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2 unusual facts about Pickens


Hans Lineweaver

Hans Lineweaver was born in Pickens, West Virginia on Christmas Day, 1907, joining his sister Ruth as the children of Rev. Dr. Jesse Luther and Lucille Lineweaver.

United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2008

The candidates are Republican Gregg Harper, attorney and chairman of the Rankin County Republican Party; Democrat Joel Gill, Pickens town alderman and a cattle broker; and independent candidate Jim Giles, a former systems engineer and white supremacist.


10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 10th West Virginia was organized at Camp Pickens, Canaan, Glenville, Clarkesville, Sutton, Philippi, and Piedmont in western Virginia between March 12 and May 18, 1862.

Alvin Kersh

In 1999, Pickens was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his work as Kersh, alongside Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi and Chris Owens.

Writing for Cinefantastique about the character's introduction, Paul Vitaris called Pickens "a fine addition to the cast" of the series, describing his portrayal of Kersh as "a strong presence".

Pickens, as part of the series' ensemble cast, earned Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for his work.

Chauga River

The Chauga River's source is the confluence of Village Creek and East Village Creek about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Mountain Rest, South Carolina, in the Andrew Pickens Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest.

Chinx Drugz

Lionel Pickens (born December 3, 1983) better known by his stage name Chinx Drugz or simply Chinx, is an American rapper from Far Rockaway, Queens, New York.

D. W. Daniel High School

It is in Pickens County and is the one of four high schools administered by the School District of Pickens County (SDPC) (or Pickens 01).

Dallen Bounds

Law enforcement officers have closed four murders in Greenville and Pickens counties of South Carolina, and officials in the state of Washington suspect he was involved in several other murders.

Easy Pickens

Easy Pickens was the stage name of the American film actor Samuel T. Lindley (December 31, 1921 - January 24, 2001), the brother of Slim Pickens.

Fort Pickens

Shortly after this incident, on January 10, 1861, the day Florida declared its secession from the Union, Slemmer destroyed over 20,000 pounds of gunpowder at Fort McRee, spiked the guns at Barrancas, and evacuated with 51 soldiers and 30 sailors to Fort Pickens.

After the War of 1812, the United States decided to fortify all of its major ports, and as a result, French engineer Simon Bernard was appointed to design Fort Pickens.

Herb Sheldon

Sheldon also worked with many charities, most notably "The United Cerebrial Palsy Telethons" with Jane Pickens Hoving, Dennis James and Steve Lawrence and Edie Gorme".

Israel Pickens

In addition to politics, Pickens participated in the American Colonization Society and was interested in scientific research.

Janelia

Robert Pickens was a correspondent for the Associated Press and had written a book on current affairs in 1934, Storm Clouds over Asia.

Joe Don Rooney

Raised in Picher, Oklahoma, his first known band, Uncle Thumbtack, was formed in the early 1990s in Miami, Oklahoma with Boone Pickens and Fred Samuels, two lifelong friends.

Jon Pickens

Jon Pickens is a game designer and editor who has worked on numerous products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR and later Wizards of the Coast.

Michael Pickens

Michael Pickens (born 7 January 1983) is a racecar driver from Birkenhead near Auckland, New Zealand.

Milton C. Pickens

During a training flight on May 26, 1944, Pickens lost altitude above Deerfield and circled the village's downtown while trying to regain altitude.

Music in the Air

Directed by Oscar Hammerstein II the cast featured Jane Pickens, Dennis King and Charles Winninger.

Pickens County Airport

North Pickens Airport in Pickens County, Alabama, United States (FAA: 3M8)

Pickens County, Georgia

Pickens County has seen very rapid growth with the building of Georgia State Route 515, locally referred to as the '4 lane'.

Samuel B. Moore

Moore died in 1846 and is interred at the city cemetery in Carrollton in Pickens County.

Toxaway

The Keowee-Toxaway State Natural Area, a state park in Pickens County, South Carolina, in the United States


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