Frontenac
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Canada
Quebec- Château FrontenacChâteau FrontenacThe Château Frontenac, currently known as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1980...
, a hotel in Quebec City - Frontenac, QuebecFrontenac, QuebecFrontenac is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Population is 1,622 as of 2006.The area was settled heavily from 1870 to 1880 by colonizers from the United Kingdom and the United States. As such, it was known until 1959 as the united counties of...
- Frontenac County, Quebec
- Frontenac (Montreal Metro)Frontenac (Montreal Metro)Frontenac is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Overview :...
, a Montreal Metro station - Frontenac National ParkFrontenac National ParkFrontenac National Park is a 155.3 km² provincial park in southeastern Quebec created in 1987 and governed by Parcs Québec. The park is located along Lac Saint-François roughly halfway between Quebec City and Sherbrooke. The nearest city is Thetford Mines.-See also:*National Parks of...
(Parc national de Frontenac) - Frontenac (provincial electoral district)Frontenac (provincial electoral district)Frontenac is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, the riding was created in 1972 after being part of the Mégantic district from 1867 to 1970. Previously, Frontenac was in the Estrie region from 1912 to 1973...
, a Quebec provincial electoral district - Frontenac (Quebec electoral district)Frontenac (Quebec electoral district)Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lotbinière and Mégantic ridings...
, a former federal electoral district
Ontario
- Fort FrontenacFort FrontenacFort Frontenac was a French trading post and military fort built in 1673 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It was positioned at the mouth of the Cataraqui River where the St. Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario , in a location traditionally known as Cataraqui...
, a French fort and trading post located in what is now Kingston, Ontario - Frontenac County, OntarioFrontenac County, OntarioFrontenac County, as defined by Statistics Canada, is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. The City of Kingston is included in the census division, but is politically separated from the County of Frontenac. It has a land...
:- Township of Central FrontenacCentral Frontenac, OntarioCentral Frontenac is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in the County of Frontenac.Central Frontenac was created in 1998 through an amalgamation of the Townships of Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Olden and Oso.-Communities:* Arden* Ardendale* Bordenwood...
- Township of Frontenac IslandsFrontenac Islands, OntarioFrontenac Islands is a township located in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 1,862 in the Canada 2006 Census, and encompasses five islands at the beginning of the Saint Lawrence River near the outlet of Lake Ontario: Bayfield, Garden, Hickory, Horseshoe, Howe, Wolfe and...
- Township of North FrontenacNorth Frontenac, OntarioNorth Frontenac is a township in Frontenac County in eastern Ontario, Canada.North Frontenac was created in 1998 by the amalgamation of three municipalities: the Township of Barrie, the Township of Clarendon and Miller, and the Township of Palmerston, North and South Canonto.-Communities:The...
- Township of South FrontenacSouth Frontenac, OntarioSouth Frontenac is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in Frontenac County. It was amalgamated in 1998 from the former townships of Bedford, Loughborough, Portland, and Storrington.-Communities:*Battersea* Bedford* Bedford Mills* Bellrock...
- Township of Central Frontenac
- Frontenac Provincial ParkFrontenac Provincial ParkFrontenac Provincial Park is located near the town of Sydenham, north of the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The Government of Ontario has classified Frontenac Provincial Park as a natural environment park...
, a provincial park near Kingston, Ontario - Frontenac Secondary SchoolFrontenac Secondary School-History:Frontenac Secondary School was founded in 1957 under the name Collins Bay High School, and adopted its current name in 1964. FSS has a long standing tradition of excellence in academics, and post-secondary, and career preparation, athletics and the arts. Frontenac's enrollment is around...
, Kingston, Ontario - Frontenac (Ontario electoral district)Frontenac (Ontario electoral district)Frontenac was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, a former federal electoral district
United States
- Frontenac, KansasFrontenac, KansasFrontenac is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. The population was 3,437 at the 2010 census.-History:Frontenac was established as a coal mining town in 1886 in the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Fields. In 1888, Frontenac had the worst mining disaster in Kansas history, when an explosion...
- Frontenac, MinnesotaFrontenac, MinnesotaFrontenac is an unincorporated community in Florence Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River.-History:James Wells established a trading post in the location that would become Frontenac before 1850. He dealt mostly with Native Americans until the railroad was...
- Frontenac State ParkFrontenac State ParkFrontenac State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, on the Mississippi River southeast of Red Wing. The park is notable both for its history and for its birdwatching opportunities. The centerpiece of the park is a , steep limestone bluff overlooking Lake Pepin, a natural widening of the...
- Frontenac State Park
- Frontenac, MissouriFrontenac, MissouriFrontenac is a wealthy inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The signature landmark is Plaza Frontenac, a high-end mall featuring many prominent retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Tiffany & Co., among others...
Automotive
- Abendroth & Root Manufacturing CoAbendroth & Root Manufacturing CoAbendroth & Root Manufacturing Company were a manufacturer of water heaters, water tanks, and other sanitation equipment.Founded in Newburgh, New York, in 1866, they entered the automobile business in 1906. Using the name Frontenac, they catered to the upper middle class, featuring...
, produced automobiles under the name Frontenac 1906-1913 - Frontenac Motor CorporationFrontenac Motor CorporationFrontenac Motor Corporation was the joint venture of Louis and Gaston Chevrolet. Louis returned to the Indy 500 racing circuit after leaving Chevrolet in 1915...
, a joint racing-car venture of Louis and Gaston Chevrolet 1916-1921 - Dominion Motors FrontenacDominion Motors FrontenacDurant Motors of New York, New York first used the Frontenac marque in 1931 on vehicles built and sold in Canada. The Canadian Durant firm was acquired by a group of Canadian investors and renamed Dominion Motors Limited. The firm continued building Durant and Frontenac cars...
, a division of Durant Motors that built and sold automobiles in Canada 1931-1933 - Ford FrontenacFord FrontenacIn 1960, Ford Canada introduced the Frontenac in order to give Mercury-Meteor dealers a compact to sell. Produced for the 1960 model year only, the Frontenac was essentially a 1960 Falcon with its own unique grille, tail lights and external trim including red maple leaf insignias...
, a model introduced in 1960 by Ford Motor Company of Canada
Others
- Frontenac (grape)
- Frontenac AxisFrontenac AxisThe Frontenac Axis is an exposed strip of Precambrian rock in Canada and the United States which links the Canadian Shield with the Adirondack mountain range in New York, an extension of the Laurentian mountains of Québec. The axis separates the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Great Lakes Lowlands....
, a geological feature in Canada and the United States - PS FrontenacPS FrontenacFrontenac was a steamboat, the first paddle steamer launched on the Great Lakes, in 1817.Built in Ernesttown, Ontario, by American contractors for Kingston businessmen during 1816 at a cost of ₤15,000, she entered service in spring 1817...
, first paddle steamer launched on the Great Lakes - McColl-Frontanac Oil Company, a Canadian company acquired by TexacoTexacoTexaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
in 1956