What is/was your hometown known for

nappyvalley said:
birth town of York, PA

-original home of the peppermint patty (not made there anymore)
-Civil War: only northern town to surrender to the confederates / largest northern town to be occupied by the confederates
-York International (the HVAC systems!)
-York Barbell / USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame (still can't name a single famous weightlifter...)
-Live (the band)
-where Sheetz country and Wawa country collide (war is inevitable)
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The Lancaster guy above reminded me, York was also the US capital for a day and is where the Articles of Confederation were signed. IIRC the homies bounced from Lancaster to York to give them another natural protective barrier against the redcoats (the Susquehanna River)
 
Handicappers said:
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you trying to doxx me or something?

Well...with current events I guess one of the things we're best known for is a race massacre. :L
 
Omaha was originally known for its railroads, breweries, stockyards and meatpacking – Founded in 1854, pioneers moved to Omaha to begin a new life along the Mississippi River. With so many passing through the city of Omaha to reach the “new West”, it quickly became known as a transportation hub.

We Also Have An Ebola Containment Center In The City​


We're Home to Five Fortune 500 Companies​


The Henry Doorly Zoo is one of the top 10 zoos in the nation AND the world.
 
Not technically hometown but where I went to high school ended up having a thread made on it in the SH PF last year :facepalm:
 
SlinkyRedfoot said:
Akron, Ohio

Rubber Capital of the World
The Black Keys
Judi Resnick
Jeffery Dahmer
Devo
David Allan Coe
Chrissie Hynde
Birthplace of AA
Birthplace of Purell
Birthplace of waffle ice cream cones, caramel corn and hamburgers
The Cradle of Basketball Excellence
Birthplace of your dad
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Um.....

The Library of Congress credits Danish immigrant Louis Lassen of Louis' Lunch, a small lunch wagon in New Haven, Connecticut, with selling the first hamburger and steak sandwich in the U.S. in 1895.
 
Blackshirts BLVD said:
Omaha was originally known for its railroads, breweries, stockyards and meatpacking – Founded in 1854, pioneers moved to Omaha to begin a new life along the Mississippi River. With so many passing through the city of Omaha to reach the “new West”, it quickly became known as a transportation hub.

We Also Have An Ebola Containment Center In The City​


We're Home to Five Fortune 500 Companies​


The Henry Doorly Zoo is one of the top 10 zoos in the nation AND the world.
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Gorilla exhibit wasn’t even open last weekend. Fuck that zoo
 
cash for kids?
 
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