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2 unusual facts about Starbuck


Starbuck, Washington

In 1968, the Snake River Bridge (originally built over the Columbia at Vantage in 1927, then disassembled in 1963) was re-assembled in the area, providing additional access over the Snake River.

In 1970, the Little Goose Dam was completed about nine miles northeast of Starbuck.


Carman, Manitoba

Up until 1964, a 500' transmitter for CBC Radio was located in Carman, Manitoba, at which time a new centralized communications tower at Starbuck, Manitoba was constructed to house CBW-AM, CBW-FM, CBWT, and CBWFT.

Count Baltar

# "Lost Planet of the Gods": Baltar realizes that Adama is taking the fleet into an immense void in order to find the "mother planet of humanity," Kobol, and has his fighters capture a Galactica patrol pilot--who happens to be Starbuck--telling him that he has a new "offer of peace to all humans."

Hednesford Town F.C.

On 21 May 2008, the club confirmed that they had parted company with manager Phil Starbuck and that former Wolverhampton Wanderers, Exeter City and Torquay United player Dean Edwards, had been appointed as Starbuck's successor working alongside Stephen Price, the club's chairman.

Kara Thrace

Kara Thrace (callsign "Starbuck") is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica franchise.

Lieutenant Boomer

In Saga of a Star World, he was one of the three recipients (Apollo and Starbuck being the other two) of the Golden Star Cluster, the highest military honor that could be awarded to Colonial Service warriors (similar to the Medal of Honor for the real-world United States armed forces).

Lieutenant Starbuck

The man known as Chameleon, portrayed by Fred Astaire in the episode "The Man With Nine Lives," is discovered to be Starbuck's father, but Chameleon never reveals this fact to his son, instead trusting only Cassiopeia with this knowledge.

Louanne Katraine

Circumstances lead to Starbuck and Kat flying as a pair on a Combat air patrol during which they encounter the ace Cylon Raider nicknamed Scar. Starbuck is the first to spot Scar, and comes close to trying to kill him in a suicidal head-on pass; at the last moment, she breaks away and lures Scar into Kat's line of fire.

Low Stars

The Low Stars eponymous album was produced by George Drakoulias and released in Starbuck's stores across America.

Minnesota State Highway 114

Minnesota State Highway 114 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highways 28 and 29 in Starbuck and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate 94 near the city of Alexandria.

Highway 114 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between Starbuck, Lowry, and La Grand Township near Alexandria.

By 1960, Highway 114 was paved between Highways 28 / 29 at Starbuck and State Highway 27 at La Grand Township.

Minnewaska Area High School

The Minnewaska Area School District #2149 was consolidated in 1993 from three Pope County districts: Glenwood/Lowry, Starbuck, and Villard.

Punk the Vote!

Roach and Starbuck, two hardcore punks from Montreal, try to form their own political party, but run out of time due to Canada's electoral process.

The Return of Starbuck

Portions of this episode were included in the syndicated telemovie Experiment in Terra later in 1980, combined with an expanded version of the Battlestar Galactica episode "Experiment in Terra." To fit the story into the original series continuity, all references to Angela and her baby were deleted and the final launch sequence was heavily re-edited to show Starbuck using the hybrid ship to return to the fleet after Cy's death.

William H. Starbuck

Chapin (1957) was an easy victim as Starbuck qualified his “Fibonacci proportion” as an “obscure and soft mystique” (1965b, p. 484).


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