Needham is a well-off suburban town of 29,000 near Boston.  It is home to the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, an engineering school.  A nearby town is Wellesley. Photo of Cutler Park, a state-owned nature preserve and public recreation courtesy of Wikipedia and Zenswashbuckler (public domain)....

Peebles is located on the Tweed river west of Edinburgh with a population of approximately 8,000. It was named one of best independent retail shopping towns in Scotland. There are many cute stores and a great number of beautiful churches. The Peebles Hydro Spa and Resort is a grand old place on the hill where people used to come to…...

Sumter is a town of about 38,000 in central South Carolina, not too far from Columbia.  It is the county seat of Sumter County and home to Shaw Air Force Base. Sumter is noted for its lovely gardens and charming residential neighborhoods. It is part of the Santee-Cooper Lakes region, Sumter is renowned for hunting, fishing, water sports and golf.…...

Middlletown is an old town of just over 28,000 (2010 census), in eastern New York, about 50 miles northwest of New York City.  The town is near the Hudson RIver and Poughkeepsie.  Photo of The Erie Railroad's Middletown Station in 1971, now Thrall Library, courtesy of Wikipedia and Jack Boucher (public domain); Photo of a 1909 postcard depicting Webb Horton…...