But to little avail: no towns have merged since the 1950's.
The two towns eventually put aside their differences and merged into one.
April 1, 1889-Founded as a village when four towns merged.
The two towns later merged into one city in 1872.
In 1872, he suggested the towns merge to end the bickering.
The two towns merged into the city of Peabody in 1879.
In 1951 the town merged with the community of Vieska.
In 2003, the town and village police departments merged.
Eventually the two towns merged to form one urban area.
The two small towns merged their schools in 1966 to create the new district.