What is your city known for?
06-08-2011, 06:32 PM
#212
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Originally Posted by monarchbee
Our town is known for the "Kalamazoo Promise!" (if interested, I can give more details about that.) Also, NY Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, Pfizer and Stryker Corp, medical research parks, MSU Center for Medical Studies, Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College, host to the biggest boys 16/18 tennis tournament in the US each August, just to name a few! Formerly known as the celery growing capital of the US, now plant growing producers. The Kalamazoo River was victim to the Enbridge Co. oil spill last fall. Still in the cleanup process.
06-08-2011, 07:05 PM
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Home of the 8th wonder of the world, the "Astrodome" which now sits empty...Nasa...the non-winning Houston Astros and the non-winning Houston Texans...wonder why I'm a Dallas Cowboy fan?? Hot and Humid weather most of the time...
06-08-2011, 07:58 PM
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York Peppermint Patties; Harley Davidson; York barbells,York Air conditioning, Stauffer cookies and animal crackers. Pfaltzgraff pottery started here in 1811. York Wallpapper. the annual National Street Rod show at York Expo center. York also lays claim to being the First Capitol of the USA as the articles of Conferation were signed here before everyone headed out to Philadephia!
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