Cresson
Cresson is the French word for watercress. It may refer to:
- Places
- Battle of Cresson, a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, in what now is Israel, near Nazareth
- Cresson, Pennsylvania, a United States borough
- Cressona, Pennsylvania, a United States borough
- Cresson Township, Pennsylvania, a U.S. township
- Cresson, Texas, a United States city
- People
- Cresson Kearny, U.S. survival guide writer
- Charles Cresson, American Olympic tennis player
- Édith Cresson, former Prime Minister of France.
- Elliott Cresson, American philanthropist
- Elliott Cresson Medal, scientific award of the Franklin Institute
- Ezra Townsend Cresson, American entomologist
- Margaret French Cresson, (b. 1889 - d. 1973), sculptress
- Warder Cresson, religious enthusiast
- William Penn Cresson, (d. 1932) Architect, writer and diplomat
- Other uses
- Cresson (wasp), a wasp in the family Crabronidae
See also
- Cressonsacq, a village and commune in France
- Montcresson, a commune in France
- Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière, a commune in France
- Vaucresson, a commune in France
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