Your Hometown

Zimmerman

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In this thread, post your hometown's name and three things it's famous for or interesting facts about it.

Saratoga Springs, NY

1. Potato chips invented here

2. Famous song "American Pie" written here

3. The Horse Races

P.S: Sorry about the drunk thread last night.
 
Bremerton Washington

1.) Marvin Williams is from there who now plays in the NBA

2.) im from there

3.) nothing much, we have ferreys
 
leduc isn't that close to the mountains. it'd be a little less than edmonton so still like 3 1/2 hours or so
 
Fort Collins, CO

1. Balloon Boy

2. New Belgium Brewery

3. The douchey little kid from Star Wars episode I is from here
 
Maple RIdge BC

1.Andrew Ladd, Captain of the Atlanta Thrashers

2.Cam Neely, legendary Boston player

3.Greg Moore, Formula one racer
 
Plymouth, Minnesota

Voted #1 place to live in the U.S. in 2008, (voted 11th in 2010) /claim

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/top100/

and fun facts will just be part of the article...

"Topnotch schools, good jobs, affordable housing, low crime, an active outdoor culture - yep, they're pretty much all here. Plymouth could have become just another Twin Cities suburb, but more than 50,000 jobs keep residents working there.Home prices are within reason: The typical three-bedroom, two-bath house goes for $350,000. The city's main school district is ranked among the top three in the state, and for culture, Plymouth's open-air amphitheater, the Hilde Performance Center, hosts numerous summer concerts. Residents are a quick drive from the Mall of America, the nation's biggest mall.

And did we mention the outdoors? Plymouth boasts more than half a dozen sizable bodies of water. Of course, this being Minnesota, winter can be brutal: January's average low temperature is about 13°F. But when the mercury plummets, the locals get busy. In February the city hosts a Fire & Ice Festival that includes mini-golf, bowling and basketball - all right on the ice."



 
Nakusp, British Columbia

1) Means "Bay of Quiet Waters" in Ktunaxa

2) Heart of the "Valley of the Hotsprings"

3) Has a heli-skiing base in town and is only about an hour from Retallack?

That's about all I can think of.
 
Rupert, ID

1. there is 5,000 people

2. It had the first school heated entirely by electricity in the world.

3. The Mexican mafia brings in a lot of meth and various other narcotics
 
Enumclaw, Washington

1. Kasey Kahne is from here, NASCAR star.

2. Brian Scalabrine is from here, NBA bench player.

3. Some guy got fucked by a horse here and died, it was all over the news. National news and shit. /claim

And we're the closest real city to Crystal Mt.
 
Dummerston VT (at least for now)

1. population 1,915

2. 100% of people here are over 100 years old (not really)

3. everybody complains when you use fireworks or ski behind town buildings (didnt even get the shot)
 
Placentia, California

It is a part of Orange County and It was in the MTV show the OC a lot.

Kottonmouth Kings started there

That's all I know I only lived there for a year.
 
Southinton, CT

1. We have a mountain. (It's actually just an inclined slope.)

2. We're super cool

3. We're super duper cool
 
Manhattan Beach, CA
1. Manhattan Beach is a very affluent beach town within commuting distance of Los Angeles and therefore it is one of the most expensive coastal towns in which to live in America, according to the most recent Fortune Magazine rankings.
2. The Manhattan Beach Open volleyball tournament in Manhattan Beach is known as "The Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball." The names of the tournament champions are inscribed in plaques along Manhattan Beach Pier. This event usually takes place in August and is aired on national TV.
3. All the famous people that wikipedia has listed for living thereEntertainment industryBrad Bird: Creator, The Incredibles and Oscar winner for RatatouilleDave Coulier: Uncle Joey in TV's Full House.Don Dokken: Founder and lead singer of 1980s Heavy Metal band Dokken.Jane Elliot: Actress, General Hospital and Days of Our LivesBill Engvall: Comedian with the Blue Collar Comedy groupMatthew Fox: Actor Lost and Party of Five.Neal Israel: Director of Surf Ninjas and nationally ranked falconer.Kevin James: Actor on the sitcom King of QueensWally Kurth: Actor, General Hospital and Days of Our LivesJim Lindberg: Singer of the South Bay Punk Rock Band Pennywise.Ben McKenzie: Actor, The O.C., SouthlandMike Mignola: Creator of Hellboy [9]Marisa Miller: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover page model.Kevin Nealon: Actor/Comedian from Saturday Night Live fameRyan Newman: Actor in the movie ZoomLiz Phair: Singer/songwriter and guitaristTeri Polo: Actress, Pam in Meet the ParentsThomas Pynchon: Author of The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow.Tara Reid: ActressJ.D. Roth: Host of the reality TV show EndurancePat Sajak: Wheel of Fortune host.Max Thieriot: Actor, The PacifierJohn Watson: Producer: Backdraft, Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesOwen Wilson: Actor, Wedding Crashers, Behind Enemy LinesMaria Sharapova: Tennis Pro, winner of 3 Grand Slams.Jenn Brown: Espn reporter.[/list]Journalists and writersMary Beth McDade: KTLA Anchor/ReporterRichard Foss: Journalist and Science Fiction WriterJohn Ireland: KCAL and CBS Sports Reporter[/list]NBABlake Griffin: First round draft pick and star of the Los Angeles Clippers[25]Brian Cook: Power forward for the Orlando MagicRobbie Davis: Lakers team trainer.Devean George: Small forward for the Dallas MavericksShaun Livingston: Point Guard for the Charlotte BobcatsSlava Medvedenko: Basketball player, former power forward for the Los Angeles LakersChris Mihm: Former Center for the Los Angeles Lakers.Michael Olowokandi: Retired basketball playerKurt Rambis: Head Coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.Zeljko Rebraca: Former Center for the Los Angeles ClippersBrian Shaw: Former Point/Shooting guard in the NBA, now an assistant coach for the Los Angeles LakersLuke Walton: Small forward for the Los Angeles LakersSasha Vujacic: Former Shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers[/list]NFLTim Brown: 1987 Heisman winner and Raider player.Jeff Garcia: Quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers [11]Tony Gonzalez: Tight end for the Kansas City ChiefsDon Mosebar: Played for the Los Angeles Raiders for 13 yearsMichael Strahan: Defensive end for the New York GiantsPete Carroll: Head coach of the Seattle Seahawks NFL football team.[/list]MLBNomar Garciaparra: First baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers [12]Jason Kendall: Catcher for the Milwaukee BrewersPaul LoDuca: Catcher for the Washington Nationals.[/list]MLSBob Bradley: Head coach of the US Men's National Soccer TeamLandon Donovan: Soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy, U.S. National Team forwardMia Hamm: Former Olympic Soccer player [13]Cobi Jones: Soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy[/list]NHLRob Blake: Defenseman for the Los Angeles KingsMarc Crawford: Head coach for the Los Angeles KingsPavol Demitra: Forward for the Minnesota WildAlexander Frolov: Hockey player for the Los Angeles KingsTim Gleason: Defensman for the Carolina HurricanesRon Hextall: Former goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers, current Assistant GM for the Los Angeles KingsAnze Kopitar: Center and Western Conference all-star on the Los Angeles KingsGlen Murray: Right Winger for the Boston BruinsLubomir Visnovsky: Defensman for the Los Angeles Kings[/list]Other athletesMike Lambert: Professional beach volleyball player.Stein Metzger: Professional beach volleyball player.Maria Sharapova: Professional tennis player [14][/list]
 
At work this guy has fun facts about NY state and today he told us Potato chips were invented in NY haha what great timing! Also was toilet paper

Cobleskill NY

1. Part of Schoharie County, the only county in NY state where slavery was legal

2. Howe Caverns is here

3. Our former Mayor and our supervisor are both racists and were recorded using the word "nigger", and the media ripped them apart
 
Granby Connecticut

1.In 1707, Daniel Hayes, then aged twenty-two, was captured by the indigenous people and carried off to Canada. The capture was witnessed, and a rescue party raised, but the group did not catch up with the captors. He was tied up each night, and bound to saplings. It took thirty days to reach Canada, at which point Hayes was forced to run the gauntlet. Near the end of the gauntlet, he hid in a wigwam to avoid an attempted blow by a club. The squaw in the wigwam declared that the house was sacred, and having lost a husband and son to a war, adopted Hayes as her son. He remained for several years, attending to the squaw. Eventually, he was sold to a Frenchman, who learned that Hayes had skill as a weaver, so put him to work in that business. Hayes managed to earn enough to buy his freedom after two years. He then returned to Simsbury, settled down on a farm and married. He became prominent, both in civil affairs as well as the church at Salmon Brook (now Granby).

2.The first unauthorized coins minted in the American colonies, and the first in Connecticut, were struck by Dr. Samuel Higley in 1737 from copper mined from his own mine. The coins, including the Trader's Currency Token of the Colony of Connecticut were minted in North Simsbury, now called Granby.These coins were made of pure copper, which is very soft. Consequently, there are very few in existence today. The first coins were inscribed with a value of three pence. Later versions carried the phrase "Value me as you please."

3. Were the little notch in the top of connecticut

 
Derry, NH
1. Robert Frost lived here and wrote tone of shit2. 1st colony of some irish ppl3. i fucking live there
 
Lompoc California
@nd largest diamataceaous rock quarry in the worldwe launch icbm's and other rockets hereannnnd there used to be a shit load of flowers here now there isnt
lompocs a shitty town thats why i moved to colorado when i was a junior in HS
 
Lake orion, Michigan.

The Mob had a huge-ass mansion on the lake there.

It used to be the top resort destinations in the roaring 20's in southern/eastern michigan.

 
second thought, i think we've made national news once

a girl from here was in a car accident with a friend, and misidentified as the deceased girl, while she was in fact still alive in the hospital

I think a few medical shows have played on it
 
Princeton Massachusetts. No traffic lights (I win). All we have is wachusett and the movie Lucy keyes was filmed here if you've heard of that
 
Not my hometown but where I live now.

Concord NH

1. Christa McAuliffe taught at CHS.

2. Concord Stage Coach.

3. Levi Hutchins of Concord invented the first alarm clock in 1787.

 
Priest River, Idaho.

1- old logging town

2- i dont believe that there is a traffic light in the town

3- under 1500 people
 
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