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ERIE, PA
E-Town, the 814, aka...the greatest city on earth...
you can leave, but you will come back....

Small town Erie is located on the shores of lake erie...

Home port of the Brig Niagara (reconstructed flagship of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry)
Helped win the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812

We are the 4th largest City in PA

We have 4 of the nation's Top 50 plastic companies are located in Erie

Erie's largest employer is General Electric Transportation Systems, manufacturer of locomotives

Home of the Erie Otters (hockey) and The Erie Seawolves (minor league baseball)

Presque Isle Bay is surrounded by Presque Isle State Park 7-miles of beaches, 11-miles of hiking trails, 13-mile paved Multi-purpose National Recreation Trail 423 species of birds have been spotted in the park

An average of 1.5 million fish are caught each year in Lake Erie, its bays and tributaries

Home to the oldest land lighthouse on the Great Lakes
Land Lighthouse at the foot of Lighthouse Street in the City of Erie, built in 1818, replace in 1867

Presque Isle Lighthouse, built in 1872, is also a park employee residence

Name derived from Eriez Indians that spoke the Iroquois language

Warner Theatre: Major cultural arts center in the region, Commissioned by the Warner Brothers in 1929, Seats more than 2,500 people, Currently under renovation to upgrade and preserve historical character

The Tom Ridge Environmental Center - $25 million state money to build a regional learning, research and visitor information facility

we just built a huge convention center too!


Home to 5 Colleges/Universities

# Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

# Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

# Gannon University

# Mercyhurst College

# Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)

Famous

Tom Ridge, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, former Governor of Pennsylvania, and former U.S. Congressman(who is very good friends with my grandparents)

Marc Brown, author of "Arthur" books

Erie County is home to Pat Monahan- lead singer of the Grammy winning band, Train. (he graduated with my Uncle Danny)

Colts Defensive Back Bob Sanders is from Erie. He graduated from Cathedral Prep

Caryn Kadavy, professional ice skater

Billy Blanks, inventor of Taebo

Fred Biletnikoff, former professional football player, Oakland Raiders

'Alice' from the Brady Bunch, Ann B. Davis, is a native of Erie

Strong Vincent, Union colonel

John Kanzius, may have found a cure for cancer and a method to generate energy using saltwater

* Land area: City - 19.3 square miles
o County - 812.6 square miles
o Farmland - 167,634 acres

* Population: (2000 census)
o City - 103,717
o County - 280,843

* Climate: Average - 51.9 F
o Average summer high - 76.4 F
o Average winter low - 20.0 F high – 35.0 F


i loveeee erie!

pbans wrote:Riverdale, Utah......

We got nothin'

BS

Geography

Riverdale is located at [show location on an interactive map] 41°10′43″N, 112°0′15″W (41.178664, -112.004136)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.5 km² (4.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,656 people, 2,806 households, and 2,045 families residing in the city. The population density was 665.8/km² (1,726.1/mi²). There were 2,970 housing units at an average density of 258.3/km² (669.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.95% White, 1.48% African American, 0.60% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 2.32% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.37% of the population.

There were 2,806 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,375, and the median income for a family was $49,453. Males had a median income of $32,389 versus $23,635 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,627. About 6.9% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

The first settlers in Riverdale arrived in the 1850s, when Daniel Burch built a grist mill along the eastern bank of the Weber River in 1853. John Taylor, an LDS apostle, purchased and expanded the mill in 1858. Other industries began establishing, including match manufacturing (by Hugh Findlay, who later served as the settlement's first teacher), a blacksmith shop, and a canning factory.

The town of Riverdale was finally incorporated on March 4, 1946.


Money Magazine, "Best Places to Live in 07"
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag ... 64010.html



What's this about being Ogden's little b****?

OGDEN'S LITTLE B*TCH??????????????

Thems fighting words!!

The only reason it's ever wind ever blows in Riverdale is because Ogden s*cks!

Interesting little tidbit about the grist mill.....it was actually just torn down about a year ago....now there's a JC Penney there. It was a scary effing building....we used to have to chase transients out of there and it was CREEPY!

pbans wrote:OGDEN'S LITTLE B*TCH??????????????

Thems fighting words!!

The only reason it's ever wind ever blows in Riverdale is because Ogden s*cks!

Interesting little tidbit about the grist mill.....it was actually just torn down about a year ago....now there's a JC Penney there. It was a scary effing building....we used to have to chase transients out of there and it was CREEPY!

I thought you'd be more p*** about publishing the fact that MONEY$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Magazine picked yous as one of the BEST PLACES TO LIVE!!!

There goes the neighborhood Paige! All the Claifornicators are packing up their U-Hauls and driving east as we post

Blooming Prairie, MN

About 30 minutes west of Rochester, around 2000 people, that's about it...oh, our high school mascot is a flower (insert joke here)

spendingmoney wrote:Blooming Prairie, MN

About 30 minutes west of Rochester, around 2000 people, that's about it...oh, our high school mascot is a flower (insert joke here)

spendingmoney wrote:Blooming Prairie, MN

About 30 minutes west of Rochester, around 2000 people, that's about it...oh, our high school mascot is a flower (insert joke here)

Our's is called Egg Head and it is a giant guy with glasses wearing a lab coat. The team is called the "Chemics"

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

Known as "The City of Five Seasons."

Here's a picture of the Five Seasons tree. BEAUTIFUL, isn't it?


Located in east central Iowa.

The population when I was born in 1951 was 133,641.
The population today is 133,641.
(Exactly the same-everytime someone's born, someone else leaves town in a hurry).

I was the first person in my family to be born here.

It's mostly a working class/manufacturing center, but several major banks and insurance companies are located here too.

2nd largest city in Iowa (after Des Moines).

It's home to the Quaker Oats Company, the largest cereal mill in the world.

Also home to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa.

The vast majority of the population are people of Czech and/or Slovak decent. (Including yours truly).
There's a very nice Czech & Slovak Museum located here, and in 1995, shortly after the nation of Czechoslovakia sepearted into two seperate countries, the presidents of THREE countries attended the opening of the museum-
Bill Clinton (U.S.)
Valav Havel (Czech Republic)
Michal Kovak (Slovak Republic)
It was the only time ever that three sitting presidents were in our city together.
(All three were treated to coffee and kolaches at Sykora's Bakery in the Czech Village area of Cedar Rapids-owned by the late Lester Sykora, a family friend since before I was born).

Arthur Collins, founder of Collins Radio Company, now Rockwell International, which makes all the communications equipment for every U.S. manned space flight since Alan Shepherd, was born here.

Grant Wood, one of the most famous artists in the world (American Gothic) is from here.

Herbert Hoover, our nation's 31st president, is from West Branch, about 30 miles away.

Other famous (and not so famous) people from here:
Cal Eldred-former pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
Mike Boddicker-former all-star pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
Kurt Warner-former quarterback (and Super Bowl M.V.P.) for the St. Louis Rams.
Ashton Kutcher, actor, most notably "That 70's Show", (and Mr. Demi Moore). His grandparents still live down the street from me in Oxford, IA.
Terry Farrell (actress), most notably as "Reggie" the restaurant owner on "Becker."

Jamie Farr (Klinger on "M.A.S.H.") isn't from here, but his grandparents are (were), and were good friends with MY grandparents.

Orville & Wilbur Wright lived here for a while, and, in fact, the name of the highway where the Cedar Rapids airport is located is called Wright Brothers Boulevard. The Wright Brothers Museum is located across the street from the airport.

Cedar Rapids is home to three colleges:
Coe College (once coached by former Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy)
Mt. Mercy College
Kaplan University
(Cornell College is located 20 miles away in Mt. Vernon)

Also home to the Cedar Rapids Kernels (L.A. Angels Class-A minor league baseball affiliate)
Cedar Rapids Roughriders (Junior Hockey League)

And my alma mater-
Thomas Jefferson High School, where I graduated from in 1970, majoring in the field of mediocrity.

Auburn Washington.

About 20 miles south of Seattle in the Green River Valley Auburn is a nice size city with a small town feel. Home to Emerald Downs thourobred race horsing track, the Muckleshoot Casino (largest Indian Casino in the state) and nearby White Water Amphitheatre (Jimmy played there the first year)

The towns Original name didn't sit well with a couple of Buissnessmen who came to town and decided to stay. The Original name was Slaughterville and was named after an officer in the US Calvary. The Hotel they stayed in was called the Slaughter House. So after they became residents and started their business they worked to have the name changed and succeeded in having it renamed after their home town of Auburn NY.

The current Governor of the State of Washington is from Auburn and Challenger Space Craft Commander Dick Scobee was also from Auburn.
The town renamed both the local Airport and an Elementary School in his honor.

VanillaGrl wrote:Texas City, Texas

Texas City is a city in Galveston County in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 41,521 (though the 2005 census estimate placed the population at 44,274).

Founded in the late 19th century by Frank Davison, who became its first grocer and postmaster, this explosion-prone city (bordered on the east by numerous port facilities and petrochemical refineries) suffered from the Texas City disaster on April 16, 1947, generally regarded as the worst industrial accident in U.S. history, an ammonium nitrate explosion which killed 581 and injured over 5000 people. It recovered quite well from the accident (several refineries are located in Texas City) and has at times referred to itself as "The Town that would not die".

On March 23, 2005, the city suffered an explosion in a local BP (formerly Amoco) oil refinery which killed 15 and injured over 100. The BP facility in Texas City is the United States's third largest oil refinery, employing over 2,000 people and processing 460,000 barrels (73,000 m³) of crude oil each day.

Founder Frank Davison's house, the Davison Home, is now the centerpiece of Texas City's Heritage Square and is maintained by the Texas City Historical Association.

In the 2000s, rising real estate costs in Galveston forced many families to move to other areas, including Texas City. This meant an influx of children out of Galveston ISD and into other school districts like Dickinson ISD

I wrote a report on the explosion of The Grandcamp in a class I was taking for the fire dept. It was quite the disaster. Lots of lives lost because people came to the docks to watch the fire because the smoke was so pretty!

Wildwood, Florida. Pop. 3,598, with an area of 5.2 sq. miles.

I was born in St Petersburg, Florida, but was raised in Wildwood, Florida.

I have lived within the same square mile since we moved here when I was 2.

Not much in Wildwood.

According to local lore, Wildwood got it's name from a surveyor and a crew putting telegraph lines through the area. The surveyor had to call in periodically and when asked where he was, he said, " I don't know, except in the wild woods."

The Florida Turnpike starts here and was built when I was 3 or 4, somewhere around there. The street I live on now used to be known as Wildwood St., and used to go to Wildwood, but they closed it off near the end when they put the Turnpike in. The first tollbooth was put where the street came through.

Nothing else noteworthy in Wildwood that I can think of. It is still just a small town where not much happens. I kind of like it that way!

Notable residents;

Ellis Johnson, former player of the National Football League.
Ron Dixon, former player of the National Football League.
Dan Sikes, former professional American golfer.
Marvin Coleman, former player in the Canadian Football League.
Keith Jones, Emmy-Award Winning Analyst for Sun Sports.

PerfectPartner wrote:Wildwood, Florida. Pop. 3,598

Is that where Wildwood Flowers grow wild on the farm?

spendingmoney wrote:Blooming Prairie, MN

About 30 minutes west of Rochester, around 2000 people, that's about it...oh, our high school mascot is a flower (insert joke here)

It's Minnesota Nice. Polite, non-confrontational. And they serve darn good lutefisk down to the Redeemer's Lut'ran Church suppers.

Green Cove Springs, Fl.
That is all.

Thornville Ohio

Population < 5000

We have one stop light and we don't even need that. My High school was in the middle of a corn field, all the rival schools called us the Children of the Corn.

The most famous person?????????
Maybe me (in my own head) but seriously there's no one famous.

pair8head wrote:Auburn Washington.

About 20 miles south of Seattle in the Green River Valley Auburn is a nice size city with a small town feel. Home to Emerald Downs thourobred race horsing track, the Muckleshoot Casino (largest Indian Casino in the state) and nearby White Water Amphitheatre (Jimmy played there the first year)

The towns Original name didn't sit well with a couple of Buissnessmen who came to town and decided to stay. The Original name was Slaughterville and was named after an officer in the US Calvary. The Hotel they stayed in was called the Slaughter House. So after they became residents and started their business they worked to have the name changed and succeeded in having it renamed after their home town of Auburn NY.

The current Governor of the State of Washington is from Auburn and Challenger Space Craft Commander Dick Scobee was also from Auburn.
The town renamed both the local Airport and an Elementary School in his honor.

dont forget at one time home of Kurt Cobain-Nirvana....

Stayton, Oregon!!
I grew up, graduated high school there, and moved far away(17 miles west) to the capital, Salem. One of the biggest changes after I moved, around '92 was a McDonalds. Which I remember being told, the city council didn't want it in their town. It's also grown to about 7900 people up from the 4600 or so that was there while growing up.

A very old town, I found an article about the Stayton House, built by Drury E. Stayton in 1873, being torn down after the phone company, who owned it, put it up for sale for a dollar. No buyers.
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/dece ... _12807.php
I still visit family there from time to time and it has become more developed, but still VERY conservative.
Every year is the Harvest Festival and with that comes the TRACTOR PULLS and MONSTER TRUCKS!! So as far being known for anything, I think that would be it. Wel also have a lot of old covered bridges in the out lying countryside and smaller towns.

It was an awesome place to grow up in during the late 60's and the 70's, with houses just far enough apart to not feel smothered and close enough to get to friends fast. We all had nice yards and stayed outside a lot. There were a lot of kids in the neighborhood and we lived on a street where you could walk all over without worry of some child molester or some other freak.

Conley, Ga.

Now it's nappy headed ho central and crack ho heaven.

blowinupinmissoula wrote:

pair8head wrote:Auburn Washington.

About 20 miles south of Seattle in the Green River Valley Auburn is a nice size city with a small town feel. Home to Emerald Downs thourobred race horsing track, the Muckleshoot Casino (largest Indian Casino in the state) and nearby White Water Amphitheatre (Jimmy played there the first year)

The towns Original name didn't sit well with a couple of Buissnessmen who came to town and decided to stay. The Original name was Slaughterville and was named after an officer in the US Calvary. The Hotel they stayed in was called the Slaughter House. So after they became residents and started their business they worked to have the name changed and succeeded in having it renamed after their home town of Auburn NY.

The current Governor of the State of Washington is from Auburn and Challenger Space Craft Commander Dick Scobee was also from Auburn.
The town renamed both the local Airport and an Elementary School in his honor.

dont forget at one time home of Kurt Cobain-Nirvana....

I don't recall that he ever lived in Auburn.