Markham

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Markham is the name of some places in the world:

• Markham, Caerphilly, Wales
• Markham, Ontario, Canada
• Markham, Illinois, United States
• Markham, Texas, United States
• Markham, Washington, United States

Also, there are some geographical places:

• Markham Valley in Papua New Guinea, where the Markham River flows
• Mount Markham, a majestic twin-peaked massif, 4,350 and 4,280 m, surmounting the north end of Antarctica's Markham Plateau.

There were also people of some note named Markham:

• Beryl Markham, female writer, pilot and horse trainer
• Edwin Markham, poet
• Gervase Markham, a programmer for the Mozilla Foundation
• Kika Markham, an actress.
• Mrs Markham, the pseudonym of English writer Elizabeth Penrose
• Pigmeat Markham (real name Dewey Markham), African-American entertainer
• William Markham, clergyman
• William Markham, Atlanta mayor

Popular culture:

• Markham was also the name of a television series starring Ray Milland which aired in the U.S. on the CBS network during the 1959-60 television season.
• Sergeant Markham, a USMC non-commissioned officer played by Joseph May in Stargate Atlantis.

Linguistics:

• Markham languages, a subgroup of the Huon Gulf languages.

Buildings and Institutions:

• Markham College is a school in Lima, Peru.
• Markham House, a state-of-the-art Nineteenth Century hotel in Atlanta
• Markham Vineyards, Winery and Estate in the Napa Valley California

[edit] See also

• Marcum