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"Chicago of the South" "Convention City of Dixie Land" An 1859 industrial journal was among the first to note nicknames for Atlanta, Georgia: [1]. An orator claimed for it the signification of "a city among the hills" while a writer has declared that it was the opposite of "rus in urbe" ("country in the city") and proclaimed it "'the city in the woods".
America's Most Haunted City [28] Turf Grass Capital of the World [29] Swainsboro – Crossroads of the Great South [30] Sylvester – Peanut Capital of the World [31] Thomasville – City of Roses [32] Thomson. Camellia City of the South [33] Tournament City [33] Tifton – The Friendly City [34] Valdosta. The Azalea City [35] Winnersville U.S ...
Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...
Many city nicknames roll off the tongue like it's second nature. New York City is, of course, "the Big Apple." Paris is the "City of Love." Los Angeles is the "City of Angels." They're a given at this
Pages in category "Lists of nicknames by city" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Nicknames of Atlanta; B. Nicknames of Boston; C. Nicknames of Chicago;
The City of Seven Hills. Porkopolis. The 'Nati. We know Cincinnati by many names. Arguably our most recognizable moniker is the Queen City.
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
The Peach Clobbers – Nickname of the hard-hitting 2013 Atlanta Braves team. [4] The Curse City of Atlanta – Reference to Atlanta teams having a history of struggling in the playoffs; used derisively by detractors.