Folsom
Encyclopedia
Places
- Folsom, Alabama
- Folsom, CaliforniaFolsom, CaliforniaFolsom is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. Folsom is most commonly known for its famous Folsom Prison. The population was 72,203 at the 2010 census....
- Folsom, LouisianaFolsom, LouisianaFolsom is a village in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 525 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the wife of Grover Cleveland, Frances Folsom...
- Folsom, New JerseyFolsom, New JerseyFolsom is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,885.Folsom was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1906, from portions of Buena Vista Township.New Jersey Monthly magazine...
- Folsom, New MexicoFolsom, New MexicoFolsom is a village in Union County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 75 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Frances Folsom, the fiancee of President Grover Cleveland.-Geography:Folsom is located at ....
- Folsom, PennsylvaniaFolsom, PennsylvaniaFolsom is a census-designated place in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Ridley Township, Pennsylvania. The population was 8,072 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Folsom is located at ....
- Folsom, West VirginiaFolsom, West VirginiaFolsom is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 925 feet .Starting down Fishing Creek at the Wetzel County/Harrison County line, we come to Folsom...
People
- Abby FolsomAbby FolsomAbigail Folsom was an 19th-Century American feminist and abolitionist. Ralph Waldo Emerson termed her “the flea of conventions” for her habit of insisting on a woman’s right to speak, which would derail abolitionist and other conferences. One source relates the following anecdote:She was often...
(died 1867), American feminist and abolitionist - Allan FolsomAllan FolsomAllan R. Folsom grew up in Boston, United States. In 1963, he worked as a camera man, editor, writer and producer in California...
(born 1941), American motion picture cameraman, editor, writer, and producer - Augustine H. FolsomAugustine H. FolsomAugustine H. Folsom or A.H. Folsom was a photographer in the Boston, Massachusetts-area in the late 19th and early 20th-centuries. Subjects included buildings in Massachusetts, Maine, and Georgia. Folsom lived in Roxbury, ca.1870-1926...
(died 1926), photographer - Burton W. Folsom, Jr.Burton W. Folsom, Jr.Burton W. Folsom, Jr. is an American historian and author who holds the Charles F. Kline chair in history and management at Hillsdale College. He received his BA from Indiana University in 1970, his M.A. from the University of Nebraska in 1973, and his doctorate in history from the University of...
(born 1947), American historian and author. Wrote The Myth of the Robber Barons - David FolsomDavid FolsomDavid Folsom is a United States federal judge.Born in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, Folsom received a B.A. from the University of Arkansas in 1969 and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1974. He was in private practice in Texarkana, Texas from 1974 to 1995...
(born 1947), US District Court Judge - Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston (1864–1947), who married the President of the United States, Grover Cleveland
- Frank M. FolsomFrank M. FolsomFrank Marion Folsom was an electronics company executive and was a permanent representative of the Holy See....
(1894–1970), electronics company executive - Fred FolsomFred FolsomFred Gorham Folsom was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, lawyer, and law professor...
(1871–1944), American football coach at the University of Colorado (1895–1915) and Dartmouth College (1903–1906) - Gerrit FolsomGerrit FolsomGerrit Folsom is a Los Angeles based producer of major motion pictures and television.- Biography :Also known as Gerrit V. FolsomIn 1998 Gerrit Folsom produced the film version of the award winning play Dancing at Lughnasa. The film's honors include an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor...
, Los Angeles-based producer - J. D. FolsomJ. D. FolsomJohn David "J. D." Folsom is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft...
(born 1984), American football linebacker - Jim FolsomJim FolsomJames Elisha Folsom, Sr. , commonly known as Jim Folsom or "Big Jim", was the 42nd Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1947 to 1951, and again from 1955 to 1959. Born in Coffee County, Alabama, Folsom is perhaps best remembered as being among the first Southern governors to embrace...
, Sr. (1908–1987), American Democratic Governor of the Alabama - Jim Folsom, Jr.Jim Folsom, Jr.James Elisha Folsom, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who was the 50th Governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993 to January 16, 1995.-Early life and career:...
(born 1949), former American Democratic Governor of Alabama, and who also served as the Lieutenant Governor both before and after that - Jonathan P. FolsomJonathan P. FolsomJonathan P. Folsom served as the twentieth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.-Business career:Folsom was, for many years, involved in the dry goods trade...
(1820–1893), twentieth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts - Joseph Libbey FolsomJoseph Libbey FolsomJoseph Libbey Folsom was a U.S. Army officer and real estate investor in the early days of California's statehood. He is the founder of what is now Folsom, California...
(1817–1855), U.S. Army officer and real estate investor - Marion B. Folsom (1893–1976), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Nathaniel FolsomNathaniel FolsomNathaniel Folsom was an American merchant and statesman.He was a delegate for New Hampshire in the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1777 to 1780, as well as the Major General of the New Hampshire Militia.-Private life:Folsom was born into a large family in Exeter, New Hampshire...
(1726–1790), American merchant and statesman - Richard G. FolsomRichard G. FolsomRichard Gilman Folsom was the twelfth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was born to Harry G. Folsom and Mabel Folsom on February 3, 1907 in Los Angeles, California. He received B.S., M.S. and P.h.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology ....
(1907–1996), twelfth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Steve FolsomSteve FolsomSteven Mark Folsom was an American football tight end in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Utah and Long Beach State University. Steve played in the USFL for the Philadelphia Stars in 1983 & 1984 and for the Baltimore Stars...
(born 1958), player with the National Football League - Tom FolsomTom FolsomTom Folsom is a writer living in New York. He is best known as the author of a bestselling biography of Crazy Joe Gallo, The Mad Ones: Crazy Joe Gallo and the Revolution at the Edge of the Underworld...
(born 1974), writer living in New York
- William Harrison FolsomWilliam Harrison FolsomWilliam Harrison Folsom was an architect and contractor. He constructed many of the historic buildings in Utah, particularly in Salt Lake City. Folsom is probably best known as a Latter-day Saint architect. Many of his most prominent works were commissioned by The Church of Jesus Christ of...
(1815–1901), American architect and contractor
Other uses
- Folsom FieldFolsom FieldFolsom Field is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Colorado, at Boulder, Colorado. Opened in 1924, it is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pacific-12 Conference; until July 2011, Colorado was a member of the Big 12 Conference. The horseshoe-shaped stadium...
, an outdoor football stadium in Boulder, Colorado - Folsom LibraryFolsom LibraryThe Richard G. Folsom Library is a research library constructed in the brutalist style located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. It is named after Richard Gilman Folsom, the President of the Institute from 1958–1971. The Folsom Library offers a variety of services to...
, research library on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, located in Troy, New York - Folsom pointFolsom pointFolsom points are a distinct form of chipped stone projectile points associated with the Folsom Tradition of North America. The style of toolmaking was named after Folsom, New Mexico where the first sample was found within the bone structure of a bison in 1927....
, prototype of a spearpoint or arrowhead that was invented by Native Americans and widely-distributed in North America. First discovered near Folsom, New Mexico - Folsom Public Library, a library in Folsom, California
- Folsom traditionFolsom traditionThe Folsom Complex is a name given by archaeologists to a specific Paleo-Indian archaeological culture that occupied much of central North America...
, name given by archaeologists to a sequence of old Paleo-Indian cultures of central North America - Folsom State PrisonFolsom State PrisonFolsom State Prison is a California State Prison located in the city of Folsom, California, northeast from the state capital of Sacramento. Opened in 1880, Folsom is the second-oldest prison in the state of California after San Quentin and was the first in the country to have electricity...
, a high-security penitentary near the town of Folsom, California- Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, a live country & western music album recorded at the prison in 1968
- Folsom Street FairFolsom Street FairThe Folsom Street Fair is an annual BDSM and leather subculture street fair held on the last Sunday in September and caps San Francisco's "Leather Pride Week"...
, held at the end of September during San Francisco's Leather Pride Week