My Town...

[Miss Z]

The town where I have lived all my life is Leyland:

1. The town was recorded in the Doomsday book and is thought to mean 'settlement on flat ground'.
2. It is the base for British Leyland Trucks, which during the mid-twentieth century was the fifth largest heavy goods vehicles producer in the world (or there-abouts, lol).
3. One of the churches, St Andrews (which, incidentally, is where I catch my school bus) is over 800 years old.
4. The Leyland brass band has on numerous occasions been the champion band of Britain.

I was born a few miles north of Leyland in a larger city called Preston:

1. It is the UK's newest city, being granted this status in 2002.
2. The site where Preston now stands was recorded as a Roman base, as the area is next to the large river Ribble which served as a passage for boats to bring military supplies to the foot soldiers.
3. The origins of the name are disputed, but it could be from 'Priest's Town', as for many centuries the Preston population was defiantly Catholic.
4. The Preston docks are the biggest man-made port in the UK.

It's really interesting reading about other people's towns.

[RICHARD]

I Live in Pacoima-Ca

-If you watch an infomercial, chances are you send a check or money order
here for your product!
-Ritchie Valens and Leo DiCaprio were born here.
-Pacoima means "running water" in an Natvie Indian dialect.
-The Los Angels County Fire Department has their fire operations base located here-A great thing for me because I love airplanes and helicopters.
-Pacoima is part of the valley where the Northridge earthquale hit.
-It's been the location of many many movies, Christine, Any Which Way but Loose -Tim Mcgraw and the guy from Friends filmed flicks here.
-Home of 'The Pink Motel', a pink painted motel, landmark and movie set!!

[Cincy'sMom]

I had actaully posted Birth town, where I grew up and current hometown, but then I reread directions, and deleted two...

So, I grew up in Findlay, Ohio...
-The dog park! (at least it is famous on PT)
-Flag City USA
-Ben Rothlisberger
-Marathon Oil
-Cooper Tire
-Ray Harroun (winner of the 1st Indy 500)
-Tell Taylor (song writer, "Down by the Old Mill Stream" was written about the Blanchard River in Findlay
-And one I just learned...Findlay was the city where Touch Tone phone service first debuted.



And now I live in Toledo, Ohio
-Jeep
-Glass industry: Owens-Corning, Owens-Illinois, Libbey Glass
-Tony Packo's
-Toledo Mud Hens
-Last two made famous by Toledian Jamie Farr, in his role as Klinger on MASH.
-Katie Holmes
-Terry Cook (Driver in the NASCAR Truck series)

[Suki Wingy]

-Last two made famous by Toledian Jamie Farr, in his role as Klinger on MASH.

Is it sad that when I read you now live in Toledo, the first thing I thought about was Klinger? I wasn't even alive when the show was on TV!

I thought I might add the town I am soon moving to
Ames, IA
-Iowa State University (famous for agriculture)
-Home of the National Animal Disease Center where all American Mad Cow Disease samples are tested
well, that's about it! Oh, and it's free of BSL for now.
I just looked it up, and here are some awesome people associated with Ames!
-George Washington Carver was an alumnus and a professor at ISU
-David M. Dobson, creator of Snood (video game), grew up in Ames (I used to play that game A LOT! "Dave's got kids, they sure are neat, please register so they can eat!" hah )
-Ministry of Magic, an electronica/pop wizard rock band that was formed in Ames I love them, they are actually one of my favorite bands. I knew they lived in Iowa, but I wasn't sure where. Now I can go see them.

[Andie]

New Madrid Missouri

1. Earthquakes
2. Mississippi River
3. Earthquakes
4. Civil War Battle of Island Number Ten
5. Earthquakes
6. Farmland
7. Have I mentioned earthquakes?
8. ME!!

[jennielynn1970]

I was born in Lehighton, PA.

-Birthplace of: Joe Semanoff - College football player (BYU Cougars). **I have no idea who this person is, never heard of him

-For many years the Lehigh Valley Railroad was the town's largest employer, with several thousand residents working in the railroad's repair facilities or operating the railroad

-The community was named for the Lehigh River

-This was the site of the first Gnadenhutten Massacre on 24 November 1755, during the French and Indian Wars when missionaries and native converts were slain by native allies of the French.

-One of the largest events every August in Lehighton is the "Bike Night" featuring 28,000 plus motorcycles.



Not exactly the cultural hub of the state, lol.

[jennielynn1970]

Where I live NOW... Allentown, PA

- Does anyone not think of the Billy Joel song? Strangely enough, he sang more about Bethlehem's facts (next town over) than he did of Allentown

-Allentown holds historical significance as the location where the Liberty Bell (then known as the Pennsylvania State House bell) was successfully hidden from the British during the American Revolutionary War.

-During the Revolutionary War, the city was a munitions center for the Continental Army.

-YOCCO'S HOTDOGS - The name Yocco's was derived from the name "Iacocca," after the family who owns the establishment (the founder was Lee Iacocca's father, Nicola Iacocca). However, because the Pennsylvania Dutch could not pronounce Iacocca (an Italian name) and said Yocco instead, the name was changed to reflect their pronunciation.

- Michaela Conlin (from BONES) was born here, and Lauren Weisberger, who wrote "The Devil Wears Prada", grew up here.