In 1778 Capt. George Vancouver named Prince William Sound in honor of one of this king's sons
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George Vancouver - Wikipedia  Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757  10 May 1798) was an English officer of the Royal ... In Canada, Vancouver Island and the city Vancouver are named after him, as are ... George Vancouver was born in King's Lynn on 22 June 1757 as the sixth, and ..... King's Lynn: Thew & Son  via State Library of Victoria.
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Prince William Sound | inlet, Alaska, United States | Britannica.com  The sound was named by the British navigator Captain George Vancouver in 1778 to honour the third son of King George III. Prince William ... A massive cleanup effort was undertaken, but only about one-seventh of the oil was recovered.
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History | Prince William Sound | Phillips Cruises  Some of the greatest explorers visited Prince William Sound. ... but the British Admiralty renamed it Prince William Sound in honor of King George III's third son.
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Prince William Sound - Wikipedia  Prince William Sound is a sound of the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of ... The Sound was named in 1778 to honour George III's third son Prince ... Jump up ^ Philip Ziegler, King William IV (London: Collins, 1971, ISBN...
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Captain James Cook in Alaska - ExploreNorth  While his exploration of the coast of Alaska in 1778 was not one of his ... Among these were William Bligh, George Vancouver, Edward Riou, John ... May 12 - enters Prince William Sound, which Cook named to honour the King's third son.
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Charles Clendenin (1712 - 1793) - Genealogy - Geni  Jun 5, 2016 ... Genealogy for Charles Clendenin (1712 - 1793) family tree on Geni, with over ... Charleston, West Virginia was named after Charles Clendenin. ... for by town's founder, George Clendenin, for his father, Charles Clendenin. ... "Col. George Clendenin built Fort Lee on the present site of Charleston in 1788.
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HANDEL EDITION Liner notes & sung texts (p. 40 ... - Brilliant Classics  On the evening of July 17, 1717, King George I of England boarded the royal ... river teemed with boats and barges, as the Daily Courant .... Handel made the acquaintance of the "English Resident" .... and the Water Music -for performance as popular open-air .... decided to study the art of opera in its country of origin and in.
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Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Explorer) - The Canadian Encyclopedia  Sir Alexander Mackenzie, fur trader, explorer (born around 1764 near Stornoway, Scotland; died 12 March 1820 near Dunkeld, Scotland). ... The Mackenzie River, named in his honour, symbolizes Mackenzie's important place ... on 9 May 1793 his party left Fort Fork and followed the Peace, Parsnip, and McGregor Rivers.
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Celebrating Champlain in the Loyalist City: Saint John, 1904-10 - JStor  Samuel de Champlain, internationally known as the Father of New France and a. "maker" of Canada.1 In June 1604, prior to the founding of a temporary settlement on the Saint Croix River, Champlain, as part of the Pierre Du Gua, Sieur de Monts ..... 43 John Reid, Acadia, Maine and New Scotland: Marginal Colonies in the...
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Royal Tours - The Canadian Encyclopedia  H.M. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth unveiling the National War ... of the Victoria Bridge between the Island of Montral and the south shore of the St ... the third son of Queen Victoria, was appointed Governor-General of Canada. He and ... During the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, royal visits have become fairly frequent.
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Prince Edward Island - Wikipedia  Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada consisting of the island of the same name, ..... The troops fled and New Englanders burned the capital to the ground. .... The colony's new name honoured the fourth son of King George III, Prince...
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JAMES, THOMAS - Dictionary of Canadian Biography  During the latter part of July, James and Fox separately explored the Hudson Bay coast south of Cape Churchill, a coast James named the New ... sufferings in James Bay so discouraged promoters of expeditions seeking a northwest passage...
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James Clark Ross - Wikipedia  Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800  3 April 1862) was a British naval officer and explorer ... Between 1819 and 1827, Ross took part in four Arctic expeditions under Sir William ... In 1841, James Ross discovered the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the ... Ross reported that Admiralty Sound (which he named Admiralty Inlet)...
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Seariver Maritime Financial Holdings, Inc. v. Pena, 952 ... - Justia Law  As a result of the OPA, Seariver has not reentered Prince William Sound and has been ... Valdez, now renamed the S/R Mediterranean, in the Mediterranean Sea. Seariver now wishes to return the ship under its new name to the Prince .... of the ship formerly known as the "Exxon Valdez" returning to Prince William Sound.
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Robert Gray | American explorer | Britannica.com  Robert Gray, (born May 10, 1755, Tiverton, R.I.died summer 1806, at sea ... first U.S. ship to circumnavigate the globe and explorer of the Columbia River. ... River (which is named for his ship), giving the U.S. a claim to the Oregon ... On his second voyage Gray entered the harbour that bears his name (in Washington), and...
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King George III (1738-1820) - English History  George III George William Frederick 1738-1820, king of England, was the eldest ... on 18 April his household was declared, and on the 19th he was created Prince of ..... not come in alone, and George would not submit to take in a party in gross. ..... on 25 July 1777, a mad woman attacked and did some damage to his chair.
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Prince William Sound | inlet, Alaska, United States | Britannica.com  The sound was named by the British navigator Captain George Vancouver in 1778 to honour the third son of King George III. ... Prince William Sound was also the site of a massive oil spill on March 24, 1989, when an Exxon ... In 1989 the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran off course in Prince William Sound, causing the most...
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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex - Wikipedia  Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC(P) is the youngest of four children and the third son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. .... of the Prince Edward Island Regiment; 2007: Honorary Deputy Commissioner ... It is the Royal Arms of Canada in banner form defaced with a blue roundel...
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List of heirs to the British throne - Wikipedia  This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in line to succeed the British monarch to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of ... Prince George, Prince of Wales, Heir apparent, Grandson, 31 March 1751; father died, 25 October 1760 ... son born to king, Prince William Henry 17601762, younger...
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Cascades Volcano Observatory, History - Naming the Cascade ...  ... George Vancouver as he sailed off the mouth of the Columbia River. He named the peak for British diplomat Alleyne Fitzherbert (1753-1839), whose title was...
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Remembering the Proclamation of 1763 - History in the Headlines  Oct 7, 2013 ... King George III's Proclamation of 1763, issued 250 years ago today, proved to be just the first of a series of British actions that led to the American Revolution. ... On October 7, 1763, King George III issued a proclamation that ... In May 1763, just a few months after the formal conclusion of the Seven Years'...