Γνωρίστε την πόλη... Ελλάδα (Greece), στην Πολιτεία Νέα Υόρκη, των ΗΠΑ!!

Δημιουργήθηκε στα 1822 και ονομάστηκε "Ελλάδα", ως συμπαράσταση των κατοίκων της στον αγώνα των Ελλήνων γι' ανεξαρτησία από τους Τούρκους. "The name is also a tribute to this old-world nation, a symbol of intellectual and athleticexcellence"...
Το πρώτο γυμνάσιο της πόλης (δεκαετία '60) ονομάστηκε "Ολυμπία". Τα επόμενα 4 ονομάστηκαν: "Αρκαδία", "Απόλλων", "Αθηνά", "Οδύσσεια".
http://www.kalami.net/2005/cosmos/greece_ny.html
Town of Greece (Πόλη, Ελλάδα): Population-Πληθυσμός (year 2000): 94,141. Males-'Ανδρες: 45,186 (48.0%), Females-Γυναίκες: 48,955 (52.0%)
County-Κομητεία, "νομός": Monroe,  State-Πολιτεία, "κράτος": New York

(Από την ιστοσελίδα του Εμπορικού Επιμελητήριου της πόλης, αντιγράφουμε:)

GREECE - EARLY HISTORY
In the early 1300s, Algonquin Indians and the Iroquois began settling along the shores of Lake Ontario, near its bays and ponds and in the Genesee Valley. As their civilizations grew, and the Seneca joined the Iroquois League, paths through the woods became main thoroughfares, many of which are still in use today. According to local historians, many of the main roads in town, including parts of Ridge Road, Long Pond Road and Dewey Avenue, were constructed along these paths.
The first white settlers to the area, arriving in the 1790s, were William Hincher, a Revolutionary War veteran, and James Latta, a merchant seaman. Though no documentation exists, it is believed that the Latta family was heavily involved with the famed Underground Railroad. Slaves seeking freedom in Canada were hidden in Samuel Latta's warehouse in Charlotte where they awaited transportation across the lake.

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