Palmer

Palmer

Palmer may refer to:

People

*Palmer (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname)
*Palmer (Pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land

Places

;Antarctica
*Palmer Archipelago, group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
*Palmer Land, area of Antarctica
*Palmer Peninsula, the former American name of the Antarctic Peninsula;Australia
*Palmer, South Australia;Canada
*Mount Palmer (Alberta), a mountain in the Rocky Mountains;United States
*Palmer, Alaska
*Palmer, Illinois
*Palmer, Indiana
*Palmer, Iowa
*Palmer, Kansas
*Palmer, Massachusetts, a town
**Palmer (CDP), Massachusetts, the central area of the town
*Palmer, Michigan
*Palmer, Nebraska
*Palmer, Tennessee
*Palmer, Texas
*Mount Palmer (Alaska), a mountain in Anchorage

Palmer High School

* General William J. Palmer High School (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
* Lewis-Palmer High School (Monument, Colorado)
* Palmer High School, Alaska (Palmer, Alaska)
* Palmer High School (Massachusetts) (Palmer, Massachusetts)
* Palmer High School (Texas) (Palmer, Texas)
* Robert Cecil Palmer Secondary School (Richmond, British Columbia)

Vessels

*"Nathaniel B. Palmer" (icebreaker), an American research vessel and icebreaker
*USS "Palmer" (DD-161), a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy 1918–1922

hipbuilders

*Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited, a British company, is sometimes referred to as "Palmer"

Law Firms

*Palmer O'Dea LLC, a civil litigation law firm based in Roseville, Minnesota

Other uses

*Château Palmer, a winery in the Bordeaux region of France
*Palmer Bus Company, a bus company in Minnesota and Wisconsin, U.S.
*Palmer College of Chiropractic, a health professional school in Davenport, Iowa

ee also

*"Riggs v. Palmer", an 1889 court case in New York regarding inheritance after a murder


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Synonyms:
(returned from the Holy Land), / , , (at cards or dice)


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  • Palmér — ist ein schwedischer Familienname. Bekannte Namensträger Anders Palmér (* 1960), schwedischer Fußballspieler Gunnar Palmér (* 19**), schwedischer Bandyspieler Ingegerd Palmér (* 1946), schwedische Mathematikerin und Hochschullehrerin Karl Erik… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Palmer, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 214 Housing Units (2000): 104 Land area (2000): 0.425634 sq. miles (1.102386 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.425634 sq. miles (1.102386 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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