Caledonia (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 In Canada 2 In the United States of America 3 Other geographical locations 4 Music 5 Transportation 6 Schools 7 Sports 8 Other uses

Caledonia is an old name for northern Great Britain.

Caledonia may also refer to:

• Caledonia, a Roman name of Celtic origin for most of the area that has become Scotland
• Caledonians, also known as Caledonii or Caledonia Confederacy, name given by historians to the Iron Age indigenous people of Scotland

[edit] In Canada

• Caledonia, Ontario, several communities in Ontario, Canada
• Caledonia, Nova Scotia, village in Canada
• New Caledonia (Canada), former North American fur-trading district

[edit] In the United States of America

• Caledonia, Illinois, village
• Caledonia, Michigan, village
• Caledonia, Minnesota, city
• Caledonia, Mississippi, town
• Caledonia, Missouri, village
• Caledonia (village), New York
• Caledonia (town), New York
• Caledonia, Ohio, village
• Caledonia, Wisconsin, multiple locations
• Caledonia, Columbia County, Wisconsin, town
• Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin, village
• Caledonia, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, town
• Caledonia, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, town
• Caledonia Township, Michigan, multiple locations
• Caledonia Township, Minnesota
• Caledonia County, Vermont
• Caledonia State Park, Pennsylvania

[edit] Other geographical locations

• New Caledonia, a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean that is an overseas territory of France
• Caledonian Forest, former woodland forest in the Highlands of Scotland
• Caledonian Ocean, archaic name for the north Atlantic Ocean
• Caledonian Canal, a canal in Scotland connects the east and west coasts

[edit] Music

• "Caledonia" (song), a Scottish folk ballad that dates back to 1904, or a modern Scottish folk ballad by Dougie MacLean
• "Caledonia", MacLean's song covered by Amy MacDonald on her album This Is the Life
• Caledonia, an album by Suidakra

[edit] Transportation

• British Caledonian, airline
• The Caledonia (brig), 1843
• Caledonian Airways, Scottish airline formed in 1961
• Caledonian MacBrayne, ferry operator in Scotland
• Caledonian Railway, early 19th century Scottish railway
• Caledonian Railway (Brechin), private company by steam railway enthusiasts
• Caledonian Sleeper, train service operated by ScotRail
• Caledonian Star (built in 1966), former name of the National Geographic Endeavour expedition ship
• The Caledonia (paddle steamer), early 19th century steam vessel

[edit] Schools

• Glasgow Caledonian University
• Caledonia Junior High School (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)
• College of New Caledonia, college in British Columbia

[edit] Sports

• Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., Scottish soccer team
• North Caledonian Football League, amateur league in the Scottish highlands
• Royal Caledonian Curling Club, governing body of curling in Scotland
• Caledonian Stadium in Inverness, Scotland
• Caledonian Roughriders, also known as the GCU Roughriders, American football league in Scotland

[edit] Other uses

• Tennent Caledonian Breweries, owner of Wellpark Brewery in Glasgow
• Caledonian Brewery, formed in 1869 in Edinburgh
• Caledonian orogeny, a mountain building event that occurred during the Palaeozoic Era
• Caledonia (typeface), the second-most commonly used typeface in books, after Times New Roman