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Abbeville

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abbeville , town (1990 pop. 24,588), Somme dept., N France, in Picardy , on the Somme River. Sugar refining, brewing, iron working, and carpet manufacturing are the chief industries. Abbeville received its commercial charter in 1184 and enjoyed prosperity until the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) caused the Protestants, who constituted the skilled labor, to flee. The closing of the Somme River port because of sedimentation also affected prosperity. Although heavily damaged in World War II, the town retains the late Gothic Church of St. Wolfram, with its 13th-century belfry. ... Read more
Langdon Cheves
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , 1776-1857, American statesman, b. Abbeville District (now Abbeville co.), S.C. Admitted to the bar in 1797, he became one of the leading lawyers of Charleston. In the U.S. House of Representatives (1810-15) he was one of the war hawks who agitated ... Read more
John C(aldwell) Calhoun
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (born March 18, 1782, Abbeville district, S.C., U.S.—died March 31, 1850, Washington, D.C ... as a 'positive good' aroused strong anti-Southern feeling in the free states. John C(aldwell) Calhoun John C(aldwell) Calhoun John C(aldwell ... Read more

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THE HOUSE FIT FOR A SQUIRE; (1) Next generation: His grandchildren were regular visitors (2) With wife Maureen: She once asked him, Was it all worth it? (3) A kingdom and a horse: Haughey on his mount, Gatsby, in the famous Jacqueline OBrien picture (4) Gandon mansion: Abbeville will now be turned into a luxury hotel (5) Like royalty: Portraits of CJ and Maureen outside the dining room.
The Daily Mail (London, England); 5/31/2008; 2056 words ; ... Doorly,author of the official history of Abbeville: I wouldnt be surprised if it wasdone as ... Haugheysfinancial advisor Des Peelo later wrote: Abbeville is a home, not a grandmansion, which came ... appetite for journalists and guards. Yet Abbeville did have that sprawling feel of an old ... again last ... Read more
My sad farewell to Abbeville.
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 5/27/2008; 537 words ; My sad farewell to Abbeville Memories flood back as widow Maureen ... Haughey, the move from her beloved Abbeville in north Dublin will mark the beginning ... the last bastion of his empire -- Abbeville. Sean said his mother would be sad ... Read more
Abbeville High School
Design Cost Data; 9/1/2006; Anonymous; 546 words ; Abbeville, Alabama Architect: Polyengineering, Inc. On November 5, 2002 a tornado ripped through Abbeville High School, destroying nearly 54 percent of the existing ... Polyengineering to design a new state-of-the-art-facility. The new Abbeville High School is an 110,000-square-foot facility containing ... Read more
Half Moon Bay fire station raises funds By T.S. Mills-Faraudo ABBEVILLE, La. AS retired Half Moon Bay firefighter Lane Lees delivered food and supplies on Wednesday to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, nine refrigerated trucks he
Oakland Tribune; 9/9/2005; T.S. Mills-Faraudo, STAFF WRITER; 579 words ; ABBEVILLE, La. AS retired Half Moon Bay firefighter Lane Lees delivered ... of the many bodies in the city. When Lees, 46, heard the news last week of the hurricane's destruction, he immediately ... bags from a Costco in Texas to deliver to a staging area in Abbeville, La. Half Moon Bay firefighters are making ... Read more
BRIEF: Abbeville man dies in single car accident.
Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA); 7/23/2007; 146 words ; Byline: Travis Fain Jul. 23--An Abbeville man was killed Saturday night in a single car accident near ... the patrol. The accident happened about 2 miles outside of Abbeville on Ga. 30 in Wilcox County, according to the patrol. It happened ... Read more
Haugheys widow to leave Abbeville; Maureen: House too large for her.
The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/3/2007; 324 words ; ... friends that the familys Georgian mansion, Abbeville,is too large for her to handle without ... firm has planning permission to convert Abbeville into a 70-bedroom hotel,a spa leisure ... daughter, Eimear Mulhearn, recently said: Abbeville is ownedby Manor Park Homes at the moment ... Read more
Marsh row rages at Abbeville By Treacy Hogan
Belfast Telegraph; 8/26/2004; 259 words ; Charles Haughey's Abbeville estate is at the centre of a huge planning controversy after its new owners drained a marshy lake in breach of the law.They have ... Read more
Abbeville on course.(News)
The Mirror (London, England); 11/16/2004; 90 words ; CHARLES Haughey's beloved Abbeville estate is about to be transformed into holiday homes and a golf course. A planning application to develop the 230-acre estate in ... Read more
Carolina Fabrication recently announced that it will locate its headquarters and new manufacturing facility in Abbeville County, S.C.(METAL FABRICATION)(Carolina Fabrication)(Brief article)
Expansion Management; 12/1/2007; 55 words ; Carolina Fabrication recently announced that it will locate its headquarters and new manufacturing facility in Abbeville County, S.C. The company has purchased and will occupy the former Great Dane (Strick) plant in the Lakeland's Industrial Park ... Read more
Chevron Phillips shuts HDPE pipe plant. (Newsbriefs).(at Abbeville, SC)(Brief Article)
Chemical Week; 1/2/2002; 78 words ; Chevron Phillips Chemical says it closed a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe plant at Abbeville, SC on December 31 as part of a plan to consolidate its pipe production. The 45 employees at the site will be offered severance ... Read more

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