Great Place Names

[Scott P]

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[Scott P]

On one of my Belize maps:

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[cougar]

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[nyker]

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[cedica]

Few places in PA Dutch Country also come to mind: Blue Ball, Intercourse, Fertility, Bird-in-Hand...

[boucry]

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Another Acadia NP classic

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From SW Idaho...

[highpilgrim]

Dicks seem to be a popular naming convention...

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[Jon Frohlich]

There's a a Dicks Peak in Colorado too. There's even a trip report.

https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/triprepo ... trip=18526

[Rollie Free]

There's a a Dicks Peak in Colorado too. There's even a trip report.

https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/triprepo ... trip=18526

Dang Jon, that's funny. It took me a few sentences but I started chuckling all the way through.

[nmjameswilson]

Truth or Consequence, New Mexico

A town in New Mexico that had the bright idea to change their name to a popular 1950 radio segment so that they would broadcast an episode from their town, all in the hopes of becoming a big tourist destination.


Well over 60 years later no one knows about the Truth or Consequence game show and to pour salt in the wound. Everyone forgot about the awsome hot springs in the area that the town was originally named after.

I grew up in T. or C. and it was a great place in the 1980's with the lake near by. It would become the second largest city in the state on 4th of July and Memorial Day Weekend back then.
It has since been hit by meth badly and most nice things about the area is gone as the lake is always very low now.

[CaptainSuburbia]

Truth or Consequence, New Mexico

A town in New Mexico that had the bright idea to change their name to a popular 1950 radio segment so that they would broadcast an episode from their town, all in the hopes of becoming a big tourist destination.


Well over 60 years later no one knows about the Truth or Consequence game show and to pour salt in the wound. Everyone forgot about the awsome hot springs in the area that the town was originally named after.

I grew up in T. or C. and it was a great place in the 1980's with the lake near by. It would become the second largest city in the state on 4th of July and Memorial Day Weekend back then.
It has since been hit by meth badly and most nice things about the area is gone as the lake is always very low now.

I'm surprised the town didn't take off after the Kiefer Sutherland movie called T or C NM.

[nmjameswilson]

Truth or Consequence, New Mexico

A town in New Mexico that had the bright idea to change their name to a popular 1950 radio segment so that they would broadcast an episode from their town, all in the hopes of becoming a big tourist destination.


Well over 60 years later no one knows about the Truth or Consequence game show and to pour salt in the wound. Everyone forgot about the awsome hot springs in the area that the town was originally named after.

I grew up in T. or C. and it was a great place in the 1980's with the lake near by. It would become the second largest city in the state on 4th of July and Memorial Day Weekend back then.
It has since been hit by meth badly and most nice things about the area is gone as the lake is always very low now.

I'm surprised the town didn't take off after the Kiefer Sutherland movie called T or C NM.

I had forgotten about it actually .... nothing was filmed in T. or C. though. I might have to go see it again lol