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4 unusual facts about Hanford


Annie Dale Biddle Andrews

Annie Dale Biddle Andrews (December 13, 1885 - April 14, 1940), born in Hanford, California to Samuel E. Biddle and A. A. Biddle, was the first woman to earn a Ph. D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Bateman Island

In 2002 thanks to support by Bechtel Hanford and with help from many volunteers, about 27 tons worth of beer cans, and other debris left there over the last 60 years was removed.

Hanford, Washington

The school still stands today, marred by its use during the years for SWAT practice, and can be seen from the Hanford tour bus operated by the U.S. government.

Jermaine Haley

Jermaine Leroy Haley (born February 13, 1973 in Hanford, California) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins.


Bill Landis

William Henry Landis (born October 8, 1942 in Hanford, California) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1963 through 1969 for the Kansas City Athletics (1963) and Boston Red Sox (1967–1969).

Interferometric gravitational wave detector

Current interferometric gravitational wave detectors include GEO600 near Sarstedt, Germany, and LIGO, with detector facilities in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana, in the United States.

KGEN

KGEN-FM, a radio station (94.5 FM) licensed to Hanford, California, United States

Protogygia comstocki

It is found in the White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico as well as the Hanford Central and Wahluke dunes in Washington.

Thaddeus Hanford

Hanford was the eldest son of Seattle pioneers Edward and Abby Hanford and the older brother of Cornelius H. Hanford.

Thomas H. Pigford

Pigford was appointed by the secretary of energy to a committee for evaluating the safety implementations of a similar reactor in Hanford, Washington.

Wicked Tinkers

(January 12, 2007) The Fresno Bee "Hanford hosts Tempest and Tinkers in a Celtic romp."


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