James Porteous — (1848 1922) was the Scottish American inventor of the Fresno Scraper.James Porteous was born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. His father, William Porteous, had been a wheelwright and blacksmith who built and repaired carriages, wagons and… … Wikipedia
Fresno scraper — The Fresno Scraper was invented in 1883 by the Scottish immigrant and entrepreneur James Porteous who, having worked with farmers in Fresno, California, had recognised the dependence of the Fresno Valley on irrigation and the requirement for a… … Wikipedia
Abijah McCall — was a co inventor of the Fresno Scraper, a horse drawn (and later, tractor drawn) earth moving machine upon which modern road and canal building equipment is based. Along with his partner Frank Dusy, McCall devised an improvement on the Buck… … Wikipedia
Selma, California — Infobox Settlement official name = Selma, California settlement type = City imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location in Fresno County and the state of California mapsize1 = map … Wikipedia
Frank Dusy — (December 17, 1837–November 9, 1898) was an early business leader of Selma, California and a co inventor of the Fresno Scraper, the basis of most modern earth moving machinery. On June, 16, 1885, Dusy and his partner Abijah McCall were issued U.S … Wikipedia
Minor characters of Days of our Lives — The following are minor but notable fictional characters on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, whose connections to the major families are either weak or non existent. Contents 1 Recent/current minor characters 1.1 Dr. Richard Baker 1.2… … Wikipedia
List of Days of our Lives characters — Contents: Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The following is an alphabetical list of characters (and their performers) by last name from the NBC … Wikipedia
List of current Days of our Lives characters — Main article: Days of our Lives Contents 1 Horton family 2 Brady family 3 DiMera family 4 Kiriakis family … Wikipedia
