On January 30, 1858, Territorial Governor James W. Denver signed an act naming Manhattan as county seat for Riley County . Ten days later, on February 9, 1858, Governor Denver chartered
4860-655: The 150 employees in the Kansas Department of Agriculture work in a new office building in Manhattan, next to the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). Large private sector employers in Manhattan include the Ascension Via Christi Hospitals, CivicPlus , and Farm Bureau . Manhattan also features a small industrial base. Manufacturing and commercial businesses include: GTM Sportswear, Florence Corporation, Manko Windows, Parker Hannifin ,
4968-740: The 18th or 19th century remain above ground. A number of the original boundaries of the Prospect land grants of 1791 can be identified when looking east across the CSIRO site from Prospect Hill. On the slope of Prospect Hill, north of the hilltop, is an abandoned quarry dating to the later part of the 19th century. In the Sydney Basin , insignificant igneous activity took place in the Early Jurassic (i.e. 210 million years ago), Late Mesozoic (i.e. 100-90 million years ago) and Cenozoic eras (i.e. 65 million years ago). The Early Jurassic activity resulted in
5076-539: The 1903 and 1908 floods, the Great Flood of 1951 , and the Great Flood of 1993 . In 2019, record amounts of rainfall in Kansas brought water levels up massive amounts and flood records were broken that had not been seen since 1993. Tuttle Creek Reservoir recorded its second highest flood level ever on May 31 at 1,135.80 feet above sea-level. The only level higher came from The Great Flood of 1993, which recorded an astounding 1,138 feet above sea-level on July 23. The top of
5184-435: The 1st District when the state was subdivided in 1874. John Alexander Anderson of Manhattan served as the district's second Congressional representative, from 1879 to 1885. No Democratic candidate for president had ever received majority support among Riley County voters, until Joe Biden won the county in the 2020 election . Republicans have carried Riley County in every previous presidential election, except for 1912, when
5292-433: The Aboriginal frontier leader Pemulwuy, Samuel Marsden and those earliest former convicts who settled at Prospect Hill including William Butler, Samuel Griffiths and William Parish. The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales. Prospect Hill has aesthetic significance as Sydney's largest body of igneous rock, which rises to
5400-415: The Boral Brickworks site has been extensively quarried; however the CSIRO site has largely retained its original surface form. Archaeological potential high within the CSIRO site. Long-term pastoral use on much of Prospect Hill has ensured the site retains its historical links and archaeological potential. However, Prospect Hill is under immediate threat from development, which has the potential to impact upon
5508-514: The Cumberland Plain. The site is significant as a major reference point for early explorers from 1788, and as the site of a number of the earliest farms in New South Wales, which were established in 1791. Prospect Hill is also associated with Aboriginal frontier warfare during the early days of the colony, and as the site of one of the first Aboriginal/ European reconciliation meetings held in 1805 involving Samuel Marsden and Prospect Aboriginal groups. Through its ongoing pastoral and rural use,
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#17328558038965616-711: The Earth's core was thrust upwards and then sideways into joints in the layers of Triassic shales of the Cumberland Plain Woodland . The area of Prospect Reservoir is an area of known Aboriginal occupation, with favourable camping locations along the Eastern Creek and Prospect Creek catchments, and in elevated landscapes to the south. There is also evidence to suggest that the occupation of these lands continued after European contact, through discovery of intermingled glass and stone flakes in archaeological surveys of
5724-806: The Engineer in Chief of the Harbours and Rivers Branch of the Public Works Department from 1858 to 1888. By the 1870s, with the collapse of the production of cereal grains across the Cumberland Plain, the Prospect Hill area appears to have largely been devoted to livestock. The dwellings of the earliest settlers largely appear to have been removed by this stage. By the time that any mapping was undertaken in this vicinity, most of these structures had disappeared, making their locations difficult to pinpoint. Quarrying of
5832-593: The Forbidden City United States [ edit ] Buildings [ edit ] Prospect Hill (Long Green, Maryland) , a house Prospect Hill (Charleston County, South Carolina) , a house Prospect Hill (Arlington, Virginia) , a former mansion that is a historic district Prospect Hill (Fincastle, Virginia) , a house Prospect Hill (Fredericksburg, Virginia) , a house Prospect Hill (Middlesex County, Virginia) , home of John A. G. Davis Prospect Hill (Spotsylvania County, Virginia) ,
5940-482: The McCall Pattern Company, Ultra Electronics -ICE, and Farrar Corporation. The Steel & Pipe Supply Co. began in Manhattan in 1933, with corporate headquarters in the city although it has moved its fabrication and distribution to other locations. Manhattan's Tallgrass Brewing Company was the largest brewery in Kansas until it ceased operations in 2018. The former Dickinson Theatres chain began in Manhattan in 1920, and grew to operate in seven states before it
6048-414: The New South Wales Corps was granted 30 hectares (75 acres) at Prospect Hill. From its commencement in 1791 with the early settlement of the area, agricultural use of the land continued at Prospect Hill. Much of the land appears to have been cleared by the 1820s and pastoral use of the land was well established by then. When Governor Macquarie paid a visit to the area in 1810, he was favourably impressed by
6156-452: The State of Kansas entered the Union, Isaac Goodnow, who had been a teacher in Rhode Island , began lobbying the legislature to convert Manhattan's Blue Mont Central College into the state university. The culmination of these efforts came on February 16, 1863, when the Kansas legislature established Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University ) in Manhattan. When the college began its first session on September 2, 1863, it
6264-573: The age of 18 and 2.4% of those ages 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 52,281 people, 20,008 households, and 9,466 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,786.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,076.0/km ). There were 21,619 housing units at an average density of 1,152.4 per square mile (444.9/km ). The racial makeup was 83.5% Caucasian , 5.5% African American , 0.5% Native American , 5.1% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 1.7% from other races , and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8% of
6372-449: The attacks on Europeans. Eventually, a reconciliation was started by the Aboriginal people, negotiated by their women and one of the Prospect Hill settlers, John Kennedy. On 1 May 1801 Governor King took drastic action, issuing a public order requiring that Aboriginal people around Parramatta , Prospect Hill and Georges River should be "driven back from the settlers" habitations by firing at them'. King's edicts appear to have encouraged
6480-419: The average family size was 2.89. The population was spread out, with 15.8% under the age of 18, 39.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 13.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males. The median income for a household was $ 30,463, and the median income for
6588-484: The basalt plug at Prospect Hill was well underway by the mid-nineteenth century. By the early twentieth century, Prospect Hill land had been acquired by quarrying firms anxious to expand their land holdings near this valuable source of raw material. The bulk of the present CSIRO site was acquired by the Commonwealth in 1946, and a further 15 hectares was acquired in 1963. In the early 1950s the site became operational and sheep were pastured for research purposes. Prospect Hill
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#17328558038966696-458: The best quality available and was the scene of many glittering soirees attended by the elite of the colony. Honoria Lawson died in 1845, Nelson remarried a year later, but died in 1849, and the property reverted to his father. Greystanes house was demolished in the 1940s. Early grazing practices cleared the entire hill of trees. Quarrying in the area began in the 1820s and naturalist Charles Darwin visited Prospect Hill in January 1836, to observe
6804-400: The centre of the hill from Prospect Highway and across the gap to Wetherill Park . On 31 December 2019, during the intense 2019–20 Australian bushfire season , a grass fire broke out on the hill's pine forest and the contiguous grey box reserve, where it headed north towards Pemulwuy along the Prospect Highway . About 10 hectare size and burning a number of historic Monterey pine trees,
6912-404: The city. The population density was 2,983.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,152.1/km ). There were 17,690 housing units at an average density of 1,177.4 per square mile (454.6/km ). The racial makeup was 87.28% White, 4.86% African American, 0.48% Native American, 3.93% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.49% of
7020-436: The comfortable conditions that had been created. A change in the interpretation of government policy in 1792 had opened the way for grants of land to officers of the New South Wales Marine Corps. Cummings was the first beneficiary of this change. In 1808 William Lawson was granted 220 hectares (550 acres) on the western slopes of the west ridge where he was to build his home Veteran Hall. He then bought Cummings' grant and it
7128-576: The cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Through its continual pastoral/rural use since 1791, Prospect Hill has the potential to provide archaeological evidence of early historical settlement or agricultural techniques used. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Prospect Hill is unique as a significant landmark site, and through its ability to demonstrate historical links with early European exploration and settlement as well as Aboriginal conflict and reconciliation, with
7236-399: The dam on Tuttle Creek Reservoir, releasing 300,000 feet (91,440 m) of water per second and flooding the nearby area, threatening roughly 13,000 people and 5,900 homes. A study in the 1980s found a moderate earthquake "between 5.7 to 6.6 would cause sand underneath the dam to liquefy into quicksand, causing the dam to spread out and the top to drop up to three feet." To address this threat,
7344-578: The emergency Spillway gates measures at 1,136 feet, only 0.2 feet above the 2019 record lake level. The only time that the emergency Spillway gates have ever been opened was on July 19, 1993, at 3:15 PM. The gates were opened 0.8 feet which allowed 10,000 cubic feet per second of water to move through the downstream channel. The gates were slowly opened more each day until July 23 at a peak 60,000 cubic feet per second (450,000 gallons per second). The gates remained open until August 9, 1993. The normal level for Tuttle Creek Reservoir averages 1,075 feet. Manhattan
7452-468: The fire impacted a large industrial area and threatened numerous properties before being brought under control by about 9 pm that day. As of 2021, Boral have begun excavation and preparation of a significant area at the base of the hill for an extension of the housing development of Pemulwuy. The development will sit between the Canal Walkway and the pine forest. Rain that falls on the southern slopes of Prospect Hill flows into Prospect Creek and then via
7560-516: The first places in the fledgling Colony of New South Wales where liberated convicts were granted land to farm. Furthermore, the settlements on Prospect Hill were a focus of significant antagonism between the indigenous people and the European settlers throughout the 1790s . For over 180 years quarrying of the igneous rock there, mainly teschenite, for roadstone and other building materials has been an important activity. The hill started to form around 200 million years ago when volcanic material from
7668-423: The first settlers prompted the first organised Aboriginal resistance to the spread of settlement, with the commencement of a violent frontier conflict in which Pemulwuy and his Bidjigal clan played a central role. This ended in violent attacks in February 1798 in which dozens of settlers were killed. Retaliation by Europeans was generally fast and austere with many aboriginals killed who had not been involved in
7776-404: The flow of rainwater, which eventually laid bare the edges of the volcanic and metamorphic rocks of the intrusion . The hill contains a slender, chilled margin of fine-grained basalt with most of the mass of the intrusion being made up of picrite and dolerite. Volcanic rocks on the hill are predominantly mafic . Minerals , and as well as volcanic material. In the 1960s, small amount of gold
7884-488: The following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. Prospect Hill is historically significant as the site of a number of the earliest farms in New South Wales, with a number of time-expired convicts settled on the land in 1791 by Governor Phillip. As a significant landmark on the Cumberland Plain, Prospect Hill provided an important reference point for early explorers from 1788, and played
7992-519: The geology. By the latter part of the nineteenth century coarse-grained picrite , and other doloritic rock types were being extracted from William Lawson's estate on the west and north sides of the Hill. Veteran Hall and its land were resumed when Prospect Reservoir was built as Sydney's main water supply in the 1880s. The land was farmed from 1806 to 1888 when the Prospect Reservoir was built. In 1867,
8100-630: The hill's west for employment and on the hill's eastern side for housing and regional open space and providing precinct planning controls. Boral developed two precinct plans. Holroyd City Council adopted the residential precinct plan in 2002. The then Minister for Urban Affairs & Planning took over planning powers for the employment area in November 2000 and approved the Employment Precinct Plan in June 2001, approving subdivision and associated works in
8208-470: The landscape retaining its continual pastoral use since the early days of the colony. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on Prospect Hill , entry number 01662 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 2 June 2018. Manhattan, Kansas Manhattan
8316-429: The mantle regions below the earth's surface. The eroded residue of the volcanic core forms Prospect Hill, which was battered down over millions of years to a small bulge in the generally flat lands of western Sydney. The dome is referred to as a doleritic laccolith . The next stage of natural development, which has lasted over 60 million years, has been the slow erosion of the overlying layers of sedimentary rock by
8424-422: The median household income was $ 50,957 (with a margin of error of +/- $ 2,480) and the median family income was $ 79,601 (+/- $ 9,139). Males had a median income of $ 21,285 (+/- $ 2,275) versus $ 14,590 (+/- $ 1,280) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $ 17,843 (+/- $ 1,668). Approximately, 11.2% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.0% of those under
8532-578: The meeting is notable for the absence of the sneering tone that characterised its earlier coverage of Aboriginal matters. In 1791 Governor Phillip started granting plots of land (mostly 12 to 28 hectares (30 to 70 acres)) to emancipated convicts. Some convicts had spent years in prison and prison ships in England before being transported. Some of those who were under seven-year sentences had therefore completed them. Thirteen grants of land at Prospect Hill were made in July 1791. In 1799 Ensign William Cummings of
8640-457: The new settlers. Prospect Hill provided a point from which distances could be meaningfully calculated, and became a major reference point for other early explorers. Statements that Prospect Hill is the hill named Belle-Vue by Governor Phillip on its ascent by his expedition in April 1788 are unsubstantiated in contemporary record. When Captain-Lieutenant Watkin Tench made another official journey to
8748-409: The new town, but insisted that it be renamed Manhattan, which was done on June 29, 1855. Manhattan was incorporated on May 30, 1857. Early Manhattan settlers sometimes conflicted with Native tribes, and the town was threatened by pro- enslavement Southerners. Manhattan was staunchly Free-State, and it elected the only two Free-State legislators to the first Territorial Legislature, commonly called
8856-611: The north of Nelson's Ridge was vacated in 1/2002 and sold to Stockland in March 2002. SEPP 59 also rezoned it for residential and employment uses. This site has its own precinct plan, now adopted into the Holroyd City Council's Development Control Plan: Part P Pemulwuy Residential Lands. It will eventually be integrated with the Nelson's Ridge development through Driftway Drive as well as cycleways and pedestrian links being established between
8964-528: The northeastern portions of the city. Small portions of Manhattan extend into other districts to the south and north. Manhattan is the Kansas Senate District 22, and the state senator is Democrat Usha Reddi . Manhattan is located in Kansas's 1st congressional district , which is represented by Republican Tracey Mann . Manhattan was moved from the 2nd District to the 1st District during redistricting in 2012. Manhattan had been placed originally in
9072-491: The northern employment lands later in June 2001. Since, parts of the employment land have been sold and further subdivideed and sold. In 2000, the CSIRO site has an area of 57.15 hectares (141.2 acres) and is the primary research centre of the Division of Animal Production, with some 40 buildings and sheds having been constructed over the last forty years. As at 19 February 2001, The southern portion of Prospect Hill, located within
9180-467: The place. The area was settled by Europeans by 1789. Very early after first settlement, on 26 April 1788, an exploration party heading west led by Governor Phillip , climbed Prospect Hill. An account by Phillip states that the exploration party saw from Prospect Hill, "for the first time since we landed Carmathen [sic] Hills ( Blue Mountains ) as likewise the hills to the southward". Phillip's "Bellevue" (Prospect Hill) acquired considerable significance for
9288-406: The population. There were 16,949 households, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.3% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and
9396-439: The population. There were 20,008 households, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.7% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
9504-431: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. 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=Prospect_Hill&oldid=1164735912 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
9612-481: The sea at Broken Bay . Lying centrally in the Cumberland Plain and dominating the landscape of the area, Prospect Hill is Sydney's largest body of igneous rock and rises to a height of 117 metres above sea level. The hill is located between the south-west corner of CSIRO Division of Animal Production site and the south-east corner of the Boral Resources (NSW) site at Greystanes. The CSIRO portion of Prospect Hill
9720-483: The shaping of the Prospect dolerite intrusion, which unequivocally points that the hill had a volcanic origin. When Australia , then part of the Gondwana supercontinent, began to break up and drift away from Antarctica and Zealandia 80 million years ago, this may have also caused a period of volcanic activity along the east coast, as breakup tension caused deep faults in the continental crust allowing magma to ascent from
9828-513: The significance of the site. This includes the rezoning of the site as part of SEPP 59 and development for residential/employment purposes, the continual quarrying of the southern portion of the hill; and new development proposals including a proposed flagpole to be erected on Prospect Hill commemorating Federation. Various modifications, extensions and refurbishment of buildings within CSIRO research complex over time. In 2002 Delfin Lend Lease entered
9936-429: The site has the potential to provide archaeological evidence of early farming practice and settlement. The landscape of Prospect Hill is likely to be one of the only remaining areas of rural land within the local and regional area that has retained its long-term pastoral use since the earliest days of the colony. Prospect Hill was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 17 October 2003 having satisfied
10044-505: The success of James Ruse at Rose Hill. On 18 July 1791 Phillip placed a number of men on the eastern and southern slopes of Prospect Hill, as the soils weathered from the basalt cap were richer than the sandstone derived soils of the Cumberland Plain. The grants, mostly 12 hectares (30 acres), encircled Prospect Hill. The settlers included William Butler, James Castle, Samuel Griffiths, John Herbert, George Lisk, Joseph Morley, John Nichols, William Parish and Edward Pugh. The arrival of
10152-474: The territory to settlement by U.S. citizens in 1854. That fall, George S. Park founded the first Euro-American settlement within the borders of the current Manhattan. Park named it Polistra (some histories refer to it as Poliska or Poleska). Later that year, Samuel D. Houston and three other pioneers founded Canton, a neighboring community near the mouth of the Big Blue River. Neither Canton nor Polistra ever grew beyond their original founders. In March 1855,
10260-457: The top of the "J" and proceeding clockwise round the ridge. As at 19 February 2001, the Prospect Hill area had state significance due to its unique combination of significant landscape feature, potential archaeological site, and association with important historical phases. As a dolerite outcrop rising to a height of 117 metres (384 ft) AHD , Prospect Hill is a rare geological and significant topographic feature providing expansive views across
10368-424: The two. The land inside the oval-shaped ridge was levelled from 2008 to 2010 and is rapidly filling with large industrial buildings . The gap in the ridge that had previously been created by quarrying has been lowered to the floor level of the quarry and the drainage of the area reversed from its earlier northward flow to empty into Prospect Creek, while a new road, Reconciliation Road, has been driven through
10476-426: The west in 1789, he began his journey with reference to Prospect Hill, which commanded a view of the great chain of mountains to the west. A runaway convict, George Bruce, used Prospect Hill as a hideaway from soldiers in the mid-1790s. The first recorded ascent of Prospect Hill by a colonist is that of Tench and his party on 26 June 1789. While there is no documentary evidence of Tench having named Prospect Hill, there
10584-523: Was 2,715.6 per square mile (1,048.5/km ). There were 24,342 housing units at an average density of 1,221.9 per square mile (471.8/km ). The racial makeup was 76.05% (41,142) white or European American (73.35% non-Hispanic white ), 5.91% (3,199) black or African-American , 0.52% (283) Native American or Alaska Native , 5.32% (2,878) Asian , 0.28% (151) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian , 3.53% (1,908) from other races , and 8.39% (4,539) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race
10692-443: Was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.82. The population was spread out, with 15.3% of residents under the age of 18; 39.1% between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% from 25 to 44; 14.2% from 45 to 64; and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23.8 years. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 44,831 people, 16,949 households, and 8,254 families residing in
10800-428: Was 9.21% (4,980) of the population. Of the 21,414 households, 21.9% had children under the age of 18; 34.9% were married couples living together; 29.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 35.5% of households consisted of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 2.9. The percent of those with
10908-432: Was approached by a long drive lined with an avenue of English trees - elms ( Ulmus procera ), hawthorns (Crataegus sp.), holly ( Ilex aquifolium ), and woodbine ( Clematis ) mingling with Jacaranda mimosifolia . It had a wide, semi-circular front veranda supported by four pillars. The foundations were of stone, the roof of slate, and the doors and architraves of heavy red cedar. It was richly furnished with articles of
11016-760: Was called Blue Earth Village (Manyinkatuhuudje), named after the river which the tribe had named the Great Blue Earth River, today known as the Big Blue River , which intersected with the Kansas River near their village. Blue Earth Village was the site of a large battle between the Kaw and the Pawnee in 1812. The Kaw tribe ceded ownership of this land in a treaty signed at the Shawnee Methodist Mission on January 14, 1846. The Kansas–Nebraska Act opened
11124-445: Was discovered in a sample test, and since then no more has been found. Prospect Hill is a narrow ridge curved round in the shape of an incomplete oval, about one kilometre from west to east and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from north to south. The most accurate description of the shape of the ridge is to say that it is J-shaped, with the upright of the J pointing a few degrees east of north. The summits are described in order starting from
11232-465: Was for many years the primary source of road-stone for the city's expanding infrastructure until the reserves of dolerite were exhausted. The Greystanes estate was eventually bought by quarrying interests. In 1998 Boral reviewed its holdings with a view to future redevelopment as its quarry neared the end of its life. SEPP59 was gazetted in 1999 applying to a number of Western Sydney holdings including Greystanes Estate, Nelsons Ridge, rezoning land on
11340-466: Was here that his third son, Nelson Lawson built a magnificent home, Grey Stanes, on the crown of Prospect Hill. Governor Macquarie confirmed the grant, where William Lawson had built a house, which he called "Veteran Hall", because he had a commission in the NSW Veterans Company. The house was demolished in 1928 and the site is now partly covered by the waters of Prospect Reservoir. Greystanes
11448-671: Was intended that water be fed by gravity from the catchment into a reservoir at Prospect. This scheme was to be Sydney's fourth water supply system, following the Tank Stream , Busby's Bore and the Botany (Lachlan) Swamps. Designed and constructed by the NSW Public Works Department , Prospect Reservoir was built during the 1880s and completed in 1888. Credit for the Upper Nepean Scheme is largely given to Edward Orpen Moriarty,
11556-410: Was purchased in 2014. Manhattan is governed under a council-manager system, with a five-member City Commission . Elections are nonpartisan and are held every other year, in odd-numbered years. Three City Commission positions are chosen in each election. The two highest vote recipients receive four-year terms, while the third highest vote recipient receives a two-year term. The highest vote winner in
11664-609: Was the first public college in Kansas, the nation's first land-grant institution created under the Morrill Act , and only the second public institution of higher learning to admit women and men equally in the United States. By the time the Kansas Pacific Railroad laid its tracks west through Manhattan in 1866, the 11-year-old settlement was permanently ensconced in the tallgrass prairie . Manhattan's population has grown every decade since its founding. The town received
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