What is special/ historic about your town?

0ojakeo0 · Post by **0ojakeo0** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:24 pm

We are one of the biggest mill towns and one of the first towns to use water to power them.

and we have the second biggest clock tower in the world.

lawrence mass

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:28 pm

The Wyoming Territorial Prison here in Laramie, was the only place Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ever did time for their crimes.

Baghdad · Post by **Baghdad** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:34 pm

The Cradle of Civilization

We were the spark that set forth the flames that plunged the British into Chaos; in other words, we were the cause of the Revolution of 1920

Creators of Math, Science, Language, Architecture, and Poetry

First creators:
Army
Government
Knowledge
Law

And the list goes on...

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:34 pm

Well, I now live a big city with lots of special things about it. Among the most special is that it's probably considered one of the coolest cities in America.

But my hometown... Its primary claim to fame is that in the teens, twenties or so, a posse of my townspeople hunted down a bank robber, lynched him, and drug him through the streets of the town. They now have a fair celebrating the occasion. Also, a nearby unincorporated community (so it's basically just part of my town) is the setting of a Jose Marti essay called "A town sets a black man on fire".

So... what's special/historic about my town? Lynchings.

Frigidus · Post by **Frigidus** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:35 pm

We're the official #2 best place to raise a family in the US. Yay wealth!

ignotus · Post by **ignotus** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:38 pm

my village, Lekenik, is too small so it didn't had a big part in history of the world... :roll:

...my village was a part of the lands (possesio) of Knights of Saint John since 12th Century...

...one of the famous Croatian governors (bans) Josip Jelačić fonded out he had been declared a ban while at lunch in Lekenik...

...we had a second veterinary ambulance in Croatia...

...Fiddler on the Roof (1971) was filmed in Lekenik (among others, won 3 Oscars)...

glide · Post by **glide** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:43 pm

Cumberland, BC is a famous coal-mining town, and during the late 1800's had the largest "chinatown" north of San Francisco. The local museum has a open section of one of the original coal mines downstairs...and the whole town is sitting on a vast network of mines and tunnels.
But more important still....Lucky Lager voted us the "Luckiest town in BC" for drinking the most lucky per capita!!!! :lol:

And it ain't called "Dodge City North" for nuthin'!

moomaster2000 · Post by **moomaster2000** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:48 pm

Encinitas, CA is the 87th biggest city/town in California!

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:49 pm

glide wrote:Lucky Lager voted us the "Luckiest town in BC" for drinking the most lucky per capita!!!!

Wow.

duday53 · Post by **duday53** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:56 pm

My Town cut up ice out of a lake and sold it as water.

It was a small town in Canada.

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:02 pm

Chicago. Nuff said. :wink:

jumpinjackflash · Post by **jumpinjackflash** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:09 pm

It was the crowning place of 7 Kings including Ethelread, Athelstan, Edmond Edward etc...

Was also first town that King John gave a magna carter to (giving it the right to be a trading/market town)

The sopwith camel was also produced here..

WE are also the LEAST ETHNICALLY DIVERSE borough in London (according to wikipedia)

HOWEVER, we also have the largest population of KOREANS outside Korea..

So wikipedia LIES..

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:12 pm

The Balloon Fiesta.

I GOT SERVED · Post by **I GOT SERVED** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:14 pm

In respose to the question, No. My town has nothing special about it. At all.

riggable · Post by **riggable** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:24 pm

Dane Cook grew up in my town.

So did Uncle Sam.

thats about it.

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:26 pm

jumpinjackflash wrote:HOWEVER, we also have the largest population of KOREANS outside Korea..)

Says who? I've heard lots of places claiming this, including Los Angeles and Curitiba.

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:28 pm

Also, from wikipedia, and for once I don't have many doubts about it.

In March 1870, five Laramie residents became the first women in the world to serve on a jury. Also, since Laramie was the first town in Wyoming to hold a municipal election, on September 6, 1870, a Laramie resident was the first woman to cast a legal vote in the United States.

Edit- Also, and some of you may have heard of this,

The city gained worldwide notoriety in 1998 after the murder of Matthew Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming. His murder caused an international outcry and was the subject of the award-winning play and movie The Laramie Project.

Even though the movie was never filmed here and media tried to make us look like backwards, uneducated, redneck, homophobic idiots. Not to mention there were a couple of other murders that happened at the same time. One of a 15 year old pregnant girl who refused to get an abortion, and a 9 year old girl who was killed by a pedophile.

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:36 pm

muy_thaiguy wrote:Also, from wikipedia, and for once I don't have many doubts about it.

In March 1870, five Laramie residents became the first women in the world to serve on a jury. Also, since Laramie was the first town in Wyoming to hold a municipal election, on September 6, 1870, a Laramie resident was the first woman to cast a legal vote in the United States.

*tears of historically-charged joy*

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:37 pm

btownmeggy wrote:
muy_thaiguy wrote:Also, from wikipedia, and for once I don't have many doubts about it.

In March 1870, five Laramie residents became the first women in the world to serve on a jury. Also, since Laramie was the first town in Wyoming to hold a municipal election, on September 6, 1870, a Laramie resident was the first woman to cast a legal vote in the United States.

*tears of historically-charged joy*

I just added.

lord voldemort · Post by **lord voldemort** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:39 pm

my location :lol:

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:41 pm

lord voldemort wrote:my location

Sorry, but, what is a bogan?

KiwiTaker · Post by **KiwiTaker** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:46 pm

Hmm my city is the biggest in NZ, has many volcanos scattered around and has the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere.

lord voldemort · Post by **lord voldemort** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:51 pm

muy_thaiguy wrote:
lord voldemort wrote:my location
Sorry, but, what is a bogan?

lmao, well a bogan is a lazy arse bum that dresses in stupid clothes, that make them look like they are homeless but they aint...

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=128407279&albumId=63665

look through those pics, thats a bogan...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogan

comic boy · Post by **comic boy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:53 pm

London has a big clock named Ben

ignotus · Post by **ignotus** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:54 pm

comic boy wrote:London has a big cock named Ben

Oh really? :oops: