▁( 1 8 7 3 ). ▁ ▁F rem ont , ▁California ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁by ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁towns ▁of ▁Center ville , ▁Ir ving ton , ▁N iles , ▁Mission ▁San ▁Jose , ▁and ▁W arm ▁Spr ings , ▁California . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁New ark ▁has ▁always ▁refused ▁to ▁merge ▁into ▁F rem ont , ▁and ▁New ark ▁is ▁completely ▁surrounded ▁by ▁F rem ont . ▁ ▁What ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁W inst on - S alem , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁was ▁once ▁two ▁separate ▁towns ▁called ▁W inst on ▁and ▁S alem ▁that ▁were ▁combined ▁into ▁one . ▁ ▁Ott awa , ▁Ontario , ▁was ▁given ▁its ▁large ▁area ▁by ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁City ▁of ▁Ott awa , ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Ne pe an , ▁Kan ata , ▁Gl ouc ester , ▁Rock cl iffe ▁Park , ▁Van ier ▁and ▁C umber land , ▁Orleans , ▁and ▁the ▁rural ▁town ships ▁of ▁West ▁Car leton , ▁Os go ode , ▁R ide au , ▁and ▁G oul b ourn ▁ ▁G at ine au , ▁Quebec , ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁City ▁of ▁G at ine au , ▁City ▁of ▁H ull , ▁City ▁of ▁A yl mer , ▁City ▁of ▁Buck ingham ▁and ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Mass on - Ang ers ▁all ▁facing ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ott awa , ▁Ontario