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Old 06-09-2011, 08:34 PM
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the city of Amsterdam, NY was known for carpet, textile, and pearl button manufacturing. It was also the home of Coleco, makers of the ColecoVision, Cabbage Patch Kids and the Coleco Adam.
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Old 06-09-2011, 09:57 PM
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I live in the "Bourbon Capital of the World"...also home of "My Old Kentucky Home" ...home of Stephan Foster's cousin...a nice small town with lots of old shoppes all along Main Street and tons of historic sites
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Shopping, shopping and more shopping. Oh, and FGCU and the Florida Everblades Hockey team.
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Old 06-10-2011, 07:10 PM
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Exit 117 on the Garden State Parkway leading to the famous Jersey Shore. May in Jersey
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Old 06-10-2011, 07:36 PM
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HEAT..lol..Mesa, Arizona !!! We have the "Mighty Superstitions" the "Lost Ducthman's Mine" quite a story !!
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Old 06-11-2011, 07:48 AM
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Old 06-11-2011, 08:36 AM
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Brooklyn is known for lots of things. But currently, it's most known for a certain politician who's under fire for inappropriately tweeting with young women and then lying about it even after he was caught. Part of his district is in Brooklyn.

On a positive note, we are home to Nathan's, who hosts the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island. I would never go when it's that crowded, but if you ever get the chance, Nathan's really does make fabulous hot dogs.

O, my goodness! I just typed this and did not realize the complete irony of writing these two things on the same post until I read it over, looking for typos. Seriously. :oops:
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Old 06-11-2011, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by hannajo
Brooklyn is known for lots of things. But currently, it's most known for a certain politician who's under fire for inappropriately tweeting with young women and then lying about it even after he was caught. Part of his district is in Brooklyn.

On a positive note, we are home to Nathan's, who hosts the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island. I would never go when it's that crowded, but if you ever get the chance, Nathan's really does make fabulous hot dogs.

O, my goodness! I just typed this and did not realize the complete irony of writing these two things on the same post until I read it over, looking for typos. Seriously. :oops:
LOL!!! :-D
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Old 06-11-2011, 08:43 AM
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Annapolis is known for the Naval Academy! All sorts of boaters live here and it's got a thriving marine heritage. I'm not personally into that sort of thing, but it's awesome to see Middies walking around everywhere!
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Old 06-11-2011, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by DesiG
Women's Rights Movement- Susan B Anthony lived here and
Abolition- Fredrick Douglass' newspaper "The North Star" was published here
Lousy weather in winter, but great hot dogs :-) We have white hots here!
Are they the ones we refer to as 'coney's'? Spicier than a regular hotdog but very tasty. We buy large pkgs in Syracuse every time we visit.
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