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unusual facts about townships



A. S. Rao Nagar

The suburb has many residential townships like Saket which is nearby adjacent suburbs include Neredmet, ECIL, Sainikpuri and Moula-Ali.

Apartheid

The best-publicised forced removals of the 1950s occurred in Johannesburg, when 60,000 people were moved to the new township of Soweto (an abbreviation for South Western Townships).

Baseball Ontario

On June 4, 1838, a year before Abner Doubleday was recognized with inventing baseball in Cooperstown, New York, two teams from Oxford and Zorra townships met in Beachville, Ontario in what is now known as the first documented game in North American history.

Beaulieu, Minnesota

Beaulieu is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Beaulieu and Chief Townships, Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States.

Clear Stream

The stream flows southeast through the townships of Dixville and Millsfield before joining the Androscoggin River in the town of Errol.

County highway

In addition to county roads, many townships also have concession roads and township roads, such as Colchester South Road 3, and Concession 8.

Covington Dells, Fort Wayne

Originally a suburban rural development in unincorporated Allen County, the area was incorporated inside the Fort Wayne city limits on January 1, 2006 as part of Fort Wayne's Southwest Extended Annexation of parts of Wayne and Aboite townships.

Derby, Vermont

In the War of 1812, an expeditionary force of Quebec Eastern Townships' volunteers destroyed a barracks built at Derby with no personnel casualties.

Dudu Pukwana

The second was Spear, with whom he recorded the seminal afro-jazz album In The Townships in 1973 for Virgin Records at The Manor Studio.

Ervin

Ervin Township, Howard County, Indiana, one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, USA

Essex, Ontario

The current Town of Essex was created on 1 April 1999 through the amalgamation of the former towns of Essex and Harrow, along with the former townships of Colchester North and Colchester South.

Evaton

Like other townships in the area, Evaton was affected by the violent unrest which erupted in 1984 and by 1985 a state of emergency was imposed.

Harris, Scotland

It runs from Tarbert to Rodel through the area of Harris known as Bays and through the coastal townships of Lickisto (Liceasto), Geocrab (Geòcrab), Manish (Mànais), Flodabay (Fleòideabhagh), Ardvay (Àird Mhighe), Finsbay (Fionnsbhagh) and Lingerbay (Lingreabhagh).

Itasca Community Television, Inc.

Communities that support the Grand Rapids Area Cable Commission with franchise and PEG fees which, in turn, supports ICTV include Grand Rapids, Cohasset, La Prairie and the townships of Harris and Grand Rapids.

Jack Hoogendyk

Hoogendyk was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2002 representing the 61st district, which includes the cities of Portage and Parchment, and the townships of Alamo, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, Prairie Ronde and Texas.

Krayenburg

The Krayenburg was a castle situated on the Krayenberg, having the townships of Tiefenort and Merkers-Kieselbach at its foot, and overlooking an extensive section of the Werratal.

Leigh Union workhouse

Leigh Poor Law Union was established on 26 January 1837 in accordance with the Poor Law Amendment Act covering six townships, Astley, Atherton, Bedford, Pennington, Tyldesley with Shakerley and Westleigh of the ancient parish of Leigh plus Culcheth, Lowton, and part of Winwick.

Liberty Hills, Fort Wayne

Originally a suburban rural development in unincorporated Allen County, the area was incorporated inside the Fort Wayne city limts as part of Fort Wayne's Southwest Extended Annexation of parts of Wayne and Aboite townships.

Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Lower Paxtang Township embraced the areas now known as Lower Swatara, Swatara, Lower Paxton, Derry and Susquehanna Townships.

Magalloway River

The Magalloway passes through the townships of Parmachenee, Lynchtown, Parkertown, Lincoln, and Magalloway Plantation in Maine, and the townships of Second College Grant and Wentworth's Location in New Hampshire.

McCredie

McCredie Township, Callaway County, Missouri, one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA

Miami County, Kansas

The cities of Louisburg, Osawatomie, Paola, and Spring Hill are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships.

Neighborhoods of Allahabad

Along with a large number of areas within Allahabad City, there are several satellite cities on the other side of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, and are considered as satellite cities of Allahabad.There are also a large number of Townships and Villages near Allahabad City Within Allahabad District.

Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

However, in September 2009, the Southampton-based Pennsylvania Transit Expansion Coalition (PA-TEC) began discussions with all townships along the rail line, as well as SEPTA officials, about possible resumption of passenger service.

North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

In 1851 Union Township was split along the National Road into North Union and South Union townships.

Nutbush

Nutbush Township, Warren County, North Carolina, one of twelve townships in Warren County, North Carolina

Nyanga, Cape Town

Nyanga is situated 26 kilometres from Cape Town along N2 highway, close to the Cape Town International Airport and next to the townships of Gugulethu and Crossroads.

Port Chalmers

Prior to the local body reorganisation in the 1980s Port Chalmers was made up of several suburbs, as well as the central area, Roseneath, Blanket Bay, Upper Junction, Brick Hill, Sawyers Bay, Mussel Bay, Upper Port Chalmers, Dalkeith, Careys Bay, Reynoldstown, Deborah Bay, Hamilton Bay, Waipuna Bay, Te Ngaru, and Aramoana, as well as the outlying townships of Long Beach, Purakanui and several other smaller nearby villages and farmsteads.

Rohingya conflict in Western Burma

The Burmese central government refused to grant a separate Muslim state in the Mayu region where two townships (Buthidaung and Maungdaw) lie.

The Mujahid militants began their insurgent activities in the Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships (Mayu region) of Burma that lies on Burma-East Pakistan border.

Sockburn

The ancient parish included the townships of Sockburn in County Durham, and Girsby and Over Dinsdale, both on the opposite bank of the River Tees in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

South Park Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Composed of portions of St. Clair and Jefferson townships in 1845, South Park was originally called Snowden Township, named after John M. Snowden, a prominent businessman, politician and former Pittsburgh mayor, who had died earlier that year.

Swift Diamond River

The river passes through the townships of Dixville and Dix's Grant before joining the Dead Diamond River in the Dartmouth College Grant.

The Lakes, Minnesota

The lake and the community are located in parts of four townships in Murray County: Lake Sarah, Shetek, Murray, and Mason Townships.

Torne Valley

Geographically the townships and municipalities that make up the area are Haparanda, Övertorneå, Pajala and Kiruna in Sweden, and Tornio, Ylitornio, Pello, Kolari, Muonio and Enontekiö in Finland.

Totmonslow

In the 19th century it contained four market towns, Leek, Longnor, Cheadle, and Uttoxeter, and about 80 townships located in 10 chapelries and 30 parishes.

Twin Lakes, Mahnomen County, Minnesota

Twin Lakes is a census-designated place in the townships of Little Elbow and Twin Lakes, Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States.

Waterloo North

In 1947, it was re-defined to consist of the city of Kitchener, the town of Waterloo and the townships of Wellesley and Woolwich, and the northern part of the township of Waterloo.

Wellington South

The South Riding initially consisted of the Town of Guelph, and the Townships of Guelph and Puslinch.

Whitby Township, Ontario

Whitby Township was one of five townships along Lake Ontario named for towns in northeast England (York, Scarborough, Pickering, Whitby and Darlington).

York East

Called the East Riding of York, it consisted of the Townships of Markham, Scarborough, the Village of Yorkville and the portion of the Township of York lying east of Yonge Street.


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