Initially in support of the Confederacy, soon the community became divided, with the men of Amity leaving to fight in both the Confederate Army and the Union Army.

In 1877 an adjacent area became " Amity Township ", and in 1880 the town made a move to become incorporated, but it did not come to pass until 1907.

The residents also formed the Amity Male and Female Academy, which eventually became Amity High School.

In 1915 Robert H. Rolfs founded Amity Leather in downtown West Bend, which eventually became the world's largest manufacturer of leather billfolds.

When the French lent their official support to the American cause in 1778 with the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, the war between Britain and the United States became a global war.

After the shark nicknamed as Jaws was eventually destroyed by Chief Brody, Matt Hooper and Quint in 1974, Brody became a legend in Amity Harbor, and the " Jaws " incident inspired Steven Spielberg's big Hollywood movie ; however, the tourism on Amity Island strongly decreased due to fear of sharks.

Edgartown was used as the main shooting location for the town of Amity in Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster Jaws.

Flinders Beach is a small settlement of mostly holiday houses located on the main beach between Amity and Point Lookout.

The Amity Flats is Woodbridge's main commercial section, with mixed-use residential, recreational and retail zoning.

As the South Passage between Moreton and Stradbroke Islands was the shortest shipping route, a depot and pilot station were established at Amity Point in 1825.

Jay Treaty, also known as Jay's Treaty, The British Treaty, the Treaty of London of 1794, and officially the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and The United States of America, was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain that is credited with averting war, resolving issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the American Revolution, and facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain in the midst of the French Revolutionary Wars, which began in 1792.

Hakodate port partially opened to foreign ships for provisioning in the following year and then completely to foreign trade on 2 June 1859 as one of five Japanese open ports designated in the 1858 Treaty of Amity and Commerce signed with the U. S.

After the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 1858, it was one of the first areas in Japan opened to foreign trade.

After another four months, he successfully negotiated the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, or the " Harris Treaty of 1858 ," securing trade between the US and Japan and paving the way for greater Western influence in Japan's economy and politics.

The park opens with five themed areas: The Front Lot ( entrance area ), Production Central, New York, San Francisco / Amity, Expo Center, Hollywood as well as a Lagoon located in the center of the park.

The Kanagawa treaty was followed by the United States-Japan Treaty of Amity and Commerce, the " Harris Treaty " of 1858, which allowed the establishment of foreign concessions, extraterritoriality for foreigners, and minimal import taxes for foreign goods.

The first postmisstress, Emma Goldsbrough Udall, wanted to name the town Union, in a desire for eventually combining the town with other towns such as Amity and Springerville, to unite the small community.

Curtis built the first house where the town of Amity now stands, and served for several years as the towns postmaster.

Her first full-time ministerial work was as pastor of the Amity ( Arkansas ) church, where a new stone church was built and paid for under her leadership.

Mr. Holloway, a native of Missouri and graduate of Hendrix College, taught English for two years at Amity High School.

* Entry for Amity in the Oregon Blue Book

Previous to 1850, Plain City was a smaller trading point than Amity, but after a trunk-line for the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad was laid through its corporation limits, business and manufacturing increased dramatically.

With official approval to begin negotiations on a formal alliance given by King Louis XVI, the colonies turned down a British proposal for reconciliation in January 1778 and began negotiations that would result in the signing of The Treaty of Amity and Commerce and The Treaty of Alliance.

The Treaty of Alliance was in effect an insurance policy for France which guaranteed the support of the United States if Britain were to break the current peace they had with the French, " either by direct hostilities, or by ( hindering ) her commerce and navigation ," as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce.

It is entitled Irene: or a Remonstrance for Concord, Amity, and Love amongst His Majesty's Subjects ( 1638 ), and embodies Drummond's political creed of submission to authority as the only logical refuge from democracy, which he hated.

Len Peterson ( Joseph Mascolo ), who has built a new resort in Amity to attract people, and the town council fire Brody for the beach incident, with Mayor Vaughn being the only one to vote against dismissal.

Both Mayor Vaughn and Len Peterson were anxious for the new island resort to be a success not only to revive Amity but to pay back loans from the mob that helped build it, thus leading to Vaughn's and Peterson's ignoring of Brody's warning.

Having risen to power soon after the Black Ships episode, he is held to have been responsible for the Unequal Treaties ( Convention of Kanagawa, Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty, Harris Treaty, Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce ) which broke the sakoku and opened the Japanese frontliners to foreign influences.

Like the first two films of the series, Martha's Vineyard was the location of the fictional Amity Island for the opening scenes of the film.

CCC does not receive donations or assistance from overseas, but it manages the Amity Foundation for helping the poverty areas of China, for which activities they receive donations and assistance, such as the Amity Teachers Program where Christian volunteer teachers from overseas teach English or Japanese in the rural areas.

On 6 November 2003 the International Court of Justice dismissed a claim by Iran and a counter claim by the United States ' for reparations for breach of a 1955 ' Treaty of Amity ' between the two countries.

Mormon leaders sent him to what was then called " Amity " because he had been a Sherrif in St. George Utah before and there were a lot of lawless gangs in the area.

Amity was founded in 1847 by several pioneer families from the Mount Bethel area of Clark County under the leadership of William F. Browning, who served as the Clark County surveyor during the years of 1846 until his death in 1854.

The Amity Post Office was soon after relocated to this area.

Amity Township, especially in the Douglassville area, is seeing growth in development.

The boundaries of Amity Township are almost identical to the boundaries of the original area known as Swedes ’ tract.

The extent of the damaged area continued downstream through Scio and Amity until the valley widened to accept the large flow of water in the lesser populated area.

* West Hills, a neighborhood in New Haven, Connecticut, included in the larger Amity ( New Haven ) neighborhood area

The official neighborhood planning area for Westville is defined to be the area bordered by the neighboring town of Woodbridge, Connecticut on the west ( the border runs roughly along the Wilbur Cross Parkway ), by the Amity neighborhood on the north ( along Fountain Street ), by the West Rock neighborhood on the northeast ( along Valley Street ), by the West River on the east, and by the city of West Haven on the south.

The Flats is a neighborhood located in the southeastern end of Woodbridge, Connecticut, in the valley Amity area that runs between the hilly western part of town and the rock formation known as West Rock.

The valley of Amity is an area located partly in the town of Woodbridge, Connecticut and partly in the city of New Haven.

Construction of 245 Amity Road Plaza was a first step in the redevelopment of the area.

This attraction was located in the park's former " Amity " area from 1990 until 2012.

The Front Lot and Production Central areas are referred to as " In Production ", the New York section is referred to as " Now Shooting ", the San Francisco and Amity sections are referredto as " On Location " and the Expo Center area is referred to as " The World of CineMagic Center ".

* July 4, 1991: The Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show debuts in the San Francisco / Amity area of the park.

* December 2, 2011: Universal announces that Jaws and the surrounding Amity area will close on January 2, 2012.

* January 2, 2012: Jaws and the surrounding Amity themed area closes.

A previous area connected to this section was themed to Amity, a seasonal New England tourist town from the Jaws franchise, and included the ride Jaws as well as multiple shops and dining facilities.

On December 2, 2011, Universal Orlando Resort announced that the Jaws attraction and the entire Amity area of Universal Studios Florida would close permanently on January 2, 2012 to " make room for an exciting, NEW, experience.

The attraction was officially closed on January 2, 2012 at 9pm, with the entire Amity area walled off the next day.