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6 unusual facts about Vinton


Bobby Kimball

Robert Troy Kimball was born in Orange, Texas, and was raised in nearby Vinton, Louisiana, as Vinton did not have a hospital (thus, he was born across the state line).

Earl Bramblett

The bodies of the Hodges family were discovered by firefighters after a fire at their residence in Vinton, Virginia had been reported.

Steinhagen Reservoir

The Southwestern Power Administration, U. S. Department of Energy, markets the power and energy generated by the hydropower plant to the Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency for distribution to its customers in Jasper, Liberty, and Livingston, Texas and Vinton, Louisiana.

U.S. Route 80

From the New Mexico border, US 80 (concurrent with U.S. Route 85) formerly passed through the Mesilla Valley communities of Anthony, Vinton, and Canutillo.

U.S. Route 85 in Texas

The route then follows I-10 and US 180 through the towns of Vinton and Anthony before crossing the New Mexico state line into the town of Anthony, NM in Doña Ana County.

Vinton, Louisiana

The second, and most important for Vinton, was the arrival of a physician and former professor from Indiana and Iowa named Dr. Seaman A. Knapp.


Ballads of Love

This collection contains five songs that Vinton recorded for ABC Records ("Feelings," "Paloma Blanca," "Beer Barrel Polka," "You'll Never Know," and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"), one for Tapestry Records ("To All the Girls I've Loved Before"), two for Epic Records ("And I Love You So" and "Because of You"), one for Ahed Records ("Medley").

Ballads of Love is a 10-track collection of previously recorded songs by Bobby Vinton; it was released in 1985 by Heartland Music, which had previously released The Best of Bobby Vinton that same year.

Bobby Vinton Sings Satin Pillows and Careless

Bobby Vinton Sings Satin Pillows and Careless was Bobby Vinton's thirteenth studio album, released in January 1966.

Bobby Vinton Sings the Golden Decade of Love

Bobby Vinton Sings the Golden Decade of Love is a two-LP collection of previously recorded songs by Bobby Vinton, released in 1975 by Epic Records.

Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits

Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits is a two-LP collection of previously recorded songs by Bobby Vinton, released in 1972 by Epic Records.

Edward Stillings

Vinton was educated at the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire where he was class president in 1874.

Eugene A. Philbin

In August 1899, Philbin was appointed to the New York State Board of Charities to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Vinton Dahlgren (1869–1899, son of John A. Dahlgren).

Hal Hickel

Worked at An-FX from 1982 until 1988 and then joined Will Vinton Studios working in stop motion and motion control.

Iowa Northern Railway

On August 7, 1981, short line service between Cedar Rapids and Vinton and from Shell Rock to Nora Springs started.

James Lorraine Geddes

After the war, Geddes was principal of the Iowa College for the Blind at Vinton, and until his death was connected with the Iowa College of Agriculture at Ames, being military instructor and cashier in 1870–1882, acting president in 1875–77, librarian in 1877–78, vice-president and professor of military tactics in 1880–82, and treasurer in 1884–87.

Kelley Baker

He was the picture editor and sound designer on Will Vinton's The Adventures of Mark Twain, Meet the Raisins, and four Claymation Specials for CBS.

Pepper Young's Family

Others in the cast were Grace Albert, Marion Barney (as Pepper's mother), Alan Bunce, Michael Fitzmaurice, Stacy Harris, Claire Howard, Madge Kennedy, Greta Kvalden, Cecil Roy, Laddie Seaman, Jean Sothern, Arthur Vinton, Edwin Wolfe (who also directed some shows).

Summer Serenades

Summer Serenades is a 10-track collection of previously recorded songs by Bobby Vinton, released in 1979 by Epic Records.

Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest

The Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest and Raccoon Ecological Management Area (REMA) is a state forest in Vinton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio.

WZBL

WSFF, a radio station (106.1 FM) licensed to serve Vinton, Virginia, United States, which held the call sign WZBL from 2007 to 2009


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