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 Afton (town), New York
Afton is a town located in Chenango County, New York.
As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,977.
In the town the population is spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who are 65 years of age or older.
ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/af/Afton_(town),_New_York.html   (342 words)

  
 History of Afton, New York
It is the south-east corner town of the County.
The population of Afton in 1865 was 1,827, and its area 28,468 acres.
There are thirteen school districts in the town; the whole number of the school population is 618; the number attending school, 482; average attendance, 200; and the amount expended for school purposes during the last year, $2,832.34.
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When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Chenango County was part of Albany County.
This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean.
The county is considered to be in the Southern Tier region of New York State.
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 Afton (town), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The town is at the southeast corner of the county and is northeast of Binghamton.
Afton -- The Village of Afton is located on NY Route 7 near the center of the town and by the Susquehanna River.
East Afton -- A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afton_(town),_New_York   (649 words)

  
 Settlers of the Town of Afton, Chenango County New York
Settlers of the Town of Afton, Chenango County New York
It was a log structure and stood at the forks of the river and bridge roads on the east side of the river, in the village of Afton, a little north of the water tank in that locality.
Enos M. Johnston, a banker and merchant in Afton, but a resident of Bettsburgh, is a grandson of John and son of Henry Johnston, the latter of whom was a lumber dealer, speculator and oil stock dealer, and acquired considerable wealth.
www.accessgenealogy.com /newyork/chenango/afton/settlers.htm   (4602 words)

  
 Afton Town House Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom - Afton Town House Group Booking Reservation Meetings Meeting ...
The Afton Town House is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
Weddings at the Afton Town House with their facilities, guest rooms and experienced wedding and group management staff, are magnificent.
A Afton Town House wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
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 New York
New York, abbreviated "NY", is in the Middle Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Albany.
There were 18,976,457 people in New York as of the 2000 census.
Please explore the cities and towns of New York, below.
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 St. Francisville, Louisiana Travel Highlights
In the 1960’s the Afton Villa house burned to the ground, but its ruins have been used adaptively to create a magnificent garden setting to complement the existing plantings in the formal parterres and rolling terraces, and it remains one of the area’s most popular seasonal tourist attractions.
Susan Barrow, with the support of her husband David, donated to the trustees of the Afton Villa Colored Baptist Church a small piece of land one-fourth of a mile from the Afton gate, for the purpose of erecting a church and school.
Afton Villa Church, just north of St. Francisville off US Highway 61, is still going strong, however, and members are now attempting to have the church listed on the National Register of Historic Places, remaining ever mindful of its place in history as well as in the present.
www.stfrancisville.net /town/news/afton2005.html   (1692 words)

  
 New York Afton Records search
Chenango County is one of 62 counties in New York.
Afton Oklahoma, Afton Minnesota, Afton, Iowa, Afton New York and Afton Canyon...
District 53, Afton town (part of) All of town south and southeast of the...
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 ElectLopez.Com - News 2
Afton Town Supervisor, Bob Briggs, said it was essential that the town receive a favorable settlement on the claim.
The town's appeals went nowhere, even when it attempted to demonstrate that the garage is not in the flood plain and therefore was covered for the damage.
He emphasized the importance of continuing a strong dialog and partnership with leaders throughout the watershed in calling on New York City to be accountable for the safety of those whose lives and properties are at risk.
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 Afton, New York
Afton, New York, in Chenango county, is 57 miles N of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 130 miles NW of New York, New York.
Afton folks tended to give their money ($300) to George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race.
As of 2000, the share of housing units in Afton that were owner-occupied was 70%.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/new-york/afton   (358 words)

  
 The Daily Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
AFTON — Edward "Ned" Poole, 66, of Afton, died Wednesday evening at Wilson Memorial Hospital.
Edward Poole was born in Afton on Dec. 19, 1933, the son of Ernest Lousi and Rite (Young) Poole.
He was a Republican committeeman, a member of the Afton Town Board, Afton Fair Board and the Glenwood Cemetery Association Board.
www.thedailystar.com /news/community/obits/2000/03/ob0325.html   (1157 words)

  
 The New Afton Speedway - News
Afton, NY - As Mother-Nature continues to ravage the northeast, The New Afton Speedway released its tentative schedule at the Southern Tier Speedworld Oakdale Mall Show with several new and exciting twists.
The New Afton Speedway will also be adding several divisions to the weekly card on a rotating basis.
The New Afton Speedway hosts racing every Friday night from April through September with a weekly five division show that is highlighted by the mighty Big/Small Block Modifieds featuring sail panels.
www.thenewaftonspeedway.net /news/111831985.shtml   (600 words)

  
 Afton, Chenango County, New York
Afton is situated on the south-east corner of the county and lies wholly within the original township of Clinton.
It was formed from Bainbridge November 18, 1857, and derives its name from Afton Water, a small river in Ayrshire, England, immortalized by the Scottish poet Burns.
(A somewhat bitter feud was engendered by the division of the town of Bainbridge and the discussions preceding it, and to give Afton a precedence over its rival, a name with an initial preceding the letter B was selected.
www.newyorkgenealogy.org /chenango/afton-index.htm   (144 words)

  
 ENB Region 7 Completed Applications 11/22/2006
The mine is located in the Towns of Afton, Chenango Co. and the Town of Colesville, Broome County.
While the existing mine is entirely within the Town of Afton, approximately 40 acres of the expansion is in the Town of Colesville.
Additionally, copies of the DEIS are available for inspection at the Town of Colesville Town Hall (Attention: Tomi Stewart, Town Clerk) 780 Welton Street, Harpursville, New York (during normal Town business hours) and the Town of Afton Town Hall (Attention: Shirley Haynes, Town Clerk) 169 Main Street, Afton, New York 13730.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/enb2006/20061122/Reg7.html   (2860 words)

  
 Afton, New York NY, town profile (Chenango County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
New York > All counties > Chenango County > Afton
Afton is a town in Chenango County.[NOTE: This is not the only community in New York named Afton.
Median rent in Afton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $329.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=273327   (697 words)

  
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 The New Afton Speedway - Home
AFTON, N.Y. – The New Afton Speedway will hold the first of two practice sessions this Saturday afternoon at 1pm.
The Central New York Mini Sprints will be competing for $1,000 to win while there will be a $500 to win Pure Stock Spooktacular Qualifier.
The New Afton Speedway hosts racing every Friday night at 7:30pm from April through September with a weekly six division show that is highlighted by the mighty Big/Small Block Modifieds featuring sail panels.
www.thenewaftonspeedway.net /news/146945885.shtml   (386 words)

  
 Upcoming Green Party Elections
The Green Party of New York chose its statewide candidates at a nominating convention on Sat., May 20, 2006, in Albany:
"New York's disadvantaged should not see the military as their only option for an education and an honest job.
In New York City, peace and labor activist Gloria Mattera qualified for $200,000 in matching funds in her race for Brooklyn Borough President, and received 17,908 votes (6.9%).
www.steubengreens.org /campaigns.html   (959 words)

  
 The Mormon House - Afton, New York
It was later the farm of Levi Johnston from whom it was purchased by the Afton Driving Park and Agricultural Association in 1889.
One of the mantelpieces is now in the living room of Charles J. Decker, the Afton Town Historian.
Another is on display in the kitchen setting section in the barn of the Afton Museum.
www.tri-countyny.net /afton/ahsjs3.htm   (270 words)

  
 Chenango County, New York 1900 Team Census Transcription
Remainder of Earlville village in Hamilton town, Madison County.
All that part of the town lying north of the public highway or road running from the village of Smyrna in the town of Smyrna to the village of Sherburne and on easterly by Rexford Falls to Columbus Center in the town of Columbus, excluding that part of Sherburne village lying north of said highway
All that part of said town lying south of the main public highway, running from the village of Smyrna in the town of Smyrns to Sherburne village and on easterly to Columbus Center in the town of Columbus
www.us-census.org /states/newyork/teams/Chenango1900.htm   (346 words)

  
 Green Pages   ||  
The Green Party of New York State (GPNYS) arguably had its best electoral showing in 2005, including electing its fifth and sixth current officeholders and getting a higher percentage of the vote in many races than in previous years.
In Cobleskill Village, west of Albany in Upstate New York, former State University of New York Albany student Mike Sellers was elected mayor with 46 percent of the vote.
Elsewhere in New York City, two Green candidates qualified to receive public matching funds: long-time peace and labor activist Gloria Mattera for Brooklyn Borough president and Robyn Sklar for New York city council, District 26 (Queens).
www.gp.org /greenpages/content/volume9/issue4/elections1.php   (1438 words)

  
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Afton Boggiano with a special proclamation of the Town on June 18, 2002, in honor of her selection as a winner in the Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts National Competition in Musical Theatre.
Afton Boggiano has been singing and dancing since the age of five.
In addition to private lessons in voice, piano, ballet, tap-dancing and group musical theatre instructions, Afton participates in community theatre and the New York State Musical Association.
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 The Green Party of Suffolk
The Green Party in New York State voted at its Jan. 31 meeting to forward a proposal to the Green Party of the US that calls for it to "commit itself to an aggressive run for President of the US in the year 2004...." The full text of the proposal is:
The Courts ordered requires New York State to revise its voter registration application to allow voters to continue to register in the Green Party through at least the 2006 gubernatorial election, and requires county boards of election to maintain and record new voters Green Party affiliation preference.
The Green Party of New York State is recognized as a political party by the Federal Election Commission.
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 Afton (town), New York (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Afton (town), New York - Google News (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)
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 History of Joseph Smith Jr. - Founder of the Mormons
By 1816, the "year of no summer", when there were frosts in every month, the Smiths finally lost their farm and decided to move west.
They ended up in Palmyra, New York in the area termed by Whitney Cross as "The Burned Over District" where religious fervor and revivals were a commonplace.
A sign in front of the site of the house was erected by the State of New York in the 1930's along with two others recognizing Mormon sites.
www.tri-countyny.net /afton/ahsjs.htm   (324 words)

  
 Afton Iowa
1) " Afton" -- In the context of Afton Iowa
A town in the State of New York in the United States of America : see Afton (town), New York
2) " Iowa" -- In the context of Afton Iowa
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 Lee Bossler Real Estate Home Page, Unadilla, Sidney, Bainbridge, Gilbertsville, New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The town of Afton was separated from Bainbridge in 1857.
Although Afton homes little industry, it is a respected community with the school as a large employer and several individual businesses.
Two of Aftons propionate citizens are Bert Lord – from businessman to House of Representatives and Dr. Calton JH Hays, Columbia University History Professor and Ambassador to Spain during WWII.
www.tri-town.net /unadilla/afton.htm   (320 words)

  
 mesoandy's blog | Green Commons
Cam Gordon was elected to the Minneapolis, MN City Council and Annie Young re-elected to the Minneapolis Park Board, withstanding DFL dirty tricks, and keeping Minneapolis a two-party town.
New York Green David Baldwin's article on what it will take for the Greens to come into more prominence has been widely circulated on the internet over the past month.
That article has now been reprinted in the Pulse of the Twin Cities, a weekly alternative paper in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN that has given much friendly coverage to the Green Party over the past year.
www.greencommons.org /blog/5   (1682 words)

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