There was a time (in the UK at least) when the word station would only ever be taken to refer to a railway station. For some reason, nowadays people insist on referring to a station as a train station, as if there was any other sort of station.
Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) An American novelist, writer of short stories, and poet from the American Renaissance period. Most famous for his novel Moby Dick. Born in New York, NY (408). Esther Hobart Morris (1814 - 1902) The first female Justice of the Peace in the United States.
Most Famous Minnesotans. Prince at the Apollo Theater in New York City in 2010. Ask coast-dwellers and theyâll probably tell you it just doesnât get more flyover than Minnesota. But Americaâs history books tell a different tale, and thatâs across the entire spectrum of entertainment, arts, politics and science. Follow the Yellow Brick Road and youâll land in Grand Rapids.