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Jenny Cecil, Photographer
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Movin! | FL | USA | Posted: 11:50 PM on 10.15.06 |
->> I’ve been trying to register my car in Florida, get a FL license and plates, etc. and I came across these interesting facts about my state.
Clearwater is the U.S. city with the highest number of lightning strikes per capita.
Miami has the distinction of being the first city in America that installed an ATM specifically for in-line skaters.
The sports drink Gatorade is so named because it was developed at the University of Florida, home of the Gators.
Pensacola is home to one of the original Krispy Kremes from the 40's and there is ALWAYS a line out the door. I seriously just came back from there (it’s 10 pm on a Sunday night who buys donuts now?! not me…)
So what are some interesting facts about your city/state incase I ever visit??? |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 5:56 AM on 10.16.06 |
->> OK, Florida...you may get all the tourists, but my home town of Virginia Beach is the world's largest resort city. (OK, so they annexed an entire county back in the 60s...and the resort part is just a tiny fraction of that. But still the largest "resort city"!)
The official state BAT is the Virginia big-eared bat. Our General Assembly can't agree on a budget or tansportation solutions but they can agree on a state bat. Go figure.
We beat the Plymouth pilgrims by 13 years. The first permanent (a few failed attempts elsewhere) English (the Spanish were in, ahem, Florida first) settlement was at Jamestown in 1607. |
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Jon Thorpe, Photographer
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Mississauga(Toronto Area) | On | Canada | Posted: 11:50 AM on 10.16.06 |
| ->> My Aunt and Uncle live in Clearwater.. they have gone through 3 TV's in the last 10 or so years due to lightning strikes (they have an antenna). So I don't find that fact at all suprising! |
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Erik Markov, Photographer
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Kokomo | IN | | Posted: 12:34 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Kokomo, Ind.
Automotive designer Elwood Haynes test-drove his early internal combustion engine auto here on 4 July 1894.
The first pneumatic rubber tire was invented by D.C. Spraker at the Kokomo Rubber Tire Company in 1894.
The Howitzer shell, used in World War I, was created by the Superior Machine Tool Company in 1918
"Survivor" particpant Rupert was born and raised here.
The author of Clifford the Big Red Dog books was born here.
Old Ben was a steer born in 1902 and it died in 1906 weighed about 4500 pounds, said to be the largest steer ever when it was born. |
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Josh Thompson, Photographer
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Ontario | California | USA | Posted: 12:46 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> My city of Ontario, California (about 40 miles east of Los Angeles with 150,000 residents) was named as the smelliest city in the United States by a local television news station a couple of years ago.
We have cows (and plenty of flies), a sewage plant and a dump (which has since closed) within three miles of each other.
Sorry, that's all I got. |
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Chris Williams, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Rancho Cucamonga | CA | USA | Posted: 12:54 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Rancho Cucamonga: Well...Bob Hope sure did have fun with that one!
:)
Chris |
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Melissa Golden, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Inverness | FL | USA | Posted: 12:56 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Erik- you mention a Survivor participant and the author of Clifford the Big Red Dog but fail to mention one of the greatest literary minds of the 20th century who also happens to be an Indiana native.
That's sad.
If Kurt Vonnegut was dead, he'd be rolling over in his grave. |
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Mark J. Rebilas, Photographer
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Phoenix | AZ | USA | Posted: 1:25 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Heres some facts about Arizona....
In Arizona, it is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.
When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possesses.
No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house in Prescott, Arizona.
It is illegal to manufacture imitation cocaine.
One must be 18 years old to buy spray paint in Tempe, Arizona.
There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
Arizona has more parks and national monuments than any other state, more mountains than Switzerland, and more golf courses than Scotland.
But most importantly, there are 8 Chilis in a ten mile radius of my house. All of which I am a regular at! |
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Jack Megaw, Student/Intern
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West Chester | PA | United States | Posted: 1:35 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate
Philadelphia is home to the cheesesteak sandwich, water ice, soft pretzels, and TastyKakes. (after that I realise that should have eaten lunch today)
Pennsylvania is the only original colony not bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.
Nazareth is the home of Martin guitars. Finger picking good since 1833 (shame the track isn't there anymore :-(
In 1909 the first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh.
Fairmount Park in Philadelphia is the largest city park with over 8,000 acres.
(wow- just saw the cactus thing for Arizonia- i am in deep trouble)
-Jack |
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Erik Markov, Photographer
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Kokomo | IN | | Posted: 1:43 PM on 10.16.06 |
| ->> Yeah, Melissa, I was just throwin some stuff out there, there's probably a lot more I could have said, but we don't really need everything that is great about Kokomo. Thanks for adding it tho. |
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Alan Rogers, Photographer
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Carbondale | IL | USA | Posted: 2:01 PM on 10.16.06 |
| ->> Illinois produces more pumpkins than any other state. Happy Halloween! |
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Chuck Yadmark, Photographer
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Ann Arbor | MI | United States | Posted: 2:19 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Ontario CA as smelliest city - that's funny because I remember shooting at California Speedway as a breeze was coming from over turn 4 and thought to myself, "wow this is the smelliest experience I've ever had a racetrack"
Clearwater FL is a major national center for Scientology, I'm not sure what that says about the lightning strikes
Mark, if you're at the PIR next month I'm going to ask you for water. If you say no I'll have you arrested |
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Kevin Novak, Photographer, Assistant
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Bel Air (Baltimore) | MD | USA | Posted: 2:20 PM on 10.16.06 |
| ->> In Baltimore we had some lawyer-dude pen a poem that became a real famous song. |
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Brent Drinkut, Photographer
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Frankfort | IN | USA | Posted: 2:50 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> The local high school is nicknamed the Hot Dog's.... or as I like to refer to them as The Snarlin' Wiener Dogs (after the dog mascot/and paint on the gym floor).
And I heard about this one before I moved here. That its still a law that you must have a gun in church to fight off indians. |
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Adam Cairns, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 3:14 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Jenny,
I should have passed along this book when you first moved to Florida:
http://tinyurl.com/umf7m
It was co-written by a guy I worked with at the Sarasota Herald Tribune. It's not a bad reference guide to keep handy when you're traveling around the state.
Good luck at the new job!! |
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Alex Menendez, Photographer
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Orlando | FL | USA | Posted: 3:42 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Jenny,
Florida was the first place the Spanish brought catttle to when they arrived.
It is legal for a person to grab 2 oranges off of an orange tree without getting arrested for stealing.
Playalinda Nude Beach charges $5 to park and you have to walk over the sand dunes to see the ocean...(so I've heard).....
I hope you are doing well in your new job, keep us posted. Any interesting facts about Monatana, or Alaska? |
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David Harpe, Photographer
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Louisville | KY | USA | Posted: 7:59 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Louisville, KY
The cheeseburger was supposedly invented here, although others place the origin in California.
Between 1974 and the 1990's, "Louisville Slugger" bats were not produced in Louisville - they were made in Jeffersonville, IN.
The railroad bridge near downtown Louisville, completed in 1868, is the oldest bridge across the Ohio River.
Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson is from Louisville.
The Louisville International Airport is the busiest airport in the nation during the overnight hours due to the UPS Worldport cargo hub.
We have a horse race here once a year that attracts some attention. |
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Walter Calahan, Photographer
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Westminster | MD | USA | Posted: 8:14 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Westminster, Maryland is the home of the US Post Office's first county wide rural free delivery system.
Carroll County, in which Westminster is the county seat, is the home of the first mechanical reaper.
Also Carroll County is where the Methodist faith got its roots in America when Rev. Strawbridge settled here.
It was reported when I was growing up in Bound Brook, NJ, that Bound Brook is the place where the Betsy Ross 13 star (in a circle) flag was first flown. I personally can't support that fact. Grin.
And finally, Washington DC is full of more blow hards than anyplace I can imagine. |
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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington | IL | United States | Posted: 8:14 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Bloomington IL -
site of Lincolns famed "Lost Speech). I don't think we've found it yet.
Home of Beer Nuts - and we don't even grow edible nuts in the vicinity, and only micro brewed beer.
Site of Eureka Williams, now the Eureka Co. Eureka Williams manufactured oil burner furnaces, parts for bombs during the 2nd war to end all wars, vacuum cleaners, and even an automobile.
Automobiles? Mitsubishi manufactures the Eclipse on our west side. Have you see the sweet new ones? If not, go to my member page and type Mitsubishi in my PhotoShelter search bar.
Home of the largest Automobile insurer in the country.
Home of David Davis, Supreme Court Justice and personal friend of Abe.
One of our favorite sons was McLean Stevenson - a regular on MASH until Colonel Blake arrived, but better know for the jokes he told on Carson's Tonight Show. Once he asked that everyone watching in Bloomington to go and flush their toilets. He had someone stationed at Lake Bloomington, the City's water reservoir, waiting to see how far the lake dropped.
We are part of the W.D. Boise Boy Scout Council. W.D. was a resident of Ottawa IL, just an hour to the north. W.D. is responsible for starting the Boy Scouts of America after meeting and being helped by a Boy Scout on a visit to England.
That's enough for now.
Oh, we are now the home of the #3 ranked I-AA football team in the country - The Illinois State Redbirds. Images are available... |
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Walter Calahan, Photographer
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Westminster | MD | USA | Posted: 8:25 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Kevin
The famous lawyer dude who penned that poem was born in what is now Carroll County, Maryland. |
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Richard Wolowicz, Photographer
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Brossard | QC | Canada | Posted: 9:02 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Montreal:
Home of the best smoked meat in the world (kinda like pastrami but not).
Creators of poutine (Fries, gravy and cheese).
Legal lap dances ... FULL CONTACT (I'm married now ... it was when I was "younger").
John Lennon and Yoko camped out in a bed for few days (I was WAY young ... no date comes to mind).
Home of Mary Queen of the world (scaled replica of St-Peters in Rome).
And ...
My neighbor has a rabbit that weighs 7 lbs. (not really ... Jerry Macguire reference).
Rich |
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Bob Ford, Photographer
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Lehighton | Pa | USA | Posted: 9:27 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Alan, McLean Stevenson was Col. Blake. He was replaced after three seasons by Harry Morgan who played Col. Sherman T. Potter.
Col. Henry Blake also claimed Bloomington as his hometown on the show.
Sorry, I'm a big MASH fan. |
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Kenny Felt, Photographer, Assistant
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Uniontown | KS | USA | Posted: 9:34 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> The greatest thing about Kansas is that we have the following:
Largest Ball of Twine
World's Deepest Hand Dug Well
An 8,000 pound concrete prairie dog
and now its really hard to find anything else...... |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 9:37 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Actually, McLean Stephenson was LIEUTENANT Colonel Henry Blake. But Potter was a full bird colonel. :-)
Walter, that first mechanical reaper might have a "home" in Caroll County, but it was invented by Cyrus McCormick right here in Rockbridge County, Va. Yankees probably stole it during the unpleasantness of the early 1860s. |
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Rick Burnham, Photographer
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Enfield | CT | USA | Posted: 10:16 PM on 10.16.06 |
->> Connecticut is the home of the Charter Oak. When the British soldiers were looking for the original charter given to CT making them a colony they hid it in an oak tree.
http://hartford.about.com/cs/cthistory/a/aacharteroak.htm
Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe had homes in Hartford on Farmington Avenue that are now museums.
Hartford was founded by a Hooker, Thomas Hooker that is.
The Patriots said they were coming here, they lied.
The Carolina Hurricanes had to move from Hartford where they were the Whalers to win a Stanley Cup.
Peter Karmanos, the guy who moved the Whalers, is Satan.
The University of Connecticut is the only school to have won the NCAA National Basketball Titles in men's and women's basketball in the same year.
UConn is also the only college with TWO ACTIVE Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame coaches.
Rebecca Lobo, Ray Allen, Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma are Gods and always will be. And if you don't believe me drive down Main Street in East Hartford where the sign "Geno is God" is proudly displayed.
We seem to have more convicted politicians that any other state I know of.
The USS Nautilus - the world's first nuclear powered submarine was built in Groton in 1954.
Connecticut is home to the oldest U.S. newspaper still being published: The Hartford Courant, established in 1764.
We had the first female Governor elected in her own right, Ella Grasso in 1974.
PEZ® Candy is made in the city of Orange.
And for Mark Rebilas, there are at least 5 Chili's in near my house in CT. |
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Jeffery Jones, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Gallup | NM | USA | Posted: 12:13 AM on 10.17.06 |
| ->> About 15 years ago 60 Minutes did a piece on my town and called it "Drunk Town, USA". |
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Kirby Yau, Photographer, Assistant
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San Diego | CA | USA | Posted: 1:57 AM on 10.17.06 |
| ->> Mark, don't forget about the "World Famous" Date Shakes in Dateland, AZ. Had my first and last one while I was visiting this weekend. -Kirby |
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Jason Jenkins, Photographer
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Las Vegas | NV | USA | Posted: 2:15 AM on 10.17.06 |
->> -Boulder City is the only town in Nevada where gambling is illegal.
-An average Las Vegas Household consumes about 230,000 gallons of water a year.
-Nevada Video Slot Machines must pay a minimum of 75% back to the player over the life of the machine.
-In Elko, NV... Everyone walking on the streets is required to wear a mask.
-In Eureka, NV... Men are forbidden from kissing women.
-Nevada is the largest gold producer in the U.S., second in the world only to Africa.
-Seventeen of the top twenty hotels are located in Las Vegas.
-In a standard deck of cards, the Kind of Hearts is the only king without a mustache.
-An average of 230 marriage licenses are issued every day,
-Mark Twain started is writing career as a reported for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise.
-Wyatt Earp once maintained law an order in the town of Tonopah, NV.
-85% of the land in NV is federally owned.
-The famous "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign was created in 1959.
-The New York-New York Hotel and Casino has no marquee of it's own.
-Percentage of gamblers who say they come to Vegas mainly to gamble 5%, visitors who end up gambling 87%.
-15,000 miles of neon tubing on the Strip if you were to line it all up.
-Average marriage license cost 35$ ... Divorce $450
-For a "good time" call (702)867-5309 |
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Todd Spoth, Photographer
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Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 4:43 AM on 10.17.06 |
->> on texas, the best country in the world!
-Seventy-five percent of the world's Snickers bars are made in Waco at the M&M/Mars plant.
-The World’s largest parking lot is located at DFW Airport.
-In Houston it is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.
-In Texas, it's illegal to put graffiti on someone else's cow.
-Rodeo is the official state sport of Texas, though High School Football is more popular.
-The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was "Houston".
-Texas is as large as all of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois combined.
-The Dallas/Fort Worth airport is larger than New York City’s Manhattan Island. |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 6:39 AM on 10.17.06 |
| ->> Sam Houston was born in...you guessed it, Rockbridge County, Va! |
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Walter Calahan, Photographer
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Westminster | MD | USA | Posted: 9:41 AM on 10.17.06 |
->> Chuck - read this all the way through:
http://hscc.carr.org/research/yesteryears/cct2000/000709.htm
As in history there are always disputes.
McCormick's machine was probably the first commercially successful machine that was mass produced.
Here we go again - the battle between Virginia and Maryland. It will never end.
Grin. |
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Kevin Leas, Student/Intern
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Rochester | NY | USA | Posted: 9:57 AM on 10.17.06 |
->> Rochester:
-Brought photography to the masses
-Brought copiers to the masses (Xerox)
-First home of Gannett
-On some cold war era "Top 10 nuke targets" list....don't remember the whole story behind that one, sorry.
-Close neighbor to the inventors of the Buffalo Wing (aka Chicken Wing, aka that stupid little piece of meat that tastes so darn good no matter what you eat it with.)
-First state to ban smoking in all publicly owned facilities (at least, I'm pretty sure we were the first)
-Home of professional sports teams in baseball, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, and arena football - yet none receieve national media attention, even at championship games. Go figure. (In order: Red Wings, Razorsharks, Amerks, Knighthawks, Rhinos, and Raiders).
-That's all I can think of for now |
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Kenneth Jacobson, Photographer, Assistant
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 10:00 AM on 10.17.06 |
| ->> New York doesn't have anything interesting. :-) |
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Dick Van Nostrand, Photographer
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Bay City | MI | USA | Posted: 11:09 AM on 10.17.06 |
| ->> Madonna once refered to Bay City, her birthplace, as a "smelly little city". While covering her concert at the Pontiac Silverdome I happened to mention to her publicist that the smell in Bay City was caused by a petroleum refinery that is long gone from the city. Madonna apologized to the city during the concert refering to the information I gave. I've never received any free concert tickets for giving her a way out of her infamous quote. Makes for a good story though. |
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Gregg Benson, Photographer
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Las Vegas | NV | USA | Posted: 11:28 AM on 10.17.06 |
| ->> Las Vegas, known for many things, is also home to the oldest building in Nevada - an old adobe fort built my Mormon missionaries (go figure) in 1855, and later used by the Bureau of Reclamation as an office for the construction of Hoover Dam. The old fort is now in the parking lot of Cashman Field, home of the 51's - triple A affiliate of the Dodgers. |
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Alan Stewart, Photographer
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Corydon | IN | USA | Posted: 12:28 PM on 10.17.06 |
->> Corydon became the second territorial capital of Indiana in 1813, when it was moved here from Vincennes. The old state capitol building is right across the street from the office here at The Corydon Democrat.
Indiana's state constitution was drawn up in here during the summer of 1816. The 43 delegates in charge of writing the state's constitution met inside the Harrison County Courthouse.
Because of the summer heat turning the courthouse into a sauna, the 43 delegates of the state retreated under a giant elm tree, which is now known as the Constitutional Elm tree. Its trunk is still preserved in a big ol' concrete thingie after elm disease killed the tree in the early '20s. I think most, if not all, courthouses in the state use a gavel made from the branches of this elm tree.
Future U.S. President, William Henry Harrison, once lived in Corydon. We borrowed his last name to name our county.
Corydon was the site of the only Civil War battle fought in Indiana.
Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan crossed from Kentucky into Indiana during what became known as "Morgan's Raid." Over 2,500 mounted calvarymen -- with two pieces of artillery -- engaged about 400 members of Corydon's home guard at the Battle of Corydon. The home team got smoked and fell out of the BCS Standings or something and now we celebrate Morgan's Raid. No lie on that last part. Somehow, it became chic to celebrate the town's failure. Ah well. The North won in the end.
Corydon's Harrison County Fair is the longest consecutive running fair in the state. This year's was the 147th annual event.
The one and only Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (aka James Best) from the Dukes of Hazzard TV series is from Corydon.
The late Gov. Frank O'Bannon was dyed-in-the-wool Corydon and is the namesake of the company I work for, O'Bannon Publishing.
Corydon's Conrad Music Company is one of the nation's oldest family-owned musical instrument stores. |
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Aaron Chabot, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Ventura | CA | USA | Posted: 3:45 PM on 10.17.06 |
->> Even though I am currently out here on the Left Coast, I am proud to be a Mainer born and bred. Here is some interesting sports related notables from back home along the banks of the mighty 'Scoggin:
Patrick Dempsey, star of movies such as Sweet Home Alabama and the TV show Grey's Anatomy, was born in Lewiston. An amateur racecar driver, in 2007 he plans on racing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Muhammad Ali's famous 'Liston Knockout' took place at the Colisee (then St. Dominic's Arena) in Lewiston on May 25, 1965. Photographer Neil Leifer made a trip back to the venue in May 2005 to commemorate his famous color photograph for a feature published in Sports Illustrated. Consequently, singer Robert Goulet was in Lewiston, singing at the Clay-Liston heavyweight bout, when he forgot the words to the national anthem.
Joey Gamache, world champion lightweight boxer lives and trained in Lewiston- Auburn (and oddly enough shares my birthday). Gamache is the only boxer from Maine to capture a world boxing title.
Al Couture and Ralph Walton fought in Maine's shortest prize fight in Lewiston, September 26, 1946, which lasted 10.5 seconds, including the referee's ten-second count.
Rick DiPietro, ice hockey goaltender for New York Islanders and Team USA in 2006 Olympics in Turin, was born in Lewiston.
Bill Carrigan of Lewiston(1883-1969), often refered to as the "Pride of Lewiston" was manager of the 1915 and 1916 world champion Boston Red Sox. Carrigan was Babe Ruth's first manager when Ruth arrived in the major leagues in 1914. Ruth later played for three managers who are in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but after he retired he said that Carrigan was the best manager he ever had.
Two time World Cup champ and three time Olympian Julie Parisien hails from Auburn.
Bob Legendre of Lewiston was a two-time Olympian winning bronze in 1924 pentathlon while setting a world record in long jump phase of that event.
John Bower Auburn won the Nordic combined at the prestigious Holmenkollen Festival in 1968. He was the first U.S. skier to win that event. |
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Sam Santilli, Photographer
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Philippi | WV | USA | Posted: 8:04 PM on 10.17.06 |
->> Philippi, WV: First Land Battle of the Civil War
We also have the only barrel covered bridge still in use in the US Highway system. |
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Carl Auer, Photographer
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Eagle River | AK | USA | Posted: 8:18 PM on 10.17.06 |
->> In Alaska
Besides being the home of Jewel, Scotty Gomez, and Carlos Boozer we have some interesting laws.
In Fairbanks it is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane. No law if the moose is dead.
It is the state policy that emergencies are held to a minimum and are rarely found to exist.-Sec. 44.62.270. State policy.
Moose may not be viewed from an airplane. |
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Kristina Barker, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Youngstown | Oh | USA | Posted: 8:49 PM on 10.17.06 |
->> Since I don't know too much about where I just moved too.. a few facts about the godawful place I grew up in:
Pleasanton, Calif. is the wealthiest midsize city in the nation.
John Madden lives in town, and gives out the biggest candy bars on Halloween and also has the best decorations, IMO.
Safeway headquarters is located here.. I'm not sure if 7-11 headquarters still are.. but they at least used to be.
Scott Peters from the Carolina Panthers' mom teaches math at my old high school. Let's just say I'm really happy to have never had to take her class. I heard she was really tough.. among other things.
And the best fact, a sportsshooter founder (Brad Mangin) lives in P-town (yes, P-TOWN! Portland ain't got nothin on us). |
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Shannon Litz, Photographer
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Gardnerville | NV | USA | Posted: 11:37 PM on 10.18.06 |
->> Carson Valley facts -
Home to the oldest town in Nevada, Genoa, which only has about 200 permanant residents but the population grows to more that 40,000 for a weekend in September when they host the annual Candy Dance and craft fair that was started to raise money for street lights in the town in 1919.
The thermals draw soaring enthusiasts from all over the world. Many record-breaking glider flights have begun from the Minden-Tahoe Airport.
There are five golf courses in Douglas County which includes Carson Valley, part of Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake. |
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Tim Huntington, Photographer
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Santa Clara | CA | USA | Posted: 1:30 AM on 10.19.06 |
| ->> Back before Santa Clara found itself in the middle of Silicon Valley, it was in the middle of The Valley of Heart's Delight - growing and then exporting fresh, dried and canned fruit all over the US and beyond. |
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