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The town's central piazza was the site of public games, largely combative: pugna, a sort of many-sided boxing match or brawl ; jousting ; and in the 16th century, bullfights.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 8, 162 people, 1, 829 households, and 967 families residing in the town's central settlement, or census-designated place ( CDP ).
Each town has a central taxi terminal usually within walking distance of the town's central plaza where taxis are stationed, and they provide transportation through local and islandwide routes.
* Hamilton, Massachusetts, where Patton's summer home was located, dedicated its central park to Patton, boasting a World War II – era tank in the center of town, and the town's school sports teams play under the name " Generals.
A summer resort close to the Maryland – Pennsylvania border, Blue Ridge Summit was popular with Baltimoreans escaping the season's heat, and Monterey Inn, which had a central building as well as individual wooden cottages, was the town's largest hotel.
The town's geography is undulating, for example the elevation of the southern point of the central one-way system is 76 metres and on its northern side the elevation is 59 – 60 metres.
This site was previously the location of the town's central Post Office and a shopping arcade, originally built in the 1960s.
The town's central location and many hotels ( for a population of just over 11, 000 it has no less than 4 ) has meant that it is a natural location for conferences and meetings involving delegates from across Northern Ireland.
The town's two historical points of interest are the unique 14th-century three-sided bridge, Trinity Bridge, which stands at its central point and used to be the confluence of three streams ; and the other is its ruined medieval Croyland Abbey, which was dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin, Saint Bartholomew and Saint Guthlac in the eighth century.
In 1933, much of the town's central business district was destroyed by the Long Beach earthquake, and one person was killed.
Historically, however, Dublin's economy was based on the local cotton, corn, and soybean trades, which blossomed as the town's central location enabled it to thrive with the growth of the railroad.
The town's central business district contains several 19th century commercial buildings, many of which were built during the railroad boom of 1888 – 1914.
All four of the town's main offices, including the town hall, police and fire departments and the town library, are all located at the center of town, as is the central post office.
The town's police and volunteer fire headquarters, as well as the post office, are all located in the town's central village.
Due to the town's geographically central location, the First Transcontinental Telegraph line ( 1861 ), railroad ( 1866 ) and highway ( 1913 ) passed through or very near Fremont.
The town's central settlement, where 605 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Walpole census-designated place ( CDP ), and is east of New Hampshire Route 12.
The town's central settlement, where 444 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Warner census-designated place ( CDP ), and is located along New Hampshire Route 103 and the Warner River.
The town's construction followed a scheme of rectangular streets, with church and market sites reserved in central positions.
Given the extent and central location of his original holding from the Mill Seat Tract, and the fact that most of the town's pre-1944 building lots are to, Bare's ability to shape the size and extent of development in Roaring Spring was substantial.
In 1874, the town's post office reopened and Henrietta quickly became the economic hub of north central Texas.
The town's central place in education was reestablished in 1962 when North and South Emery high schools were consolidated into Emery County High School, located at Castle Dale.
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In 2006 a € 100, 000 computer-controlled mirror, 8 × 5 m, was installed to reflect sunlight into the town's piazza.
At the centre of the piazza stands a well which was the main source of water for the town's residents.
The approach to the Villa Farnese is from the town's main street, which is centred on the villa, to a piazza from which stairs ascend to a series of terraces beginning with the subterranean basement excavated from the tuff, surrounded by steep curving steps leading to the terrace above.
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In two minutes the body of Tilghman's former comrade, who had been killed by Blue Throat in a gambling brawl the previous night, was carried into the town's funeral parlor to be prepared for decent burial.
He was in London `` searching records for our town's causes '' in 1600 with young Henry Sturley, the assistant schoolmaster.
On 25 May 1824, the town plat was registered with Wayne County as " Annsarbour "; this represents the earliest known use of the town's name.
Barcino Nova is the town's Latin name meaning " new Barcelona "; Barcino was the Roman name for Barcelona in Spain from its foundation by Emperor Augustus in 10 BC, and it was only changed to Barcelona in the Middle Ages.
It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders.
The town's growth was facilitated by its role as the administrative and commercial centre of German East Africa and industrial expansion resulting from the construction of the Central Railway Line in the early 1900s.
This was important since towns very often depended on a good reputation for export of a narrow range of products, on which not only the guild's, but the town's, reputation depended.
By a Charter of Elizabeth I in 1589 the bailiff was replaced by a mayor, by which time the town's importance was dwindling.
The drink originated in Falkirk where it was particularly popular among the town's thirsty foundry workers.
His father was a shipwright, ship owner and contractor, and served as the town's chief baillie, while his mother, Agnes Muirhead, came from a distinguished family and was well educated.
His father was primarily a farmer though he was also deacon of the local Congregational church, captain of the town's militia, and a founder of a local book society — a precursor to the public library.
The town's hospital was founded in the mid-15 century and remained in operation until the second half of the 19th century.
The Wyre was the town's first local commercial radio station and began broadcasting on 12 September 2005 from studios in Kidderminster.
A major change in the town centre road infrastructure was the construction of the ring road in the 1970s and 1980s, which relieved the town's growing congestion problem.
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