COOL THINGS ABOUT YOUR HOMETOWN

[Samus Aran]

i guess i should have actually been talking about sacramento for this thread, not baudette

the only nifty fact i know about sacramento is that it has more trees per capita than any other city in the world except for paris

thank god, too. the shade helps.

[TooB]

nothing, all the best stuff is in roseville. we have a gamestop, and a Winco, and a few decent restaurants. thats about it.

[Samus Aran]

nothing, all the best stuff is in roseville. we have a gamestop, and a Winco, and a few decent restaurants. thats about it.

at least antelope doesn't have shitty ancient confusing roads like old roseville does

[TooB]

at least antelope doesn't have shitty ancient confusing roads like old roseville does

haha... so true.

[LCK]

the tilt a whirl was invented in my home town
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-A-Whirl

also
shattuck saint marys is pretty renowned for its nhl alumni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattuck-Saint_Mary's#Notable_alumni

they make some pretty great cheese too
http://www.faribaultdairy.com/tourthecaves/
blue cheese aged in caves everyone is jealous


but then theres the town i live in now which is pretty cool too
stained glass capital of the u.s!!!!!!

[Andria]

thomas jefferson's home is about 20 minutes from my house.
thomas jefferson built the university
there is the university
we have one of the longest pedestrian malls which has been aound since 1976 with almost all of the original architecture and buildings

[PLEASEHELP1991]

i don't have a hometown because i've lived in various places

[Mando Pandango]

Samuel Wilson (Uncle Sam) lived, died, and was buried here.

It's the basis for the city of Ilium in Kurt Vonnegut's works.

Twas the Night Before Christmas was first published in a local newspaper.

That's it off the top of my head.

[Patrick Stickles]

a kid in my town lit himself on fire and blamed it on jackass and that is why there is the skull and crossbones before any of the episodes or movies