Prior to its proclamation as a British settlement in 1836, the area around Adelaide was inhabited by the indigenous Kaurna Aboriginal nation ( pronounced " Garner " or " Gowna ").

Prior to the 1900 season, the league changed its name to the American League and moved several franchises to larger, strategic locations.

Prior to achieving its independence, Cuba was a colony of Spain.

Prior to its takeover the company was headquartered in a facility in Northwest unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States that now serves as HP's United States headquarters.

Prior to the suspension, Peace Corps had more than 100 volunteers throughout the country, and the program is gradually increasing its numbers again.

Prior to Verdi's body's being driven from the cemetery to the official memorial service and its final resting place at the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti, Arturo Toscanini conducted a chorus of 820 singers in " Va, pensiero ".

Prior to the implementation of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 enacted by the British Parliament, Hong Kong represented its interests abroad through the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices ( HKETOs ) and via a special office in the British Embassies or High Commissions, but the latter has ceased after the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the PRC and became a special administrative region ( SAR ) of the PRC in 1997.

Prior to embarking for England, Hamlet hides Polonius's body, ultimately revealing its location to the King.

Prior to 1983, the town was in an eponymous seat of its own.

Prior to the invasion of neutral Belgium by German forces, Hergé published humoristic drawings in L ' Ouest, a paper run by future collaborator Raymond de Becker and which strongly advocated that Belgium not join the war alongside its World War One allies France and Britain.

Prior to 1990 Saudi Arabia played an important role in restraining the many Islamist groups that received its aid.

Prior to its conception, laparoscopy was a surgical approach with very few applications, mainly for purposes of diagnosis and performance of simple procedures in gynecologic applications.

Prior to its expansion under Philip II, the ancient kingdom of Macedonia, to which the modern region owes its name, lay entirely within the current Greek province of Macedonia.

Prior to its acquisition by Chevron, Unocal settled a similar human rights lawsuit for a reported multi-million dollar amount.

Prior to 1991, the Soviet economy was the second largest in the world, but during its last years it was afflicted by shortages of goods in grocery stores, huge budget deficits, and explosive growth in money supply leading to inflation.

Prior to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone and its eventual decipherment, there had been no understanding of the Ancient Egyptian language and script since shortly before the fall of the Roman Empire.

Prior to his work on the saxophone, Sax made several improvements to the bass clarinet by improving its keywork and acoustics and extending its lower range.

Prior to its dissolution in 1991, the USSR had the second largest economy in the world after the United States.

Prior to its creation as the Territory of the Saar Basin by the League of Nations after World War I, the Saarland ( or simply " the Saar ", as is frequently referred to ) did not exist as a unified entity.

Prior to its formal accession to the United Nations, Switzerland had maintained an observer role at the UN's General Assembly and its Economic and Social Council.

Prior to the Omride period the site appears to have been the center of an extensive wine and oil production area, which may have accounted for its choice as the new capital.

Prior to its affiliation with The Greens – European Free Alliance, the SNP had previously been allied with the European Progressive Democrats ( until 1984 ), Rainbow Group ( 1989 – 1994 ) and European Radical Alliance ( 1994 – 1999 ).

Prior to its incorporation into the national park this section constituted the Cape Point Nature Reserve ;

Prior to its incorporation in 2010, it was a census-designated place ( CDP ).

Prior to incorporation, Bella Vista was " governed " by its Property Owners Association, a private organization performing all the normal functions of a local government.

Prior to incorporation ( in 1953 ) the town was called Del Rey Woods.

Prior to its incorporation, the City of Calimesa existed as an unincorporated census designated town that straddled the Riverside – San Bernardino County line at the location where Interstate 10 climbs the San Gorgonio Pass going eastward from Redlands, California.

Prior to the 1958 incorporation of Kildeer, the son of Henry Bosch, Henry Bosch Jr., submitted a residential subdivision to the county containing mostly two acre homesites.

Prior to the platting, a Methodist church had been built and at the time of incorporation in 1862 the population had grown to 600.

Prior to the incorporation of the Village of Grand Cane in 1899, the settlement of four families ( Thomas Abington, Israel Rogers, Wright Hobgood, and John Wagner ) influenced the development of the area around two wagon trails that intersected in the sparsely populated area known as the Grand Cane Territory.

Prior to incorporation the town was known as " Blaisdelltown.

Prior to incorporation in 1998 it was a census-designated place.

Prior to its incorporation in 1840, the area was settled ca 1810 and known as the Territory of Indian Stream.

Prior to its incorporation in 1726 as a parish of New Castle, Rye was called Sandy Beach and included land in New Castle, Portsmouth, Greenland and Hampton.

Prior to its incorporation on July 1, 2007, it was a census-designated place ( CDP ).

Prior to its incorporation, it was known as " Coeymans Junction ," but the name was changed to " Ravena " to avoid confusion with another hamlet in the town, " Coeymans Landing.

Prior to the incorporation of the township, the " Mount Lebanon " name was used for the area of Upper St. Clair Township near the cedar trees.

Prior to its incorporation in 1866, it was part of Plymouth Township, established in 1769 by the Susquehanna Company and claimed by Connecticut based on the charter of that colony.

Prior to its incorporation in May 2000, it was a census-designated place ( CDP ).

Prior to its 2005 incorporation as a city, it was a census-designated place ( CDP ).

Prior to incorporation as a city, the village encompassed the entire area of two small townships.

Prior to its incorporation in September 2005, it was a census-designated place ( CDP ).

Prior to incorporation, the Middlesex Canal, linking the Merrimack River to Boston, was completed through then Waterfield.

Prior to its incorporation in 1834, the first settlements in the village were to the east of the present village site.

Prior to incorporation in the year 1895, Castle Brewery had operations in Cape Town to serve the steady expansion of a settler community from the mid-17th century.

Prior to the incorporation of Temasek Holdings, most of these stakes were held by the Ministry of Finance.