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11 unusual facts about ''Overton''


Combe Gibbet

The "Combe Gibbet" Race takes in the highest hill in the South East of England; Walbury Hill, the highest in Hampshire; Pilot Hill as well as Ladle Hill and the edge of Watership Down before entering Overton the source of the River Test.

The Combe Gibbet is also the start of a scenic 16 mile off-road race to Overton organised by the Overton Harriers and Athletic Club.

Mark Raymond Harrington

He directed a project to salvage as much as possible of the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological site, also known as Nevada's "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada.

Mark Raymond Harrington (July 6, 1882 – June 30, 1971) was curator of archaeology at the Southwest Museum 1928-1964 and discoverer of ancient Pueblo structures near Overton, Nevada and Little Lake, California.

Martin Luther Thompson

He was preceded in death by his wife Inez on January 10, 1931 in Overton, Texas.

Moapa Valley High School

Moapa Valley High School is a small 3A empowered public high school in Clark County, Nevada, United States Of America, located in Moapa Valley in the city of Overton, Nevada, being part of Clark County School District (CCSD).

Overton-on-Dee

The village has the usual sporting recreational areas of cricket, football, bowls and tennis, but more interesting, it has a boules pitch which is used for competition with its twinned town of La Murette in France.

Overton, Texas

Robert Lee Howze graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1888 and was a Major General who received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars.

At the Federal level, the two U.S. Senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz; Overton is part of Texas' US Congressional 1st District, which is currently represented by Republican Louie Gohmert.

Portals Athletic F.C.

Portals Athletic F.C. was a successful works football side based in Overton, near Basingstoke in Hampshire.

TJ Sokol Mariánské Hory

More recently, in 2005, they won the Overton International Festival in Overton, England.


Arthur L. Bristol

Bristol then commanded Breckinridge (DD-148) and Overton (DD-239) in succession, serving in the latter during that ship's operations in the Black Sea during the capitulation of White Russian forces to the Bolsheviks in November 1920.

Buckminster

London: Hodder & Stoughton (Buchan was also the author of The Expendable Mary Slessor; he uses the name "Overton" for the village)

Clinton Voss

Clinton and his agent, John Low and his now retired wife Veronica Overton, were then left with a decision; move to Queensland or take the role as Kelvin Crump in 'Ship to Shore, produced by Paul Barron.

Cranham, Gloucestershire

In 2010, pop star Lily Allen bought Old Overton House, just outside Cranham, for a reported £3 million.

Guy Overton

Guy William Fitzroy Overton (8 June 1919 in Dunedin – 7 September 1993 in Winton, Southland) was a New Zealand cricketer who played three Tests in 1953-54.

James B. Stephens

Stephens refused Overton's offer to sell him his Portland land claim for 300 new salmon barrels because he planned to bid for another claim, which he secured in 1845 and on which East Portland was founded.

Levitt Shell

The Overton Park Shell was built in 1936 by the City of Memphis and the Works Progress Administration for $11,935, as part of the New Deal.

Macon C. Overton

Marine Captain Overton had previously been awarded the Croix de Guerre with silver star and palm for action in the Bois de Belleau (13 June 1918) and the Distinguished Service Cross for action near Mont Blanc (2–10 October 1918).

Matt Overton

Overton also runs his own youth charity foundation called Pros 2 Youth and owns and operates a small business with teammates Maurice Clarett and Chad Lucas called Led By Pros.

Minimum alveolar concentration

This is the Meyer-Overton hypothesis put forward in 1899–1901 by Hans Horst Meyer and Charles Ernest Overton.

Motor Booty Affair

The Choral Reef(er, Bubbly Vocalizations): Debbie Wright, Jeanette Washington, Mallia Franklin, Shirley Hayden, Cheryl James, Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva, Linda Brown, Richard "Kush" Griffith, Raymond Spruell, Mike "Clip" Payne, Joey Zalabok, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, Larry Heckstall, Overton Loyd

Musgrave family

Sir Richard de Musgrave, chivaler, to whom his uncle, Thomas de Musgrave, gave lands and the third part of the manor of Overton, by deed dated on Monday next after the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist, 49 Hen.

Nancy Overton

Overton first formed a singing group with her sister Jean Swain and two college friends, Bix Brent and Pauli Skindlov in 1946.

Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park

During the development of Interstate 40 through Memphis in the 1960s, 26 acres of the Old Forest were slated to be destroyed to make way for the new highway, which would have also severed the Memphis Zoo from the rest of Overton Park.

Peter Overton

In January 2009, Overton was appointed presenter of Nine News Sydney replacing Mark Ferguson following poor ratings.

Overton joined the Nine Network as a reporter for National Nine News and graduated to weekend sports presenter on National Nine News in Sydney and substitute for Ken Sutcliffe.

Richard Maxwell Drew

Drew is interred at the abandoned Overton Cemetery off Interstate 20.

Robert Overton

Overton remained imprisoned in the Tower until in March 1658 when he was moved to Elizabeth Castle on the island of Jersey.

This perception was reinforced by the sermons of John Canne, a well known Fifth Monarchist preacher in Overton's regiment at Hull.

Ron McClure

McClure studied privately with Joseph Iadone and, later, with Hall Overton and Don Sebesky.

Sir Ernest Wills, 3rd Baronet

The Wills family were part owners of W. D. & H. O. Wills, tobacco importers and cigarette manufacturers, which had been founded by Wills's great grandfather, Henry Overton Wills, in 1786, and later became part of Imperial Tobacco.

Spencer Overton

Leslie Overton specializes in antitrust law and has worked for the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division, as well as in private practice.

Steve Overton

Born on July 21, 1958, Steve Overton is best known in the Tampa Bay area for his 17 years as spokesman for the WFLA-TV (NBC) signature consumer feature "Eight On Your Side," in which Steve grilled Central Florida businesses over poor customer service and fraud.

Thomas Overton

His parents were James Overton and Mary Waller; his father was a great-grandson of Robert Overton, the Parliamentarian military commander during the English Civil War (and friend of Marvell and Milton).

Wil Overton

After Overton drew the Perfect Dark cover for N64 Magazine at the time of the game's release, the manga-styled Joanna Dark design impressed Rare, and he was hired by the company as a result; the original cel-shaded designs for Perfect Dark Zero were based on this design, but later changed to more realistic graphics.