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Laconia and Church
The Laconia Methodist Church was organized in 1842.
Image: Church Street & Laconia Tavern. jpg | Church Street c. 1912

Laconia and was
According to Pausanias, writing in the 2nd century AD, the term ' Achaean ' was originally given to those Greeks inhabiting the Argolis and Laconia.
The richest grave of all was explored at Vaphio in Laconia in 1889, and yielded, besides many gems and miscellaneous goldsmiths ' work, two golden goblets chased with scenes of bull-hunting, and certain broken vases painted in a large bold style which remained an enigma until the excavation of Knossos.
When a dispute between the capetanei of Laconia and the appointed governor of the province escalated into an armed conflict, he called in Russian troops to restore order, because much of the army was controlled by capetanei who were part of the rebellion.
While it is popularly known as Laconia, the location of the race was moved from Belknap Recreation Area to Loudon in 1964.
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Laconia was created out of the former prefecture Laconia ().
The Laconia incident was an abortive naval rescue attempt in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
* On 12 September 1942, Werner Hartenstein commanding the German Navy U-156 sighted and sank the British Cunard White Star passenger liner Laconia, which was serving as a troopship.
* Hartenstein, discovering that Laconia was carrying Italian POWs from North Africa, decided on his own initiative to launch rescue operations, to broadcast in clear a " cease fire " message, and to inform and seek approval of his decision from Berlin.
" McLoughlin believes this indicates Hartenstein had thought it was a troop transport rather than a passenger ship ; by signalling to the Royal Navy, Laconia was acting as a de facto naval auxiliary.
Until then, as indicated in point # 1 of the " Laconia Order ", it was common for U-boats to assist torpedoed survivors with food, water, simple medical care for the wounded, and a compass bearing to the nearest landmass ; it was extremely rare for survivors to be brought on board as space on a U-boat was barely enough for its own crew.
At the Nuremberg Trials held by the victorious Allies in 1946, Dönitz was indicted for war crimes, including the issuance of the " Laconia order ":
Sparta ( Doric: ; Attic: ), or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese.
Ancient Sparta was built on the banks of the Evrotas River, the main river of Laconia, which provided it with a source of fresh water.
In 1907, the sanctuary of Athena " of the Brazen House " ( Chalkioikos ) was located on the acropolis immediately above the theatre, and though the actual temple is almost completely destroyed, the site has produced the longest extant archaic inscription of Laconia, numerous bronze nails and plates, and a considerable number of votive offerings.
Basil was the son of Emperor Romanos II and Empress Theophano, whose maternal family was of Laconian Greek origin originating in the Peloponnesian region of Laconia, possibly from the city of Sparta.
Recent archaeological excavations in Greece suggest that modern-day Laconia was a distinct territory in the Late Bronze Age, while the poets narrate that it was a rich kingdom.
During the ride, George talks to Alan about the amusement park ride he was too scared to ride as a kid: The Bullet in Thrill Village, Laconia, New Hampshire.
He died in the Peloponnese and was buried by his sons at Mistra in Laconia.
His birthplace is given as " the banks of the Cephissus " by Pindar or Hyria in Boeotia by the Megalai Ehoiai, but his later residence was Taenarum in Laconia.

Laconia and town
In 1855, the town of Laconia was separated from Meredith.
Laconia is a town in Boone Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States.
Because Laconia was the only town of any size in Boone Township, the settlement became the commercial center of the area.
Laconia at one time boasted three general stores, one on each corner of the town square, three hotels, several millinery stores, two doctors, a funeral parlor, and a saloon.
In 1855, Laconia was incorporated as a town from land in Meredith Bridge, Lakeport, Weirs and part of Gilmanton.
Mystras (, Myzithras in the Chronicle of the Morea ) is a fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece.
He established a great monastery at Paliochora ; a town grew up around it, largely populated from Laconia.
He stated in his 1st century BC work De architectura ( I. 1. 5 ) that the female figures of the Erechtheion represented the punishment of the women of Karyæ, a town near Sparta in Laconia, who were condemned to slavery after betraying Athens by siding with Persia in the Greco-Persian Wars.
The town of Peyton Place was a combination of three New Hampshire towns: Gilmanton, the village where she lived ( and which resented the notoriety ); Laconia, the only nearby town of comparable size to Peyton Place and site of Metalious ' favorite bar ; and Alton, the town where a few years previously a daughter had murdered her incestuous abusive father.
Monemvasia () is a town and a municipality in Laconia, Greece.
* Neapoli, the main town in the municipality of Voies, Laconia
Gytheio (, ), the ancient Gythium or Gytheion (), is a town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece.
Other tourist destinations include Funspot in Weirs Beach, which is part of Laconia, the children's museum of Center Harbor, Gunstock ski resort and Meadowbrook U. S. Cellular Pavilion, both in Gilford, Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough and the town of Wolfeboro, which claims to be the nation's oldest resort town.
On its route, it runs concurrent with Interstate 89 for approximately near the town of New London, and with U. S. Route 3 for approximately from Franklin to Laconia.
Areopoli () is a town on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia, Greece.
Parasyros ( Greek: Παρασυρος ) is a town in Mani, Laconia, Greece.
Drosopigi ( Greek: Δροσοπήγη meaning breezy spring ) is a town in Mani, Laconia, Greece.
Pyrgos Dirou ( Greek: Πύργος Διρού ) is a town in Mani, Laconia, Greece.
In his Brief Grammar of the Tsakonian Dialect published in 1951, Prof. Thanasis Costakis defines Tsakonia as the area from the town of Agios Andreas in Kynouria south to Leonidio and Tyros and inland as far as Kastanitsa and Sitaina, but asserts that in former times the Tsakonian-speaking area extended as far as Cape Malea in eastern Laconia.
Vatheia (,, also Vathia ) is a little town in Laconia, Greece, on the Mani Peninsula.

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