25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,186 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population. The racial makeup of the town was 98.66% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. There were 1,404 housing units at an average density of 30.6 per square mile (11.8/km 2). The population density was 64.8 people per square mile (25.0/km 2). The western and southern town lines are the border of Broome County, and the eastern town boundary is the border of Delaware County.ĭemographics Historical populationĪs of the census of 2000, there were 2,977 people, 1,186 households, and 829 families residing in the town. New York State Route 7 intersects New York State Route 41 at Afton village. Interstate 88 and the Susquehanna River pass through the town. Some houses in Afton are found to have secret rooms and staircases, as in a house on Pleasant Avenue.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 46.5 square miles (120.5 km 2), of which 45.8 square miles (118.7 km 2) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km 2), or 1.46%, is water. The marriage took place at the site of what is now the Afton Fairgrounds and Raceway.Īfton was a stop on the Underground Railroad for slaves escaping from the South. Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was married to Emma Hale in Afton. It was also previously known as "South Bainbridge" as it was created from the southern part of the town of Bainbridge. Afton was once called "Clinton" after General George Clinton, and was jokingly called "Jockey Port" due to the horse raceway in Afton. Afton was named from a line in a poem cherished by the town, and also named with an "A" because it came first alphabetically, so that it came before "Bainbridge" on state registers. When spring came, hard feelings were had by the rural residents, and the town of Jericho split into two. The cold and snow had been so severe, the townspeople of what is now Bainbridge refused to help. A particularly severe winter storm left residents starving or freezing to death from lack of supplies in the area which is now known as Afton. The town of Afton was founded from part of the town of Bainbridge in 1857.īainbridge and Afton were once combined as one town called Jericho. The area of Afton was first settled around 1786. ( November 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. At Camp David in Maryland, they reviewed ways to jointly reduce nuclear arms and support reforms in Russia but no agreement was reached at that meeting.This section does not cite any sources. In 1992, on February 1st, US President George Bush and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia jointly announced an end to the Cold War, proclaiming a new era of "friendship and partnership".
Keeler was also involved with the Soviet naval attaché and charges of espionage were feared.
In 1963, the British Secretary of War, 46 year old John Profumo ,was forced to resign when he lied about an affair with 19 year old Christine Keeler. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". In 1931, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. More than 35,000 people attended the dedication including Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, and many Union and Confederate veterans - although the audience was segregated. In 1922, in the year that Jon Mazaika was born, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. Add Jon's birthday or the date he died to see a list of historic events
0 kommentar(er)
