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- It became a village in 1913 and a town in 1915.
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May 24, 2016 · Although initially nicknamed Ridgewood, it became known as Evergreen to avoid confusion with another Ridgewood (now known as Wantagh, in Long Island). Adrian Martenses Suydam split his farm...
Beginnings. In 1698, when Johannes Van Emburgh and David Provoast purchased 250 acres of land, Ridgewood was a wilderness of trees and streams. The area was called Hochaos (now Ho-Ho-Kus) after the Native American name of the brook that runs through the Village.
Jan 11, 2021 · On January 1, 1898, the City of Brooklyn, Long Island City, and the towns and villages of western Queens and all of Richmond were replaced by the Boroughs of Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens (Queens County), and Richmond (Richmond County).
Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The etymology of Ridgewood's name is disputed, but it may have referred to Ridgewood Reservoir, the local geography, or a road. The British settled Ridgewood in the 17th century, while the Dutch settled nearby Bushwick.
Oct 2, 2021 · The development of Newmarket accelerated in the last half of the 19th century following the arrival of the railway. Two events that shaped the town during this period were the Main Street fire of 1862, which transformed the look of Main, and the arrival of the William Cane Wooden Works in 1874.
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Spruce Grove was incorporated as a village in 1955, a town in 1971 and celebrated its 25th anniversary as a city in 2011. As Alberta’s 16th city, Spruce Grove is one of Western Canada’s fastest growing communities.
The first local government election in Alberta was held in 1883 under the Northwest Municipal Ordinance. Rural local government began with herd districts in 1883, fire districts in 1886 and statute districts in 1887, all of which were combined into local improvement districts in 1897.
