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re: Odd history or little known facts about your hometown.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 12:47 pm to PCRammer
Posted on 5/15/18 at 12:47 pm to PCRammer
Not my home town or where I ever lived, but my mom lived briefly in a town that was home to the Hormel factory that makes all the pepperonis. So, if you've ever eaten a hormel pepperoni, it came from that factory in Algona, Iowa. I always thought that was kind of amusing.
It's also not far, about 40 miles, from the corn field where the music died, Clear Lake, Iowa.
My original home town is where LSU was originally located, Pineville, LA
It's also not far, about 40 miles, from the corn field where the music died, Clear Lake, Iowa.
My original home town is where LSU was originally located, Pineville, LA
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Posted on 5/15/18 at 1:06 pm to PCRammer
Corpus Christi -
Birthplace of Whataburger
Hometown and burial site for Selena
But since this is obscure...
Birthplace of Brian Leetch, the first American born Conn Smythe winner in the NHL.
Birthplace of Whataburger
Hometown and burial site for Selena
But since this is obscure...
Birthplace of Brian Leetch, the first American born Conn Smythe winner in the NHL.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 1:55 pm to PCRammer
There are no traffic lights in the entire county
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:01 pm to PCRammer
100 octane gasoline was developed at the Standard Oil Refinery in Baton Rouge and was used by British planes during the Battle of Britain.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:30 pm to PCRammer
Bogalusa is home of the Bogalusa Heart Study which began in 1972. It was also home to the world's largest sawmill and was founded by the Sullivan's who built the Great Southern Lumber Company. It was also the scene of some very violent civil rights struggles in the 60s.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:43 pm to PCRammer
Governor Tillman (yes the same Tillman that has a building named after him at Clemson) caused a riot to occur when he restricted the sale of alcohol. The racetrack built here was done so to avoid disturbing the pond behind it. There is one house, downtown, that Sherman did not burn because he liked it so much.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:54 pm to PCRammer
Hometown was originally named after Aaron Burr (Burrville) but changed its name after he was charged with Treason for conspiring to create a new country in part of the Louisiana Purchase. The new name honored Governor Clinton of New York...since they thought nobody would bring shame to the name Clinton.
They integrated their high school in 1956, and protesters came into town and started to riot. The National Guard came in and imposed martial law...there was unrest for the next 2 years until someone came in and blew up the high school.
BTW...it was also considered the freshwater pearling capital of the US before TVA dammed up the river, killing off the muscles in the early 1930's.
They integrated their high school in 1956, and protesters came into town and started to riot. The National Guard came in and imposed martial law...there was unrest for the next 2 years until someone came in and blew up the high school.
BTW...it was also considered the freshwater pearling capital of the US before TVA dammed up the river, killing off the muscles in the early 1930's.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 3:10 pm to PCRammer
A couple of miles from my farm is the location that Nathan Bedford Forrest and his men received their parole. They were the last troops east of the Mississippi to surrender. I drive by this monument several times a week.
There is also a small cemetery about a mile from this monument where over 200 confederate and union soldiers were brought after the battle of Shiloh. Most are unmarked but a few of the officers graves are named. The cannon in the cemetery was thrown in the river to keep it from falling into union hands when the surrender was happening. Later the citizens of Gainesville retrieved the cannon and placed it in the cemetery as a memorial. At the time Gainesville was the third largest town in Alabama (Pop. 4000 then now 208).
There is also a small cemetery about a mile from this monument where over 200 confederate and union soldiers were brought after the battle of Shiloh. Most are unmarked but a few of the officers graves are named. The cannon in the cemetery was thrown in the river to keep it from falling into union hands when the surrender was happening. Later the citizens of Gainesville retrieved the cannon and placed it in the cemetery as a memorial. At the time Gainesville was the third largest town in Alabama (Pop. 4000 then now 208).
Posted on 5/15/18 at 3:11 pm to PCRammer
The Marx Brothers once owned a chicken farm about a mile from where my parents live.
Their mother suggested the idea because she heard farmers could avoid being drafted into WWI.
Their mother suggested the idea because she heard farmers could avoid being drafted into WWI.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 3:15 pm to PCRammer
Shv used to have a submarine manufacturing facility....for the CSA Navy 
Posted on 5/15/18 at 4:14 pm to PCRammer
Ever heard of Golden Eagle Syrup?
Posted on 5/15/18 at 4:20 pm to PCRammer
The Spanish government founded Fort Galvez along Bayou Manchac to guard against invasions by the English who controlled West Florida following the French & Indian War. Fort Galvez was manned with Canary Islanders called Islanos because the Spanish Colonial government was afraid the french colonists might rebel against Spanish rule if ordered to fight.
In the American Revolution, those soldiers under Galvez won several key battles against the British at Baton Rouge, Biloxi, Mobile, and in florida, preventing the English from using the Gulf Coast as a launch pad for invasions of the southern colonies. In many ways, the Islanos and Governor Galvez saved America. After the Louisiana Purchase, the fort was abandoned.
Those Islanos brought rice cultivation, and paella to the area. When mixed with the german coast settlers and the cajuns who came down from nova scotia, they invented Jambalaya. Archaeologists just recently located the site of the original fort in a pasture near Galvez middle school.
In the American Revolution, those soldiers under Galvez won several key battles against the British at Baton Rouge, Biloxi, Mobile, and in florida, preventing the English from using the Gulf Coast as a launch pad for invasions of the southern colonies. In many ways, the Islanos and Governor Galvez saved America. After the Louisiana Purchase, the fort was abandoned.
Those Islanos brought rice cultivation, and paella to the area. When mixed with the german coast settlers and the cajuns who came down from nova scotia, they invented Jambalaya. Archaeologists just recently located the site of the original fort in a pasture near Galvez middle school.
This post was edited on 5/15/18 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 5/15/18 at 4:28 pm to PCRammer
Birthplace and home of the founder of the oldest city in the United States.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (15 February 1519 – 17 September 1574) was a Spanish admiral and explorer from the region of Asturias, Spain, who is remembered for planning the first regular trans-oceanic convoys and for founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. This was the first successful Spanish settlement in La Florida and the most significant city in the region for nearly three centuries. St. Augustine is the oldest continuously-inhabited, European-established settlement in the continental United States. Menéndez de Avilés was also the first governor of Florida (1565–74).[1][2]
This post was edited on 5/15/18 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 5/15/18 at 4:53 pm to PCRammer
For six years, we lived in Kosciusko, MS, Oprah Winfrey's birthplace. You can visit the old home place, and see a sign that says it's where she was born. The house was there when I lived there. My older brother, and some of his college friends rented it from a Ms. Winfrey, and used it for a party house. It burned to the ground one night. You won't get that info from the sign.
Pics of the property in this link:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g43839-d1073926-Reviews-Oprah_Winfrey_s_Birthplace-Kosciusko_Mississippi.html
Pics of the property in this link:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g43839-d1073926-Reviews-Oprah_Winfrey_s_Birthplace-Kosciusko_Mississippi.html
Posted on 5/15/18 at 5:06 pm to PCRammer
Pretty uneventful history but there was the Narrows Bridge collapse. Most people have seen the film before so it's more odd history than unknown:
In the 90's a platoon of army rangers got into an all night gun battle with a street full of crack dealers. Ted Bundy is from here. That's about all I can think of.
In the 90's a platoon of army rangers got into an all night gun battle with a street full of crack dealers. Ted Bundy is from here. That's about all I can think of.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 6:25 pm to PCRammer
The James-Younger gang use to drop in here and stay with family. Also the Harpe brothers committed some of their crimes as well.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 7:49 pm to PCRammer
My hometown of New Llano, LA, was the largest, the most recent and the most successful Socialist Colony to exist in the USA.
Hard Core Leftist Socialist Colony of Louisiana
Hard Core Leftist Socialist Colony of Louisiana
Posted on 5/15/18 at 7:59 pm to PCRammer
To date, the 10th leading scorer in the NBA, was from mine.
Eta: Also Timmy Smith grew up in the area until he knew his dad's name was Tug
Eta: Also Timmy Smith grew up in the area until he knew his dad's name was Tug
This post was edited on 5/15/18 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 5/15/18 at 8:02 pm to PCRammer
I grew up in Marksville, the birth place of Gov. Edwin Edwards.
Posted on 5/15/18 at 8:18 pm to PCRammer
My hometown is on top of a dormant volcano.
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