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Topic: Town of Gainesville


  
  Gainesville (town), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Town of Gainesville is on the eastern border of the county.
The Town of Gainesville was established in 1814 from part of the Town of Warsaw.
In the town the population is spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gainesville_(town),_New_York   (545 words)

  
 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Gainesville
The town was renamed in honor of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, a hero of the War of 1812 who held a command in Georgia during the ensuing struggles with the Creeks.
Gainesville prospered as agricultural activity increased along the rich valleys of the Oconee and Chattahoochee rivers, where abundant corn fattened livestock for the citizens' tables and allowed for homemade production of corn whiskey.
In the late 1850s, as the division between the North and the South deepened, most residents of Gainesville and Hall County were opposed to secession.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?path=/CitiesCounties/Cities&id=h-766   (1066 words)

  
 The North Texas Information Network - Town Info
Gainesville's rich heritage combined with its diverse business opportunities has created a unique community that nearly 15,000 people call "home." Today the city's business domain includes agriculture, medical, retail, manufacturing and tourism among others.
Gainesville considers part of its growth the result of a variety of attractions and educational institutions including historic Gainesville, the Schmitz and Morton Museums, North Central Texas College, the Frank Buck Zoo and the largest manufacturers outlet center in north Texas, the Gainesville Factory Shops.
Gainesville's rich heritage is portrayed in the historic district on Church, Denton and Lindsay Streets.
www.nortexinfo.net /gainesville.html   (460 words)

  
 History of Gainesville, Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Gainesville, named in honor of Seminole Indian War General Edmund P. Gaines, was founded on September 6, 1853.
Original Gainesville expanded to include newer subdivisions, and it became the fourth largest city in Florida in the early 1900's with a population of nearly 4000.
Freedmen settled primarily in the western half of the Brush Addition to Gainesville (the Pleasant Street area) and in the Olivia A. Porter's subdivision in the southwest.
www.afn.org /~hgi/gnvhistory.html   (1060 words)

  
 ENB Region 9 Notices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Wyoming County - The Town of Gainesville, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Recodification of the Zoning Laws of Gainesville to specifically include the 2004 Amendments, which are changes to the zoning map and the addition of a Comprehensive Plan.
The action involves recodification of zoning laws of the Town of Gainesville to specifically include the 2004 amendments, changes to the zoning map and the additiion of a comprehensive plan to bring the existing law up to date with the overall community objectives.
The amendments include, but are not limited to, the numbering of all definitions, reformatting the entire law for easier reading, expanding acceptable motor vehicle storage regulations, increasing the minimum lot size, mobile home section now complies with state law,and an addition of a "salt mining" district.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/enb2004/20041222/not9.html   (170 words)

  
 About Gainesville - Gainesville Area Historical Summary - City Of Gainesville, Florida - Official Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
After two major fires in the 1880s, Gainesville rebuilt with all brick structures and constructed an imposing new red brick courthouse to signalize its growth from town to city.
Gainesville's central location brought two more railroad connections, and with a population approaching 3000, the City was one of the state's largest.
During these years Gainesville's downtown area became a professional and government center as the retail stores and merchants moved to large malls which were constructed in the northwest and southwest areas, especially around I-75.
www.cityofgainesville.org /about/culture/history.shtml   (909 words)

  
 About Gainesville - #1 City In The USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
While Gainesville is far and away from being a sewer-sucking hell-hole, I feel it's necessary to dispell some of the mystique surrounding this non-impartial "honor".
Gainesville is better shielded than many towns in Florida from the Hurricane season, as most storms tend to peter out as they move farther inland.
Gainesville has a strong youth population that drives most of the service industry, the local music movement, and in general raises a lot of Hell.
www.afn.org /~riffer/projects/hogtown/number1.html   (1822 words)

  
 Gainesville State School
Gainesville also has some youth who are classified as "determinate sentence youth," and their length of stay is specified by the committing court.
Gainesville State School is located two miles east of Gainesville, a town of approximately 15,000.
Gainesville is 75 miles north of Dallas on Interstate 35.
www.tyc.state.tx.us /programs/gainesville   (443 words)

  
 Gainesville on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Gainesville was founded (1850) on the California Trail; later it became a stopping point on the Chisholm Trail.
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA -- Rodney Williams of Vanderbilt is tackled by the Gator defense during their game in Gainesville, Florida, Saturday, November 3, 2001.
GAINESVILLE, FL-- Reche Caldwell can't hang onto this pass in the endzone in the first half as No. 5 Tennessee beat No. 2 Florida 34-32 Saturday December 1, 2001 in Gainesville, Florida.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Gainesvi.asp   (1040 words)

  
 Gainesville
The University of Florida, located in Gainesville, Florida, is the state's oldest, largest, and most competitive university.
Gainesville's downtown area is usually full of life until the early morning hours.
Gainesville maintains a small town atmosphere, but with the cultural advantages of a large city.
www.ise.ufl.edu /koustuv/admissions/gainesvle.htm   (573 words)

  
 FloridaSavvy - Gainesville, FL
Gainesville has been ranked be Money magazine as the best place to live in America.
Gainesville also offers many restaurants to indulge your tastebuds, it offers an unparalleled parks and recreation division which has some of the best parks that Florida has to offer.
Gainesville has numerous golf courses that are as beautiful as they are challenging.
www.floridasavvy.com /Information/Cities/gains2.html   (218 words)

  
 Sumter County, Alabama
The remainder of the county's towns are located in unincorporated rural areas.
He is buried in the Winston Cemetery in the town of Gainesville.
Be sure to visit my links to the towns of Sumter County and learn a little of their histories.
www.angelfire.com /al2/bcampbell/sumteral.html   (334 words)

  
 Art Business News: Array of Arts Abound in Florida University Town - Gainesville, Florida - Brief Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
And according to the citizens of this college town, what brings about this desire for the arts is the community.
"Gainesville is coming to be realized as a fabulous community for artists." Media Image displays work by local artists in an open style gallery so people passing by day or night can glimpse at the paintings, photographs and sculptures.
Gainesville has continued to grow after being voted the No. 1 place to live in the country by Money magazine in 1995.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HMU/is_10_27/ai_73443451   (975 words)

  
 Alachua County, Florida
During the Civil War, Gainesville served as a major Confederate Commissary and was the site of two battles, a skirmish on February 14, 1864, and a larger battle on August 17, 1864, in which J. Dickison routed superior Union forces to deter the Union occupation of North Florida.
Gainesville population is 81,000 and the county's is 151,000
She practiced in Gainesville as the county's first female doctor and specialized in the care of women and children.
www.co.alachua.fl.us /content/about/history-county.asp   (5231 words)

  
 Auto Accident Attorneys in Gainesville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
This project is dedicated to providing citizens of Gainesville, Florida, more specifically, University of Florida Students, information regarding attorneys whose services they may retain if they are ever in an auto accident, and have suffered personal injury as a result.
I felt this topic would be appropriate in Gainesville, a college town, because of the disproportionate amount of college-age students driving in a relatively small area.
As a result, Gainesville, and other college towns, is considerably more susceptible to traffic accidents than an area without as high a number of inexperienced drivers.
iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Spring03/Ceballos   (264 words)

  
 Gainesville is Named for General Edmund Pendleton Gaines
Gainesville was named for General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, a crusty-tough military man who made his mark on the American frontier.
Apparently he was highly admired by his troops for it was on their recommendation that he was honored by having a town named for him.
General Gaines lived from 1777 to 1849, entered the Army at age 17, was commissioned at 22, and rose rapidly to the rank of Major General in the War of 1812.
www.accessnorthga.com /articles/history/gaines.asp   (258 words)

  
 NPR : Part 1, An Education Crisis, Educating Latinos
In part one of the series, NPR Education Correspondent Claudio Sanchez reports from Gainesville, in Hall County, Ga. Sanchez's report is the first in a five-part series, "Educating Latinos," airing on consecutive Mondays on All Things Considered.
The information is thin, but it is all Paula's Gainesville teachers will have to go on as they develop her education plan.
That's too big a group to have fail in our schools." Hall County, Ga., and the town of Gainesville are in the midst of this crisis.
www.npr.org /programs/atc/features/2002/nov/educating_latinos/part1.html   (901 words)

  
 Aluminum Association | Gainesville
One year ago the Gainesville Habitat for Humanity affiliate partnered with the area Wal-Mart store to host a 'Truck-o-Cans' contest challenging the community to fill up a Wise Recycling truck with their empty aluminum cans.
The proceeds went in a fund to build another home in the Gainesville area.
From the recycling partner: "We have been involved with ACBHHH not only in the Texas area, but in other parts of the country, and are excited to see such an enthusiastic response in Gainesville," said Glenn Mock, area business manger for Wise Recycling.
www.aluminum.org /Content/NavigationMenu/News_And_Stats/cansforhabitat_org/Habitat_Affiliates/Participating_Affiliates1/Get_Involved1/Gainesville.htm   (206 words)

  
 Gainesville, Florida FL, city profile (Alachua County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Gainesville is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Gainesville was $16,779, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Gainesville, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $457.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=8534   (693 words)

  
 Gainesville Daily Register: News Column   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
This past weekend, in this town of Gainesville, a related incident occured.
The Assistant Chief of Police, Mark Brazelton, of the Gainesville Police Department said that the incidents are related.
Brazelton also said that the incidents are still under investigation and the department is talking with neighbors of the residents and businesses to see if anyone saw anything.
www.gainesvilleregister.com /articles/2004/12/21/news/news3.txt   (260 words)

  
 John Muir Visits Gainesville: 1867
He knew from the beginning he would visit Gainesville, for he told his family to address letters there.
Said Muir: "This is the first truly southern stream I have met." And as a botanist, he said: "...it is here on the southern slope of the Alleghanies that the greatest number of heady, enterprising, plants from both the Northern and Southern climates can be found.
That was John Muir, in Gainesville in 1867.
www.accessnorthga.com /articles/history/muir.asp   (235 words)

  
 Gainesville Life Magazine
Gainesville Life can be purchased at the following locations: Main Street Market, Riverside Pharmacy, Lemstone Christian Store, Ralph Waldo's Books, Corner Drugs, Wee Willy's BP at 1190 Jesse Jewell Pkwy., JNS Chevron at 2224 Thompson Bridge Rd., Citgo at 2808 Gillsville Highway and Tadmore Food Market at 2988 Gillsville Highway.
For the past three years, the Gainesville Girls, a Red Hatter social club for women over 50, have romped across the North Georgia mountains.
Stories of Gainesville's most famous ghosts come to life for guests, at the second annual Ghost Tour presented by the Northeast Georgia History Center at Brenau University.
www.gainesvillelifemagazine.com   (392 words)

  
 Gainesville Council for Economic Outreach - Demographics
The town in surrounded by one of the most state of the art business parks in the county, Progress Corporate Park, numerous manufacturers of audio equipment to veterinary products, and San Falasco State Park.
The town of Archer is located 15 miles southwest of Gainesville and just about 12 miles from I-75.
Newberry originally began as a town of miners in the 1800s.
www.gceo.com /about.asp?page_id=4&n=11   (579 words)

  
 Star Lake Forest Rental - Vacation Rental Gainesville, Florida FL
Our modern, furnished cabin has 2 bedrooms and one bathroom and is located 30 minutes southeast of Gainesville, Florida in the fresh water area of Florida.
Gainesville is a University town voted as one of the best places to live in America with fine dining, cultural events, theaters, sports, and much more.
Silver Springs is a nice town about 30 minutes south with local attractions.
www.valuevacationrentals.com /vacation-rentals/4541   (367 words)

  
 Elite cyclists come to town - gainesvilletimes.com
Cesar Grajales will be among the elite cyclists competing in the Gainesville Gran Prix on Saturday night near the square downtown.
On Saturday evening, area residents will be able to catch a glimpse at some of the most accomplished names in the world of professional cycling during the inaugural Gainesville Gran Prix.
Although the athletes may not be household names in America, they include cyclists with impressive resumes from the Tour de France and the Olympic Games, including Marty Nothstein of Allentown, Pa., Chris Pic of Dahlonega and Cesar Grajoles of Colombia.
www.gainesvilletimes.com /news/stories/20040903/localsports/31417.shtml   (580 words)

  
 CrimeLibrary.com/Serial Killers/Sexual Predators/Savage Weekend: Daniel Rolling
On August 20 1990, the beautiful university town of Gainesville, Florida was ranked as being the thirteenth best place to live in the United States by Money magazine.
By the end of the following week, American papers had renamed the town “Grisly Gainesville” after the bodies of five young students had been discovered, brutally murdered and mutilated as they slept in their apartments.
Daniel Harold Rolling had moved on after the murders in Gainesville and was eventually arrested for armed robbery in Ocala, Florida.
www.crimelibrary.com /serial/rolling/rolling   (864 words)

  
 CLG Forum
GAINESVILLE — At a town meeting this Saturday, voting experts, historians and local activists working to safeguard the right to vote this election season will discuss how to solve some of the state’s most serious voting problems before the November election.
"This town meeting will give community members the opportunity to share their concerns about the voting process and empower them to lobby their county elections supervisors to revamp policies that threaten to suppress the vote of large segments of the population.”
Saturday’s town meeting will be hosted by the ACLU of Florida’s North Central Chapter and co-sponsored by the Civic Media Center, Gainesville’s nonprofit alternative reading room and library.
www.legitgov.org /discus/messages/569/5030.html?1095908889   (247 words)

  
 Gainesville Georgia Travel Guide
The Center borders Roosevelt Square so named for the 1938 visit by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the aftermath of the famous 1936 tornado that virtually destroyed the town of Gainesville.
Dahlonega - once home to the Cherokee Indians, this historic town is the site of America's first major Gold Rush ignited by the 1828 discovery of the purest gold in the world.
Gainesville Square - The square surrounds a Confederate statue made of bronze and white Georgia marble and erected in 1909 to honor Civil War casualties.
www.olcg.com /ga/gainesville/main.php?statedes=Georgia&state2=GA&city2=Gainesville   (1326 words)

  
 CBS News | Postmarked For Murder | February 14, 2005 16:16:01
Williams said he discovered something very suspicious about the 73063 zip code: "I went to the post office in Gainesville, and in the course of the conversation with the supervisor at the post office, when he saw that zip code, it's when he said, 'That letter's not coming to Gainesville.
Mulhall is a town 180 miles away, which means any reward money would have ended up being delivered to the post office in that small town of 239 people, and held until an M. Smith signed for it.
And there's the name of a Gainesville cop that has also been brought to the attention of all involved in the case: Jack Garrett.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/02/08/48hours/main672369.shtml   (3208 words)

  
 Gainesville Council for Economic Outreach - News
Gainesville has been named a top retirement town by the Houston-based "Where to Retire" magazine, which will feature the city in the publication's September/October issue.
As many new and existing companies in Gainesville have discovered, choosing to locate in the City of Gainesville’s Enterprise Zone can provide a significant boost to their bottom line through tax savings and significant discounts on city-mandated fees.
One national magazine points to Gainesville as having those characteristics and, likely, being a hotbed of burgeoning job growth in the future.
www.gceo.com /news.asp?page_id=1&n=13   (534 words)

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