Its current western terminus is in Middletown, Virginia, at an interchange with Interstate 81 ; its eastern terminus is in Washington, D. C., at an interchange with U. S. Route 29.

Middlesex County Council # 674, headquartered in Middletown, Connecticut, was founded in 1924 and ceased its operation when the Council merged with four other Councils ( Charter Oak, Mattatuck, Nathan Hale and Tunxis ) to form Long Rivers Council in 1972.

Middletown was given its name because it is halfway between Lower Lake and Calistoga to the south.

The Middleton post office opened in 1871 and changed its name to Middletown in 1875.

Middletown celebrated its Terquasquicentennial ( 175th birthday ) during June 2007.

Located in the beautiful Middletown Valley that stretches between the Catoctin Mountains on the east and South Mountain on the west, the town reportedly gained its name from its location midway between those ranges.

Main Street spread to the west with construction of the National Pike through the town in 1806 ; the telegraph lines from Frederick to Hagerstown were routed through Middletown in 1854 ; and in 1896, car 11 of the Frederick Middletown Railway made its first run to Middletown.

In the aftermath of those battles, Middletown opened its churches and homes to care for the wounded.

The Middletown Township Police Department was formed on May 15, 1928 with the hiring of its first full-time police officer, Earl N. Hoyer.

Until then, it had been known as Middletown Center, which took its name from its location, in the middle valley drained by the Hudson, Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers.

Sesame Place, while physically located in surrounding Middletown Township, has Langhorne as its mailing address.

Middletown also benefits from its convenient location.

Most of its land area lies on Aquidneck Island, which it shares with Middletown and Newport.

Belle Grove Plantation, about a mile southwest of Middletown, was first settled in about 1750 and its historic Federal-style manor house was completed in 1797.

It got its name from Middletown, Connecticut ; the " w " being dropped was due to a paper work error made by long time historian Edward Kromrey ( namesake of the local middle school ).

Middletown was the county seat of Middlesex County from its creation in 1785 until the elimination of county government in 1960.

By the time of the American Revolution, Middletown was a thriving port, comparable to Boston or New York in importance, with one-third of its citizens involved in merchant and maritime activities.

The name ' Middlesex ' was chosen because the intention was to make Middletown the head of a long river port, much as London was at the head of its long river port in Middlesex County, England.

During the 1950s, as the popularity of the automobile increased, government officials approved the construction of a highway that effectively separated Middletown from the Connecticut River, its initial, natural raison d ' être.

In addition to its Macungie manufacturing facility, Mack also has a remanufacturing center in Middletown, Pennsylvania, where it takes used parts and refurbishes them for resale / reuse.

A recent example of this problem is the flying of six airplanes, on December 31, 1960, from the Newport Airpark in Middletown, to the North Central Airport in Smithfield.

There are three cities within the county's borders: Newburgh, on the Hudson River ; Port Jervis, on the Delaware River ; and Middletown, halfway between the other two.

Route 35 splits from Maple Avenue and heads to the northwest on a four-lane road, crossing the Navesink River into Middletown Township.

Route 35 northbound approaching the intersection with New Jersey Route 34 | Route 34 and New Jersey Route 70 | Route 70 in Wall Township, New Jersey | Wall Township, which was the Brielle Circle until 2001, when it was replaced with an at-grade intersection with jughandle s. The present-day alignment of Route 35 follows parts of many 19th-century turnpikes, including the Keyport and Middletown Turnpike, which was chartered on March 5, 1852, the Middletown Turnpike, chartered in 1866 to run from Middletown Township to Red Bank, the Middletown and Keyport Turnpike, which was chartered on March 15, 1859 to run from Middletown Township to Keyport, the Red Bank and Eatontown Turnpike, chartered on February 9, 1865 along present-day Broad Street, County Route 11, and Route 35, and the Shrewsbury Turnpike, which was chartered in 1857 to run from Red Bank to Eatontown.

Middletown is currently populated primarily by commuters and retirees, enjoying a modest tourist trade based primarily on Harbin Hot Springs and the Twin Pine Casino located on the local Rancheria south of the town.

Project report on the recreation potentialities of the proposed Middletown Project, Lake County, California San Francisco: The Service

* Middletown Upper Houses Historic District – on Connecticut Route 99 ; Since July 27, 1979

Higganum lies on the banks of the Connecticut River and is found immediately south of Middletown.

Based on the results of the 2010 Census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission has split Middletown between the and 6th Congressional District, a change that will take effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.

Newport State Airport, a public-use general aviation airport and the only airport on Aquidneck Island, is located in Middletown.

He is buried in Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut, and received a posthumous promotion to major general, backdated from July 18, 1862, for his gallantry at Antietam.

But in 1907, the postmaster general decreed the village was within the shadow of Middletown, and only a few postal workers had ever heard of Heno, making it difficult to sort and forward mail to the place.

In 1963 the postmaster general in another decree closed the West Middletown post office, transferring its business to Middletown.

He read for the law, was admitted to the bar, and began a practice in Middletown, Connecticut.

The lawmen who protected the citizens of Middletown breathed more easily thereafter, because law and order were easier to maintain after the passing of Buck.

Following this, he practiced law privately in his hometown of Middletown, New York.

The county's other incorporated towns, Crandall, Elizabeth, Laconia, Mauckport, New Middletown, and New Amsterdam all have populations under 150.

In 1928, the territory of the Middletown Area Council was expanded to include all of Warren County as well as Lemon, Liberty, Madison and Union Townships from Butler County.

Mound Builders Area Council continued to serve Middletown and the Lemon & Madison Townships of Butler County as well as all of Warren County until July 1, 1985 when it was absorbed into Dan Beard Council # 438 and became the Mound Builders District.

Belford ( 2010 Census population of 1, 768 ), Fairview ( 3, 806 ), Leonardo ( 2, 757 ), Lincroft ( 6, 135 ), Navesink ( 2, 020 ), North Middletown ( 3, 295 ) and Port Monmouth ( 3, 818 ) are all census-designated places and unincorporated areas located within Middletown Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, North Middletown had a total area of 0. 434 square miles ( 1. 124 km < sup > 2 </ sup >), all of which was land.

So, citizens from all the major cities in the valley, Piqua, Troy, Dayton, Carlisle, Franklin, Miamisburg, Middletown, and Hamilton, as examples, gathered together to find a solution.

The Neshaminy School Board and Middletown Township Board of Supervisors both lack a one party dominance, which used to be mostly or all Republican.

Never on Sunday (, ) is a 1960 Greek black-and-white film which tells the story of Ilya, a prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece, and Homer, an American tourist from Middletown, Connecticut — a classical scholar enamored with all things Greek.

" Poughkeepsie is the principal city of the Poughkeepsie – Newburgh – Middletown metropolitan area, which includes all of Dutchess and Orange counties.

In 1841, Middletown established the state's first public high school, which at first enrolled all students from age nine through age sixteen who had previous attended district schools.

Located at Middletown Road and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction.

Formerly, the Middletown and Cincinnati Railroad crossed the township, but all track southeast of US 42 has been abandoned and lifted.

He was born in Middletown, Connecticut and lived there all his life.

The township as originally created was approximately thirty-six square miles and included all of the Butler County portions of what is Middletown and most of the Butler County part of Monroe, the remainder being in Liberty Township.

The first Aeronca built in Middletown was produced on June 5, 1940, and after this time all Aeroncas were built here.

By September 1855 it was complete to Middletown, and by January 1857 all the way to Delmar.