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[lupaglupa]

The far northern parts of New York State have similarly named towns. Supposedly during the waves of immigration in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries locals named or renamed towns to attract immigrants.

 

[Fairfield]

Georgia's kind of like that, too. When I lived in Tallahassee, I always had to remind myself that when the locals mentioned Boston, they weren't necessarily talking about where I come from. And I'm not actually from Boston proper, it was just easier to say I was than to have to explain where Brockton was.

My daughter's DAR connections settled in Norway (Maine) after leaving Andover, Mass. It's not that far from Sweden, actually, although I hear that the spring in Poland dried up years ago, and only the name lives on, on plastic bottles.

And my parents had a camp in Aroostook County, which is farther up state than I like to drive.

And to get back to the original point, I think we all agree that the young man in question was not in the military.

An aside: So many of the same place names have been used in many locations. Several years ago, I took part in a multi-state cat rescue (the animal was being brought from Georgia to Maine). The person at the Georgia end had come from Maine and lived in Augusta, GA whereas I (on the Maine end) came from Georgia and lived near Augusta, ME.

 

[Fairfield]

The far northern parts of New York State have similarly named towns. Supposedly during the waves of immigration in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries locals named or renamed towns to attract immigrants.

That's true all over: I think sometimes settlers gave names from home to the new place. When the major city of Oregon was named, the two settlers were from New England--one from Massachusetts (he wanted to name the settlement "Boston") and one from Maine (he wanted to name the settlement "Portland"). They flipped a coin--and the Mainer won. Actually, both Boston and Portland (New England) had been named for places in England.

 

[Gary Morgan]

Lol. I was just watching an old episode of Frasier and his wanna be agent said something to the effect that she wanted to make him famous nation wide. "All the way from Portland to ... the other Portland!"

@Fairfield, you have me beat. The farthest I've transported rescue cats is from North Carolina to New Hampshire, where a fair number of them were re-christened Carolina, Charlotte, Spencer, and Clayton. I'll take the blame for those. Did I ever mention that I used to teach Geography? The one I kept is named "Rowan County, the Kannapolis Cat." He was unexpected. He was going to be put down once they closed in 20 minutes. I couldn't leave him behind, and the no-kill shelter was expecting ten cats, not eleven, so here he is, two years later...

My fantasy is to some day have enough time that I can drive to Georgia and fill up the car with as many rescue animals as I can to transport, but so far my work schedule always gets in the way. Even if I make it this year on July 11th to lead the tour of Andersonville for the NPS as planned, I still have to be back in summer school one the 12th, so I'm going to have to fly again this year, too.

 

[Fairfield]

The one I kept is named "Rowan County, the Kannapolis Cat." He was unexpected. He was going to be put down once they closed in 20 minutes. I couldn't leave him behind, and the no-kill shelter was expecting ten cats, not eleven, so here he is, two years later...

Good for you!!!