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History & Geography Unless we learn from our past we are bound to repeat it. Events, places, etc. |
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Wow I fond more history on sweeny on wikipedia
1833: John Sweeny settles just outside what will become a town bearing his name. 1905: Railroad reaches town. 1912: Independent school system formed. 1914: Population reaches 200. 1934: Old ocean oilfield discovered. 1945: City incorporated. 1967: City park built. 1988: Community Center / Library completed. 1993: City's first K9 dog killed by two teens, later convicted. 2001: Two trains collide head-on just outside Sweeny city limits. 2002: Tropical Storm Fay dumps over 20 inches (510 mm) of rain in Sweeny, flooding most roads. 2004: Sweeny gets Christmas snow, with almost 10 inches reported in some places. 2005: Almost all of Sweeny emptied when Hurricane Rita threatened Texas. 2007: Running out of space to grow, Sweeny plans to start annexing land. 2008: Sweeny's mayoral race is decided by 1 vote. Rodney Weems beat Phyllis Kittinger for the title. It's amazing what you can find on wikipedia. |
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I have enough trouble trying to determine where my hometown is without trying to figure out it's history.
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If you move around a lot, Just pick the one you've lived in the longest.
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Boston Massachusetts - Founded on September, 17 1630 by puritain colonist from england (they give us bunker hill day off, but not this day...)
major war events: Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Battle of Bunker Hill Home America's first and oldest public school, Boston Latin School, in 1635...which I proudly attend Home to America's first college, Harvard College, 1636, which was founded so that students at latin could continue their education Home to the first subway system Whitey Bulger lot of other cool stuff that I dont have time to list right now |
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Lets see here. My home town was founded in 1838 and it officially became a Charter City of Ohio in 1960. One notable thing is that my hometown claims the title of the "Crossroads of America" because the two major interstates I-70 and I-75 cross here. Up until a few years ago, we also were home of the Amateur Trapshoot Association Hall of Fame and there was an annual Trapshoot Association event.
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Huddersfield- Recently discovered were plan for the Nazi's to invade us!
More Nazi maps for Kirklees invasion uncovered - Huddersfield Examiner |
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