The closing of the Climax mine in the 1980s was a major blow to the town's economy.

The town's economy is mainly tourism and agriculture-based.

By the middle of the 18th century the Glastonbury Canal drainage problems and competition from the new railways caused a decline in trade, and the town's economy became depressed.

This was aided by accessibility via the rail and road network, which has continued to support the town's economy and led to a steady rise in resident population since 1801.

In medieval times, the wool trade was important in the town's economy, although this declined in the 18th century to be replaced by other industries such as brewing ; the town continues to be a major centre for the production of cider.

An important part of the town ’ s economy is based on tourism, because of the town's many historic attractions and its location.

Today the town's economy is based on tourism and agriculture, with manufacturing of medicines and photographic film also present.

While Falmouth's maritime activity has much declined from its heyday, the docks are still a major contributor to the town's economy.

While tourism plays a large part of the town's economy, wine, asparagus and sea salt are also important staples.

The canal was once a vital component of the town's economy.

Small businesses, such as Tuugie's Restaurant, Moore's Home and Auto Parts, Smith's Grocery, and Gilbert's Tire and Muffler also support the town's economy.

The town's population and economy grew rapidly until the departure of the capital to Montgomery caused a rapid decline in population.

Most of the town's economy is tourist food and craft stalls, restaurants, and other services for north-south traffic from Flagstaff and Page.

U. S. Route 66 provided a slight boost to the town's economy in the 1950s, but construction of the divided highway through the town resulted in the destruction of many of the storefronts, sidewalks, and residential streets, forever altering the aesthetic qualities of the downtown area.

But in recent years a partial resurgence of defense contracts and a diversified mixture of small business and professional activity have stabilized the town's economy.

This festival, which has traditionally been held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, was demoted to only Saturday and Sunday in 2009 after the town's centennial due to the suffering economy. But, in 2011 they added Thursday activities to the festival.

Washington's economy has changed considerably over the course of the town's history.

Today, the local economy is centered on the town's population of affluent, part-time residents, whose income, for the most part, is not locally derived.

But hard times followed ; American Thread moved to North Carolina in 1985 and without it, the town's economy floundered.

Says Eustis historian Louise Carter, " Even though the freeze brought the town's economy to a standstill, Mr. Clifford kept his lakefront general store open and extended credit until people could recover.

This in combination with the tourist end of the industry makes it one of the town's largest supporters and invaluable to the local economy.

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.

Today, Wakarusa continues to have a thriving farming economy and has two grain mills within the town's limits.

The town would grow as the train company prospered, but once " The Monon " declined, so would the town's economy.

The town's name is attested as Aisincurt in 1175, derived from a Germanic masculine name Aizo, Aizino and the early Northern French word curt ' farm with a courtyard ' ( Late Latin cortem ).

Within a short while, he grasps what is at stake and warns the authorities that unless steps are taken immediately, the epidemic could kill off half the town's population of two hundred thousand within a couple of months .</ br > During the epidemic, Rieux heads an auxiliary hospital and works long hours treating the victims.

The consul administering the oath is forced to go on his knees, symbolising Alphonse's lordship and the town's loyalty.

The Aal is a small river located only within the town's territory.

He is depicted in the town's most prominent statue by sculptor Goscombe John, unveiled on Victoria Square in 1920.

The town's shopping centre is called the Accrington Arndale Centre.

The town's other famous association is with Accrington Stanley F. C., the butt of many ( largely affectionate ) jokes.

While the town's name is generally seen as a diminutive form of Barcelona in Spain, Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing point out an earlier attestation of the name Barcilona in Barcelonnette in around 1200, and suggest that it is derived instead from two earlier stems signifying a mountain, * bar and * cin ( the latter of which is also seen in the name of Mont Cenis ).

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.

The town's name is old as it shows the typical effects of the High German consonant shift ( b > p, t > ss ).

There is also a coin-operated bunyip at Murray Bridge, South Australia, at Sturt Reserve on the town's riverfront.

In the strips, it is expressed that the two towns are rivals with each other and before The Dandy did a drastic format change they had an embassy in Beanotown which many of the town's citizens attempted to overrun, but failed ( the embassy had no existence in The Beano ).

It has been suggested that the town's name comes from an archaic word in the Cornish " bod " ( meaning a dwelling ; the later word is " bos ") and a contraction of " menegh " ( monks ).

The crooked town's mayor, Hiram J. Slade ( Samuel S. Hinds ), who is in collusion with Kent, appoints the town drunk, Washington Dimsdale ( Charles Winninger ), as the new sheriff, assuming that he'll be easy to control and manipulate.

The made-up embankment which today extends the whole length of the town's riverbank is the result of 19th century land reclamation, started in earnest when the town played host to a large number of prisoners of war from the Napoleonic Wars which formed a captive workforce.

The town's oldest building is the Maguire's stone castle, built by Hugh the Hospitable who died in 1428.

Since the release of the film the town of Åmål has even tried to embrace the publicity generated, despite the fact that the town's name is missing from the English title.

The primary settlement in Hanover, where over 75 % of the town's population resides, is defined as the Hanover census-designated place ( CDP ) and contains the areas around Dartmouth College and the intersections of New Hampshire Routes 10, 10A, and 120.

In Israel it is also a tradition to arrange festive parades, known as Ad-D ' lo-Yada, in the town's main street.

The other pub is the Plume of Feathers ( the Railway-" The Devils Elbow "-has closed as a pub recently ) and there are also a couple of cafes, one of which is situated in what used to be the town's police station.

Stow-on-the-Wold, originally called Stow St. Edward or Edwardstow after the town's patron saint Edward, probably Edward the Martyr, is said to have originated as an Iron Age fort on this defensive position on a hill.

The highest point is at about above sea level near Bebenhausen in the Schönbuch forest, while the lowest point is in the town's eastern Neckar valley.