Towns like Mangazeya, Tara, Yeniseysk, and Tobolsk sprang up, the last being declared the capital of Siberia.

Some writers discount settlements that were abandoned as a result of a natural or human-made disaster, using the term only to describe settlements which were deserted because they were no longer economically viable ; T. Lindsey Baker, author of Ghost Towns of Texas, defines a ghost town as " a town for which the reason for being no longer exists ".

We your Humble Petitioners Living at a great Distance from ye Center of the Towne Some of us nine or ten Miles and Consequently at a very great disadvantage in joining with them all Publick Town affairs, being encouraged Partly by our Living in that Part of ye Town that was Laid out for what was called ye upper Parish and Partly by ye Kind Reception our Request met with which we made to ye Town for a dismission but more particularly by our Confidence in your Honors desire to Promote ye Happiness of every Part of ye State Humbly Pray that Honors would take our Case into your Serious Consideration and grant that we together with all those Live in sd Upper Part may be Erected and Incorporated into a body Politick and Corporate to have Continuance in ye Name of Northfield with all such Powers and Authorities Privileges Immunities and Franchises with other Parishes or Towns in this State in General hold Enjoy with your Petitions as in duty bound Shall forever pray .”

After being first settled around 1804, Amity was formed in 1830 from parts of the Towns of Angelica and Scio.

" The Hewletts " ( Hewlett, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Bay Park, and Hewlett Neck ) are generally grouped together as one of the " Five Towns ," with the other four being Woodmere, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, and Inwood, along with Woodsburgh.

Despite being part of the Five Towns

Beaufort has been named by some sources as one of " America's Best Art Towns ", including being ranked the No. 14 Small City Arts Destination by American Style Magazine in 2008 and one of America's top 100 art towns by author John Villani in his 2005 book The 100 Best Art Towns in America: A Guide to Galleries, Museums, Festivals, Lodging and Dining.

Chorley forms a conurbation with Preston and Leyland and was once proposed as being designated part of the Central Lancashire New Town under the New Towns Act, a proposal which was eventually scaled back.

The first of a ring of such " first generation " New Towns around London ( 1946 ) was Stevenage, Hertfordshire and Basildon, Essex along the Thames being the nearest to East London, both after Borehamwood, Middlesex.

After World War II, in 1946, the government designated Hemel Hempstead as the site of one of its proposed New Towns designed to house the population displaced by the London Blitz, since slums and bombsites were being cleared in London.

Brasstown Bald is partly in Towns and partly in Union counties, the peak being divided by the county line.

Yate was awarded the tongue-in-cheek honour of being the 45th worst place to live in the UK, according to the Idler book of Crap Towns, while Half Man Half Biscuit's song ‘ The Referee's Alphabet ’ on their Cammell Laird Social Club album informs the listener that ‘ Y is for Yate, the kind of town that referees come from ’.

Confusingly in the context of Crawley's later history, this area was called " New Town ", a name which persisted for many years ; it had no connection with the later establishment of the New Town of Crawley under the New Towns Act 1946, the name being merely a coincidence.

The FM Towns Marty was the world's first 32 bit console ( contrary to claims from the Amiga CD32 and 3DO ), being released in 1991 by Japanese electronic company Fujitsu.

Never released outside of Japan, it was largely marketed as a console version of the FM Towns home computer, being compatible with games developed for the FM Towns.

Another trail between Cannon Falls and Faribault is being proposed by the Mill Towns Trail group from Northfield with the hope of being completed in the coming years.

225 to 244 of the parish of Longueuil have by a large majority in number and value represented that, in consequence of the rapid increase of population within the said territory being a suburb of the city of Montreal and in consequence of the necessity for local improvements similar to those of other suburbs of Montreal, it is necessary that the said territory be created into a separate municipality and they have prayed, that the general principles of the Cities and Towns ' Act be applied to the said municipality and also that they be granted several powers similar to those of other suburbs of Montreal which are not contained in said act.

One notable characteristic of the Five Towns is that despite the reputation of the South Shore of Nassau County being more urbanized than the North Shore, the 5 towns retains hamlets that resemble areas along Long Island's Gold Coast on the North Shore with enormous mansions and exclusive private communities along the water.

* In Thomas Pynchon's 1963 debut novel V., he mentions the Five Towns, however, he includes Malverne as being part of the group.

Anti-litter organisations include Keep Australia Beautiful founded in 1963 that created the popular “ Do the Right Thing ” campaign and its Tidy Towns competition became well known being a very competitive expression of civic pride.

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It is part of the " Five Towns ", together with the village of Lawrence and the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and " The Hewletts ", which consist of the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck and the hamlet of Hewlett, along with Woodsburgh.

In the context of the Five Towns, " The Hewletts " or " Hewlett " is often used to refer collectively to the hamlet of Hewlett, together with the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck, along with Woodsburgh.

In the context of the Five Towns, " The Hewletts " or " Hewlett " is often used to refer collectively to the hamlet of Hewlett, together with the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck.

The Five Towns is usually said to comprise the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and " The Hewletts ", along with Woodsburgh.

The series ' name is a reference to the real " Five Towns ", an informal grouping of villages and hamlets located on Long Island, New York's South Shore of western Nassau County.

Hewlett Neck is included in the Five Towns, which is usually said to comprise the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, as well as the hamlets of Woodmere, Inwood, and " The Hewletts ," which consist of the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, Hewlett, and Woodsburgh.

Inwood is included among the Five Towns, an informal grouping of villages and hamlets in Nassau County on the South Shore of western Long Island adjoining the border with Queens County in New York City.