Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 614
Land area (2000): 0.668920 sq. miles (1.732494 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.668920 sq. miles (1.732494 sq. km)
FIPS code: 50000
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.713936 N, 77.585275 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 17063
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Headwords:
Milroy
Housing Units (2000): 132
Land area (2000): 0.254232 sq. miles (0.658458 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.254232 sq. miles (0.658458 sq. km)
FIPS code: 42362
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 44.418106 N, 95.553264 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56263
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Headwords:
Milroy
Wikipedia
Milroy is a surname originating in Scotland and Ireland. It is also sometimes written as "M'ilroy", especially in Northern Ireland. Milroy is a Sept of Clan Grant (Scottish)
Blazon of Arms: Per fess, in chief Chequy Or and Vert, in base Gules, the latter charged with a lion rampant Argent, on a canton of the fourth, a rose of the third, barbed of the second. Crest: An Ostrich proper. Motto: Esperance (Hope). Image of Arms
Usage examples of "milroy".
He did not know what was in Lee's mind, but he hoped that a blow would be struck at Milroy before they began the great invasion of the North.
Sunset was at hand, with Milroy fighting us back and not dreaming that Early was coming on his flank.
In a few minutes his men stormed the fort on the hill next to him and turned its guns upon Milroy himself.
The sudden blow out of the dark that had destroyed Milroy startled the North.
One glance into the valley and they saw that the army of Milroy was gone.
Yes, Milroy, not believing that he was strong enough for another battle, had gone down the valley.
They were following Milroy and that commander, wily as well as brave, was pressing his men to the utmost in order that he might escape the enemy who, he was sure, would pursue with all his power.
The Western men knew many devices of battle and the trail, and Milroy was desperately bent upon saving his force, which he knew would be overwhelmed, if overtaken by Jackson's army.
Then when night came on Milroy escaped under cover of the thick and smoky darkness.
They wanted him to tell over and over again of that wonderful march of theirs, how they had issued suddenly from the mountains in the wake of the flying Milroy, how they had marched down the valley winning battle after battle, marching and fighting without ceasing, both by day and by night.
He picked out a few names - Warriston, Lockhart, Milroy - and read evidence of infant mortality.
The next thing I heard of my antebellum friend he had defeated Milroy in Western Virginia.
Among the officers were Milroy and Schenck and others who had been beaten by Jackson in the valley.