Excelsior

Literature and poetry • "Excelsior" (Longfellow), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • "Excelsior", an 1877 picture book in verse by Bret Harte, published as an advertisement for the Sapolio soap brand • Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee, a 2002 biography by Stan Lee and George Mair • Excelsior (Macedonski), a book of poems by Alexandru Macedonski • Excelsior: Forged in Fire, a 2007 Star Trek novel by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin • Excelsior, a 1928 novella by Paul Morand • Excelsior, a 1988 novel by Randall Silvis • The Excelsior, a 1919 novel by H. B. Marriott Watson • "Excelsior" (short story), a 1948 short story by P. G. Wodehouse • "Excelsior" (Whitman), a poem by Walt Whitman Music • Excelsior Recordings, a record label from the Netherlands • Excelsior Brass Band, an 1879-1931 brass band from New Orleans • "Excelsior", a setting of Longfellow's poem to music by Michael William Balfe • "Excelsior!", a concert overture by Wilhelm Stenhammar • Excelsior (Steven Page album), 2022 • Excelsior (Slauson Malone 1 album), 2023 • "Excelsior", a song by the Smashing Pumpkins from Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts, 2023 Science fiction • Excelsior (comics), in Runaways, a support group for former teenage superheroes • USS Excelsior, a Federation starship first seen in the movie Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Journals and newspapers • Excélsior, a newspaper published in Mexico City • Daily Excelsior, a newspaper published in Jammu and Kashmir Other arts and entertainment • Excelsior!, 1901 short film • TV Excelsior, a defunct Brazilian television network • Excelsior, an 1881 ballet by Luigi Manzotti • Excelsior Wet Plate Camera, an early camera model used in the collodion process of photography == Mottos and catchphrases ==

• "Excelsior" (motto), official motto of the state of New York • "Excelsior!", catchphrase of Stan Lee, who often used it at the end of his "Stan's Soapbox" column in Marvel Comics • "Excelsior", sign-off of Detroit radio personality Mark Scott • "Excelsior", motto of the Finnish Army's Special Jaegers • "Excelsior", mantra of Patrizio "Pat" Solitano, Jr. in the 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook • "Excelsior!", motto of the fictional Weldon Institute in Jules Verne's Robur the Conqueror • "Excelsior!", one of the catchphrases of Martin Prince, Jr., a recurring character in The Simpsons • "Excelsior, you fathead!", a catchphrase of former radio personality Jean Shepherd == Sports ==

Association football • Excelsior '31, Rijssen, Netherlands • Excelsior AC, a Haitian association football club • Excelsior AC Roubaix, a French association football club • Excelsior Maassluis, a football club from Maassluis, Netherlands • Excelsior Mouscron, a former Belgian association football club • Excelsior Rotterdam, a Dutch association football club • Excelsior Stadium, the home of Airdrie United F.C. of the Scottish Football League Second Division • AS Excelsior, an association football club from Saint-Joseph, Réunion Island • Birmingham Excelsior F.C., a defunct English association football club • F.C. Excelsior, Mexican football club that plays in the Segunda División Profesional • SV Excelsior, a Surinamese association football club • SS Excelsior (football club), a club from Réunion Island established in 1940 • Excelsior Mariaburg, a Belgian football club Other sports • Excelsior Stakes previously the Excelsior Handicap, an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually • Excelsior Rugby Club, an amateur rugby club in New Zealand • Excelsior of Brooklyn, an amateur baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York • New York Excelsior, an American professional Overwatch eSports team based in New York City, New York • Brampton Excelsiors (disambiguation) == Schools ==

• Excelsior Academy, a school in Newcastle upon Tyne, England • Excelsior College, in Albany, New York • Excelsior, a common high school and grammar school name • Excelsior High School (Norwalk, California) (1903–1981) • Excelsior Public School (Excelsior, Minnesota) (1904–1964) • Excelsior School, a non-denominational school in Pasadena, California • Excelsior High School, Washougal, Washington == Hotels and restaurants ==

• Excelsior (restaurant), a former restaurant located in Hotel de l'Europe, Amsterdam • Excelsior, a common hotel name • Hotel Excelsior, Berlin (1908–1945) • Hôtel Excelsior, Casablanca (est. 1916) • Excelsior Hotel Ernst, Cologne (est. 1863) • The Excelsior (Hong Kong), a former hotel in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong == Places ==

Canada • Excelsior, Alberta • Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166, Saskatchewan South Africa • Excelsior, Free State United States • Excelsior, California, former name of Meadow Lake, Nevada County, California • Excelsior, Georgia • Excelsior (Oak Ridge, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana • Excelsior, Minnesota • Excelsior, Missouri • Excelsior, Atchison County, Missouri • Excelsior, Nevada • Excelsior, West Virginia (disambiguation) • Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia • Excelsior, Upshur County, West Virginia • Excelsior, Webster County, West Virginia • Excelsior, Wisconsin (disambiguation) • Excelsior, Richland County, Wisconsin • Excelsior, Sauk County, Wisconsin • The Excelsior District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California • Excelsior Geyser in the Middle Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming • Excelsior Mountain (Yosemite), in Yosemite National Park • Excelsior Mountains, in western Nevada in the United States • Excelsior Springs, Missouri • Excelsior Township, Michigan == Transportation ==

• Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle (Belle Plaine, MN), founded in 1993 • Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Company (Chicago, IL), a U.S. motorcycle manufacturer operating in Chicago from 1907 to 1931 • Henderson Motorcycle, a division of the above company from 1919 to 1931 • Excelsior Super X, a motorcycle made by the above company from 1925 to 1931 • Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior, a Swiss car maker in business between 1896 and 1919 • Compagnie Nationale Excelsior, a Belgian car manufacturer existing between 1904 and 1932 • Excelsior Motor Company, a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker • Excelsior Manxman, a motorcycle made by the above company • Xcelsior (bus), a transit bus manufactured by New Flyer Industries • Excelsior tank, a British experimental heavy assault tank • St Croix Excelsior, ultralight aircraft • Excelsior, a prototype Spaceship Neptune high altitude balloon gondola by Space Perspective • Excelsior (smack), the last surviving fishing smack of the Lowestoft fishing fleet and a member of the National Historic Fleet • SS Excelsior (ship), one of several steam-powered ships named Excelsior == Nature ==

• Fraxinus excelsior, the scientific name for the European ash tree • Excelsior eight-eight (Callicore excelsior), a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in South America • Acraea excelsior, a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in eastern Africa == Typefaces ==

• "Excelsior", the American term for a three-point font size • Excelsior (typeface), a serif typeface well-suited to newsprint == Other uses ==

• Excelsior (chess problem), a chess problem by Sam Loyd • Excelsior Amusement Park, located on Lake Minnetonka in the town of Excelsior, Minnesota • Excelsior Brigade, a New York infantry brigade in the Union Army in the American Civil War • Excelsior Diamond, a famous diamond, once the largest known • Excelsior JET, a Java compiler • Project Excelsior, a high-altitude skydiving project in the 1950s • Wood wool, commonly known as excelsior, a packing material == See also ==