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The town's status as both a port and a holiday resort led to economic success in the nineteenth century, with a railway line and a cross-channel ferry to Honfleur in France being introduced.
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It probably reflected the town's economic importance, as opposed to its low political status.
Its location in an old herring smokery harks back to the town's status as a major fishing port.
After an unsuccessful attempt in 2005 to convert Highwood to a home rule city, Highwood achieved home rule status in 2007, facilitating the town's abilities to raise funds and pass ordinances.
The town's incorporated status gave it a unique standing in empowering it to maintain its own police force.
In 1939, a dike from the mainland to Urk ended the town's island status, just as the Afsluitdijk project was changing the salt water Zuiderzee surrounding Urk to the less saline IJsselmeer.
The stations and the road network fostered the town's status as a satellite town of Amsterdam, allowing for reverse commute also to Hilversum.
On the other hand, many citizens, including the Pro-Palmerton Coalition ( PPC ), argue that the health risks are exaggerated and that the town's Superfund status stigmatizes it.
The town's disputed ownership status led to the holding of two separate council elections on May 10, 2008.
Attempts by the local council to gain support for city status were rejected by the town's population in an unofficial referendum held by the local newspaper, the Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
Under the Local Government Act 1972, the town's autonomous County borough status was abolished, and Oldham has, since 1 April 1974, formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, within the Metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.
Larnaca is colloquially known as " Skala " ( Greek: Σκάλα ) meaning " ladder " or " landing stage ", referring to the town's status in history as an important port.
The club was formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, changing its name to Stockport County in 1890 reflecting the town's status as a county borough.
Under the Local Government Act 1972, the town's borough status was abolished, and Ashton has, since 1 April 1974, formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.
In 1488 the town's status was raised by James IV to Burgh of barony.
With the decline in the town's importance by the 19th century, the Corporation was eventually dissolved in 1886 and the town lost its borough status.
Bishop's Stortford is a particularly affluent area and this is partly due to the town's status as a commuter town for the ( mainly financial ) workers in London.
The town's later prosperity was facilitated by the low cost of living, and favourable legal status enjoyed by English debtors and half pay officers.
The town's main college, Frome Community College, provides education between ages 13 and 18, and has specialist " media arts " status.
Its attractive setting and proximity to Kraków led to the town's growth and in 1993 Alwernia was granted full civic status.
Tourism forms an important sector of the town's economy-part of the harbour has been redeveloped into a marina, and a caravan park called Amble Links, which boasts 5 Star status, guest houses and B & Bs exist to serve visitors to the Northumberland coast.
The town's market charter dates from 1194 and its status as a town from 1215.
An extensive fire and broader economic changes saw growth stagnate in the mid 2nd century, though defensive walls were added in 200 AD and reflected the town's continued importance and status.
It was granted official town status by Catherine the Great in 1775 for the town's loyalty to the Empress during the Pugachev uprising of 1773 – 1774.
On 6 August 1890, a law downgraded the town's fortified status, and so from 1891 to 1893, its fortifications were demolished.
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Another notable building dating from around this time, the Clockhouse belfy or Clock Tower, built between 1403 and 1412, seems to have been intended both as a visible and audible statement of the town's continuing civic ambitions against the power of the Abbot.
On the quayside may be seen the Pier Hotel of 1860 and Great Eastern Hotel of 1864, both reflecting the town's new importance to travellers following the arrival of the railway line from Colchester in 1854.
Several Disney business units continue to occupy the town's office buildings, and two utility companies, Smart City Telecom and Reedy Creek Energy Services, both operated from Walt Disney World, provide services to the town.
In the late 1920s a severe economic downturn hit Doland ; both of the town's banks closed and Humphrey's father struggled to keep his drugstore open.
Despite this the town's ANC-run local government and most local residents still refer to the town as Mafikeng both informally and formally.
Her single-parent mother ( Betty Field ) is hoping Madge will marry Alan, which would thus raise both Madge and herself into the town's highest, respectable social circles.
The personal names Úlfarr and Wulfhere both translate roughly as " wolf warrior " or " wolf army ", which explains the presence of a wolf on the town's coat of arms.
The town's two largest employers now are the United States Forest Service and Carbon County School District No. 2, both public sector employers.
Geneticists attribute this to the prevalence of cousin marriage between descendants of two of the town's founders, Joseph Smith Jessop and John Y. Barlow ; at least half the double community's roughly 8, 000 inhabitants are descended from one or both.
Soon, the town's first shopping center, Brandon Center, was built, and Brooker Elementary School and the Brandon Swim and Tennis Club both opened in 1965.
Since 2000, the town's proximity Interstate 95 and the trendy downtowns of both West Palm Beach and Lake Worth, as well as its leafy streets and well maintained housing stock, has led to a fast acceleration in housing prices.
Among the businesses is the Ho-Made restaurant for both inside dining and carry-out and a part of the town's social fabric for decades.
The town's shoreline is framed by Waquoit Bay to the west and Popponesset Bay to the east, both spawning several rivers, brooks and small ponds.
The town's railway station is located near the town centre, with a train normally leaving every 30 minutes during the day both north towards Zwolle and south towards Amersfoort and Utrecht.
The town's football culture has been featured both on Dutch national television ( NOS ) and in Panorama magazine.
According to Worcester, about the year 1775, town records started appearing with the town's name spelled as " Hollis " ( after Thomas Hollis ), and both names were used until about 1815, after which, only the name " Hollis " appears "... while Holles, the name of the Duke of Newcastle, has passed into merited oblivion.
Every year in the month of August, the town celebrates Ames Day, both to commemorate the founding of the town and to raise funds for the town's volunteer fire department.
The town's cemetery also includes marked graves of both Union and Confederate veterans.
In the town's eastern section, the Little Pigeon River is formed by the confluence of its East Fork and Middle Fork, both of which flow down from their sources high in the Great Smoky Mountains.
The town's northern border adjoins Pantego ; both towns are completely surrounded by the city of Arlington.
The town's southern border adjoins Dalworthington Gardens ; both towns are completely surrounded by the city of Arlington.
Ethnic identities, the existence of both inter-and intra-group rivalries, new waves of immigration, and Helper's position as a neutral ground for labor influenced the town's social landscape.
The town's history can be learned at both the Queen Anne-style Strauss Mansion Museum, and the local maritime museum.
As of 2012, the town is served by Police Chief Charles Bockey and Fire Chief Greg Locke, both of whom are on the town's Public Safety Committee.
Dr. Mertz was the only doctor in central through eastern Skagit County for many years as well as for both the town's cement plants.
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