Perkins (disambiguation)

Perkins is an English surname.

Perkins may also refer to:

Places

In the United States

• Perkins, Georgia, an unincorporated community
• Perkins, Michigan, an unincorporated community
• Perkins, Missouri, an unincorporated community
• Perkins, Oklahoma, a city
• Perkins, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Perkins County, Nebraska
• Perkins County, South Dakota
• Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio
• Perkins Township, Maine

Elsewhere

• Mount Perkins, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
• Perkins Glacier, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
• Perkin's Pillar, British Columbia, Canada

People

• Perkins Bass (1912-2011), four-time U.S. congressman from New Hampshire
• Perkins King (1784-1857), U.S. congressman from New York

Companies

• Perkins Engines, a manufacturer of industrial diesel engines established in Peterborough, UK
• Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, a North American restaurant chain

Schools

• Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, Massachusetts
• Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Texas

Buildings

• Perkins Building, Tacoma, Washington
• Perkins Buildings, Providence, Rhode Island
• Perkins Center for the Arts, serving southern New Jersey
• Perkins Manor (Contoocook, New Hampshire)
• Perkins Observatory, an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio
• Perkins Opera House, Monticello, Florida
• Perkins Square Gazebo, Baltimore, Maryland
• Perkins Stadium, Whitewater, Wisconsin, used primarily for football
• Perkins Stone Mansion, Akron, Ohio
• Perkins Tide Mill, Kennebunkport, Maine

Other uses

• Camp Perkins, a former Massachusetts Army National Guard camp
• Federal Perkins Loan, a need-based type of American student loan
• Perkins Arboretum, Colby College, Waterville, Maine
• Perkins Brailler, a machine used to write braille
• Perkins Engineering, a racing team in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series from 1986 to 2008
• Perkins Estate, Brookline, Massachusetts
• Perkins Field, a public airport near Overton, Nevada
• Perkins Paste, Australian-made adhesive
• USS Perkins, three US Navy destroyers

Phrase

"Perkins It Up", military jargon used to denote when undue and overly exaggerated attention is being given to a low stress situation which, in most cases, does not necessitate the level of exuberance being given to it

See also

• Perkin (disambiguation)