In 1765, Bissau was founded as a military center and slave-trading post.

The settlement was founded in 1970 as a regional center for the villages in Hevel Eshkol.

The School was Founded as a catechetical center by Rev. Fr.

Port Harcourt was founded by British authorities in 1913 as a coastal center for the export of Palm oil and coal.

It was founded as a metallurgical center in 1915.

It was founded in 1946 as a center for the Uzbek SSR's coal industry.

The Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation was founded in 1981 as a center of art and learning.

Ocean Grove, a community of 6,000, was founded as a Methodist summer center a century ago, when the bridges had gates, guards and a penny toll.

Then a Presbyterian church, it was founded as a center of anti-slavery spirit in New York City.

Freedom House was founded in 1949 as a center of civil rights and advocacy for Boston's African American community.