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- noun A
tract ofland authorized to be developed as atown and thensurveyed and marked out withstreets
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Higher densities would be allowed in the existing townsite, which is 120 acres, plus 1,000 acres of adjacent uplands.
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Goaded by two Wobbly speakers, four hundred workers from both shifts repaired to the Anderson Brothers mess hall, where they voted to strike, elected a committee to draw up a list of demands, and dispatched a delegation to pass the word to the work camps situated around the Boulder City townsite.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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As the spring of 1931 turned to summer, the townsite taking shape at the crown of the wash looked to the residents occupying its base in Ragtown like a mirage.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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Goaded by two Wobbly speakers, four hundred workers from both shifts repaired to the Anderson Brothers mess hall, where they voted to strike, elected a committee to draw up a list of demands, and dispatched a delegation to pass the word to the work camps situated around the Boulder City townsite.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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That historic townsite is linked to Halifax with a SeaBus inspired commuter water link.
Olympic Line (short) closure notice « Stephen Rees's blog 2010
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As the spring of 1931 turned to summer, the townsite taking shape at the crown of the wash looked to the residents occupying its base in Ragtown like a mirage.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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Each townsite is a Pedestrian Shed, having a footprint measuring a 5-minute walk from the train stop.
Rail reality grows with Hydro’s revelation « Stephen Rees's blog 2009
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At two people per unit, that represents a population of over 15,000 per townsite.
Rail reality grows with Hydro’s revelation « Stephen Rees's blog 2009
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The townsite region of Jasper is an ecologically important area located at the junction of three watersheds.
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A small townsite (87 permanent residents) exists within the boundaries of Waterton Lakes National Park.
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