Town Names
April 30, 2007
In college I wrote a paper on historical place naming in the United States (and read a book on it). Here are some town names I saw on my trip:
What Cheer
Spink
Oak Openings
Ravine
No Name
Big Otter
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My favorite Oregon town name is “Sublimity”, which you pass near on the road up to Santiam Pass. Unfortunately I don’t think it lives up to its name.
Intercourse, Pa
Licking, Pa
Toad Suck, Ark.
Truth or Consequences, NM
Sunshine, Md
Unity, Md.
Not a town, but Frying Pan Park in Va.