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MrsTracy
True Blue Farmgirl
145 Posts
Tracy
Beaufort
South Carolina
USA
145 Posts |
 Posted - May 07 2013 : 6:50:31 PM
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about your neck of the woods! I thought it would be neat to find out some fun and interesting facts about where we call home. Something unique, historical, quirky...
I live in Beaufort, SC. Home of Robert Smalls. He escaped his master by stealing a Confederate boat and running it through the barricade and joining the Union.
We also are the home of the Gullah peoples. They were slaves who came from Africa and developed their own language (still spoken today). Today's Gullah peoples are direct descendents of those brought from Africa. Google Gullah and you'll find some interesting stuff.
If your a fan of American Idol you might know of Candice Glover. Well she's our hometown girl! She was in my neighborhood Saturday! Literally right next door.
I could go on and on but I'll save something for later.
Who's next?!
Aspiring Titus II and Proverbs 31 Lady. |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 6:59:32 PM
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I'm game... Because of all the movies shot in our beloved city, Pittsburgh is known as "Little Hollywood." A lot of people we know have been extras!
There's more, but I'll have to add to this later... Just think this one is pretty interesting trivia!
Cool post, Tracy! Can't wait to hear more from all the farmgirls!
Hugs -
nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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MrsTracy
True Blue Farmgirl
145 Posts
Tracy
Beaufort
South Carolina
USA
145 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 7:07:57 PM
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Now that you mention it, I forgot to mention all the movies we had filmed here. Prince of Tides, Forrest Gump, The Water is Wide... We also have our local author, Pat Conroy. He's such an old sweetie, I get a kiss on the cheek every time I see him! We hose the Beaufort International Film Festival also.
We are surrounded by islands. Seriously, Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Beaufort, Lady's Island, St. Helena, all these islands are connected by bridges. Its very tropical like during the summer. Almost like Hawaii except our beaches aren't crystal blue.
Aspiring Titus II and Proverbs 31 Lady. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - May 07 2013 : 9:07:27 PM
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There has been several movies filmed in Louisiana. The Blob part one and two were filmed in the city I grew up in.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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hoosiercountry
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
karla
north port
fl
USA
572 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 08:09:09 AM
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I have three areas to share, first I was raised in the Williamsport Indiana area, home of Indiana's highest waterfall, which is at it's grandest when it rains.
Second is Poteau OK, which has the world's highest hill, one foot short of being a mountain. We lived 5 miles from there but had wonderful views from our home.
Third is Venice beach FL, known as the shark tooth capital of the world. You can walk the beaches picking up sharks teeth. |
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Kirksmom71
True Blue Farmgirl
873 Posts
Mel
Dallas
Texas
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 09:02:47 AM
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I live in Texas...Dallas. This year is the '60th Anniversary' of the Kennedy assassination.....our infamous claim to fame.
But there are great things in Dallas.....The largest state fair in the country. The largest permanent ferris wheel called the 'Texas Star'.
My best to all,
Mel
Sassy City Girl with Farmgirl Fantasies! |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 09:31:22 AM
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I live near Faribault, Mn, home of the Tilt-a Whirl, Faribault Woolen Mills makes a lot of lap robe and blankets for the military, Mn Academy for the Blind (mentioned in Laura Ingalls Wilder writing), and the MN Acadeny for the Deaf. The town is named after Alexander Faribault, fur trader, whose mother was a Dakotah. His knowledge of the language helped him to foster good relations with the local Indians as early as 1826 and promoted the safety of settlers. The nickname "Athens of the West" referred to the cooperation of religion and education under the influence of Bishop Whipple.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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princesspatches
True Blue Farmgirl
431 Posts
arttie
iron mountain
michigan
USA
431 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 3:33:03 PM
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I live in Kingsford, Michigan. We were home to the first Ford manufacturing plant. Henry Ford built his first car manufacturing plant here. Then later moved it to Detroit.
Also, Kingsford Charcoal used to be manufactured here. So the town is named after the founder of Kingsford charcoal.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4575 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4575 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 4:13:10 PM
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I live in the Blue Hills. Which used to be the tallest mountains in the world, before the glaciers came though. That is what we have always been told. They were called the Blue Hills, cause they look blue from a ways away.
Michele |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9777 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9777 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 4:30:23 PM
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I live just down the road from where the Greenwich Tea Party was held. It happened right after the Boston Tea Party. An English captain heard of the Boston Tea party and rerouted into the Greenwich Harbor and unloaded his tea. He didn't want the same to happen to his cargo. It was stored in the basement of a Tory's house. Several locals disguised as Indians confiscated the tea and burned it in a field. Those disguised as Indians were never caught. There is a monument in the town square commemorating the tea burning.
farm girl sister#43
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O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
566 Posts
Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
566 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 7:17:44 PM
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My neck of the woods is home to Grant Wood, Ashton Kutcher and President Herbert Hoover to name a couple. Mt. Vernon is home to Cornell College, which is the only college to have its entire campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Farmgirl Sister # 3810
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
- Dalai Lama
April is Autism Awareness month. Autism affects 1 in 88 children (1 in 54 boys, including my son). Go to http://www.autismspeaks.org/ to learn more and help Light It Up Blue on April 2nd!
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - May 08 2013 : 8:30:50 PM
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I live right outside of Wichita, Kansas. I grew up in Wichita. Wichita, is the air capitol of the world. It was one of the original stops on the first commercial air lines destinations. It was touted, fly by day, train by night. People would leave NY, to I believe Chicago, then to Wichita, and on to I want to say Denver, and then on over to California.
We now and for many decades make more planes then any where else in the world. Commercial, and military, etc etc.
We also have the largest Air Force base in the world. Most of the military's planes at some point come here-either made, refueled or repaired.
We recently built the largest IMAX theater in the world as well. Why that is important I have no idea, but the state funded it, and supposedly that's supposed to have some kind of importance.
We are of the top 4 cities with the most entrepreneurs as well. We test market a lot of products as well. So buying local is second nature. Always want to support those new entrepreneurs! Plus quite a few have awesome products and ideas.
A few businesses who got their start here-
Pizza Hut
Icee (Actually Colwich, where I just moved from).
White Castle
Nu-way
Spangles (formerly Coney Island).
That's off the top of my head, I'm sure there's more.
We haven't had many movies made here. I remember one was made at our zoo in the late 70's. A B type film about a gorilla. However, COPS is filmed quite regularly. In fact in the very neighborhood I grew up in. It's filmed at least once a month there, for many years now. Sad, but true fact there.
Many actors are from here though-
Kirsty Alley (sp) (Cheers)
Don Johnson (Miami Vice)
Jeff Probst (host of Survivor)
to name a few.
We're very diverse here as far as nationalities and races. A large Native American community, large Vietnamese community, large Middle Eastern community, very large Mexican community. While I know there is still many racist around. I will say multi and bi racial families here on the whole are very common. Which was odd when we lived in NYC and were kind of a rarity.
That's what I have off the top of my head....I'm sure we have more things though. I know we're known for BBQ, beef, and wheat! lol
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
985 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 03:23:42 AM
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Ok...I don't live in machias but work there. The first revolution "naval " battle took place off machiasport which was part of machias back then. The farmers of the area planned everything in Burnham tavern (which is still standing today.) And overall took the British ship margaretta
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
985 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 03:29:27 AM
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With what few guns and pitchforks they had. The ship was sailed up river and burned.
The movie pet cemetery had most of it filmed in my hometown of Hancock. Remember when Gage was run over and the burning house? Those were filmed within. 5 miles of my house. The houses are across the street from each other and still standing as facades were built over them. Then those were burned.
I could go on and on but those stand out the most.
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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MrsTracy
True Blue Farmgirl
145 Posts
Tracy
Beaufort
South Carolina
USA
145 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 10:43:58 AM
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This is fun! So many interesting places. Its like a history/geography class only more interesting!
Aspiring Titus II and Proverbs 31 Lady. |
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AnnieinIdaho
True Blue Farmgirl
437 Posts
Annie
ID
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 2:21:48 PM
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Amazingly I found out recently on a hike up Sloan Canyon just three miles from where I live, that we are in an area of 13 extinct volcanos. Sloan Canyon is now protected and has over 1700 petroglyphs dating back to the Archaic Indians. So crazy to be at the trail head and see Albertson's Grocery in the distance. The McCullough Mountain range includes Black Mountain which is very old in geological time. Our neighborhood's existence is a fraction of a blink of an eye relative to the mountain. For fun facts read about the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, NV and Sloan Canyon on the internet.
Annie
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
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MayFay
True Blue Farmgirl
73 Posts
Stephanie
MO
USA
73 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 2:58:23 PM
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Springfield had an important supply depot during the Civil War. When it was learned that the poorly protected depot was going to be under attack by a crack confederate brigade led by a West Point graduate, the attempt to assemble militia to ward off the attack included 300 convalescent soldiers from the military hospital capable of holding rifles. They were called The Quinine Brigade.
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 8:25:48 PM
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Well, let's see. I've been racking my little brain for something interesting or fascinating about where I'm from. There's not a lot, I tell ya. The city that I live in is a suburb of Cincinnati, but we're across the river, in Kentucky. The only think I can come up with is that the actor, George Clooney is from about 20 miles down the pike, and my mom worked with his sister, Ada at our local Kohl's Department store for about 17 years. She looks like her Aunt Rosemary....but not circa the movie, White Christmas. The slave, Margaret Garner, who was placed on trial for trying to escape (when, in reality, she slit the throat of her young female child in the river to avoid recapture into slavery, but that didn't matter because they weren't people, ya know) and sparked a National outcry against slavery, was from a farm about 5 minutes from my house in Richwood, caddy corner to the horse farm I grew up on.
Triple Crown winner Steve Cauthen, who was 16 when he rode his way into history in the Kentucky Derby, is from Walton, 5 minutes from me and the same town where I lived as a child. We lived on his uncles farm when I was little because my dad trained horses for him. Met Steve many times and did my first book report (a biography book) on him and got a REAL interview :) Sorry, being from Kentucky, I would be remiss if I never mentioned horse racing :)
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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