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  Avoca (village), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avoca is a village located in the Town of Avoca in Steuben County, New York, United States.
Avoca was incorporated as a village in 1883.
Avoca is on west side of Interstate 390, north of the junction with the Southern Tier Expressway.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Avoca_(village),_New_York   (509 words)

  
 Avoca Beach
Avoca is a town located in Benton County, Arkansas.
In the town the population is spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the town is $41,964, and the median income for a family is $47,500.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/14/avoca-beach.html   (2032 words)

  
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Situated on the River Avoca, Arklow boasts a large harbour and sandy beaches to the north and south of the town.
Baltinglass Abbey, and its pyramid-style granite Mausoleum, is situated to the north of the town.
The town of Blessington was built in 1667 but has changed dramatically since the planned flooding of the Liffey Valley in 1940 to form the Blessington Lakes which now cover an area of over 5000 acres.
www.iftn.ie /locations/dsp_towns.cfm?area=Wicklow   (431 words)

  
 Avoca and the Heritage Trail Backbone
Avoca's new Town Hall is only a stone's throw from the Frisco Railroad and the old Avoca depot site.
Avoca Mayor Tommy O'Dell displays the wall-size Butterfield Trail mural in the lobby of the new Town Hall, dedicated in 2002.
Text of the inscription on the Benton County / Arkansas Sesquicentennial Monument at Avoca.
www.uark.edu /misc/partners/rgt/avoca-trail.html   (390 words)

  
 Walkabout - Avoca
By 1854 the town had a population of 2577 and there were a total of around 6000 diggers operating in the 6 km of riverbed south of the confluence of Glenlogie Creek and Avoca River.
The town was named after the police magistrate's son although the diggings date back to the 1850s when the area was known as Fiddler's Creek after a violin-wielding digger.
The town's early establishment enabled it to capitalise when gold finds were made throughout the area from 1851 and it grew quickly.
www.walkabout.com.au /theage/fairfax/fairfax/theage/locations/VICAvoca.shtml   (1808 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Avoca Natural Gas Storage; Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Avoca is currently authorized to withdraw up to 3 million gallons per day of groundwater from wells located on the Slayton farm, about 1 mile north-northeast of the gas storage area.
Avoca states that the intake qualifies for Nationwide Permit authorization from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE); although that still must be verified through a formal request for determination to be submitted to the COE by Avoca.
Avoca argues that installing the three interconnections at the same time would reduce potential environmental impact associated with redisturbing the same area in the future.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1995/November/Day-02/pr-1463.html   (1768 words)

  
 Murray County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Avoca is within the boundaries of Lime Lake Township.
This town began in 1878 and, named for a river in Ireland, became a key point for the sale of 50,000 acres of railroad land to Catholic Colonists in Murray County through the activities of Archbishop Ireland and the Catholic Colonization Bureau.
At the turn of the 20th century, Avoca was considered one of the largest communities in Murray County.
murray-countymn.com /internal.asp?storyid=35&secid=200   (350 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Avoca is on State Highway 6 at the intersection of Farm roads 600 and 1636, eight miles southeast of Stamford in northeast Jones County.
The population of the town reached a peak of 500 in 1908.
The town survived as a shipping point for livestock and cotton, but the population fell to 150 in 1940 and 121 in 1980.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/hla34.html   (247 words)

  
 Avoca - Tasmania - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
The official settlement and establishment of the town occurred in 1834.
Its economic reason for existence was a mixture of farming and the mining of coal and tin.
Notice that some of the pews still carry their original numbers and that up the back of the church is a large pew which was built for a particularly large church warden.
www.theage.com.au /news/Tasmania/Avoca/2005/02/17/1108500205639.html   (626 words)

  
 Blackheath Accommdation - Avoca
Avoca - Pioneer Cottage built in 1884 set in large gardens and the perfect mountain base for holidays and weekends away in all seasons.
Avoca has been restored to show many original features and is now available for weekend breaks and mountain holidays.
The house was built on a site sheltered from the westerly winds and todays visitors still benefit from his wisdom for when the bitter winds blow in the rest of the town, Avoca's large garden is the place to sit and enjoy the sight of the gales bending the tops of the trees.
www.ozstays.com /11457   (470 words)

  
 Welcome to Avoca Hose Company
Avoca Hose Company No. 1 provides fire and ambulance services for the Town and Village of Avoca, portions of the towns of Wallace, Howard and Wheeler.
Utilizing the census of 2000 statistics, Avoca Hose Company No. 1 provides fire and emergency services for over 2,314 people orapproximately 873 households, with 607 families residing in the town.
Avoca Hose Company No. 1 is an all volunteer fire department, with an active roster of fifty (50) members and a proud history dating to 1899.
www.avocafd.org   (319 words)

  
 Avoca, Iowa
Avoca, Iowa, in Pottawattamie county, is 30 miles NE of Council Bluffs, Iowa and 395 miles W of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
You'll feel comfortable in Avoca if you're 65 since the city is home to many people that age or older.
Money donated by Avoca residents to political parties and candidates for the 2004 elections, according to FEC reporting.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/iowa/avoca   (344 words)

  
 University of the Incarnate Word
The Village of Avoca is a complex of five apartment buildings resting on the edges of the San Antonio River.
The complex gained its name from the lost Irish ghost town of Avoca that was established in the same site in the mid-1830s.
The Village of Avoca Apartments are designed to be transitional housing which enables students to experience apartment living while retaining the special benefits of on-campus residency.
www.uiw.edu /housing/rh-avoca_c.html   (375 words)

  
 Interstate 390 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Interstate 390 (abbreviated I-390) is an interstate highway spur route that is located entirely in the state of New York.
I-390 runs for 76 miles north-south from Rochester, New York to the small town of Avoca, New York, where it meets I-86/NY 17.
It is one of the longest Interstate spur routes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/I-390_(NY)   (301 words)

  
 New Page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The facility’s location near the town of Avoca in Steuben County, New York, offers good pipeline access to both Boston and New York City.
We believe that, for an estimated additional investment of $60-$70 million, the facility could be completed and potentially generate an annual revenue stream in excess of $20 million.
We are currently conducting a feasibility study to determine the technical and commercial viability of completing the construction of the New Avoca Natural Gas Storage facility.
www.blue-dolphin.com /Avoca.htm   (129 words)

  
 Avoca Shire Turf Club
Held on the same day as the Caulfield Cup, the Taltarni Avoca Cup attracts thousands of people to the picturesque town of Avoca in the heart of Victoria’s Pyrenees.
Avoca is situated 40 mins past Ballarat on the Sunraysia Hwy.
Once in Avoca turn left at Mobil service station, follow road for approx 3 km, then make right hand turn (is signposted), follow road until racecourse turn off.
www.avocaraceclub.com /events/taltami.htm   (646 words)

  
 New Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Provides a history of the town of Avoca, from its founding in 1860 to present.
Provides a history of the town of Carter Lake from its founding in 1930 to the present.
Provides a history of the town of Hancock from its founding in 1881 to the present.
www.aea13.org /iowa/newpage1.htm   (513 words)

  
 Wicklow Ireland tourism - hotels, bed and breakfast,car rentals Wicklow, county maps...
Bray is the principal town in County Wicklow, with a nice promenade leading to the foot of Bray Head.
The picturesque village of Avoca is the location for the immensely popular TV series Ballykissangel, and you can see pictures of the show's stars on the walls of Fitzgerald's pub.
The Avoca metal mines were once the most important in the country.
www.countywicklow.com   (270 words)

  
 Avoca - Go on. Say something. You know you want to...
I'll be traveling to Avoca from the U.S. this December.
She is the operator of the local bed and breakfast (Cherrybrook House) in Avoca.
All the magic that is "Ballykissangel" came alive when I walked down Avoca's main street and had a creamy pint of Guinness in Fitzgerald's.
www.world-productions.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/001065.html   (2114 words)

  
 Ireland Photo Gallery
It was a picturesque little town, our first stop on a bus tour of the countryside we took on Monday.
Near the town of Avoca, two streams merge to form the Avoca river.
I have never seen the show, but 'Ballykissangel' is filmed in the town of Avoca, shown here.
www.obnubes.com /ireland   (1052 words)

  
 Avoca, Victoria - Travelmate
Avoca is just a two-hour drive from Melbourne, and is the Central Highlands gateway to the Pyrenees wine region.
The two closest vineyards, Blue Pyrenees Estate and Mount Avoca, are within a 10-minute drive of the township.
In addition to the wine-related attractions, Avoca is a town rich in historic buildings.
www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownName=Avoca_\_VIC   (255 words)

  
 TOWN JUSTICE INVOLVED IN HUNTING ACCIDENT - Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting - Hunting Accidents - hunting, sport ...
A Coopers Plains man continues to recuperate after being shot Thursday by Avoca Town Justice Patrick J. McMahon in an apparent hunting accident.
Thursday near North Main Street in the town of Avoca.
Michael Lewis, 45, was hunting with several others when an errant.44-caliber Magnum slug passed through his right arm and lodged in "a fleshy part of his back," said Inv.
www.all-creatures.org /cash/taah-sh-20041127-2.html   (359 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The scenic village of Avoca is situated on the banks of the Avoca River in Southeast County Wicklow, Ireland.
The village of Avoca has its own website, http://www.avoca.com, which describes several of the businesses in the village, and gives a real cute tour of the town.
Avoca is the location for the popular BBC series, Ballykissangel.
www.btcs.org /avoca/avo_ire.asp   (124 words)

  
 NYNY 1800-1803
The Delaware County town of Sidney is formed from the Town of Franklin.
The Oneida County town of Verona is formed from Westmoreland.
The Jefferson County town of Brownville, named for founder Jacob Brown, is formed out of the town of Leyden.
home.eznet.net /~dminor/NYNY1800.html   (3876 words)

  
 Avoca Museum in Altavista, Virginia
Avoca also hosts an annual wine festival in late September.
The property was given to the Town in the 1980s and is operated by the non-profit Avoca Museum and Historical Society
Go approximately 1 mile and Avoca is on the right side immediately after the Abbott (Ross) Laboratories manufacturing plant.
www.avocamuseum.org   (381 words)

  
 Avoca - Dublin Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
The Meeting of the Waters is a beautiful place located just out of the town of Avoca, which is 40 miles south of Dublin, in County Wicklow.
Welcome to Avoca, Co.Wicklow, the home of Ballykissangel, TV show that used to be very popular in Ireland, but since I had no opportunity to watch that in Croatia, didn't mean much to me. What I did like about the village is that It is so pitoresque, quiet and peaceful.
It is a family owned craft design company which had its beginnings at the Old Mill at Avoca, Co.Wicklow where the weavers produced the beautifully woven fabrics which became Avoca's hallmark.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Ireland/County_Dublin/Dublin-296021/Off_the_Beaten_Path-Dublin-Avoca-BR-1.html   (627 words)

  
 Pyrenees Tourism - The Pyrenees State Forest
The Pyrenees Ranges State Forest is in the Central Victorian Goldfields approximately 200 kms north-west of Melbourne near the town of Avoca.
Avoca can be accessed via the Sunrayasia or Pyrenees Highways.
For those seeking a picnic site in a relaxing forest setting, the Waterfalls Picnic Area is hard to beat, being easily accessible from Avoca, with toilets, picnic tables, fireplaces, rainwater and a short walk available for day visitor use.
www.pyreneestourism.com.au /pyrenees_state_forest.htm   (646 words)

  
 CNN.com - Six dead as fresh storms pound Europe - November 6, 2000
Authorities in the town of Uckfield, East Sussex, urged residents to leave their homes for the second time in three weeks after the River Uck burst its banks.
The tragedy in the Italian Riviera on Monday came as a 90-year-old handicapped man was killed nearby when his basement flat was flooded in the resort town of Alassio.
The Wicklow town of Avoca -- the film location for popular television series "Ballykissangel" -- was also evacuated due to fears of serious flooding.
edition.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/11/06/britain.floods.03/index.html   (854 words)

  
 WSO Hotline Reports 2003
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in the town of Arlington in Columbia County.
This is east of the town of Arlington.
It was east of the town of Avoca.
www.uwgb.edu /birds/wso/wsohotline03.htm   (11864 words)

  
 electionresults   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
TOWN CLERK: Pamela J. Kula, Rep: 277; Pamela J. Kula, Dem: 73; Blank: 46; Total vote: 396.
TOWN CLERK: Ella Mae Henshaw, Rep: 139; Blank: 20; Total vote: 159.
TOWN CLERK: Deborah Pierce, Rep: 324; Deborah Pierce, Dem: 112; Blank: 60; Total vote: 496.
www.steubencony.org /electionresults.html   (2742 words)

  
 Golf in Co. Wicklow - Roundwood Golf Course
Roundwood Golf Club is situated in the heart of County Wicklow (The Garden of Ireland), just 35 minutes drive from the ferryport at Dun Laoghaire.
The towns of Roundwood and Newtownmountkennedy are nearby and are good bases from which to explore the countryside.
Or enjoy some of the man-made landmarks such as the monastic site at Glendalough, the town of Avoca (famous as the village in BBC's Ballykissangel and home of Avoca weavers).
www.roundwoodgolf.com   (103 words)

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