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... town or city managers . A few of the largest towns have substituted a representa- tive town meeting , but most retain the original form . The social milieu . Connecticut generally is looked upon as a good state in which to live ...
... town or city managers . A few of the largest towns have substituted a representa- tive town meeting , but most retain the original form . The social milieu . Connecticut generally is looked upon as a good state in which to live ...
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... town hall and a university were inaugurated in 1479. In the civil and religious conflicts of the age of the Reformation the town was often attacked ; the churches were plundered , and the convents were abolished . During the latter part ...
... town hall and a university were inaugurated in 1479. In the civil and religious conflicts of the age of the Reformation the town was often attacked ; the churches were plundered , and the convents were abolished . During the latter part ...
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... town , Berkshire , En- gland , on the western periphery of London . The town , which lay in Windsor Royal Forest , was granted a market in 1219 , and Elizabeth I gave it its charter in 1583. Originally Woking- ham ( sometimes referred ...
... town , Berkshire , En- gland , on the western periphery of London . The town , which lay in Windsor Royal Forest , was granted a market in 1219 , and Elizabeth I gave it its charter in 1583. Originally Woking- ham ( sometimes referred ...
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