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16 unusual facts about Hillsboro


Bobbie Nelson

Her grandmother taught her to play the piano at age five with a pump organ, and after successful appearances at gospel conventions held in Hillsboro, Texas, her grandfather bought her a piano.

Her grandfather took her to singing gospel conventions that were held on the courthouse in Hillsboro, Texas, where she did her first performance in front of an estimated of 1,000 people.

Cain Township, Fountain County, Indiana

The town of Hillsboro was laid out in the 1830s and still exists; the town of Rynear was established in the far northwest corner of the township, but was gone by the early 1900s.

Child of God

In February 2012, James Franco began shooting a film adaptation of Child of God in Hillsboro, West Virginia.

George's Schoolhouse Raid

A little more than a week later, on January 12, members of the 35th were attending a party in Hillsborough, when they were surprised by the Unionist Loudoun Rangers, leaving one dead and two captured.

Gesundheit! Institute

Institute (German for 'Good health!') is a project founded by Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams in 1971, located outside of Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

Hillsboro, Illinois

Brian Graden, (born 1963) president of entertainment, MTV Networks

Alternatively, there is the belief that it was named for Hillsborough, North Carolina, the home of some of the early settlers, including Hiram Rountree and John Nussman.

Hillsboro, Loudoun County, Virginia

Author Byron Farwell was mayor of the town for many years; other mayors included Sandy Muir and Alix Spaith.

Hillsboro, originally spelled Hillsborough, lies in the Hillsboro Gap of the Short Hill Mountain, which is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwestern Virginia.

Hillsboro, Missouri

The founders of Jefferson County had hoped to use the name of the home of their county's namesake for the county seat, but that honor in Missouri had already been taken by Monticello in Lewis County.

Hillsboro is the English equivalent of the Italian Monticello, home of President Thomas Jefferson.

Hillsboro, North Dakota

The city was then renamed "Hillsboro" in 1881 after it was discovered that there was already a "Hill City" in South Dakota.

Hillsboro, Washington County, Pennsylvania

The town was renamed Hilsboro (date unknown), up until April 10, 1867, when is was renamed Scenery Hill.

Rick Upchurch

After his retirement from the NFL, Upchurch coached football at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas during the early to mid-1990s.

William Patton Thornton

William Patton Thornton (February 6, 1817 in Hillsboro, Ohio – October 10, 1883, in College Hill, Ohio), son of William and Martha Patton Thornton, was a prominent physician, educator, author, politician, and member of the influential Thornton family of Logansport, Indiana.


1996 Western North America blackouts

Five minutes later, at 3:47 p.m., a line shorted out in Vancouver, Washington, across the Columbia River from the Portland/Hillsboro area.

Chris Cline

SNL Financial reported in 2008 that Deer Run coal mine in Montgomery County, Illinois, a project of Cline's Hillsboro Energy LLC, would produce up to 8 million tons annually until 2016.

David Thomas Lenox

He settled first in 1844 on a land claim that he purchased near what is now Hillsboro, Oregon, in the community of West Union on the east Tualatin Plains, with that farm later known as the Joe Mecke farm.

Del Anderson

Before coaching at Albion, Anderson was a backfield coach at Case Institute of Technology and a high school football coach in Adamsville, Ohio, Hillsboro, Ohio, and Youngstown, Ohio.

FEI Company

The company has research and development centers in Hillsboro, Oregon; Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Shanghai, China PRC;Tokyo, Japan; Brno, Czech Republic; and Brisbane, Australia.

Greenbrier River

It then ascended the River to the vicinity of Hillsboro and Droop Mountain and made its way through present Pocahontas County by way of future Marlinton, Indian Draft Run, and Edray.

Hillsboro Cemetery

Located in Hillsboro, Ohio, Hillsboro Cemetery is home to multiple notable interments, including baseball player Kirby White and politicians Joseph J. McDowell, John Armstrong Smith, Jacob J. Pugsley, Allen Trimble and Wilbur M. White.

Hillsboro Municipal Airport

Hillsboro Airport or Portland-Hillsboro Airport (FAA: HIO) serving Portland and located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Joseph C. Hare

A railroad station near Manning, west of Buxton, and another stop in Aloha between Beaverton and Hillsboro, were both named for Hare.

Mary Hartline

Her father was involved in local politics, becoming chairman of the Montgomery County Democratic Party and, after Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president, the Hillsboro postmaster.

Orenco

Orenco Station, a planned community in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Orenco, Oregon, a former town and current neighborhood in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Pearl Buck House

Pearl S. Buck Birthplace, the Hillsboro, West Virginia home where American writer Pearl Buck was born

Pearl S. Buck House

Pearl S. Buck Birthplace, the Hillsboro, West Virginia home where American writer Pearl S. Buck was born

Primate research center

Oregon National Primate Research Center, in Hillsboro, Oregon; affiliated with the Oregon Health and Science University.

Sanford Airport

Joshua Sanford Field serving Hillsboro, Wisconsin, United States (FAA: HBW)

Shorey House

Charles Shorey House, Hillsboro, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Shute Park Plaza

The land that became Shute Park Plaza was sold to the city in 1906 by banker John W. Shute to become Hillsboro’s first park.

Southern State Community College

The college is divided into four campuses located in Sardinia (South), Washington Court House (Fayette), Hillsboro (Central), and Wilmington (North campus), Ohio.

The Hillsboro Argus

The Hillsboro Argus covers Hillsboro and some surrounding areas, including North Plains, Cornelius, and Aloha.

The Venetian

Venetian Theatre, colloquially known as The Venetian, a theater in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA

Tualatin Valley

Nike, along with Intel in Hillsboro, provide a large base of employment in the valley.

VSNL Transpacific

The cable system is constructed with one cable from Emi, Japan, to Hillsboro, Oregon, USA; one from Toyohashi, Japan, to Hillsboro; one from Toyohashi, Japan, to Los Angeles, California, USA; and one from Toyohashi to Guam.

Walnut Park

Walnut Street Park, a small municipal park in Hillsboro in the U.S. state of Oregon.

Washington County, Oregon

California-based Intel, Oregon's largest private for-profit employer, has its largest concentration of employees in the county, mainly in Hillsboro.