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
See also: Perkins House (disambiguation)
- 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
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