guntownuncle
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I'm sure you guys have seen the "Come & Take It" flags. Gonzales is where it came from. In theory, the first shot of the Texas Revolution was here.
What's Your Town's Claim to Fame?
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TennTony
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My original hometown, Cleveland, Ohio. The mistake on the lake.
Oh yeah, and I was born there.
Oh yeah, and I was born there.
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broggie
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Greeneville, TN....second oldest town in TN...birthplace of Pres. Andrew Johnson...birthplace of Davy Crockett (Limestone, TN) just about 4 or 5 miles north of here...and out of all the cities or towns in the US named Greenville, it's the only one with the original spelling Green"e"ville
This area of north central PA is the "world capital" of the powdered metal and MIM industries. The process was invented here in 1928, an offshoot of the molded carbon products industry -- the same powder compaction and sintering (baking) processes used to make battery electrodes and DC motor brushes was adapted to make oiless bronze bushing type bearings at first, and now to make every gear used in power tools, engine timing gears and chain sprockets, engine oil pumps, and automatic transmission planetary carriers and friction plates.
And MIM gun parts . . .
Noah
And MIM gun parts . . .
Noah
jeffsmith
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North & South
Where I grew up (Well, got older) Easton, MA
Ames Shovel Company
Made most shovels used for the California Gold Rush, the building of the Transcontinental Railway:
and standard issue for every war from the Civil War (War of Northern Agression) through Korea
Where I live now Bradenton, FL
Hernando de Soto
Landed here first in the "New World" looking for Gold
Where I grew up (Well, got older) Easton, MA
Ames Shovel Company
Made most shovels used for the California Gold Rush, the building of the Transcontinental Railway:
and standard issue for every war from the Civil War (War of Northern Agression) through Korea
Where I live now Bradenton, FL
Hernando de Soto
Landed here first in the "New World" looking for Gold
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parallel
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LaPlace Louisiana the Andouille Capital of the world... so they say.
Hamden
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Track Town USA. Olympic Trials.
Animal House.
Animal House.
tom turner
US Veteran
Home of the "Redneck Games," begun as a takeoff on the '96 Olympics up the road in Atlanta.
Here's "L-Bow" a local "celebrity" who helped get things going . . .
Yep . . . "they's got divin' competitions with plenty of judges nearby" . . .
Lots of national press has checked it out, TV and print:
Redneck "Horseshoes" . . .
Ladies competitions . . .
Marriage Ceremonies . . .
The "Discus" Toss . . .
Refreshments . . .
Music and Daincin' . . .
Yep . . . fun for all ages . . .
Awards for the best . . .
And the river to keep folks cool . . .
So if you are ever in Middle Jaw-GA, in hot July, come check out the show!
Ya can't make this stuff up folks, it really happens . . . .
YouTube - Fox News Redneck Games 2008
Here's "L-Bow" a local "celebrity" who helped get things going . . .
Yep . . . "they's got divin' competitions with plenty of judges nearby" . . .
Lots of national press has checked it out, TV and print:
Redneck "Horseshoes" . . .
Ladies competitions . . .
Marriage Ceremonies . . .
The "Discus" Toss . . .
Refreshments . . .
Music and Daincin' . . .
Yep . . . fun for all ages . . .
Awards for the best . . .
And the river to keep folks cool . . .
So if you are ever in Middle Jaw-GA, in hot July, come check out the show!
Ya can't make this stuff up folks, it really happens . . . .
YouTube - Fox News Redneck Games 2008
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sureshotbob
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Terryville Ct. home of Eli Terry the clock maker from the early 1800's my stepsons ancesters and the Eagle Lock co. that when belly up in the early 70's .But mostly a nice quiet little town now.
devildog66
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Ronald Reagan's hometown
Amongst other claims, my original hometown is the hometown of RR.
Amongst other claims, my original hometown is the hometown of RR.
charlie sherrill
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Tiger Woods once stayed here.
"North Carolina Transportation Museum"
The Transportation Museum is in our neighborhood and the hosting town used to be my home town, the Railroad Center of the South. Our state is so poor now that we cannot afford to build a safe bridge over the Yadkin River for an I-85 upgrade. All things change and not always for the best.
The Transportation Museum is in our neighborhood and the hosting town used to be my home town, the Railroad Center of the South. Our state is so poor now that we cannot afford to build a safe bridge over the Yadkin River for an I-85 upgrade. All things change and not always for the best.
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Johnny "Take This Job And Shove It" Paycheck was convicted of shooting a man in Hillsboro, Ohio and spent two years in prison.
Incidentally, The Women's Christian Temperance Crusade began in Hillsboro, Ohio in December, 1873, when prominent local women under the leadership of Eliza Jane Thompson (known as Mother Thompson) marched upon the local liquor dealers to protest their selling of alcohol.
Incidentally, The Women's Christian Temperance Crusade began in Hillsboro, Ohio in December, 1873, when prominent local women under the leadership of Eliza Jane Thompson (known as Mother Thompson) marched upon the local liquor dealers to protest their selling of alcohol.
cznut
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Las vegas,Nevada GAMBLING.
USAF385
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Well.. I am town-less, but the closest thing would be the town where I went to school: Tunkhannock, PA.
No claim to fame except for some US congressmen and an olympic gold medalist.
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
No claim to fame except for some US congressmen and an olympic gold medalist.
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manufactured Waco gliders during WWII .
Waco CG-4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hobart Corp welding & food prep equip .
Waco CG-4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
INDEX
Hobart Corp welding & food prep equip .
ElToro
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Max Baer lived here as did Jack London when he was a boy. now we just make wine and nukes.
Livermore, CA
Livermore, CA
The movie The Blob with Steve McQueen was filmed in the area of my hometown in SE Pa. One scene(people running from the theater) was filmed about a block from my house.
If anyone in Pa. has or have seen a Buckwalter wood stove it was made there also by relatives of mine.
Kokomo,In.not my hometown but where I live now
America's First Car
Invented by Elwood Haynes and road tested July 4, 1894, on Pumpkinvine Pike.
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First Pneumatic Rubber Tire
Invented by D.C. Spraker, President of Kokomo Rubber Tire Company, in October, 1894. The tire was made of strips of three-ply rubber, canvas, and other wrappings of vulcanized rubber wound around a slender pole.
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First Aluminum Casting
Invented by William "Billy" Johnson at the Ford & Donnelly Foundry in 1895.
__________________________________________
First Carburetor
Developed by George Kingston in 1902.
__________________________________________
First Stellite Cobalt-based Alloy
Discovered by Elwood Haynes in 1906 while searching for a metal to make tableware.
__________________________________________
First Stainless Steel
Invented by Elwood Haynes in 1912 to satisfy Mrs. Haynes' demand for tarnish-free dinnerware.
__________________________________________
First American Howitzer Shell
Used in actual warfare, was made by the Superior Machine Tool Company in 1918
First Aerial Bomb with Fins
Developed in 1918 by the Liberty Pressed Metal Company.
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First Mechanical Corn Picker
Developed by John Powell in the early 1920's.
__________________________________________
First Dirilyte Golden Hued Tableware
Invented by Carl Molin in 1926.
__________________________________________
First Canned Tomato Juice
Developed by Kemp Brothers Canning Company in 1928 at the request of a Saint Louis physician searching for baby food to use in his clinic.
__________________________________________
First Push-Button Car Radio
Developed in 1938 by Delco Radio Division of G.M.
__________________________________________
First All Metal Life Boats and Rafts
Manufactured by Globe American Stove company, the lifeboat was developed in 1941. The life raft was developed in 1943 and was nicknamed the Kokomo Kid.
__________________________________________
First Signal-Seeking Car Radio
Developed in 1947 by Delco Radio Division of G.M.
__________________________________________
First All Transistor Car Radio
Developed in 1957 by Delco Radio Division of G
If anyone in Pa. has or have seen a Buckwalter wood stove it was made there also by relatives of mine.
Kokomo,In.not my hometown but where I live now
America's First Car
Invented by Elwood Haynes and road tested July 4, 1894, on Pumpkinvine Pike.
________________________________________
First Pneumatic Rubber Tire
Invented by D.C. Spraker, President of Kokomo Rubber Tire Company, in October, 1894. The tire was made of strips of three-ply rubber, canvas, and other wrappings of vulcanized rubber wound around a slender pole.
__________________________________________
First Aluminum Casting
Invented by William "Billy" Johnson at the Ford & Donnelly Foundry in 1895.
__________________________________________
First Carburetor
Developed by George Kingston in 1902.
__________________________________________
First Stellite Cobalt-based Alloy
Discovered by Elwood Haynes in 1906 while searching for a metal to make tableware.
__________________________________________
First Stainless Steel
Invented by Elwood Haynes in 1912 to satisfy Mrs. Haynes' demand for tarnish-free dinnerware.
__________________________________________
First American Howitzer Shell
Used in actual warfare, was made by the Superior Machine Tool Company in 1918
First Aerial Bomb with Fins
Developed in 1918 by the Liberty Pressed Metal Company.
__________________________________________
First Mechanical Corn Picker
Developed by John Powell in the early 1920's.
__________________________________________
First Dirilyte Golden Hued Tableware
Invented by Carl Molin in 1926.
__________________________________________
First Canned Tomato Juice
Developed by Kemp Brothers Canning Company in 1928 at the request of a Saint Louis physician searching for baby food to use in his clinic.
__________________________________________
First Push-Button Car Radio
Developed in 1938 by Delco Radio Division of G.M.
__________________________________________
First All Metal Life Boats and Rafts
Manufactured by Globe American Stove company, the lifeboat was developed in 1941. The life raft was developed in 1943 and was nicknamed the Kokomo Kid.
__________________________________________
First Signal-Seeking Car Radio
Developed in 1947 by Delco Radio Division of G.M.
__________________________________________
First All Transistor Car Radio
Developed in 1957 by Delco Radio Division of G
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