Sentences with phrase «first settled»

First settled in the late 1800s, Apex is one of the best - preserved railroad towns in North Carolina.

Features like red tile roofs, stucco siding, and decorative wrought iron are traditional favorites in areas where Spanish colonists first settled.

Early history Paducah was first settled as Pekin by James and William Pore c. 1821.

It was first settled in 1845 when George and Mary Melrose Hanna and their children arrived on the east bank of the Red Cedar River (now just called the Cedar River).

First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee.

Mentor was first settled in 1797.

19th century The city is named for Peter Hammond (1798 — 1870)-- the surname anglicized from Peter av Hammerdal (Peter of Hammerdal)-- a Swedish immigrant who first settled the area around 1818.

Originally part of Salem and the Naumkeag Territory, the area was first settled by Europeans in 1626 by Roger Conant.

The area that Waukesha now encompasses was first settled by European - Americans in 1834, with Morris D. Cutler as its first settler.

For Horticulturist Solomon Gates, «Pomona» was the winning entry in a contest to name the city in 1875, before anyone had ever planted a fruit tree The city was first settled by Ricardo Vejar and Ygnacio Palomares in the 1830s, when California and much of the now - American Southwest were part of Mexico.

It was first settled in 1641 and was officially incorporated on February 28, 1799; several of the early homesteads are still standing, such as the Francis Wyman House, dating from 1666.

First settled in the late 18th century by French farmers in a series of ribbon farms along the Rouge River and the Sauk Trail, the community grew with the establishment of the Detroit Arsenal on the Chicago Road linking Detroit and Chicago.

Leesburg was first settled in 1857 by Evander McIver Lee.

The Cedar Rapids area was first settled in the early 1800s and named for the whitewater rapids along the Cedar River, along which the city is located.

About... West Jordan was named for the river that runs through the town, and has mushroomed since it was first settled in 1848.

Massachusetts, home of the Plymouth Colony first settled by passengers of the Mayflower, has a population of 6.5 million people and an unemployment rate of 6.8 percent.

The Town of Smyrna was first settled before the American Revolutionary War and now has more than 10,000 residents.

First settled as part of Pavonia, New Netherlands, during the first years of the 19th Century, the city was moved forward by Colonel John Stevens, first as a few homes, then later as a residential neighborhood.

Draper was first settled in the early 1800s and named after William Draper III, a Mormon bishop.

Historically the area was obtained by the United States of America as a result of the Mexican - American War along with the rest of California, but before that was first settled by the Spanish Empire in the mid 16th century AD.

It was first settled by the whites in the 1830s.

Now the capital of Illinois, Springfield was first settled in the 1810s, right around the time that Illinois earned statehood.

Macon was first settled in 1852 by James T. Haley.

It was first settled by Germans in the mid-19th century and later became a stop along the Union Pacific Railroad.

The area was first settled in by Europeans in 1698 by Samuel Woodruff.

Reverend Stephen Bachiler and a group of parishioners first settled the area in 1638 and named it after Hampton, England.

Missouri can trace its history back to early 11th century when migrating indigenous peoples first settled the area.

John Waller first settled Falmouth, Kentucky in the late 18th century.

Situated within the extreme north - eastern corner of the united states, Maine has an extended history as among the first settled areas within the united states, with European settlers first planting their stakes in 1604.

Today with a population of nearly 150,000 residents it was first settled in the 1870s.

Passaic was first settled by Dutch traders in 1678, as Acquackanonk Township.

It was first settled in 1764 and became a hub for lumber and furniture industries in 1805.

It's a natural port, and has remained very much a port town since it was first settled to the present.

Sarnia was first settled by the French because of its strategic located on Lake Huron where it empties into the St. Clair River.

This is because the U.S. Northeast was the part of the nation first settled, and was the heart of the nation's industrial expansion in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Not only is the current «hill» on the roller coaster as high or higher than anything our species has experienced since we first settled down from a hunter - gatherer lifestyle, but the track is nearly vertical.

Wallowa valley was considered too wet for crops when first settled by whites.

First settled by Germans from the Palatinate in 1709, it became a parish in 1752 and was named for Newburgh, Scotland.

He first settled in London where he worked for the Times Educational Supplement and designed book covers for Heinemann's African Writers Series.

Peter and his parents first settled in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1953 where he attended Lafayette High School (New York City), where he was classmates with future actor Paul Sorvino.

The unusual name for this 4 - star hotel comes from the natural springs running underneath the building, the source of fresh water when Sydney was first settled.

These include Talatí de Dalt, a village on the outskirts of Mahon, which was first settled around 1000 BC.

This lovely paradise was first settled by the Mayans, resting on the eastern side of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Located outside of San Ignacio Town, Cahal Pech sits on the crest of a steep hill on the west bank of the Macal River and was first settled sometime around 1200 B.C. and abandoned around 800 -900 A.D.

The last township before Wilsons Promontory, Yanakie is 27 kilometers south of Foster and is located on the isthmus connecting the mainland to The Prom, first settled in 1850 there is access to both Corner Inlet and Shallow Inlet.

First settled in the 1850s, Dayton is a small historic gem found in the southeastern portion of Washington.

Experience a taste of our rural heritage in a fully renovated, self contained cottage on a 1,000 acre working cattle property, first settled in

Dangriga was first settled under the name «Stann Creek Town» as a trading and logging post in the late 17th century.

English loggers known as «Baymen» first settled on the Caribbean Coast of what is now Belize in the 1600s, drawn to the area as a source of valuable hardwood timber.

The Greeks first settled in Roses in the 4th Century and the Romans followed - a guided tour of the Citadel in Roses will give you lots of information on the town's history.