Velanidia, Laconia Velanidia, Laconia Velanidia () is a Byzantine village in Laconia, Greece, within the municipality of Monemvasia. Also, it is situated at the southern edge of Peloponnese and more specifically at the southeast edge of mountain range Parnon. It includes several Byzantine churces, so it is offenly called as Small Agios Oros. This village is near at Cape Maleas. Velanidia is a Byzantine village, which is obvious because of several churches near by. Established in 1718, this settlement was probably a result of a unification of several smaller settlements, because of the need of a more organized community. Due to several
Laconia, Indiana and William Madden, Sr. Because Laconia was the only town of any size in Boone Township, the settlement became the commercial center of the area. Laconia was the distribution center for mail and was served by the L&N Railroad, which ran on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River. Because of the proximity of an ample supply of lumber, the Elbert Brothers established a furniture factory near Laconia in 1868. The business burned in 1880 and was never rebuilt. Just south of town, John Ashton had a lumber mill which provided materials for many of Laconia's structures. Laconia at one