This topic is about the town or city you grew up in. I grew up in Fulton Illinois which was founded by Robert Fulton the man who invented the steam boat.

Oooooh, what a cool topic Julie

Interesting read on your hometown.

I grew up in Durban, South Africa. It is a coastal city known for its hive of multi-cultural and multi-racial people. Historically, it is also known for the clash of the British and Zulu Kingdom as well as Vasco Da Gama (Portugese explorer) discovering the spice route to the East.

I'm from Glasgow, Scotland and my City is famous for allsorts of reasons. Honestly, you can take your pick, as there's not enough space here to tell you all about it. All i will say is I'm proud of where I grew up and I'm glad i'm not a Sheepshagger, from Aberdeen though! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I didn't know that area was Zulu country.

Durban is also the last 'stop' of the very important leyline that runs all the way from the Great Pyramid of Gizeh. The energy of that line, which is very important to keep Earth stable & protected, has been damaged & disturbed & depleted by taking gold from the Earth.
Few years back I've been working on that line, following Diana Cooper's guide for this, by putting specific crystals on specific places in Africa on a map.
Durban was the last one. I believe-not certain- a red garnet was to be placed on it.
I kept that out and energised it often for weeks on end!
That's how I heard of Durban and where it's located :)

Wow! That's interesting, Crystal. A marvelous note on Durban.

The province was formally known "Natal", which means 'Christmas' in Portugese because Vasco Da Gama arrived in Durban on Christmas day, but following democracy it was renamed "Kwa-Zulu Natal" in respect to the heritage. Durban is still referred to as "The Zulu Kingdom".
The history of Durban is quite similar to "Game of Thrones". It's rich, melodramatic and rooted in both the Zulu monarch and British colonialism.

I live in Yarmouth which is famous for its shops closing early, as in Shut Yarmouth.

I was born, and grew up, in Prinsenbeek, a village in the south of The Netherlands.
Less than 100 people lived there in the 15th century at a location where 2 streams met.
Hence the last part of the name "beek" as that means "stream".

I think the most remarkable now is the natural outdoor swimming pool. So no chlorine, no tiles, no machines. All natural & surrounded by trees, bushes etc. And yes, also fish but these usually shy away from swimmers.
This swimming pool "De Kuil" was created 60 years ago by sand extraction for the construction of the A16 motorway.

There are a large number of amenities. There is a nice beach where the little guests can enjoy themselves.
Entrance is not free. Like any swimming pool you have to pay for entrance, but you can also get a season membership which is cheaper. Parking, toilets, changing rooms are free.

What sets it aside from any other lake or water-after-sand-extraction... there are professional life guards who keep an eye on things.
Various sections of the pool are marked with floating chains/buoys, so there is a shallow section for the young ones, a medium section for beginning swimmers and then there's the deep part.
They keep the swimming sections clean of algae that can grow really long/tall.
So it's as safe as it gets.

Almost everyone in my village went there to swim, we did for sure! During summer daily, even though we had to cycle quite the bit to get there. Spent the whole day there until closing time.
First time I went to an indoor chlorine pool was for school swimming lessons when I was 10-11.

So Shaka Zulu tv series from the 90s was set there as well since he was born in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Was it shot there as well?
I remember watching that at the time, basically everyone did, but nevertheless cannot recall much of it anymore :(

Milwaukee was known for two things, breweries, and machine shops. During my working years I helped build some of the largest surface mining machines in the world. I also drank a lot of beer.

I grew up in many towns.

Dade City, where I live now,
is known for being the hometown of
The Bellamy Brothers.

My birth and growing up city is Philadelphia. Philadelphia is known for the Liberty Bell, it’s interesting American history and the role it played in the country’s independence. Also famous for the Philly Cheesesteak and is also called the city of Brotherly Love but don't believe it. There is a lot of hate there.

I'll take two, wiz, and witout.

I heard it is legal to marry your sheep in Aberdeen as well


Anyway ... my homtown Willingen is famous for his beautiful nature, winter sports and tourism. We have the largest ski jumping arena of Europe here. And our landmark is a railway viaduct.

I grew up in San Lorenzo, California, the very first
planned community in the United States.

It was wonderful, rows and rows of houses with kids,
you would not have believed Halloween.

Good job people . Keep it coming . My hometown is a Dutch town which I am on my dad’s side of the family and it’s along the Mississippi River.

Greenville PA
Famous for...Dying

Greenville was a steel industry town which was known for building train cars and forging steel parts for them.
at one time the high school wrestling team and football teams were state champions.

Greenville Steel Car Co (later, Trinity Industries)
Bessemer Maintenance Division
CB&I (Chicago Bridge and Iron)
Werner Ladders
Hodges Foundry

-ALL- the companies dried up and pulled out.
All the supporting businesses went belly up.
All the community activities dried up and closed.
(municipal pool, ice skating rink, theater, bowling alleys, roller rink etc...)
People left for greener grass.
Lots of old empty rundown houses and buildings ripe for riffraff and junkies.
Those who remained turned to alcohol, drugs or organized crime.

Last I was there was 2011 and tho the main street got a face lift the people were still broken.
I stayed about 14 months and left again. I will not go back.

This city is famous for courthouse shenanigans. I even did one of my own once it was spectacular and completely unforgettable.

I grew up in Manchester, England. The world's first industrial city. In the last century it was a major engineering design and manufacturing centre, computer design and development at Manchester University. It's also well known for it's Football teams, Manchester United and Manchester City, and it has the nickname 'Rainy City' by some because of the damp climate in winter, it was also a centre of the cotton and textile trade in earlier times.

Surf culture, coffee house music scene. design and building of Lindbergh's plane, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Martime wonders from Star of India Schooner to USS Nimitz and Midway. The creator/author of Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who. Paragliding over nude Beaches. The innovator of McDonalds. Coronado Bridge. World Famous Zoo and Wild Animal Park, Top Gun, Sea World, Munchkin Compound, Legoland, Balboa Park, La Jolla Cove/Tide Pools, Fish Tacos

I heard they even take them to the edge of a cliff up there, so they push back better! 🤷🤣🤣🤣. Nah, I much prefer living in Glasgow, to living up the North and the Highlands of Scotland. Unless it's the Isle of Skye, as I've got a real soft spot for that area. It's just a magical little place, that never fails to surprise me