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Category Archives: Wiki Travel
Parachute, Colorado.
Meet the descriptively named Parachute Colorado. The origin story: The name comes from the appearance on a map of several streams converging on the town as do the shroud lines of a parachute combined with the arc of the ridge line above … Continue reading
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Aloha
Having an island name in the Mainland is pretty cool. It’s not inexplicable like Grand Island, Nebraska. It’s just sorta quirky like giving your child a name that doesn’t match child’s ethnicity. That’s the coolness of Aloha, Oregon. Or, at … Continue reading
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Somebodyisfromhere.com Goes Climaxing (and misses a layup title opportunity)
You might not be surprised that there is town named Climax. People name places some strange things. You might be surprised there are several of them. Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wiki Travel
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Cape Fear
Well, most people are at least fairly sure an area called “Cape Fear” exists. More people know a couple of prominent movies were made to capitalize on the name. Perhaps, enough time has passed from the production of these films (and DeNiro’s menacing stares) that we can step back and figure out what the area name means.
The name comes from the 1585 expedition of Sir Richard Grenville. Sailing to Roanoke Island, his ship became embayed behind the cape. Some of the crew were afraid they would wreck, giving rise to the name Cape Fear. It is the fifth-oldest surviving English place name in the U.S. Continue reading
Snowflake, Arizona.
You might think that the people who named the town of Snowflake in Arizona just might not have been properly informed of the subtleties that could be enjoyed using irony. It’s not that it never snows in Arizona – they … Continue reading
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Medicine Hat.
Medicine Hat sounds like something you would say to your doctor friend when you want him/her to check your wound for free while off the clock. You might say, “Hey, Bob, put on your medicine hat for a second and check this out.”
In fact, it’s a town in Alberta… Continue reading
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Rough and Ready, California.
Less than three months later, when preparing for an Independence Day celebration, community members realized that they were no longer entitled to celebrate US independence, and the secession was rescinded by popular vote. Continue reading
Posted in California, Wiki Travel, Wisconsin
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Changing your town name
Imagine if you are a tiny town named Cassville in West Virginia, nestled in the WV/KY/OH tri-state area, just minding your own business.
Chartered in 1875 you get sick of the local kids who would rub mud on the town’s sign obscuring the first letter leaving just “Assville.” Continue reading
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Ben Franklin . . .Texas?
Recently, Somebodyisfromhere.com came across Ben Franklin, Texas so he decided to look it up. Somebodyisfromhere.com is from the Philadelphia area so he sees his share of Franklin around town. He seems to be a good guy to name a town after what with being a founding father and all that. Texas is a weird choice, though but why not, right? Continue reading
Posted in Texas, Wiki Travel
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What’s the Fourth Largest French Speaking city?
What’s the Fourth Largest French Speaking city? Well, the first one makes sense. That’s Paris, you know, the capital of France. Number two is Kinshasa of the Congo. Montreal nabs number three. That makes sense too. Could the fourth city really … Continue reading
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