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The township was significantly flooded as a result of the construction of the Kinzua Dam in the 1960s, and as such, it is much more sparsely populated than it used to be.
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The southern part of Accrington, the township of New Accrington, was formerly in the Forest of Blackburnshire and the presence of oak trees may be inferred from local place names like Broad Oak and Oak Hill.
To make up for a lack of hard currency, Thailand's township, Amphoe Kut Chum, once issued its own local scrip called Bia Kut Chum: Bia is Thai for cowry shell, was once Baht, and is still current in metaphorical expressions.
Deng was born into an ethnically Hakka Han family in Paifang village ( 牌坊村 ), Xiexing township ( 协兴镇 ), Guang ' an County in Sichuan province, approximately 160 km from Chongqing ( formerly spelled Chungking ).
The township of Lytton, Quebec ( today part of Montcerf-Lytton ) was named after him.
The Burra Creek ( also known as the Worlds End Creek ), which flows through Burra township, was once part of the ancient Murray River system.
Records from the 9th century show that there was a settlement named " Ulidi " on the site, although Oelde only received township in the year 1800.
It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region.
The medieval township on Veøya, an island outside present day Molde, was first mentioned by the historian Snorri Sturluson as the location of the Battle of Sekken in 1162, where king Håkon the Broad-shouldered was killed fighting the aristocrat Erling Skakke, during the Norwegian civil wars.
However the township name was used in a massive new park: Dalton Digby Wildlands Provincial Park, itself renamed since 2002.
In 2010, a detailed field study was conducted in the Garonne River ( France ) in the Arcins channel between Arcins Island and the right bank close to Lastrene township.
Most shires were visited by a group of royal officers ( legati ), who held a public inquiry, probably in the great assembly known as the shire court, which was attended by representatives of every township as well as of the local lords.
The township was established in the early 1860s, the first Post Office opening on 1 January 1861.
Plainfield was originally formed as a township on April 5, 1847, from portions of Westfield Township, while the area was still part of Essex County.
The city and township coexisted until March 6, 1878, when Plainfield Township was dissolved and parts were absorbed by Plainfield city, with the remainder becoming Fanwood Township ( now known as Scotch Plains ).
In 1796, Poland Township was the first charted township in the Connecticut Western Reserve.
The township was founded by Jonathan Fowler, who fell in love with Yellow Creek which flows through Poland.
Bundaberg as a European township was founded by timbergetters Bob and George Stewart in 1867.
In 1816, the new township was named after Waterloo, Belgium, the site of the Battle of Waterloo, which had ended the Napoleonic Wars in Europe.
Previously the township was known as Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi and was renamed after the birth of Nanak Dev.
One resident of a township told Human Rights Watch that it was like living in a " low-class motel ".
In Zimbabwe the term township was used for segregated parts of suburban areas.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 22, 625.
township and significantly
Following the creation of newer townships and annexations by the city of Topeka, the size of the township has been significantly reduced.
In the northernmost section of the township along Route 23, there are several gasoline stations, most likely because gas is significantly less expensive in New Jersey than in Matamoras, Pennsylvania or Port Jervis, New York.
This was significantly better than the 37 % showing of John Kerry in 2004, however, and the township local government is currently chaired by a Democrat.
It initially included a large portion of the Sudbury District ; in 1952, the boundaries were narrowed significantly to include only the city of Sudbury, the geographic township of McKim and the town of Copper Cliff.
The area of the township has been significantly reduced from the original boundaries.
township and flooded
Lake Eucumbene flooded the township of Adaminaby.
In January 1946 a flood cut the township in two, and several hundred homes were flooded.
To develop Middlemarch the March Creek had been diverted and for many years the township was regularly flooded until channel work on the creek ameliorated the problem.
The original township was flooded under Jounama Pondage in 1968.
The modern township of Talbingo is located on the shores of Jounama and construction of the dam flooded the historic valley and Talbingo township below, which was the birthplace of author Miles Franklin and location of the Talbingo Hotel.
The original Happy Valley township, school and cemetery were completely flooded by the new reservoir requiring their relocation.
Despite the township being entirely intact and undamaged when flooded in 1896, very little was found apart from scattered bricks and the foundations of several buildings of which only the Post Office was identified.
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Parma is bisected by a township line ; as a result, the town lies in both Parma and Sandstone Townships, an interesting twist in an area where townships tend to be more important than villages, at least as far as government goes.
Settlement was the result of a court case in which the government in Boston returned some of Dedham to Native American control in exchange for land in the new township of Pocumtuck on which Dedham residents could settle.
As a result, on June 16, 1843, the township was officially named Marcellus.
* The cities of Lansing and East Lansing are adjacent to the south, and considerable development extends into the township as a result of the proximity to both cities.
As a result, Rochester residents no longer had to pay property taxes to the township.
As a result, much of the land is now included in wildlife management areas, including Kakaik State Wildlife Management Area, Erskine State Wildlife Management Area, and Polk State Wildlife Management Area, and much of the remainder of the township has been enrolled as CRP land.
A memorial was constructed in memory of the 14 township residents killed as the result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
As a result, the village voted on August 9, 1892, to secede from the township.
As a result it was ordered that the election of subscribing the said sum of ten thousand dollars to the capital stock of the said railroad company be submitted to the qualified voters of the Dutchville Township and that an election be held in the said township at the proper voting place therein on the 8th day of October 1887.
The formation was a result of a successful petition and election by the citizens of the northeastern corner of Lycoming County who were under the leadership of H. I. McNett, for whom the township was named.
As a result, the township became seen as a desirable place to live for people who worked in other areas of the Lehigh Valley.
Historically a part of Lancashire, and formerly a part of the township of Newton Heath, Miles Platting began to appear on maps in the 1820s, when it had begun to expand into a factory district as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
As a result of the growth and prosperity brought upon Münnerstadt by Count von Henneberg, Emperor Louis IV gave the township its city rights.
The township accepted, and as a result, an interesting piece of 1970s architecture was erected.
As a result of the geography of Narrabri and the surrounding areas, Narrabri township is quite prone to flooding.
In 1872, William Lawrence, a New York dairyman of the township of Chester, created the first American cream cheese as the result of an attempt to create a batch of Neufchâtel.
Most of the island is subject to extensive periodic flooding, and as a result the community township has been built on the highest ground.
As a result of its hilly topography, Jefferson Township contains the source of the Mad River, and a ski resort — unusual for western Ohio — is located near Valley Hi in the southern part of the township.
The township lies on the Bellinger River ; the different spelling is most likely the result of a misinterpretation of some poor handwriting.
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