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James City County was the first permanent English settlement in America. It sponsored the first colonial government on the continent. James City County is a place of special significance, not only for its residents, but also for the citizens across the Commonwealth and the nation. Given the importance of our unique community identity, we have a responsibility to preserve and protect our assets for future generations. We will preserve the quality of life in James City County through wise planning, policy-making and legislation. We will manage growth and balance the needs of development with infrastructure, transportation, the quality of our schools, and the availability of water. We will continue the tradition of first-class education, medical care, public safety, recreation and entertainment that have already been woven into the fabric of our community.
Hoover City of Parks and Recreation is a Birmingham, AL-based company in the Government sector.
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work, and play in Fremont.
Jefferson County, WI is a Jefferson, WI-based company in the Government sector.
The name “Gowanda” is derived from the Seneca Indian phrase meaning “a valley among the hills” or “under the cliffs,” referring to the village’s location below the Zoar Valley gorge along Cattaraugus Creek. Occupied by various Indian tribes before the American Revolution, the westward movement of our growing nation brought the first settlers here from New England early in the 19th century. What is now Gowanda was settled in 1810 by Turner Aldrich, who bought 707 acres on both sides of the creek from the Holland Land Company. He cleared the land, built a cabin, a sawmill and a gristmill. The settlement was called Aldrich’s Mills until 1823 when the name was changed to Lodi. The village was incorporated as Gowanda in 1848. Ahaz Allen settled next in 1812, erecting a cabin above Aldrich’s in what is now called Hidi. The first white child born here was his daughter, Caroline, in 1813. The next year he dug a race, dammed the creek, and built a sawmill. Allen built the first frame house here in 1815 on what is now Beech Street. It burned and was torn down in 1970. Those who followed these pioneers to this beautiful valley have each left their mark, large or small, in its streets, buildings, factories, businesses and institutions. The history of Gowanda is charted through fire and flood, economic boom or bust, immigration and migration, and the inevitable march of time.