Ridgway

Eighth Army leader

Ridgway is a surname and place name.

As a surname, it's most associated with Matthew Ridgway, the American general who commanded UN forces in Korea.

Several small towns in the United States bear the name, including Ridgway in Colorado and Pennsylvania.

The name suggests a path along a ridge.

place

Colorado

Western rectangular state

geography · landmark · terrain · valley · peak · elevation · summit · plateau · railroad · historic

surname

family name

Hereditary portion of identity

ancestry · genealogy · English · British · origin · roots · pedigree · family tree · descendants · generations

criminal

Green River Killer

Washington serial murderer moniker

Washington · true crime · victims · cold case · detectives · task force · DNA evidence · confession · life sentence · 1980s

bird

warbler

Small melodious bird

birding · Audubon · taxonomy · habitat · neotropical · identification · endemic · avian · sighting

naturalist

Smithsonian

Federally funded museum network

nomenclature · illustrations · classification · curator · 19th century · field guide · scientific · birds · museum · collection

Opposites
korean war command succession

RidgwayDouglas MacArthur

MacArthur · George Patton

korean war adversaries

RidgwayKim Il-sung

Mao Zedong · Douglas MacArthur

Family

ridge, way, ridges, ridged, ridging, ways, midway, pathway, highway

Familiarity
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Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G