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| C-12 Huron |
The C-12F Huron provides logistics support between Navy air stations. Powered by two PT-6A-42 turboprop engines, the C-12F can deliver a total payload of up to 4,215 lb (1,900 kg). The cabin can readily accommodate cargo, passengers or both. It is also equipped to accept litter patients in medical evacuation missions. (references) |
| HMCS Huron (DDH 281) |
HMCS Huron (DDH 281) was a Iroquois class destroyer of the Canadian Navy, decommissioned in 2005. (references) |
| Huron Carol |
The Huron Carol (or Twas in the Moon of Wintertime) is a Christmas hymn, written in 1643 by Jean de Brébeuf, a Christian missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. Brébeuf wrote the lyrics in the native language of the Huron people; the song's original Huron title is Jesous Ahatonhia. The song's melody is a traditional French folk song, "Une Jeune Pucelle" ("A Young Maid"). (references) |
| Huron Centre |
Huron Centre was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created for the Canadian federal election of 1872. (references) |
| Huron County, Ontario |
Huron County, Ontario is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located by its namesake, Lake Huron, on the western edge of the southwest corner of the province. The county seat is Goderich. (references) |
| Huron East |
Huron East was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created for the Canadian federal election of 1882. (references) |
| Huron Heights Secondary School |
Huron Heights Secondary School is a public high school in the York Region District School Board which opened in 1962. Additions were added in 1965 and 1969. It is located in in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada and serves students from the Newmarket and East Gwillimbury area. (references) |
| Huron Institute |
The Huron Institute was a school located in Milan in the U.S. state of Ohio, in what was then Huron County. The Huron Institute owed its existence to the extensive revivals of religion in the churches of Huron Presbytery in the years 1830 and 1831. The Institute was incorporated by act of the Ohio General Assembly in 1832. With the local people being eager for the school to open, the first term was began in April 1832 several months before the school building was completed in December 1832. Construction costs were $4,000, with $2,000 being raised by the Huron Presbytery and the balance being raised by the village of Milan. (references) |
| Huron Islands |
The Huron Islands are a group of eight small, rocky islands in Lake Superior, located about three miles offshore from the mouth of the Huron River in Marquette County, Michigan. Together they comprise the Huron National Wildlife Refuge, a unit of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge. (references) |
| Huron Lightship |
The Huron Lightship is a lightvessel that was launched in 1920 and now a museum ship moored in Port Huron, Michigan. It was originally commissioned as Lightship Number 103, it operated primarily in southern Lake Huron near Port Huron and the mouth of the St. Clair River. In 1935, the Huron was transferred to Corsica Sholas, approximately 6 miles north of the Blue Water Bridge (connecting Port Huron and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. (references) |
| Huron Mountain Club |
The Huron Mountain Club is the name given a large private land refuge located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Formed around 1890, it consists of around 50 rustic cabins clustered inside over 30,000 acres (121 km²) of land. The refuge is unique in that it is unfettered, and has been scrupulously maintained by its owners. Bilateral projects have benefitted both the membership and research institutions (including the Huron Mountain Wildlife Federation), enabling each to learn about and preserve a unique and pristine natural area. Some of the oldest forests in North America are protected inside the HMC. (references) |
| Huron Mountains |
The Huron Mountains are in the U.S. state of Michigan, located mostly in Powell Township, Marquette County overlooking Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula. (references) |
| Huron North |
Huron North was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. (references) |
| Huron Regional Airport |
Huron Regional Airport (IATA: HON, ICAO: KHON) is a public airport located in Huron, South Dakota. (references) |
| Huron River (Michigan) |
The Huron River is the name of three different rivers in Michigan. (references) |
| Huron River (Ohio) |
The Huron River is located in the north central area of the U.S. state of Ohio. The watershed drains large portions of Erie County and Huron County, the northeast corner of both Seneca County and Crawford County and the north portion of Richland County. (references) |
| Huron South |
Huron South was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. (references) |
| Huron Square |
Huron Square is located at the intersection of Huron Street and Sheldon Avenue in Houghton, Michigan. It is accessible by the Sheldon Center system of overpasses and doorways between adjoining buildings. (references) |
| Huron University College |
Huron University College is an affiliated college of the University of Western Ontario. It is also affiliated with the Anglican Church of Canada and offers a Master of Divinity programme which is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. (references) |
| Huron Valley School District |
Huron Valley Schools is a school district located in Oakland County, Michigan which serves the communities of Commerce Township, Highland Township, Milford, and White Lake. (references) |
| Huron West |
Huron West was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created for the Canadian federal election of 1882. (references) |
| Huron Wind |
Huron Wind is the first Canadian commercial wind farm. It is located near Tiverton, Ontario, and consists of 5 wind turbines. It is within sight of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station. Groundbreaking was on July 11 2002 and it was declared officially in service on December 1 2002. (references) |
| Lake Huron |
The 2nd largest of the Great Lakes. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Port Huron |
Port Huron is the name of a city and a township in St. Clair County, Michigan. (references) |
| Port Huron Statement |
The Port Huron Statement is the manifesto of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), written primarily by Tom Hayden and completed on June 15, 1962. (references) |
| Sydenham River (Lake Huron watershed) |
The Sydenham River is a river in Grey County in southern Ontario. The river flows north from a source near Williamsford, drops over the Niagara Escarpment at Inglis Falls and empties into Owen Sound harbour on Georgian Bay. (references) |
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