Carson

Carson

Carson may refer to:

People

*Carson (surname), people with the surname "Carson"
*Carson (given name), people with the given name "Carson"

Place names

;United States
*Carson, California
*Carson, Iowa
*Carson, North Dakota
*Carson, Washington
*Carson, Wisconsin
*Carson City, Nevada
*Carson Township, Minnesota
*Fort Carson, Colorado, United States Army post
*Kit Carson, Colorado
*Kit Carson County, Colorado
*West Carson, California

*Carson and Colorado Railroad, running from Nevada to California
*Carson High School, several
*Carson National Forest, in New Mexico
*Carson Pass, through the Sierra Nevada in California
*Carson Range, range of mountains in California and Nevada near Lake Tahoe
*Carson River, river in California and Nevada
*Carson Sink, large playa in Nevada
**Carson Sink UFO incident
*Kit Carson Peak, in the Sangre de Cristo Range, Colorado

Other

*"Carson?", a record by the Gaelic punk group Oi Polloi
*Carson bandwidth rule, rule regarding bandwidth in a communications system
*Carson Helicopters, a heavy lift helicopter company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania
*Carson-Newman College, Baptist liberal arts college in Jefferson City, Tennessee, USA
*Carson Pirie Scott, a United States department store chain
*Carson Productions, a television production company established by Johnny Carson
*MV "William Carson", a Canadian passenger ferry


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  • Carson — m Scottish and Northern Irish: transferred use of the surname, which is of uncertain derivation; in spite of its son ending, it does not seem to be a true patronymic. The first known bearer is a certain Robert de Carsan (or de Acarson), recorded… …   First names dictionary

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  • Carson, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 668 Housing Units (2000): 309 Land area (2000): 0.522842 sq. miles (1.354155 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.522842 sq. miles (1.354155 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Carson, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 319 Housing Units (2000): 201 Land area (2000): 4.015193 sq. miles (10.399302 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.015193 sq. miles (10.399302 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Carson — /kahr seuhn/, n. 1. Christopher ( Kit ), 1809 68, U.S. frontiersman and scout. 2. Sir Edward Henry (Baron Carson), 1854 1935, Irish public official. 3. Johnny, born 1925, U.S. television entertainer. 4. Rachel Louise, 1907 1964, U.S. marine… …   Universalium

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