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| CORSON MINE Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 3.9 miles N. 45 deg E. of Raymond village. |
"The
Corson feldspar mine is in one of the most important permatites in the
Raymond region. ... The mine was operated by the Whitehall Co.,
Inc. during their
postwar activity in the Raymond region, and until operations ceased in
1948
..." (No indication of how this mine was named was included.) |
| Originally submitted by Dana Morong and printed on page SR-2 of the April 1993 "Corson Cousins" | Source: page 16 of "Beryl Resources of New Hampshire" with the subheading: Corson Mine |
|
CORSON
LANE Lewistown, Mifflin Co., PA |
Corson Lane has two residences on
it.
It was named by David W. Corson for his family which occupies one of
the
residences |
| Originally our address on the now
named
Corson Lane was, RD3 Box 84, which was changed to1263 Back
Maitland
Road because of the 911 emergency system needs. Then, when it was
realized
that confusion might occur because our lane didn't shoot straight out
to
the road, and we had to change it again. There are only two
houses
here, one when you first turn into the lane, that's 1 Corson Lane, and
ours
which is 9 Corson lane. So actually it wasn't really named after
someone
for a special reason, it just that's what we decided on. - David W. Corson <[email protected]> |
|
| COURSON ISLAND Warren County, PA In the Allegheny River Lat/Lon 414055N 0792246W Located in the same vicinty at: Lat/Lon 414056N 0792304W is COURSON EDDY (Name not shown on two maps consulted) Click here for aerial photograph Click here for topo map |
Courson
Island, is located directly across from the old Courson homestead in
Tidioute
(in the Allegheny National Forest). Reportedly named after Anthony Wayne Courson (b.13 Mar 1788, NJ?);(m. Elizabeth Jane Goetz/Gates) who was an early settler of Tidioute, Warren County, PA. He was a lumberman, innkeeper, and farmer. He came in 1806 from Centre Co. PA, first settling in Forest County, then to Tidioute by 1825. |
| Submitter: Debra Johnson Richardson <[email protected]> | Source:
History of Clayton County, Iowa 1882 (re Samuel W. Courson, son of Anthony) |
|
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
Named for Dale Raymond Corson, Physicist and President of Cornell University from 1969 until 1977. |
| Submitter: Lawrence Staib <[email protected]> | A
lengthy biography can be found at: http://cornell-magazine.cornell.edu/Archive/May1999/MayCorson.html |
| CORSON PARK
Millville, New Jersey It is located along East Main Street (Route 49) between 14th Street and Wade Boulevard. Photo - general view (taken 2000) |
Corson Park was named in
honor of past Mayor Benjamin H. Corson. It features a pond for
fishing and ice skating;
a small band shell/stage; a large variety of swings, slides, and
climbing
devices; walkways around the pond; picnic benches; and several tennis
courts...all
with ample parking. The park is always attended by a large variety of
ducks
and geese.
Ben was born in Millville on 27 Jul 1888 to Lewis Reed Corson/Sarah Turner. He married Bertha Phifer of Millville on 5 Aug 1909. Bertha was the daughter of William C. & Elizabeth Phifer. The wedding was held at the home of the bride on S. 3rd St. Rev. C. S. Lawrence of Trinity Church performed the ceremony. In May of 1965 he was elected to his fifth consecutive, four year term as a Millville City Commissioner. In two of these terms he was chosen as Mayor. Ben died on 3 Aug 1965. |
| Submitter: Glenn J. Bingham <[email protected]> | Source: email from Jack Kelley, Millville Historical Society <[email protected]> |
| CORSON
SHIPYARD Camden, New Jersey Some aerial photos can be
found
below. [It should be noted that, due to the time period elapsed, it is very likely that none of the present shipyard structures and piers are the same as when this was a Corson operation. Also, note that they were 'ship's carpenters'. Ships from that era were emerging from wooden hulls to steel hulled sailing ships and were outfitted with a large amount of wood being utilized.] |
"In that year [1852] David
Corson, with his brothers Andrew and George, ship-builders at
Millville, came to Camden and opened a yard that then extended nearly
from Shaxamoxon Ferry to the rolling-mill.
He remained in the business until 1868, when he sold to Bartlett &
Tilton..."
* Camden directories and birth records and Millville census records indicate that this is not quite correct. David came with his brothers Joseph and Isaac who show in the Millville census as "carpenters" in 1850. Their father Andrew showed as the same. No brother Andrew has been found for David, and brother George ("ship carpenter") seems to have vacated Millville by 1840, but reappeared in Millville through the 1860-1870 period. According to the Millville 1850 census, David did have sons named Andrew and David. |
| Submitters: Glenn J.
Bingham<[email protected]> & Priscilla Dietrich |
*Prowell in "The History of Camden Co, NJ" (1886) |
| Aerial Photos:
Camden & Philadelphia riverfront, Aug 1995 Camden, circa 1925 Camden, date unknown |
|
| CORSON
AUDITORIUM Interlochen Center for the Arts Interlochen, Michigan The Center is associated with the University of Michigan system. |
The auditorium was a gift of Thomas H. Corson of Middlebury, IN. He is an Honorary Emeritus Trustee for Interlochen Center for the Arts. Built in 1978, it is a design by architect Alden Dow, and a replica of a building by Dow in Midland, MI. The cement exterior has the appearance of wood grained boards. The cheerful, life-sized sculpture of a bear, by Marshall Fredericks, guards the entrance and completes the link to the surrounding natural setting. |
| Submitter: Cathy Compton <[email protected]> | Sites with more info:
The Interlochen Center http://www.interlochen.org/intro.html [A number of campus photos can be found including a few thumbnails of the auditorium.] The architect's firm: http://www.dhga.com/projects_arts.htm |
| U.S.S. CORSON
(AVP-37 Decommissioned) U.S. Navy Seaplane Tender |
Named for Corson's Inlet in New Jersey |
| Submitter: Gale Corson / Jeff Owens | Source and Details:
http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/auxil/avp37.htm |
| CORSON
SIDING [or Corson's Siding] Bexley Township, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada On the high point of Trent Canal System "about an hour northeast of Toronto near Fenelon Falls" |
Corson Siding was settled by and named for William Henry Corson (1824-1906) who went there from Grimsby, Ont. to cut timber for a Toronto distiller and for ties the local railroads needed for expansion. William and his wife Cordelia (Comfort) had 12 children. |
| Submitters: Corson
Ellis, [email protected] and Lily Corson |
Cited: The Mercantile Agency Reference Book, Dun & Co. (Dun and Bradstreet), Jan 1901. |
| CORSON
COUNTY South Dakota Population (1990): 4195; land area 2473 square miles |
Named for Dighton Corson (1827-1915). Member of Wisconsin State Legislature, 1857; Delegate to Nevada State Constitutional Convention, 1885, 1889; Judge of South Dakota State Supreme Court, 1st District, 1889-1913. |
| Submitter: Jeff Owens | Source: Corson
County, SD USGenWeb
page Biography http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sd/biography/kingsbury/v4/corson.txt |
| CORSON'S
INLET Cape May County, New Jersey Aerial photo |
It is said that John and Peter Corson sailed into the Corson's Inlet area to pursue whaling. They and other whalers settled there in caves and other types of make-shift homes, or shacks. On the peninsula on the south side of the inlet, the land became known as "Corsons". It changed to Strathmere in 1912. Peck's Beach, another piece of historic real estate is located on the north side. |
| Submitter: Carol Y. Reese, [email protected] | Sources: '300 Years of Corsons', vol. II; and "Corson's Inlet or Strathmere" by Katharine J. Carmona a story from "A History of Upper Township and Its Villages", compiled by members of The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township in 1989. |
| CORSON
AVENUE Seattle, King Co., Washington (south side) |
Named in 1911 for Dr. Willis H. Corson of Seattle. Dr. Corson (1879-1943), physician and surgeon, served in the US Army medical corps during WW I, later went into private practice in Seattle, on staff of St. Luke's and Providence hospitals, Superintendent of the King County Hospital for several years, and served as coroner. He was the son of Dr. Hiram R. Corson of Old Town, Maine; married Ann [or Anna] Z. Snyder in 1924; and by an earlier marriage had twin sons (Willis H. 2nd and Jack B. Corson) in 1909. Siblings: Patricia A. and Kenneth P. |
| Submitter: Gale Corson: [email protected] | Corson Cousins, Jul
1985, p4 (from Madelyn Cataldo).
Seattle Times, obituary 20 Aug 1943. Biography from History of King County, Washington, vol. III, by Clarence B. Bagley, S. J. Clarke publishers, Chicago and Seattle, 1929.(qR979.72 / B146Hk, pp.694-5) |
| COULSON
A Village in Medonte/Oro Township, Simcoe County,Ontario, Canada near Horseshoe Valley. Miles to: Orillia 10, Barrie 20, Toronto 86 Population (1869), 40; (1901), 25 |
Named by and for James P. Coulson, pioneer of 1864, grist/sawmill owner, general merchant, and Postmaster. Coulson United Church, founded 1881 |
| Submitter: Lily Corson | Cited: The Province of Ontario Gazetteer & Directory, publ Robertson & Cook, 1869; The Mercantile Agency Reference Book, Dun & Co (Dun and Bradstreet), Jan 1901; Corson Cousins, Jan 1995, p. 3, and Apr 1995, p. 3 |
| COULSON'S
CORNERS Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada |
No data has been offered about the community's name origin. |
| Submitted: Lily Corson | Cited: The Province of Ontario Gazetteer & Directory, publ. Robertson & Cook, 1869; The Mercantile Agency Reference Book, Dun & Co (Dun and Bradstreet), Jan 1901 |
| PETERSBURG Cape May County, New Jersey It is located in the central part of Upper Township and is bordered by the Cedar Swamp Creek on the east. |
The town of Petersburg was named in 1834 after Peter Corson(1795-1873), its first Postmaster (apptd. 14 Apr 1856). It was originally named Littleworth by the VanGilder family in the early 1740's. |
| Submitter: Carol Y. Reese, [email protected] | Sources: '300 Years of Corsons', vol II, p. 80; and "Petersburg", by Joyce Van Vorst, a story from "A History of Upper Township and Its Villages", compiled by members of The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township in 1989. |
| HENRY
CORSON PLACE
Markham, York County,
Ontario,
Canada |
Named for Henry Ryan Corson (1823-1909), the youngest son of "Father Corson" - a circuit riding Methodist minister in 1820 to 1860 when Canada was wilderness. Corson was for many years the owner publisher of the Markham Economist and Sun, a liberal Newspaper. At various times he owned a tannery, served as clerk of Markham village, and was a close friend of political figures. He was much admired by the people of the town and his political friends and foe alike. Married to Nancy Reesor, they had five children including Robert John Corson. |
| Submitter: Corson
Ellis [email protected] Henry Ryan Corson was his great grandfather. |
Whitby Reporter. Markham Historical Society. |
| CORSON
STREET
Pasadena, California
|
Named about 1900 for
Joseph Baneth Corson, who lived nearby. Corson was instrumental in
rescuing the community library from bankruptcy in 1890 and in
organizing construction of the second library building. He was also
active in the anti-saloon movement and served as a
deacon in the First Universalist Church in Pasadena. The record seems to say that Corson and his wife Flora were born in Maine about 1834 and 1840, respectively. They appear in the 1880 Wisconsin census with four children, Maud, Estella, Flavilla, and Ralph. Joseph apparently died in Pasadena between 1900 and 1910, when the census shows his widow living with daughter Flavilla, son-in-law Reginald Bland, and their children. As a respected educator and musician, Bland continued the family tradition of community service in Pasadena. |
| Submitter: Gale Corson | History of
Pasadena by Hiram
A. Reid, 1895.
Pasadena Public Library Annual Report, 1964-1965. |
| CORSON FIELD
Andover, New Hampshire |
Baseball field at Andover Elementary School, named after George Harold Corson, former coach and principal there 1937-1952, 1970-1979. |
| Submitter: Michael Corson; George Corson was his grandfather. | |
|
Palmdale, California |
Named after Melville John Courson, son of William Courson and __ McCallister. William's parents were John and Rebecca Courson, who were in Missouri in both 1880 and 1870. He was born 31 Dec 1891 in MO. He was married to Blythe McCormick in Tulsa Co., OK on 24 Jan 1920. Melville was the president of the Palmdale Chamber of Commerce in 1946-1947. He died 4 Dec 1952 in Los Angeles County, CA. |
| Submitter: Michael Corson and Gale Corson | California Death Index, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Census, website info. |
| The CCFHA is seeking to identify
place names,
or other items of interest, that include the Corson surname, and the
people
for whom they were named. Please help expand this section
by
submitting any examples you find. If possible, include details about
the
location and the source of information that indicates who is the
namesake. Some places which require identifying details: CORSON AVENUE, Akron, OH COURSON ALLEY, Williamsport, Lycoming Co., PA, 1 block long between Washington Blvd. & Brandon Pl. - near the campus of Lycoming College CORSON TAVERN ROAD, Seaville, Cape May Co., New Jersey COURSEN (Street name), Stanhope Boro, Sussex Co., New Jersey COURSEN ROAD, Sandystone Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey CORSON AVENUE, Pennsville, Salem Co., New Jersey, intersects with South Broadway (Route 49). CORSON TOWNSHIP, Walworth County, South Dakota CORSON AVENUE, Perris, California CORSON'S HILL, Belgrade Lakes, Maine |
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LISTS FOUND BY SEARCHING ON: <http://geonames.usgs.gov/>
 National Mapping Information CORSON Click on the feature name for feature details and
for
links to mapping services.
U.S. Department of the Interior || U.S. Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, USA URL: http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form Maintainer: [email protected] Last modified: November 1, 2000 USGS Privacy Policy and Disclaimers |
Click on the feature name for feature details and for links to mapping services.
| Feature Name | St | County Equivalent Name | Type | Lat. | Long. | USGS 7.5' Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coursens Landing Airport | IL | Jo Daviess | airport | 422525N | 0903015W | Menominee |
| Coursen Grove Cemetery | KS | Mitchell | cemetery | 391822N | 0975845W | Glasco SW |
| Coursen Grove School Number Two | KS | Mitchell | school | 391635N | 0975804W | Glasco SW |
| Coursens Grove (historical) | KS | Mitchell | populated place | 391636N | 0975807W | Glasco SW |
| Pellettown (Coursenville) | NJ | Sussex | populated place | 410941N | 0744030W | Branchville |
COURSON
Click on the feature name for feature details and for
links
to mapping services.
| Feature Name | St | County Equivalent Name | Type | Lat. | Long. | USGS 7.5' Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courson Park | CA | Los Angeles | park | 343436N | 1180635W | Palmdale |
| Courson Pond | GA | Treutlen | reservoir | 322521N | 0822743W | Covena |
| Courson Cemetery | IL | Marion | cemetery | 384717N | 0884329W | Oskaloosa |
| Courson Lake | MI | Benzie | lake | 444640N | 0855547W | Burdickville |
| Courson Eddy | PA | Warren | bay | 414056N | 0792304W | Tidioute |
| Courson Island | PA | Warren | island | 414055N | 0792246W | Tidioute |
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