The food writer Richard Olney grew up in Marathon.

Cowper grew to be on such good terms with the Unwin family that he went to live in their house, and moved with them to Olney, where John Newton, a former slave trader who had repented and devoted his life to the gospel, was curate.

The population grew even more after the construction of the Broad Street Subway which had its original terminal at Olney Avenue ( Olney Transportation Center ).

The relative rise in popularity of the Evangelical movement in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was due to a number of reasons: the on-set of the Industrial Revolution and the subsequent break up of, particularly, rural communities, was an unsettling influence on a parish like Olney ; Methodism had seen a significant growth in popularity in the same period ; and Evangelicalism was gradually finding its way into the established Church of England.

Olney Infants School for reception to year 2 children and Olney Middle School which takes the children up to year 6, at the age of 11.

Wheldon, who was born in Emberton, near Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, took up karting at the age of 4 with funding from his father.

Ringo first turned up in Cochise County, Arizona Territory in 1879 along with Joseph Graves Olney ( alias " Joe Hill "), a friend from the Mason County War.

The route 18 bus runs from Cedarbrook Mall – Olney Terminal up to Fox Chase using Rising Sun, while the routes 19, 24, 26 and 67 buses serve the Eastern portions of the neighborhood, connecting to the Olney, Frankford and Fern Rock Transportation Centers via direct service or single transfer.

Growing up in Silver Spring and later Olney, Maryland, Onyewu attended St. Andrew Apostle School and Sherwood High School before enrolling in the U. S. residency program in Bradenton, Florida.

Thriving commercial districts sprung up along the great northern avenues ; Columbia ( renamed Cecil B. Moore Avenue ), Susquehanna, Dauphin, Erie, Lehigh and Olney, to name a few.

By 1986 up to 5, 000 Koreans lived in Olney, and many Korean businesses were situated along North Fifth Street.

* Olney ( Joppa, Maryland ), a home on the National Register of Historic Places

In 1874 Joe Litzelman ’ s Hack Express began traveling daily to and from Olney on what is now Route 130.

Organization of Olney Township was approved by the Nobles County Board on July 10, 1873.

Finally, on June 15, 1874, the board accepted the suggestion of pioneer settler R. W. Moberly that the township be named after Olney, Illinois, county seat of Richland County, Illinois.

The school board has voted to consolidate with Olney ISD, the neighboring school district in Olney, Texas ( about 12 miles southeast ), subject to voter approval on May 13, 2006.

Located on the Olney school campus at 807 W. Hamilton.

Vinton's highest point is on Olney Rd., at an elevation of 1265 ', which affords a good view of the adjacent city of Roanoke, at least for people with houses favorably positioned.

Once all the portions of the line came together on the first day of 1909 ( except for the Northampton & Banbury junction Railway which was taken over the following year ) the SMJR consisted of a main line from Blisworth to Broom and two branches: one from Towcester to Ravenstone Wood Junction, Olney and the other from Towcester to Cockley Brake Junction.

Olney formerly had its own railway station on the line from Bedford to Northampton, but the line was closed in 1962.

It is bounded, on the North, by the River Great Ouse, by which this parish is separated from Lavendon and Cold Brayfield ; on the East, by Newton-Blossomville ; on the South, by Petsoe and Emberton ; and on the West, by the latter and by Olney.

It is about three miles east of Olney, on the Bedfordshire border.

In the American Civil War, Longenecker, age 18, joined Co. F, 5th Regiment of the Illinois Cavalry as a private on December 4, 1864 in Olney, Illinois.

The company Tusting has a small factory on Olney Road producing a wide range of luxury leather goods which are exported worldwide.

Warrington is a hamlet and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England, near Olney and on either side of the A509.

In 1916 he moved to Olney, Illinois, to give himself the freedom from distraction to work on his major opus Birds of North and Middle America.

Upon the death of Secretary of State Walter Q. Gresham, Cleveland named Olney succeeded him on June 10, 1895.

) He became specially prominent in the controversy with United Kingdom concerning the boundary dispute between the British and Venezuelan governments, and in his correspondence with Lord Salisbury gave the Olney interpretation, an extended interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine which went considerably beyond previous statements on the subject.

Olney was unwilling to take on new responsibilities at his advanced age.

The Blue and Gold Commons, located on Olney Avenue, next to the North Residence Halls Complex, is only open on weekdays.

Olney was a captain during the Revolutionary War and owned a 95 acre farm in the area.

** The Olney Theatre Center for the Arts, located there

The Graham S. Little Natatorium, otherwise known as Olney Indoor Swim Center, in Olney, Maryland

This production was revived ( director, Jim Petosa, conducted by William Lumpkin ) and played the Boston University Theatre in October, 2009 and then again for two performances at Maryland's Olney Theatre Center in metropolitan Washington, D. C.

Located just north of Washington, D. C. in Montgomery County, Maryland, the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts offers a diverse array of professional productions year-round that enrich, nurture and challenge a broad range of artists, audiences and students.

An award-winning regional theater, Olney Theatre Center is one of only two theaters in the country to operate under an Actors ' Equity Association Council of Stock Theaters ( COST ) contract.

1994 Jim Petosa is appointed Artistic director of the newly renamed Olney Theatre Center.

1998-1999 Olney Theatre Center celebrates the 50th consecutive touring year of National Players.

Olney Theatre Center is now a year-round theater with a seven-show mainstage season.

2000 Olney Theatre Center begins a capital campaign for a $ 10. 5 million expansion.

2003 The Kresge Foundation awards Olney Theatre Center a Special Opportunities Initiative grant totaling $ 1 million.

2004 Olney Theatre Center acquires an additional for its cultural campus.

2005 Olney Theatre Center opens its new amphitheater, the Root Family Stage at Will ’ s Place, finally giving a permanent home to its Summer Shakespeare Festival.

Olney Theatre Center holds the Grand Opening of its New Mainstage theater, a 429-seat facility with stadium seating and advanced technical capabilities.

2006 Olney Theatre Center expands its mainstage season to eight plays and introduces its New Play Initiative with the world premiere of In the Mood.

Olney Theatre Center holds its first Gala Celebration in over 20 years.

2007 Olney Theatre Center adds a family entertainment series and reinforces its education initiative with the formation of Olney Theatre Institute.

As a performer, he has appeared at The Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Olney Theatre, The Barksdale Theatre, Theatre IV, Theatre Virginia, The Actor's Theatre of Washington and Heritage Repertory Theatre.

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* Olney Transportation Center