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He began preaching in Mecca,i drew on himself such persecution that 522 he had to flee to a nearby city now>wn as Medina, 'city of the prophet'is event, the Hegira, marks the beginning:he Muslim calendar.in Medina Muhammad's following grewlidly, and in 630 he recaptured Mecca.ere he forbade the worship of idols, and lered that non-believers should never:er the city again. To this day, only Mus-
LS are allowed to go there.Muhammad dictated the tenets of histh to his followers, and they were writtenwn to form the Koran, the holy book of am.Originally settled in 1693, Putnam was formed from portions of the towns of Thompson, Kill-ingly, and Pomfret by the State assembly and organized as a municipality in 1855. Its charter as a city in 1895 set it off from the town whose population in 1950 exceeded that of the city by 1,123. Both the city and town were named for Gen. Israel Putnam whose Connecticut farm was south of the locality. Near the center of the city are Cargill Falls, noted for their beauty and nearby is the Quinebaug Pines State Park. The government is administered under the charter of 1895, which provides for a mayor, who holds the office for two years and a council of nine members. Pop. 6,952.
ROCHESTER, city, Indiana, seat of Fulto County, situated at an altitude of 780 feet, on tli Erie and the New York, Chicago and St. I.oui railroads, 23 miles north-northeast of Loganspoi and 44 miles south of South Bend. There is municipal airport. The city is a resort (Lak Manitou, with a fish hatchery, is nearby) and trading center for a productive agricultural n gion. Its industrial establishments include ce ment works, creameries, canneries, and a met; foundry. Laid out in 1832, Rochester was incor porated as a town in 1851 and as a city in 191( Pop. 4,883.
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