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O-ring An O-ring is a loop of elastomer with a round (o-shaped) cross-section used as a mechanical seal or gasket. They are designed to be seated in a groove and compressed during assembly between two or more parts, creating a seal at the interface.
O-ring boss seal O-Ring boss seal is a technique for joining two fluid-carrying pipes, hoses or tubing. In an o-ring boss (abbreviated ORB) system, a male threaded part is inserted into a female threaded part, providing a mechanical seal.
O-type asteroid The rare O-type asteroids have spectra similar to the unusual asteroid 3628 Boznemcová, which is the best asteroid match to the spectra of L6 and LL6 ordinary chondrite meteorites. Their spectra have a deep absorption feature longward of 0.
O-Ton Ute 1999 - 2005 Berlin literature, music and performance group, presenting work in Schokoladen, Mitte. The group's own self-definition varied over the years, from "LesebĂĽhne" or "KleinkunstbĂĽhne" to "Vaudeville" and "Punk Kabarett".
O-Town (album) After their #10 hit, "Liquid Dreams", the pop band O-Town released their eponymous debut album, which peaked at #5 and spawned the #3 follow-up single, "All Or Nothing", which also made it to #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The third American single "We Fit Together" was an MTV favorite, but failed to chart, stalling at #4 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart (i.
O-Town (band) O-Town was a boy band formed from the first series of the MTV-produced reality television series Making The Band, in 2000. The members of the band were Jacob Underwood, Ashley Parker Angel, Erik-Michael Estrada, Trevor Penick, and Dan Miller.
O-yatoi gaikokujin The o-yatoi gaikokujin (Japanese: お雇い外国人 — hired foreigners, foreign employees) were foreign specialists, engineers, teachers, mercenaries and more, hired to assist in the modernization of Japan. They were summoned, at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era, reaching more than 3,000 in all (with thousands more in the private sector) as of 1868.
O(1) scheduler An O(1) scheduler is a kernel scheduling design that can schedule processes within a constant upper-bounded period of time regardless of how many processes are running on the operating system. One of the major goals of OS designers is to minimize the overhead and jitter of OS services so that application programmers feel less of a performance impact when using OS services.
O. J. Matthijs Jolles Otto Jolle Matthijs Jolles (1911-1968) performed a major service to strategic studies in the United States by providing the first American translation of Carl von Clausewitz's magnum opus, On War. Jolles himself is a bit obscure to students of military affairs, largely because his translation of On War was his only published effort in that field.
O. J. McDuffie Otis James McDuffie (born December 2, 1969 in Marion, Ohio) is a former American Football player who played wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins from 1993 to 2000. In college, McDuffie was an All-American at Penn State University.
O. P. Caylor Oliver Perry Caylor (December 14, 1849 - October 19, 1897) was a manager for the Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association, succeeding the original manager, Pop Snyder. His stint with the team was mixed, since he finished in second place in his 1885 debut season, but the following year, he finished with a losing record (65-73) and in fifth place.
O. Winston Link Ogle Winston LinkLink was named after two of his maternal ancestors: the twentieth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Winston Jones and Pennsylvanian Representative Alexander Ogle. Last Railroad p.
O.F.T.B. OFTB: (Operation From The Bottom) is a group of male African American rappers from Watts, CA which contain Kevin "Flipside" White, Sammy "Bustop" Willaims, and Ronald "LowMB" Watkins. They grew up in Nickerson gardens project.
O2 Global Network O2 Global Network is an international network for people interested in sustainable design. The network is made up of the O2 Global Network foundation, regional hubs, local groups, liaisons and individuals (called O2's).
O2 plc O2 plc (known prior to March 2005 as mmO2 and usually stylised as O2, like the chemical symbol) is a British telecommunications company specialising in mobile phones. The company was previously part of BT Group plc as BT Cellnet.
O:XML o:XML is an open source, dynamically typed, general-purpose object-oriented programming language based on XML-syntax. It's got threads, exception handling, regular expressions, namespaces, and all the other things you would expect from a modern language.
Oadline Truitt Oadline Truitt (born August 2, 1940) is an American Democratic Party politician, who was selected to serve in the New Jersey General Assembly in 2006, where she represents the 28th legislative district. She serves in the Assembly as a member of the Education Committee.
Oahe Dam The Oahe Dam is a large man-made dam along the Missouri River, just north of Pierre, South Dakota in the United States. It creates Lake Oahe, the 4th largest man-made reservoir in the United States, which stretches 231 miles (372 km) up the course of the Missouri to Bismarck, North Dakota.
Oahspe Oahspe: A Kosmon Bible in the Words of Jehovih and his Angel Embassadors (sic) is a book announcing new revelations from God, which was produced by John Ballou Newbrough (1828-1891) by automatic writing, and which was first published by Newbrough in 1882.
Oahu Bowl The Oahu Bowl is a now defunct National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A college football bowl game played in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. Played on Christmas Day, the Oahu Bowl was sponsored by Jeep motor company.
Oahu Cattlemen's Association Paniolo Hall of Fame The O'ahu Cattlemen's Association Paniolo Hall of Fame also known as the Hawai'i Paniolo Hall of Fame , is a cowboy hall of fame sponsored by the O'ahu Cattlemen's Association on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. Established in 1999 the Paniolo Hall of Fame recognizes individuals "for their contribution to the paniolo heritage and for perpetuating the industry".
Oahu Interscholastic Association The Oahu Interscholastic Association or OIA is an athletic conference composed of all public secondary schools on the island of Oahu. The OIA was first founded in 1940 as the Rural Oahu Interscholastic Association or ROIA.
Oak The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. The genus is native to the northern hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cold latitudes to tropical Asia and the Americas.
Oak 107 FM Oak 107 FM is an Independent Local Radio station owned by the CN Group and based on Prince William Road in Loughborough, Leicestershire in the UK. Launched in 1999 as 107 Oak FM with Nic Tuff launching the station.
Oak apple An oak apple is a mutation of an oak leaf caused by chemicals injected by the larvae of certain kinds of gall wasp. They are so called because the gall, which can measure up to 5cm in diameter but is normally only around 2cm, looks a little like an apple.
Oak Apple Day Oak Apple Day was a holiday celebrated in England on 29 May to commemorate the restoration of the monarchy in Britain and Ireland, in May 1660. In some parts of the country, the day was also known as Shick-Shack Day or Arbor Day.
Oak Beach Inn The Oak Beach Inn, commonly referred to by the abbreviation OBI, was a Long Island nightclub located in Oak Beach, on Jones Beach Island in the village of Bay Shore, in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York
Oak Creek Canyon Oak Creek Canyon is a 12 mile long river gorge located along the Mogollon Rim in northern Arizona located between the cities of Flagstaff and Sedona. The canyon is often described as a smaller cousin of the Grand Canyon because of its scenic beauty.
Oak Flats, New South Wales Oak Flats is a suburb of Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia situated on the South Western shores of Lake Illawarra. It is a residential area of 6,674 people (2001 census) and has a railway station which was moved recently.
Oak Forest (Metra) The Oak Forest Metra station is located on the Rock Island District Metra line that runs between Joliet, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois at the LaSalle Street Station. It is in Zone E according to Metra fee schedules based on distance from downtown Chicago.
Oak Forest High School Oak Forest High School is a public high school located in Oak Forest, Illinois. It is part of Bremen Community High School District 228 which also includes Tinley Park High School, Hillcrest High School and Bremen High School.
Oak Grove Oak Grove is a common name for several places in the United States of America. The US Geographic Names Information System lists a total of 181 different populated places in the US with this name several states, the name is used for multiple locations.
Oak Grove (MBTA station) Oak Grove Station is an MBTA station on the Orange Line, located in the northern part of Malden, Massachusetts near the intersection of Winter Street and Main Street. The city of Melrose is a stone's throw away.
Oak Grove Fire Department The Oak Grove, Arkansas Fire Department is a volunteer fire department located between North Little Rock and Maumelle in Pulaski County, Arkansas. The Department was originally chartered as Fire District 25 of Pulaski County in 1998.
Oak Grove Mennonite Church Located in Smithville, Ohio, Oak Grove Mennonite Church is an historical church that has made a significant contribution to the larger Mennonite denomination. Currently pastored by Norma Duerkson and Joel Short.
Oak Grove School District The Oak Grove School District operates 18 elementary schools (K-6) and four intermediate schools (7-8 unless otherwise noted) in San Jose, California, USA. The district has 566 teachers (FTEs) serving 11613 students.
Oak Grove, Georgia Oak Grove, Georgia, is the unincorporated community surrounding the area of south Cherokee County near the intersection of Bells Ferry Road (State Route 205) and State Route 92. The name is no longer commonly used to refer to the surrounding area.
Oak Hill Academy (New Jersey) Oak Hill Academy is a coeducational, nonsectarian private day school located in Lincroft, New Jersey, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Oak Hill Academy was founded in 1980 by educator Joseph A.
Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) Founded in 1878, Oak Hill Academy is a co-ed, private Baptist-affiliated secondary school in Mouth of Wilson (Grayson County), Virginia, USA. Oak Hill's enrollment of approximately 100 students is 98% boarders, serving grades 8-12.
Oak Hill Baptist Church Oak Hill Baptist Church is an American Baptist Church in Oak Hill, West Virginia, formed in 1892, and located at 613 Lundale Drive since 1926. Affiliated with the West Virginia Baptist Convention, the church has offered traditional worship services for over a century.
Oak Hill, West Virginia Oak Hill is a city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States and is the primary city within the Oak Hill, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area which, as of July 2005 census data, had a population of 46,823. The Micropolitan Area is also included in the newly formed Beckley-Oak Hill, WV Combined Statistical Area.
Oak Hills Christian College Oak Hills Christian College is a small, private, nondenominational Christian college located on the Upper and Lower Marquette Lakes a few miles south of Bemidji, Minnesota. It is a division of Oak Hills Fellowship, which was founded in 1927 for the purpose of instructing youth and adults “in Bible without denominational emphasis or bias.
Oak Island Oak Island () is a 140 acre (570,000 m²) island in Lunenberg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of about 360 small islands in Mahone Bay, and rises to a maximum of 35 feet (11 m) above sea level.
Oak Island (North Carolina) Oak Island is a barrier island on the Atlantic coast of southeastern North Carolina in Brunswick County. The island contains the towns of Oak Island and Caswell Beach as well as the North Carolina Baptist Assembly and a United States Coast Guard station, which is home to the Oak Island Lighthouse.
Oak Island, North Carolina Oak Island, North Carolina is a town located mostly on Oak Island (which also contains the town of Caswell Beach and the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell) in Brunswick County, North Carolina; a small part of the town extends onto the mainland north of the island's bridge. The population was 6,571 at the 2000 census.
Oak Knoll Navy Hospital Oak Knoll Navy Hospital was a navy hospital located in Oakland, California that was closed in 1996 as part of the Base Realignment and Closure programme. The location of the hospital was on Moutain Blvd in the Oak Knoll section of the city.
Oak Leaf Stakes The Oak Leaf Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses restricted to two-year-old fillies and thus is a major prep race for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. The Grade I race is held at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt track at Santa Anita Park's Oak Tree Meeting.
Oak Leaf Trail The Oak Leaf Trail (formerly 76 Bike Trail) is a paved 108 mile multi-use recreational trail which encircles Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Ceremony to mark Oak Leaf Trail extension, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 19, 2006.
Oak Manufacturing Oak Manufacturing, founded in 1948, is a vending machine company located in Vernon, California. Along with Northwestern Corporation, it is regarded by most people in the vending community as a producer of high-quality equipment.
Oak Orchard River The Oak Orchard River, often called the Oak Orchard Creek, is a small river located primarily in Orleans County, New York in the United States. The river empties into Lake Ontario at Point Breeze in the Town of Carlton, where Oak Orchard State Marine Park is located.
Oak Park (Metra) Oak Park is a Metra commuter railroad station in Oak Park, Illinois, just west of Chicago. It is served by Metra's Union Pacific/West Line, with service east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois.
Oak Park and River Forest High School Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a public four-year high school located in Oak Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the only school of Oak Park and River Forest District 200.
Oak Park Elementary School District The Oak Park Elementary School District operates eight elementary schools (K-5, unless otherwise noted) and two middle schools (6-8) in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. The district has 376 teachers (FTEs) serving 4,923 students.
Oak Park High School (California) Oak Park High School is the main secondary school in the Oak Park Unified School District, taking ninth through twelfth grade students. It is a National Blue Ribbon School, with 2005-2006 enrollment of 1314 students taught by 62 faculty members.
Oak Park High School (Kansas City) Oak Park High School is a secondary school in the North Kansas City School District in Kansas City, MO, USA. The student body is composed of ninth through twelfth grade students, with an average yearly enrollment of just over two thousand.
Oak Park, Illinois Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a near-western suburb of Chicago, easily accessible to downtown Chicago (the Chicago Loop) by public transportation such as the Chicago 'L' and CTA buses.
Oak Point Link The Oak Point Link is a short railroad line in the Bronx, New York City, USA, on the east shore of the Harlem River. It connects the Oak Point Yard at the north end of the Hell Gate Bridge with Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line (on the Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad section).
Oak Processionary The Oak Processionary (Thaumetopoea processionea) is a moth whose caterpillars have come into conflict with humans both as pests of oak forests and because of the health hazard posed by their poisonous setae (hairs), which may cause skin irritation and asthma.
Oak Ridge Military Academy Oak Ridge Military Academy (ORMA) is a military school located in northwestern Guilford County, North Carolina. It was established in 1852 by the Society of Friends (Quakers) as a "finishing school" for boys.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, LLC. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville.
Oak Ridge Observatory The Oak Ridge Observatory is operated by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics as a facility of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), and houses the largest telescope east of Texas in the United States, a 61-inch reflector. It is located in Harvard, Massachusetts.
Oak Ridges Moraine The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically sensitive geological landform in south central Ontario, Canada. The moraine covers a geographic area of 1,900 square kilometres between Caledon and Rice Lake, near Peterborough.
Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust The Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust (ORMLT) is a Canadian charitable non-profit organization founded in 1999. It's mandate is to acquire land on the Oak Ridges Moraine to protect it from development, typically through land donations or conservation easements.
Oak Ridges Trail Association The Oak Ridges Trail Association (ORTA) is an incorporated charitable organisation whose purpose is to develop, maintain, promote and expand the hiking trail system across the Oak Ridges Moraine in south-central Ontario, Canada. ORTA is comprised of ten chapters, each of which maintains a section of the approximately 250 km of trail.
Oak Ridges—Markham Oak Ridges—Markham is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election.
Oak Street Oak Street is a major north-south street in Vancouver, British Columbia. The street runs from a three way intersection with 6th Avenue in the north (just south of False Creek) to the Oak Street Bridge in the south, leading towards Richmond.
Oak Street (Chicago) Oak Street is a very prestigious shopping destination in Chicago. Luxury stores on this street in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood include Prada, Barneys New York, Hermes, Tod's, Yves Saint Laurent, Kate Spade, Jil Sander, Loro Piana, Furla, calypso, Judith Ripka, Frette, Marina Rinaldi, Luca Luca, Camper, A pea in the pod, AG Jeans, Diesel, Amerian Apparel, BCBG Maxazria, Bang and Olufson and Chicago's own Ultimo.
Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile Stakes The Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile Stakes is a turf race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park during the Oak Tree Racing Association meet each year. A Grade II event, it is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one mile on the grass and offers a purse of $250,000.
Oak Tree Derby The Oak Tree Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park during the Oak Tree Racing Association meet each year. The Grade II event is open to three-year-old horses willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf and offers a purse of $150,000.
Oak Tree Stakes The Oak Tree Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Goodwood Racecourse during the Glorious Goodwood meeting in late July / early August.
Oak Valley, New Jersey Oak Valley is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Deptford Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the Oak Valley CDP population was 3,747.
Oakbank, Manitoba Oakbank () is a small town in Manitoba, Canada located about 15km east of the provincial capital Winnipeg, in the Rural Municipality of Springfield. It has a population of about 3,000 persons and serves as a dormitory town or bedroom community for Winnipeg, as a majority of the residents work and play in Winnipeg.
Oakbrook Center Oakbrook Center is an outdoor shopping mall located near Interstate 88 in Oak Brook, Illinois. It was originally opened in 1962 and has become the largest upscale open-air shopping center in the United States.
Oaken defender In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Oaken defender is a Fey. They resemble enormous (30 feet across) disks made of dirt, wood, moss and dry leaves, with six vine-like tentacles protruding from the rim at roughly equal intervals.
Oakengates Oakengates is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, and now forms part of the new town of Telford. The parish's population was recorded as 8,517 in the 2001 census.
Oakes Ames Oakes Ames (January 10, 1804 – May 8, 1873) was an American manufacturer, capitalist, and member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. As a congressman, he is credited by many historians as being the single most important influence in the building of the Union Pacific portion of the transcontinental railroad.
Oakey, Queensland Oakey (, postcode 4401) is a rural town situated in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. It is situated 160 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 29 kilometres west of the regional city of Toowoomba.
Oakfield Tornado The Oakfield Tornado is the name of a tornado which destroyed Oakfield, Wisconsin on July 18, 1996. In addition, strong thunderstorms brought heavy rains, lightning, and gusty winds to that region of Fond du Lac County].
Oakgrove Integrated College Oakgrove Integrated College is a college / Secondary school based in Derry, Northern Ireland. The all-ability school was founded in 1992 with the hope of integrating young people from both sides of Northern Ireland's religious divide and giving all of its students 'Self-esteem'.
Oakham School Oakham School is an English public school in the market town of Oakham in Rutland, accepting around 1,000 students, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils (including about 10-15% from overseas). It was founded in 1584 by Archdeacon Robert Johnson, along with its smaller sister school Uppingham School, a few miles away.
Oakhurst Cottage Oakhurst Cottage is a tiny 16th-century cottage in Hambledon, Surrey, in the United Kingdom. It is now owned by the National Trust, which has restored the timber-framed building as an excellent example of a Surrey labourer's cottage.
Oakhurst Primary School Oakhurst Primary School, situated in Oakhurst Avenue, Rondebosch, Cape Town, is a school known for its academic excellence and the nurturing environment it provides to those fortunate enough to learn there. The school has recently turned 100 years old and old girls have flocked to their old school to marvel at the changes and admit to the lasting impact of Oakhurst on their lives.
Oakhurst, California Oakhurst is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madera County, California, 14 miles south of the entrance to Yosemite National Park, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is part of the Madera, California Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Oakington Oakington is a large village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England, and belongs to the administrative district of South Cambridgeshire. The parish of Oakington and Westwick covers an area of 883 hectares.
Oakland (Pittsburgh) Oakland is the academic center of Pittsburgh. This neighborhood is home to several colleges and universities, art museums, history centers, arcades, art cinemas, live entertainment, restaurants, and a large student population.
Oakland automobile The Oakland was a brand of automobile manufactured between 1907-1909 by the Oakland Motor Car Company of Pontiac, Michigan and between 1909 and 1931 by the Oakland Motors Division of General Motors Corporation. Oakland's principle founder was Edward P.
Oakland Beach, Rhode Island Oakland Beach is a neighborhood located in the South Central area of Warwick, Rhode Island, on Greenwich Bay, a tributary of Narragansett Bay. This densely-populated community of small cottages was developed after World War I as a summer colony, largely for nearby Providence's middle-class Irish and Italian communities.
Oakland California Temple The Oakland California Temple is the 15th constructed and 13th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The LDS temple in Oakland, California was announced on May 26, 1962, and dedicated on November 19, 1964 by David O.
Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative The Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, or OCBC, is a Californian organization whose mission is to "provide seriously ill patients with a safe and reliable source of medical cannabis information and patient support." In order to become a member, a person must provide a note from a treating physician assenting to cannabis therapy for a medical condition listed on the Medicinal Cannabis User Initial Questionnaire.
Oakland City Center/12th Street (BART station) Oakland City Center/12th Street is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit station located at 12th Street and Broadway next to the Oakland City Center in downtown Oakland. This is an official transfer station along the BART system.
Oakland City University Oakland City University is located in Southwestern Indiana, and is the only General Baptist affiliated college in the United States. Though its founding was in 1885, the present student enrollment is only 675 on-campus and 1900 total.
Oakland Coliseum Amtrak/BART Station The Oakland Coliseum Amtrak/BART Station is actually a reference to two separate stations of two public transit providers that are within 600ft(183m) of each other: Amtrak Capitol Corridor's Oakland Coliseum station and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)'s Coliseum/Oakland Airport station. They are located in southern Oakland, California, and are connected directly to each other and to the Oakland Coliseum, hence the names, by a pedestrian bridge.
Oakland Community College Oakland Community College is a community college established in 1964. It opened in September of 1965 with two campuses - Highland Lakes, a renovated hospital in Union Lake, and Auburn Hills, a former Army Nike missile site in Auburn Heights.
Oakland County Child Killer The Oakland County Child Killer was a serial killer responsible for the murders of four or more children in Oakland County, Michigan, United States in 1976 and 1977. The killer was also nicknamed The Babysitter, as all four victims had been recently bathed.
Oakland Estuary The Oakland Estuary is the body of water separating the cities of Oakland and Alameda, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. On its western end it connects to San Francisco Bay, while its eastern end connects to San Leandro Bay.
Oakland hills Oakland hills is a common informal name for that section of the Berkeley Hills which extends along the eastern side of Oakland, California. In recent decades, it has become the more common popular term although it remains "officially" incorrect among geographers and gazetteers.
Oakland High School (California) Oakland Senior High School (also known as O-High) is a public high school that belongs to the Oakland Unified School District and is the oldest High School in Oakland, California. Oakland High was first located at twelth and Market then twelfth and Jefferson and lastly.
Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club, a private golf club in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, has hosted many prestigious professional golf tournaments throughout its history. The Oakland Hills grounds crew maintains two superb courses, designated the North and South Course.
Oakland Oaks (PCL) The Oakland Oaks were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 until 1955. Along with the Los Angeles Angels, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Francisco Seals, and Seattle Indians, the Oaks were charter members of the Pacific Coast League which was founded in 1903.
Oakland Plantation Oakland Plantation, situated on a bluff overlooking the Cape Fear River in Bladen County was built over 200 years ago by General Thomas Brown, a Revolutionary War patriot. It is one of a few houses of its period in North Carolina still being used today.

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