Kearny
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People

  • Philip Kearny
    Philip Kearny
    Philip Kearny, Jr., was a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.-Early life and career:...

     (1815-1862), U.S. Army officer
  • Stephen W. Kearny
    Stephen W. Kearny
    Stephen Watts Kearny surname also appears as Kearney in some historic sources; August 30, 1794 October 31, 1848), was one of the foremost antebellum frontier officers of the United States Army. He is remembered for his significant contributions in the Mexican-American War, especially the conquest...

     (1794-1848), U.S. Army officer
  • Lawrence Kearny
    Lawrence Kearny
    Commodore Lawrence Kearny was an officer in the United States Navy during the early nineteenth century. In the early 1840s he began negotiations with China which opened that country to U.S. trade and pointed the way toward the American Open Door Policy a half century later...

     (1789-1868), U.S. Navy officer and second cousin of Stephen W. Kearny
  • Cresson Kearny
    Cresson Kearny
    Cresson Henry Kearny wrote several survival related books based primarily on research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.-Career:Kearny attended Texas Military Institute in the 1930s, where he became the commanding officer of the cadet corps, a champion runner and rifle shot, and...

    , author of Nuclear War Survival Skills
    • Kearny Fallout Meter
      Kearny Fallout Meter
      The Kearny Fallout Meter or KFM is an expedient radiation meter designed to be able to be constructed immediately before or during a nuclear attack by someone with a normal mechanical ability and from common household items. It also is a science project demonstrating the effect of ionizing...

    • Kearny Air Pump
      Kearny Air Pump
      The Kearny Air Pump is an expedient air pump used to ventilate a shelter. The design is such that a person with normal mechanical skills can construct and operate one. It is usually human powered and employed during a time of crisis...

  • Jillian Kearny, a pseudonym of Ron Goulart
    Ron Goulart
    Ron Goulart is an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy and science fiction author.The prolific Goulart wrote many novelizations and other routine work under various pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson , Con Steffanson , Chad Calhoun, R.T...


Places

  • Kearny, Arizona
    Kearny, Arizona
    Kearny is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The town was named after General Stephen Watts Kearny, who passed through the area on November 7, 1846 while leading 100 dragoons to California. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,765...

  • Kearny, Kansas
  • Kearny, New Jersey
    Kearny, New Jersey
    Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark....

  • Kearny County, Kansas
    Kearny County, Kansas
    Kearny County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,977. Its county seat and most populous city is Lakin...


  • Fort Kearny
    Fort Kearny
    Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the western U.S. during the middle and late 19th century. The outpost was located along the Oregon Trail near present-day Kearney, Nebraska, which took its name from the fort .-Origins and various missions of the...

    , in Nebraska
  • Fort Kearny (Washington D.C.)
    Fort Kearny (Washington D.C.)
    Fort Kearny was a fort constructed during the American Civil War as part of the defenses of Washington, D.C. Located near Tenleytown, in the District of Columbia, it filled the gap between Fort Reno and Fort DeRussy north of the city of Washington. The fort was named in honor of Maj. Gen. Philip...

    , an American Civil War fort
  • Fort Phil Kearny
    Fort Phil Kearny
    Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the United States Army that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the Bozeman Trail. Construction began Friday July 13, 1866 by Companies A, C, E and H of the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, under the direction of the regimental...

    , a late 1860s fort along the Bozeman Trail in Wyoming
  • Kearny Street
    Kearny Street
    Kearny Street in San Francisco, California runs north from Market Street to The Embarcadero, with a gap on Telegraph Hill. Toward its south end, it separates the Financial District from the Union Square and Chinatown districts. Further north, it passes over Telegraph Hill.-History:Kearny Street...

    in San Francisco, California
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