Atwater
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Atwater is the name of several locations in the United States of America:- Atwater, CaliforniaAtwater, CaliforniaAtwater is a city on U.S. Route 99 in Merced County, California, United States. Atwater is west-northwest of Merced, at an elevation of 151 feet . The population as of the 2010 census was 28,168.-Geography:...
, a city in Merced County, California - Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAtwater Village, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAtwater Village is a neighborhood in northeast Los Angeles, California. It lies at an elevation of 404 feet .-Geography:Atwater Village lies between the Los Angeles River to the west and Glendale to the north and east...
, a neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California - Atwater, Georgia
- Atwater, IllinoisAtwater, IllinoisAtwater is an unincorporated community in Shaws Point Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. Atwater is east-southeast of Standard City. Atwater had a post office, which closed on October 12, 2002....
- Atwater, MinnesotaAtwater, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,079 people, 461 households, and 296 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,053.3 people per square mile . There were 475 housing units at an average density of 463.7 per square mile...
- Atwater, Ohio
- Atwater, WisconsinAtwater, WisconsinAtwater is an unincorporated community located in the town of Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States....
People
- Barry AtwaterBarry AtwaterGarrett "Barry" Atwater was an American character actor who appeared frequently on TV from the 1950s into the 1970s...
(1918–1978), U.S. actor - Dorence AtwaterDorence AtwaterDorence Atwater was a Union Army soldier, merchant, entrepreneur, and United States Consul to Tahiti. He was born and raised in Terryville, Connecticut, the third child of Henry Atwater and Catherine Fenn Atwater. He was well-educated, and at 16 he joined the Union Army to fight in the American...
(1845–1910), U.S. civil war soldier known for keeping the "Atwater List" of Union fatalities - Edwin AtwaterEdwin AtwaterEdwin Atwater was a Canadian businessperson, corporate director and municipal politician in Montreal....
(1808–1874), a municipal alderman in Montreal for the district of Saint-Antoine - Helen W. AtwaterHelen W. AtwaterHelen Woodard Atwater was an American author, Home Economics specialist and the first full-time editor of the Journal of Home Economics....
(1876–1947), U.S. author, home economist and editor - Jeffrey AtwaterJeffrey AtwaterJeffrey "Jeff" Atwater, a fifth-generation Floridian, was elected Florida's Chief Financial Officer is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Florida...
(1958–), American politician - Lee AtwaterLee AtwaterHarvey LeRoy "Lee" Atwater was an American political consultant and strategist to the Republican Party. He was an advisor of U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and Chairman of the Republican National Committee.-Childhood and early life:...
(1951–1991), a U.S. Republican political strategist. - P. M. H. AtwaterP. M. H. AtwaterP. M. H. Atwater is an American writer and researcher on subjects related to Idaho promotions, life and death issues, and spirituality from a New Thought point of view.-Life:...
(1937–), a near-death experience researcher and author of several books on the field, such as Beyond the Light and Future Memory - Reuben AtwaterReuben AtwaterReuben Atwater was the secretary of Michigan Territory and served as acting governor during in 1811-1812.-Biography:...
, American politician - Richard & Florence AtwaterRichard & Florence AtwaterRichard and Florence Atwater co-authored the book Mr. Popper's Penguins, which won the 1939 Newbery Honor Award.-Florence:Florence Hasseltine Atwater was born in Chicago, the last child of Mary Josephine Delany, a former concert pianist with the Philadelphia Conservatory, and James Carroll, a...
(1892–1948; 1899–1979), authors of the children's book Mr. Popper's Penguins - Steve AtwaterSteve AtwaterStephen Dennis "Smiling Assassin" Atwater is a former American football player who spent most of his career playing free safety for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. Atwater and Dennis Smith made up a Broncos secondary that was known for their ferocious hits on opposing players...
(1966–), former Denver Broncos and New York Jets Free Safety - Tanya AtwaterTanya AtwaterTanya Atwater is an American geophysicist and marine geologist who specializes in plate tectonics, in particular the evolution of the San Andreas fault plate boundary. Her educational work has focused on the creation of computer-animated multimedia products and presentations depicting plate...
, a professor of geological sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara who specializes in plate tectonics - Tony Atwater, president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Wilbur Olin AtwaterWilbur Olin AtwaterWilbur Olin Atwater was an American chemist known for his studies of human nutrition and metabolism....
(1844–1907), U.S. developer of the respiration calorimeter - William AtwaterWilliam AtwaterWilliam Felix Atwater is an author and former Director of the United States Army Ordnance Museum in Aberdeen, Maryland, United States. He is a 1968 graduate of Berea College in Berea, Kentucky and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science with a minor in philosophy and religion...
, Director of the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum in Maryland
Other
- Atwater (Montreal Metro)Atwater (Montreal Metro)Atwater is a station on the Green Line of the Metro rapid transit system operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located on the border between the city of Westmount and the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
, a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro - Atwater StreetAtwater StreetAtwater Avenue is a major north-south street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is links Doctor Penfield Avenue in the Ville-Marie borough to the north, and Henri Duhamel Street in the Verdun borough to the south...
, a street in Montreal - Atwater Library, an independent library in Montreal operated by the Mechanics' Institute of MontrealMechanics' InstitutesHistorically, Mechanics' Institutes were educational establishments formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working men...
- Atwater Market, a public market in Montreal
- Atwater v. City of Lago VistaAtwater v. City of Lago VistaAtwater v. Lago Vista, , was a United States Supreme Court decision which held that a person's Fourth Amendment rights are not violated when the subject is arrested for driving without a seatbelt...
, a United States Supreme Court case - United States Penitentiary, AtwaterUnited States Penitentiary, AtwaterUnited States Penitentiary, Atwater is a federal prison in the United States. Located in a former portion of Castle Air Force Base near the city of Atwater in unincorporated Merced County, California, it is from San Francisco....
, a prison near Atwater, California