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Founded as the town at the end of the railroad, Faith was originally the hub of a homestead boom in the period 1910-1920 ; but the drought conditions of the 1920s that led to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s quickly replaced abnormally wet conditions of the early 20th Century, and the harsh winters of the Northern Plains quickly drove many sodbusters to more hospitable regions.
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Founded by Charlemagne in 805 as Magadoburg ( probably from Old High German magado for big, mighty and burga for fortress ), the town was fortified in 919 by King Henry I the Fowler against the Magyars and Slavs.
Founded as a customs post with its twin city Albury on the other side of the Murray River, the town grew subsequent to the opening of the first bridge across the Murray in 1860.
Founded in 1838, the Puerto Rican town of Ceiba is also named after this tree.
Founded as a late 19th century railroad town, it has transitioned over the course of more than a century into a 21st century commercial hub.
Founded in 1908, the town was named after Ely Parker, the first Native American commissioner for the U. S. government.
Founded August 7, 1849, by George Phipps and party, Georgetown was nicknamed " Growlersburg " because of the heavy gold-laden quartz rocks that " growled " in the miners ' pants pockets as they walked around town.
Founded in 1850, Weaverville is a historic California Gold Rush town.
Founded in 1881, the New Canaan Fire Department is a combination professional / volunteer fire department that operates out of a fire station located near the center of town, with a fire apparatus fleet of engines and other vehicles.
Founded in 1958 as the Northford Historical Institute, the society runs four historic buildings in town: the Reynolds Beers House ( the main museum and office ), the Miller Barn, the " Little White Gas Station ", and the Little Red Schoolhouse.
Founded in 1826, Jackson began as a plot purchased for the purpose of starting the town.
Founded in 1841, Toulon was named after an existing town in Tennessee.
Founded in 1783, the town is believed to be the first American settlement in the Northwest Territory of the new United States.
Founded as a town and the county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States around 1825.
Founded in the mid-19th century and incorporated in 1871, Bremen remains a traditional Midwestern small town.
Founded by G. W. Bowers and A. H. Davison on September 6, 1889, the railway town was connected first by the Rock Valley Railway, followed by the Iowa & Dakota Railroad.
Founded in 1849, the town was originally known as Bacon Creek, same as the stream that runs through the city.
The official seal of the town of Manchester is a church steeple in the foreground and the likeness of a leaf-less tree in the background with the text " Founded 1765 Incorporated 1834 ".
Founded in 716, Hoorn rapidly grew to become a major harbour town.
* This strange town — Liberal, Missouri: Founded by G. H.
Founded as Paradise A in April 1951, the town was renamed Winchester in 1953.
Founded in 1889, the college has approximately 2000 undergraduate students who are very involved in the town through community service ; the college also serves as a large part of the local economy as it employs many Goffstown residents and students patronize local businesses, bars, and stores.
Founded in 1939, it is non-profit service, consists of a dedicated all volunteer staff serving the town twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week, at no cost to the residents.
Founded in 1899, the town provided the main railroad access for Lincoln County and the town experienced significant population growth in the early decades of the 1900s.
Founded on March 12, 1861, the town holds a history of traders traveling along the " Indian Trail ," which ran from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Waxhaw Indians, and gold mining.
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Founded the BME department at UT Austin.
Founded on 4 February 1862, and family-owned for the past seven generations, Bacardi now employs nearly 6, 000 people, manufactures its brands at 27 facilities in 16 markets on four continents, with sales in more than 150 countries.
Founded in 1951 at the end of the civil war.
Founded as an explicitly Christian democratic group, it declined at first but reversed its fortunes in the 1980s and 1990s when, as a result of the gradual enlargement of the EPP ( party ), it started to pick up members from other centre-right but non-Christian democratic parties.
Founded by former social-democrat party strongman Jan Nagel, it was initially held at bay for alderman positions.
Founded in 1903 by a group of high school students, the club was named Hellas ( the Greek word for Greece ), at the request of a professor of Classics.
The Harmony Society at Economy, Pennsylvania, Founded by George Rapp, A. D. 1805.
James Madison University ( also known as JMU, Madison, or James Madison ) is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U. S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University.
Founded in the 1120s around a powerful Norman great tower, the castle was significantly enlarged by King John at the beginning of the 13th century.
Founded in November 1838 the Melbourne Cricket Club ( MCC ) selected the current MCG site in 1853 after previously playing at several grounds around Melbourne.
Founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren, the team won its first Grand Prix at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix but their greatest initial success was in Can-Am, where they dominated from 1967 to 1971.
The full title was A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles ; Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by The Philological Society ; the 352-page volume, words from A to Ant, cost 12s. 6d ( equivalent to £ 265 for 2010 ) or ( US $ 3. 25 ) at the time.
Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus located in Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood, featuring architecture based on the Tudor-Gothic style, and a forested canyon nature preserve at its center.
Founded by Tim Berners-Lee at MIT and currently headed by him, the consortium is made up of member organizations which maintain full-time staff for the purpose of working together in the development of standards for the World Wide Web.
Founded at a conference in 1961 in Salzburg, Austria, that was attended by Othmar Anderlie, Pitirim Sorokin, and Arnold Toynbee, this is an international association of scholars that publishes a journal, Comparative Civilization Review, and hosts an annual meeting in cities around the world.
Founded after World War II, the first scientific instruments built at LASP were launched into space using captured German V-2 rockets.
Founded in 1548 by the Spanish conquistadors at the site of the Native American settlement, Laja, the full name of the city was originally Nuestra Señora de La Paz ( meaning Our Lady of Peace ).
Founded by Emperor Wen of Sui, the Sui Dynasty capital was at Chang ' an ( which was renamed Daxing ).
Founded in 1949, while Africa was still under colonial rule, it had its high point at the 1956 Salima Conference.
Founded on September 17, 1804 by Father Estévan Tapís of the Franciscan order, the mission site was chosen as a midway point between Mission Santa Barbara and Mission La Purísima Concepción, and was designed to relieve overcrowding at those two missions and to serve the Indians living east of the Coast Range.
Founded in 1836, the University at first comprised just two colleges: University College London, which previously had no official chartered status and did not apply religious tests to its students, and King's College, which had been chartered since 1829 and which admitted only members of the Church of England.
Site Where Tomsk was Founded at Tomsk History Museum
Founded in 1973, Jews for Jesus employs more than 200 people, estimates its adherents at 30, 000 to 125, 000 worldwide and takes in about $ 20 million a year in donations.
* Vincennes: Founded 1379 at one of the favourite Valois royal palaces by Charles V
Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Carlos Belmonte, with a 17, 300-seat capacity.
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