Pierce
Encyclopedia
Places
United States- Pierce, ColoradoPierce, ColoradoPierce is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 884 at the 2000 census. The town is a rural agricultural community located on the Colorado Eastern Plains along U.S. Highway 85 north of Greeley.-History:...
- Pierce, IdahoPierce, IdahoPierce is a city in Clearwater County, Idaho. Elias D. Pierce and Wilbur F. Bassett made the first discovery of gold in Idaho , on Orofino Creek in 1860, a mile north of Pierce....
- Pierce, KentuckyPierce, KentuckyPierce is an unincorporated community in Green County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 218 southwest of the city of Greensburg, the county seat of Green County. Its elevation is 801 feet ....
- Pierce, NebraskaPierce, NebraskaPierce is a city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,767 at the 2010 census...
- Pierce, TexasPierce, TexasPierce is an unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States. It is located along U.S. Highway 59 in central Wharton County, approximately five miles northeast of El Campo and eight miles southwest of Wharton...
- Pierce, WisconsinPierce, WisconsinPierce is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 897 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Alaska and Rostok are located in the town.-Geography:...
- Mount Pierce (New Hampshire)Mount Pierce (New Hampshire)Mount Pierce is a mountain in the Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that is approximately 4,310 feet high...
, a peak in the White Mountains - Pierce County (disambiguation), several places
Canada
- Pierce RangePierce RangeThe Pierce Range is a small very steep-sided mountain range on central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It has an area of 94 km2 and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains....
, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Organizations
- Pierce ManufacturingPierce ManufacturingPierce Manufacturing is an Appleton, Wisconsin based manufacturer of custom fire and rescue apparatus and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation. Pierce was acquired by Oshkosh in 1996. The company was originally founded in 1913 by Humphrey Pierce and his son Dudley as the Pierce Auto...
, an American manufacturer of fire trucks - Pierce Processing, Inc., an American engineering consulting firm founded by William G. Pierce
- Franklin Pierce Law CenterFranklin Pierce Law CenterThe University of New Hampshire School of Law, formerly the Franklin Pierce Law Center, is an American Bar Association-accredited law school located in Concord, New Hampshire. It is the only law school in the state. It was founded in 1973 by Robert H...
, a law school in Concord, New Hampshire, USA - Franklin Pierce University, a liberal arts college in Rindge, New Hampshire, USA
People
Surname- Pierce (surname)Pierce (surname)Pierce is a surname, a cognate of French Pierre . Notable persons with that surname include:*Barbara Pierce , First Lady of the United States *Benjamin C...
Given name
- Pierce BrosnanPierce BrosnanPierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years...
(born 1953), Irish actor - Pierce ButlerPierce ButlerPierce Butler was a soldier, planter, and statesman, recognized as one of United States' Founding Fathers. He represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress, the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Senate...
, a Founding Father of the United States
Other uses
- Pierce-ArrowPierce-ArrowPierce-Arrow was an American automobile manufacturer based in Buffalo, New York, which was active from 1901-1938. Although best known for its expensive luxury cars, Pierce-Arrow also manufactured commercial trucks, fire trucks, camp trailers, motorcycles, and bicycles.-Early history:The forerunner...
, an early manufacturer of automobiles - Pierce oscillatorPierce oscillatorThe Pierce oscillator is a type of electronic oscillator particularly well-suited for use in piezoelectric crystal oscillator circuits. Named for its inventor, George W. Pierce , the Pierce oscillator is a derivative of the Colpitts oscillator...
, an electronic oscillator - Pierce's disease, a grape disease
- Pierce v. Society of SistersPierce v. Society of SistersPierce v. Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, , was an early 20th century United States Supreme Court decision that significantly expanded coverage of the Due Process Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The case has been cited as a precedent in...
, a 1925 United States Supreme Court case