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Johnsontown (other)
Johnsontown may refer to several places in the United States: *Johnsontown (Atlanta), a historical settlement in what is now the Buckhead Community of Atlanta, Georgia * Johnsontown, Louisville, Kentucky *Johnsontown, New York * Johnsontown, Virginia * Johnsontown, Berkeley County, West Virginia *Johnsontown, Jefferson County, West Virginia See also *Johnstown (other) Johnstown may refer to: Places Australia * Johnstown, Queensland, a locality split between the Southern Burnett Region and the Gympie Region, Queensland Canada * Johnstown, Nova Scotia * Johnstown, Ontario, United Counties of Leeds and Grenvil ...
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Johnsontown (Atlanta)
Johnsontown was a settlement in what is now the Buckhead Community of Atlanta, Georgia which was located on the present site of the Lenox MARTA station. It was settled by African Americans in 1912. Until 1982 approximately thirty families lived here on by lots, until the land was acquired to build the rapid transit station. “In those days, if they wanted your property, they’d condemn it and take it,” said Sam Sawyer, the pastor of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Johnsontown. However, T. M. Alexander Jr., a Morehouse College graduate and banker who had served as the first president of the Atlanta Economic Development Corporation (now Invest Atlanta), volunteered his expertise in helping landowners negotiate settlements many times larger than their original offers. The neighborhood, which saw its first paved street only in its final years, was extensively documented as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey by the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is ...
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Johnsontown, Louisville
Johnsontown is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky located along Dixie Highway (US 31W U.S. Route 31W (US 31W) is the westernmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Route 31 from Nashville, Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky. At one time, it split with U.S. Route 31E at Sellersburg, Indiana, crossing into nearby Louisville via the Ke ...) and Johnsontown Road. Geography Johnsontown, Louisville is located at . References # Neighborhoods in Louisville, Kentucky {{JeffersonCountyKY-geo-stub ...
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Johnsontown, New York
Johnsontown is a former hamlet in the town of Stony Point in Rockland County, New York, United States. History Johnsontown was founded in the late 18th century by the Johnson brothers, who came to the mountain area looking for timber to use for shipbuilding. It stretched along what is now known as Lake Sebago and Lake Kanawauke in the western part of Harriman State Park, making it the largest settlement in the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. Pine Grove Cemetery Pre- Revolutionary War era Pine Grove Cemetery, a long-forgotten plot approximately a half-acre in size, once marked the center of the hamlet of Johnsontown near what is known today as Lake Sebago in the town of Stony Point. In the 1920s and 1930s, this hamlet was destroyed by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission by removing a dozen small communities by demolishing their homes, schools, churches, farms and businesses and turning the vacated land into forests, meadows, lakes, picnic groves and swimming facil ...
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Johnsontown, Virginia
Johnsontown is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... ReferencesGNIS reference Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Northampton County, Virginia {{NorthamptonCountyVA-geo-stub ...
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Johnsontown, Berkeley County, West Virginia
Johnsontown is an unincorporated community at the junction of West Virginia Route 9 and Camp Frame Road along Tilhance Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. The town was originally named Soho by settlers after Soho Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century. The area was develop ... in London's West End. Its name was later changed to Johnstontown and finally Johnsontown. Unincorporated communities in Berkeley County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{BerkeleyCountyWV-geo-stub ...
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Johnsontown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Johnsontown is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ..., United States. References Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{JeffersonCountyWV-geo-stub ...
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