What's Your Town's Claim to Fame?

[Jellybean]

Olive Hill, Ky very small town home of Tom T Hall

That's where my parents are from! Well, Mom grew up in Globe. And I still have a lot of relatives there too, although I don't get down there as often as I used too. I spent a lot of time there as a child, good times.

By the way, Dad always told me Tom T. was actually from Carter City, but since it wasn't on any maps he used Olive Hill because he used to hang out there.

 

[Smith357]

Home of
The Ohio State Buckeyes
Jack Nicklaus
Wendy's Hamburgers

 

[Peter J.]

Home town of John Belushi.

 

[jj2am44]

Home of the Super Bowl Champion Steelers, Ben-"I didn't do it" Roethslisberger- and the Stanley Cup Champion Penguins.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

On the light side... The song Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glenn Miller was the first Gold Record awarded back in 1941.

On a less than light side... Chattanooga was a starting point for the Trail of Tears.

 

[novalty]

Once voted the second best small town in Maine.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Pueblo, Colorado is the "Home of Heroes" with the most Medal of Honor winners per capita.

The only thing we don't permit here is a Town Drunk. Everybody has to take turns.

 

[cmort666]

Basingstoke, England. Dullness - nationally ranked as one of the most boring places in the UK. Also known as Basingjoke, Boringstoke.

Yes, but it was once mentioned in a Monty Python skit.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

uh...we have that nice victorian house here where that old landlady murdered here old tenants, buried them in the yard, and cashed their SS checks. Let's see. Oh, yeah. We have that other big white building downtown where a bunch of communists gather everyday to figure out ways to steal your money and your freedom. That's about it.

 

[bricker]

Flowery Branch- Home of the Atlanta Falcons, and a Wrigley gum factory. You can go outside most days and smell what the flavor of the day is.

 

[moonclip]

Pat Benatar grew up here. Dan Lauria, who played the role of the father from The Wonder Years also lived here. Joy Behar was once a teacher at the high school. Top international model Linda Morand was born here. Jack Barry grew up here and was valedictorian of his graduating class.


......moon

 

[wildfiresrozes]

Kokomo is known as the "City of Firsts"

1894 - Elwood Haynes makes the first successful trial run of his "horseless carriage" on Pumpkinvine Pike, which is now Boulevard east of U.S.31.
1894 - The first pneumatic rubber tire was invented by D.C. Spraker at the Kokomo Rubber Tire Company.
1895 - The first aluminum casting was developed by William "Billy" Johnson from the Ford and Donnelly Foundry.
1902 - Kingston carburetor developed by George Kingston.
1906 - The first Stellite cobalt-base alloy was discovered by Elwood Haynes.
1912 - Stainless steel tableware was invented by Elwood Haynes as a response to his wife's desire for tableware that wouldn't tarnish.
1918 - The Howitzer shell, used in World War 1, was created by the Superior Machine Tool Company.
1918 - The first aerial bomb with fins was first produced by the Liberty Pressed Metal Company.
1920 - The mechanical corn picker was created by John Powell.
1926 - Carl Molin developed Dirilyte golden-hued tableware.
1928 - The first canned tomato juice was created by Walter Kemp from Kemp Brothers Canning Company in response to a physician's need for baby food.
1938 - The first push-button car radio was created at Delco Radio Division of General Motors Corporation.
1941 - Globe American Stove Company manufactured the first all-metal life boats and rafts.
1947 - The first signal-seeking car radio was created by the Delco Radio Division of General Motors.
1957 - Delco Radio Division of General Motors developed the first all transistor car radio.

Also home to Ryan White. Home to the first Ponderosa Steakhouse. First McDiner. Rupert from Survivor. Steve Butler (sprint cars). Steve Croft. Jack Purvis. Jimmy Rayl. John D. Shearer. Floyd Talbert. Kokomo Arnold. Kokomo Opalescent Glass Works. Among many other things and people. Kokomo was also listed in 2008 on Forbes 'dying towns' list. Third down. We are a factory town, and with the economy and failing auto industries, Kokomo is not as fruitful as it once was.

 

[writerinmo]

Festus MO... known for the fact that it was formed as an answer to the fact that what is now Crystal City MO was a dry mining town... so it was originally named "Tanglefoot" after the fact that it was mainly saloons and it seemed that the miners had a problem with their feet getting all "tangled up" when they tried to make it back home to the company town...

We are also the location of the "Cave House" that was seen on various news services when the owners were in bad financial state and put it in ebay... it was once the venue of Ike and Tina Turner, Bob Segar, and other notable artists who performed in the amphitheater deep inside the place.

 

[Erich]

Bugs Bunny's left turn . . .

 

[DelavanKs]

The start of the Santa Fe Trail
Council Grove, Kansas

Chuck

 

[gottlieb]

BBQ capital of Texas

 

[afriqueart]

The queen of plastic surgery, low class and general tackiness - Dolly Parton.

She is a very kind and generous person!

 

[cmort666]

1918 - The first aerial bomb with fins was first produced by the Liberty Pressed Metal Company.

Maybe the first AMERICAN aerial bomb with fins. The Germans and Brits had been using them for at least a couple of years previously.

 

[Palmetto Sharpshooter]

High murder rates

 

[CW Spook]

Back in the CB days we were known as "Popcorn City" by the truckers. Unfortunately the popcorn company closed so now the only thing we're famous for is me...I'm a legend in my own mind.