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| Full name | Joseph Willets Outerbridge | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 22, 1907 Skaneateles | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 25, 1978 (aged 71) Oyster Bay | ||||||||||||||
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| Class | 6 Metre | ||||||||||||||
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Joseph Willets Outerbridge (1907-1978) was a sailor from the United States, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Willet is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,043 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Colonel Marinus Willet. It is in the southeast corner of the county, southeast of the City of Cortland.
The willet is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is a relatively large and robust sandpiper and is the largest of the species called "shanks" in the genus Tringa. Its closest relative is the lesser yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine, clear, and dense pattern of the neck, which both species show in breeding plumage. It breeds in North America and the West Indies and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.
Events from the year 1955 in Canada.
The Outerbridge Crossing, also known as the Outerbridge, is a cantilever bridge that spans the Arthur Kill between Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York, United States. It carries New York State Route 440 and New Jersey Route 440, with the two roads connecting at the state border at the river’s center. The Outerbridge Crossing is one of three vehicular bridges connecting New Jersey with Staten Island, and like the others, is maintained and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The others are the Bayonne Bridge, which connects Staten Island with Bayonne, and the Goethals Bridge, which connects the island with Elizabeth.
Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge was a businessman and promoter of patent fiberboard, and the first chairman of the interstate agency known then as the Port of New York Authority. The Outerbridge Crossing, a Port Authority bridge, was named for him.
The Mets–Willets Point station is a rapid transit station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. Located near the Citi Field baseball stadium, it is served by the 7 train at all times and by the express <7> train during rush hours in the peak direction or after sporting events. This station is located near Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Willets Point, Queens, on Roosevelt Avenue between 114th and 126th Streets.
Mary Ewing Outerbridge was an American woman who imported the lawn game tennis to the United States from Bermuda.
Willets Point, also known locally as the Iron Triangle, is an industrial neighborhood within Corona, in the New York City borough of Queens. Located east of Citi Field near the Flushing River, it has been known for its automobile shops and junkyards. It had a population of 10 people in 2011.
Sir Leonard Cecil Outerbridge, was the second lieutenant governor of Newfoundland from 1949 to 1957. In 1967, he became a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Peter Outerbridge is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the CW action series Nikita, Dr. David Sandström in the TMN series ReGenesis, Henrik "Hank" Johanssen in Orphan Black, Bob Corbett in Bomb Girls, William Easton in Saw VI, George Brown in the television film John A.: Birth of a Country, and Black Mask in Batwoman. He also played the lead role of Detective William Murdoch in a three-episode mini-series, The Murdoch Mysteries, in its initial run on Canadian television, with two episodes shown in 2004 and a third in 2005.
Outerbridge is an English surname derived from the village of Oughtibridge in Bradfield, South Yorkshire. It is also used as a given name. Outerbridge is the surname of a family in Bermuda, present there since 1620, and described by Time magazine as "among the oldest and most eminent" on the island and "distinguished and numerous". The family later spread to the United States and Canada, with a branch returning to Great Britain.
Mets–Willets Point is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City. Prior to 2021, the station would normally be open only during New York Mets home games, the U.S. Open tennis tournament, major events, and emergencies. The station has been served full-time since 2023.
Paul Outerbridge, Jr. was an American photographer known for pioneering the carbon-transfer printing process in color photography. His work included still lives, fashion photography, advertising, and provocative female nudes.
The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 26, 1995.
The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba, from August 2 to August 18, 1991. Bermuda participated in six sports and won two silver medals.
Etihad Park is a soccer-specific stadium under construction in the Willets Point neighborhood of Queens, New York City. The stadium is the future home of New York City FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), who currently play home games at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and Citi Field across the street.
Willets may refer to:
V Wars is an American science fiction horror television series based on the anthology series of the same name and comic book by Jonathan Maberry. The series stars Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes, Jacky Lai, Kyle Breitkopf, Peter Outerbridge, Kimberly-Sue Murray and Sydney Meyer. It premiered on Netflix on December 5, 2019. The series was canceled after one season, in March 2020.
Outerbridge Horsey VI was a United States diplomat who served as First Secretary Consul at Rome (1947–1955), Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) in Tokyo (1956–1958), DCM in Rome (1959–1963), and U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1963–1966).
The 1878 Women's Tennis Season was mainly composed of regional, local amateur tournaments. This year 2 tennis events for women were staged in Limerick, Ireland and Staten Island, New York City, United States between September and October 1878
