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Post by jusrme on Oct 2, 2018 13:05:42 GMT -5
Two Rivers, Wisconsin - - -
There is a heated debate between Ithaca, New York and Two Rivers over which city has the right to claim the title "birthplace of the ice cream sundae." When Ithaca mayor Carolyn K. Peterson proclaimed a day to celebrate her city as the birthplace of the sundae, she received postcards from Two Rivers' citizens reiterating that town's claim. Ithaca retaliated with an ad called "Got Proof?" in the Two Rivers newspaper.
Two Rivers' claim is based on the story of George Hallauer asking Edward C. Berners, the owner of Berners' Soda Fountain, to drizzle chocolate syrup over ice cream in 1881. Berners eventually did and wound up selling the treat for a nickel, originally only on Sundays, but later every day. According to this story, the spelling changed when a glass salesman ordered canoe-shaped dishes. When Berners died in 1939, the Chicago Tribune headlined his obituary "Man Who Made First Ice Cream Sundae Is Dead."
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Post by mt71tbird on Oct 2, 2018 20:09:04 GMT -5
Union Gap, Washington - 60's rock singer Gary Puckett renamed his band "Gary Puckett and the Union Gap" after landing a major recording deal. Gary grew up in nearby Yakima.
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Post by CStarFire (Minnesota) on Oct 3, 2018 22:25:13 GMT -5
Vincennes, Indiana
Founded in 1732 by French fur traders it is the oldest continually-inhabited European settlement in Indiana and one of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachians.
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Post by Teslukbla on Oct 4, 2018 17:54:59 GMT -5
Waterloo, Illinois ~ Home of the Waterloo German Band
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Post by mt71tbird on Oct 4, 2018 19:21:03 GMT -5
Xenia, Illinois - Hometown of Joe Fatheree 2009 National Teacher of the Year.
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Post by CStarFire (Minnesota) on Oct 5, 2018 9:02:19 GMT -5
New Feature: The letters Q, X, and Z - you may now skip these letters or you may list a town or city that has Q, X or Z in them.
Yorkville, Illinois
Home to the Marge Cline Whitewater Course - a quarter of a mile bypass chute allows canoes, kayaks, and tubers to travel downstream safely around the Glen D. Palmer Dam on the Fox river in downtown Yorkville.
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Post by Teslukbla on Oct 5, 2018 21:42:10 GMT -5
Zap, North Dakota
Home to Mic's Tavern and a post office with the zip code of 58580.
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Post by CStarFire (Minnesota) on Oct 6, 2018 3:24:21 GMT -5
Austin, MinnesotaThe Home of Hormel Foods and its Spam Museum - free museum with free samples for the brave!
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Post by jimco22 on Oct 6, 2018 5:55:23 GMT -5
Bobcaygeon, Ontario
Singing group The Tragically Hip named a song after this city
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Post by mt71tbird on Oct 6, 2018 23:43:57 GMT -5
Camas, Washington - The Crown-Zellerbach Paper Company mill produced the first folded napkins in 1950.
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Post by CStarFire (Minnesota) on Oct 7, 2018 20:17:52 GMT -5
Dakota, Minnesota
Minnesota's western border is with North Dakota and South Dakota but the city of Dakota is about as far away as it can be on the eastern border northeast of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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Post by Teslukbla on Oct 7, 2018 21:24:29 GMT -5
East Saint Louis, Illinois ~ The city where everything that was worth stealing has since been stolen.
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Post by CStarFire (Minnesota) on Oct 9, 2018 9:06:15 GMT -5
Fox Lake, Illinois
Chicago gangster Al Capone allegedly utilized an establishment now known as the Mineola Hotel and Restaurant as a hideout here.
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Post by mt71tbird on Oct 9, 2018 20:23:29 GMT -5
George, Washington - The city celebrates national holidays such as the Fourth of July, and Washington's Birthday, with cherry pies. It bakes the world's largest cherry pie every year on July 4, and serves it to the crowd.
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Post by CStarFire (Minnesota) on Oct 10, 2018 10:57:30 GMT -5
Harmony, Minnesota
The town bills itself as the "Biggest Little Town in Southern Minnesota" and features the largest Amish community in the state.
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