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hey kristi....can i share ft worth with ya???? all arlington has is the texas ranger's stadium and MAYBE the new dallas cowboy stadium Lol anytime but bet there is more then that what about Six Flags and now the Ranger Stadium is a big thing as well lol 
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hey kristi....can i share ft worth with ya???? all arlington has is the texas ranger's stadium and MAYBE the new dallas cowboy stadium Lol anytime but bet there is more then that what about Six Flags and now the Ranger Stadium is a big thing as well lol true...but who knows of arlington, tx?  besides...i like the stock yards |
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Berryville,AR - ummm....ok i'm drawing a blank
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hey kristi....can i share ft worth with ya???? all arlington has is the texas ranger's stadium and MAYBE the new dallas cowboy stadium Lol anytime but bet there is more then that what about Six Flags and now the Ranger Stadium is a big thing as well lol true...but who knows of arlington, tx? besides...i like the stock yards Awwww finally was able to find pictures I could post here on the Stockyards.
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i love that place...and of course Billy bob's of texas. last time i was there (years ago) they had tourists of all kinds....even nuns lol. i'm sad to say...i actually won a contest for a line dance there in 91 i think lol
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hahahahahaaaaaaaa!! We don't have one...just ask Luis,(Romeo) or Steve (Thumper)..... No way! One of my favorite people is Australian. Listening to him talk is lovely..  .
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Neil Diamond just wrote a song about the mechanic here in Wichita that turned his 1959 Lincoln Continental into an electrical hybrid.
http://www.switched.com/2009/04/02/neil-young-debuts-video-shot-entirely-in-his-new-green-car/ Also "International Harvester" by Craig Morgan was shot in downtown Wichita by the Orpheum Theatre. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=antUcw20V1w |
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Lake Stevens, Washington
Yes, there really is a train at the bottom of the lake. That's about it. |
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my island has the second highest percentage of centenarians (people who live to 100 and over) in the world.
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SUNLAND-TUJUNGA, CA
Tujunga was originally home to the Tongva tribe and later became a ranching area. In 1907, M.V. Hartranft founded a socialist utopian colony in Tujunga. Today is probably best known around the world as the place where a space alien landed and was befriended by a young boy named Elliot in Steven Spielberg's blockbuster 1982 film, ET, the Extraterrestrial. The community is located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, about 14 miles north of the Los Angeles civic center. Generally thought to be a part of the San Fernando Valley, Sunland-Tujunga is actually located in a valley of its own — the Tujunga Valley — which opens into the northern edge of the larger San Fernando Valley. The San Gabriel Mountains, with its series of magnificent mountain peaks that separate the Los Angeles basin from the Mojave Desert, forms the north and northeast borders of the valley while the Verdugo Mountains separate the Tujunga Valley from the communities of Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena and the rest of the Los Angeles metropolitan area to the south. ET apparently wasn't the first alien to visit Sunland-Tujunga. One of the first nationally reported cases of alien abduction also occurred here in 1953 and was detailed by renowned UFO researcher Ann Druffel and parapsychologist D. Scott Rogo in their popular 1980 book, The Tujunga Canyon Contacts. Over the years, many local residents have also reported UFO sightings. In the late 1960's, a flurry of strange craft sightings received extensive coverage in the Record-Ledger, the town's local newspaper at the time. Of course, Lockheed's secret Skunkworks was then also located just a few miles away in Burbank! The Wildlife Waystation, the wild animal rescue facility, is located here in Little Tujunga Canyon just north of the ranch once owned by movie mogul Cecil B. DeMille. The original hunting lodge was once owned by actor Clark Gable. Many movies to be filmed in the community. In the past, Ben Hur raced his chariot in Big Tujunga Canyon and Lancaster Lake (now long since gone) adjacent to Sunland Park was home to Tarzan in the jungle hunk's first silver screen epics. Even the White House was briefly relocated to Sunland Park for an early film about Abraham Lincoln. But, no matter how memorable,the movies can't compete with the community's real-life history, first as the home to one of the largest Indian villages in the Southland, later as fertile ground for Spanish missionaries. The area eventually became part of a Mexican land grant owned by the two Lopez brothers, one of whom had a dream that ignited the California Gold Rush. The last grizzly bears south of the Tehachapi Mountains also lived here alongside the hideouts for the robbers and banditos who preyed on the early settlements of Los Angeles. Others were also drawn to the area from around the country by the climate but, for them, it was as a curative for tuberculosis and asthma. M any area residents are professional and technical people involved Min films and the media, quite a few of whom have or have had their children (or grandchildren) attend Verdugo Hills high School. Some of the more notable area residents, past and present, include Cecil B. DeMille, Clark Gable, Richard Arlen (who was honorary major of Sunland and also sponsored a local girls softball team), Robert Alda who lived here with his not-yet-famous son, Alan, while the latter attended elementary school in La Tuna Canyon, Bill Scott and Jay Ward of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" fame, comedian and perennial presidential candidate Pat Paulsen, **** Gauthier ("Get Smart"), Herve Villechaize ("Fantasy Island"), David Carradine and Patrick Swayze.  |
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In my home town, Shreveport, Louisiana...they arrested Howard Hughes for vagrancy. And at the time, he was the richest man in the world.
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Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State. The Alamo is located in San Antonio. It is where Texas defenders fell to Mexican General Santa Anna and the phrase Remember the Alamo originated. The Alamo is considered the cradle of Texas liberty and the state's most popular historic site. The lightning whelk is the official state shell. Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States. Although six flags have flown over Texas, there have been eight changes of government: Spanish 1519-1685, French 1685-1690, Spanish 1690-1821, Mexican 1821-1836, Republic of Texas 1836-1845, United States 1845-1861, Confederate States 1861-1865, United States 1865-present. The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island. During the period of July 24-26, 1979, the Tropical Storm Claudette brought 45 inches of rain to an area near Alvin, Texas, contributing to more than $600 million in damages. Claudette produced the United States 24 hour rainfall record of 43 inches. More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States. Edwards Plateau in west central Texas is the top sheep growing area in the country. Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation. The state was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845. Texas boasts the nation's largest herd of whitetail deer. A coastal live oak located near Fulton is the oldest tree in the state. The tree has an estimated age of more than 1,500 years. Sam Houston, arguably the most famous Texan, was actually born in Virginia. Houston served as governor of Tennessee before coming to Texas. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state. When Texas was annexed in 1845 it retained the right to fly its flag at the same height as the national flag. The first offensive action of the Texas Revolution occurred in Goliad on October 9, 1835 when local colonists captured the fort and town. On December 20, 1835 the first Declaration of Texas Independence was signed in Goliad and the first flag of Texas Independence was hoisted. The Hertzberg Circus Museum in San Antonio contains one of the largest assortments of circusana in the world. The capital city of Austin is located on the Colorado River in south-central Texas. The capitol building is made from Texas pink granite. It served as the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1840-1842. Austin is considered the live music capital of the world. Texas is home to Dell and Compaq computers and central Texas is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of the south. Professional sports teams include the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, Houston Astros, Houston Comets, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Texas Rangers. Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. The Dublin Dr Pepper, 85 miles west of Waco, still uses pure imperial cane sugar in its product. There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper. The first suspension bridge in the United States was the Waco Bridge. Built in 1870 and still in use today as a pedestrian crossing of the Brazos River. In 1836 five sites served as temporary capitals of Texas: Washington-on-the-Brazos: Harrisburg: Galveston: Velasco: and Columbia. Sam Houston moved the capital to Houston in 1837. In 1839 the capital was moved to the new town of Austin. The capitol in Austin opened May 16, 1888. The dome of the building stands seven feet higher than that of the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C. Texas comes from the Hasinai Indian word tejas meaning friends or allies. The armadillo is the official state mammal. Texas has the first domed stadium in the country. The structure was built in Houston and opened in April 1965. The Houston Comets are the only team in the country to win four back-to-back WNBA championships. 1997-2000 Cynthia Cooper remains the only player to win the WNBA Championship MVP. The worst natural disaster in United States history was caused by a hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900. Over 8000 deaths were recorded. The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was Houston. Texas' largest county is Brewster with 6,208 square miles. Texas possesses three of the top ten most populous cities in the United States. These towns are Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. El Paso is closer to Needles, California than it is to Dallas. Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area. The state's cattle population is estimated to be near 16 million. More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state. More species of bats live in Texas than in any other part of the United States. Laredo is the world's largest inland port. Port Lavaca has the world's longest fishing pier. Originally part of the causeway connecting the two sides of Lavaca Bay, the center span of was destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961. The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest rose garden. It contains 38,000 rose bushes representing 500 varieties of roses set in a 22-acre garden. Amarillo has the world's largest helium well. The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883. The Flagship Hotel on Seawall Boulevard in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built entirely over the water. The Heisman trophy is named for John William Heisman the first full-time coach and athletic director at Rice University in Houston. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other comparable area in North America. The Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes. Jalapeno pepper jelly originated in Lake Jackson and was first marketed in 1978. My ggg grandfather was the first persident of the Republic of Texas, NOT Sam Houston. David G. Burnet. That hasn't bought me anything in Texas though. |
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jazzsongstress27
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Wed 04/08/09 09:37 AM
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DePere, WI
It was discovered by the explorer Jean Nicolet. He landed in DePere thinking he was in China. Everything here is named after him. He named it DePere, which means "of the father" in French. Also, during the French Revolution, the royal family was executed. However, there were rumors that the youngest son escaped. There was a man in DePere that claimed to be this escaped prince, the lost dauphin of France. It turns out he was just a crazy, but now, the entire road down the Fox River is named after him (Lost Dauphin rd.). There are huge mansions there! Finally, it is located on the Fox River, which is one of the 3 rivers in the world that flow from South to North. oh, and Al Capone used to stay in our Union Hotel all the time. And Stephen King lived in DePere for a while. |
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Seville,ohio-Home of the" world's biggest yard sale"(not kidding) My Uncle used to own the Sevelle Inn...maybe he still does now that I think of it. Second oldest building in Ohio. My town: Mesopotomia, Greece...means between the rivers in Greek. Same name as the region of Iraq that is said to be the cradle of civilization. Also, is part of a region of Greece called Macedonia. |
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