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  2. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    A mountain in Georgia, United States. Dickshooter: Both a creek and a town in gun-totin' Idaho. Don't anger any of the locals if you wish to remain in the gene pool. Dicktown: A town in New York, United States. Dickey: A place in North Dakota that's really feeling like being a dick today. Also in Georgia plus a Dickey River and a Dickey Glacier ...

  3. List of irregularly spelled places in the United States

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    Also the city in Maryland Abiquiú, New Mexico: AB-ə-kew / ˈ æ b ə k juː / Regular in Spanish Acequia, Idaho: ə-SEE-kwə / ə ˈ s iː k w ə / Achilles, Kansas: ə-KIL-iss / ə ˈ k ɪ l ɪ s / Advance, North Carolina: AD-vanss / ˈ æ d v æ n s / Also the place in Missouri Alachua, Florida: ə-LATCH-oo-ay / ə ˈ l æ tʃ uː eɪ ...

  4. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...

  5. Is This America's Most Unusual 'Snow Hole' This Season? Just ...

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    Snowfall in parts of the north-central U.S. has been running below average so far this season, but there are a couple of cities that stand out and might be America's most unusual "snow hole".

  6. I've visited dozens of US cities, but this charming Southern ...

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    Greenville, South Carolina, is one of my favorite cities in the US. I love the city's walkable downtown, amazing food scene, and welcoming community.

  7. List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places - Wikipedia

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    Germans, for example, are one of the largest immigrant groups and places named after German cities are widespread across the United States. However, there is still a general concentration of them in the Midwestern United States, especially in Missouri. Other sources of foreign names transferred to the U.S. are the Bible and ancient history ...

  8. 10 of the Oldest Cities in the US

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    Long before the U.S. declared its independence on July 4, 1776, many European explorers had already founded lasting settlements. These are 10 of the oldest inhabited cities in the U.S. that you ...

  9. List of reportedly haunted locations in the United States

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    Cape May is one of the oldest towns in America, established during 1620. It is also said to be one of the most haunted cities in the country, with many haunted 19th century style house bed & breakfasts, including Congress Hall, the Emlen Physick Estate, Peter Shields Inn, and Southern Mansion (featured on Ghost Hunters).