Breckinridge
Vice presidential surname
Breckinridge is a place name appearing across the American landscape—most notably the Colorado ski resort town of Breckenridge (note the different spelling) and Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
The name honors John C.
Breckinridge, a Kentucky politician who served as Vice President under James Buchanan and later as a Confederate general.
Various spellings persist in different locations.
Corn-based American spirit
- LexingtonMassachusetts town, 1775 battle
- LouisvilleMajor Kentucky river city
- AppalachiaEastern U.S. mountain region
- Cumberland GapMountain notch between states
Mammoth Cave · Daniel Boone · Ohio River · tobacco · coal · mining · pike · cardinal
- DemocratBlue party supporter
- youngestLeast old
- senatorUpper chamber member
- electionOrganized public voting
campaign · 1856 · presidential candidate · Congress · nomination · platform · debate · oration
Secessionist Southern government
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- cavalryMounted military force
Union · slavery · rebellion · Confederate general · Southern Democrat · exile · Mexico · infantry
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- familyRelated people together
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
Scottish · Scots-Irish · Presbyterian · descendants · namesake · political dynasty · relatives · Virginia
Snow-sport vacation facility
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
- alpineOf high elevations
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
- skiingSnow sport on runners
mountain biking · hiking · trails · scenic · Breckenridge · high altitude · gondola · lodging
bourbon
Corn-based American spirit
- LexingtonMassachusetts town, 1775 battle
- LouisvilleMajor Kentucky river city
- AppalachiaEastern U.S. mountain region
Cumberland Gap · Mammoth Cave · Daniel Boone · Ohio River · tobacco · coal · mining · pike · cardinal · wildcat
Buchanan
election · campaign · 1856 · presidential candidate · Congress · nomination · platform · debate · oration · statesman
Confederacy
Secessionist Southern government
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
cavalry · Union · slavery · rebellion · Confederate general · Southern Democrat · exile · Mexico · infantry · artillery
genealogy
Study of family descent
clan · Scottish · Scots-Irish · Presbyterian · descendants · namesake · political dynasty · relatives · Virginia
ski resort
Snow-sport vacation facility
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
- alpineOf high elevations
- snowboardingDescending slopes on single board
skiing · mountain biking · hiking · trails · scenic · Breckenridge · high altitude · gondola · lodging · cabins
BreckinridgeLincoln
Midwestern state capital
Grant · Sherman · Frederick Douglass · Harriet Tubman · John Brown
BreckinridgeAbraham Lincoln
Civil War era leader
Frederick Douglass · Ulysses S. Grant · John Brown · Harriet Beecher Stowe