Bethann Beall Faris Van Ness (May 26, 1902 – December 23, 1993) was an American writer. She wrote religious books for children, and was executive director of the YWCA in Nashville. She was also manager of the Nashville Symphony .
28-849: Van Ness may refer to: People [ edit ] Bethann Beall Faris Van Ness (1902–1993), American writer, YWCA executive Cornelius P. Van Ness (1782–1852), Governor of Vermont, judge and diplomat Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898–1947), U.S. Representative from Michigan George Van Ness Lothrop (1817–1897), Michigan politician James Van Ness (1808–1872), son of Cornelius P. Van Ness, Mayor of San Francisco (1855–1856) John Peter Van Ness (1769–1846), U.S. Representative from New York and Mayor of Washington, D.C. (1830–1834) Jonathan Van Ness (born 1987), American television personality Lukas Van Ness (born 2001), American football player Marcia Van Ness (1782–1832), American socialite Michael E. Van Ness (born 1974), American astronomer at
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84-412: A duration of almost two minutes. As described in a local newspaper at the time: "During its prevalence the air was filled with flying roofs, windows, doors, lumber, rails, clothing, etc. Much of the debris was carried more than a mile away. Thirteen persons were killed outright, and many others will undoubtedly die of their injuries. There are also several others reported missing who are probably buried in
112-469: A female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
140-833: A publishing house there. During World War II, she wrote articles about the YWCA's war work for the Tennessee Banner . Despite having no musical training, Van Ness was manager of the Nashville Symphony from 1953 to 1961. She was executive director of the Nashville YWCA from 1961. She was deputy commissioner of the Girl Scout Council, a charter member of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities , active in
168-829: A second language (ESL). As part of the IECC, residents benefit from a reciprocal agreement where some of the out-of-state fees to attend the University of Southern Indiana are waived, in exchange for similar tuition discounts for Indiana students in IECC schools. Their men's basketball team, the Warriors, won the NJCAA Division I championships in 2001. Mount Carmel's K-12 school district is Wabash Community Unit School District 348 . It has two elementary schools, divided by grade (Mount Carmel Elementary School and Mount Carmel Grade School), Mount Carmel Junior High School, and Mount Carmel High School ,
196-539: A transit project on Van Ness Avenue Van Ness station a subway station on Van Ness Avenue Van Ness Avenue Elementary School , Los Angeles Van Ness Mausoleum , Washington, D.C., constructed for the wife of John Peter Van Ness Other [ edit ] Van Ness' Regiment of Militia , a New York unit in the American Revolutionary War See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "van Ness" on Misplaced Pages. Van Nes ,
224-573: Is a city in and the county seat of Wabash County , Illinois , United States . At the time of the 2010 census , the population was 7,284, and it is the largest city in the county. The next largest town in Wabash County is Allendale , population 458. Located at the confluence of the Wabash , Patoka , and White rivers, Mount Carmel borders both Gibson and Knox counties of Indiana . A small community known informally as East Mount Carmel sits near
252-1021: The Red Cross , and taught Sunday School at Immanuel Baptist Church in Nashville. Van Ness wrote books for children, many of them published by the Southern Baptist Convention 's Sunday School Board. Eagle Boy (1971) is about "a Tsimshian Indian boy growing up in Alaska in the 1940s". Bethann Faris married Noble Van Ness in 1928; he was an editor and manager at the Baptist Sunday School Board. They had three children. The Van Nesses retired to Vinalhaven, Maine in 1965. Her husband died in 1976, and she died in 1993, in Rockland, Maine , aged 91 years. Mount Carmel, Illinois For other uses, see Mount Carmel (disambiguation) Mount Carmel
280-578: The Sequoia , Sienna , Highlander , and Highlander Hybrid lines. Many of TMMI's Suppliers and subsidiaries are also located in and around Princeton, Indiana, 12 miles away. Other employers include Champion Laboratories plant in Albion, Illinois that produces air and fuel filters and an ATS (now TBIL ) plant in Lawrenceville, which also supplies TMMI. Local employers include several oil and gas firms, exploiting
308-517: The Community College System of Eastern Illinois. Some know Mt. Carmel as Mountain Carmel. On June 4, 1877, a tornado of F4 intensity touched down just west of Mount Carmel and moved east-northeast, devastating the town. The storm's line of destruction wreaked havoc on a large part of the territory between Third and Fifth streets. The velocity of the wind was estimated at 150 miles per hour for
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#1732851483566336-574: The IN-64/IL-15 bridge, and another sits just a few miles south, near the southernmost edge of the city. The plans to build a new bridge become reality in 2008. After three years of construction the new much wider span opens in January 2011. The new bridge is a milestone as Indiana continues its quest to expand Indiana 64 to a four-lane highway as part of the Major Moves Project. As of February 20, 2011
364-720: The Lowell Observatory and discoverer of comets Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian William P. Van Ness (1778–1826), United States District Judge Places [ edit ] Van Ness–UDC station , a subway station in Washington, D.C. Forest Hills (Washington, D.C.) , frequently referred to as "Van Ness", served by the Van Ness–UDC metro station Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco, California, named for James Van Ness Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit ,
392-614: The Southern Indiana Oil Basin, which extends into Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky . It once had reserves of more than 4,000,000,000 barrels (640,000,000 m ) of crude oil . On April 5, 2007, Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., of Linthicum Heights, Maryland , announced plans to close the Wabash Mine in nearby Keensburg, Illinois , meaning a loss of nearly 230 jobs in Wabash County . Mount Carmel lost 270 jobs in 2003 due to
420-623: The United States. Mount Carmel is located on the Wabash River, which demarcates the Indiana border. According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 5.00 square miles (12.9 km ), of which 4.86 square miles (12.6 km ) (or 97.20%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km ) (or 2.80%) is water. The city was featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! for its once multicolored bridge over
448-459: The Wabash River, painted white and black on the Illinois and Indiana sides of the state line, respectively. The old twelve span Parker truss bridge, later repainted entirely green, formerly connected Princeton, Indiana to Mount Carmel via Indiana State Road 64 and Illinois Route 15 . Illinois Route 1 and Illinois Route 15 meet just a few blocks from the bridge. One rail bridge runs parallel to
476-402: The city was 97.69% White , 0.48% African American , 0.19% Native American , 0.51% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 0.29% from other races , and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population. There were 3,302 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had
504-621: The damage indicate that 20 businesses and 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. At least 16 people, and as many as 30, were killed, with 100 injured. In the 1920s, there was a hotel in Wabash County near the Grand Rapids Dam and Hanging Rock on the Wabash River . The hotel was called the Grand Rapids Hotel and was owned by Frederick Hinde Zimmerman . During the hotel's nine-year existence, it catered to individuals from all over
532-693: The mouth of the Patoka River on the opposite ( Gibson County ) side of the Wabash River from Mount Carmel. Mount Carmel is 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the Forest of the Wabash, a National Natural Landmark within Beall Woods State Park and about a mile north-northeast of one of its main employers, the Gibson Generating Station . Mount Carmel is also the home of Wabash Valley College , part of
560-455: The new concrete and steel beam bridge is fully carrying traffic. The old bridge has been removed, with the river spans being imploded. Mount Carmel is within the Wabash Valley seismic zone . On April 18, 2008, at 09:36:56 UTC (04:36:56 Central) an earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was centered near the city, and just hours later an aftershock of 4.6 magnitude shook Mt. Carmel and its residences. It
588-520: The only high school in the county. The high school's football team, The Golden Aces, won the class 3A state championships in 1981, and the team made it to the playoffs 21 years in a row. They play at home in Riverview Stadium, commonly known as "The Snake Pit". The stadium is notable for having been built into the side of a large hill. The town had an unemployment rate of 5.4%, as of Dec 2014. The situation has substantially improved since 1992, when
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#1732851483566616-504: The population were below the poverty line , including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. Mount Carmel is home to Wabash Valley College , part of the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC). The college has 1375 students, and has an active international student program. The small town atmosphere provides a laid back, comfortable setting in which international students may study English as
644-400: The ruins. It being a rainy day, many farmers who could not work at home were in town. The county court was also in session, which caused many people to be in the city. Men, women and children were blown a distance of 400 feet, as if they were feathers. The better part of the town Is destroyed. Some seventy families were rendered houseless and much distress is anticipated." Final estimates of
672-531: The title Van Ness . 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=Van_Ness&oldid=1181121039 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bethann Beall Faris Van Ness Bethann Faris
700-498: The unemployment rate peaked as high as 15.1% with the loss of industrial jobs. Duke Energy's Gibson Generating Station is the nearest employer of substantial size. The Gibson County, Indiana power plant is located less than a mile away from Mount Carmel, directly across the river. It is the third-largest coal power plant in the world, and the ninth largest power plant in the United States. Additional nearby employers include Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana , which produces
728-414: Was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,715, and the median income for a family was $ 39,882. Males had a median income of $ 30,815 versus $ 17,129 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,391. Median house value was $ 51,200. About 10.2% of families and 15.8% of
756-807: Was born in Mount Carmel, Illinois , and raised in Philadelphia, the daughter of John Thomson Faris and Clara Carter Faris. Her father, a clergyman, wrote several books about the American West. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1924, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa . She pursued further studies at the Tennessee School of Social Work. Faris worked for the Presbyterian Sunday School Board in Philadelphia from 1924 to 1928. She moved to Nashville after she married, and worked at
784-470: Was felt widespread across southern Illinois and eastern portions of Missouri including St. Louis , 123 miles (198 km) away. Aftershocks continued into July. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,982 people, 3,302 households, and 2,146 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,728.7 inhabitants per square mile (667.5/km ). There were 3,653 housing units at an average density of 791.2 per square mile (305.5/km ). The racial makeup of
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