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Angola, New York includes both a village and a beach community in Erie County, New York, United States. Located on the shores of Lake Erie, the area is located about south of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, Angola had 2,127 permanent residents. Other residents are seasonal and are not captured by the census information. ==History== The community was previously called "Evans Station". Around 1854 or 1855, a post office was established there, bearing the name Angola. The first postmaster was John H. Andrus, who later became county clerk. At this time, the community's name was changed to "Angola." The new name was apparently chosen because, at that time, local residents (primarily Quakers) were supporting missionary efforts in the Portuguese colony of Angola in Africa. The economy of the village improved with the arrival of a railroad line in 1852. The Village of Angola was incorporated in 1873. In June 2004, an attempt to dissolve the village was thwarted by a judicial ruling that the petitions for a referendum were invalid. In 2007, the village agreed to dissolve its police department and contract with the Town of Evans for police services. Angola officers would be hired by Evans. In February 2008, local officials rejected the urging of local politician Kevin Gaughan to reduce the size of the village board, stating that no financial savings would result. Gaughan, a proponent of reducing the number of government entities in Erie County, is also a proponent of metro government. The US Post Office—Angola was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Angola's most famous current resident is Dale Gump, who was signed by the Buffalo Bills in 2015. His nickname is the "Turtle" due to his resemblance to a turtle, his green car and his hard physical exterior yet soft interior. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angola, New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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