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For anyone else who might ask such a question, my first response would be... WHAT is the name of the city? Wouldn't it be interesting to find out why?
Many of the cities/capitals on the EAST coast (comprising the original 13 Colonies,) are named after British nobles, lords, Kings or Queens. Many of them ALSO have "sister cities" in the country of their "origin" (usually England) named after the same notables. [Wouldn't you like to know why YOUR town/city is named as it is?]
Orange, VA here. It's actually a little town about 20 miles East of Orange called Locust Grove. We're just a dot on a map for the most part, blink and you miss the "town" of Locust Grove. The town of Orange isn't very big but you can check out the James Madison Museum or people watch from the parking lot at the McDonald's in the center of town. The Barboursville Vineyards are always a big hit for tourists, dunno why then again I don't drink! If that doesn't float your boat we are overloaded with US History. Montpelier is just 8 miles away. A plethora of Civil War sites are at Locust Grove(I am actually surrounded by cannon pits and trench lines all across my property.) Travel a few miles further East and you hit Fredericksburg Va where you have even more Civil War sites. It wasn't just a Civil War path your driving on Rt. 20 in Orange, it was also used during the American Revolution. At one point the original OC was the largest county ever in the US for 4 years, our western boundary extended all the way to the Mississippi and the northern boundary was to the Great Lakes. We were actually named for Prince William the 3rd of Orange, England. Unfortunately we don't have a sister city designation, guess we're just too podunk or small. MD can attest to the real OC as he was here recently for a delivery. If your going to do a 34, try to get to Charlottesville or Fredericksburg, a ton more to do if your not into history. Also, they have more parking.Originally Posted by golfhobo
Personally... I wouldn't mind seeing a thread where everyone actually admitted where they live, or... would adopt a city like the capital (of their state)...) and tell us all something about it, and "what there is to do" if we ever find ourselves there on a 34 hr restart.For anyone else who might ask such a question, my first response would be... WHAT is the name of the city? Wouldn't it be interesting to find out why?
Many of the cities/capitals on the EAST coast (comprising the original 13 Colonies,) are named after British nobles, lords, Kings or Queens. Many of them ALSO have "sister cities" in the country of their "origin" (usually England) named after the same notables. [Wouldn't you like to know why YOUR town/city is named as it is?]