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The Quick 10: 10 of the Most Common Place Names in the U.S.
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I grew up in a town called Ottumwa and I think it's pretty safe to say that there aren't too many of those scattered across the United States. These 10 places, though, are likely to show up more than once on a cross-country road trip. 10 of the Most Common Place Names in the U.S. 1. Franklin - 37, including five in Wisconsin and three in New York. 2. Salem - 36. I wonder which one is home to the Days of our Lives Salem? 3. Washington - 32, including eight in Wisconsin. Wouldn't that get confusing? 4. Springfield - 32. Guess what? Five in Wisconsin.
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Tab Sweep 5
http://bradandkathy.com/archives/2008/05/tab_sweep_5.htmlThe New York Times reports that Oxford University Press has no plans to publish a future print edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. (via Slog.) This music video is getting a lot of attention for its use of the Mac OS X desktop as its stage. It's pretty much the same technique used on Scientific American's The Monitor video podcast. Personally, I think it works better on The Monitor than the music video. The Brass Brain, an analog computer from 1928, was used by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey to predict tides. More pictures at NOAA. I wonder where it is now; it would fit right in at the Computer History Museum. (via BoingBoing.) mental_floss has a list of the 10 Most Common Place Names in the U.S. An excellent reminder for genealogists and researchers everywhere. I'd have thought Auburn would be on the list, too. (via 24/7 Family History Circle.) Footnoted.org, a weblog devoted to finding interesting stuff in the fine print of financial reports. (via 2020 Hindsight.) A lightbulb in Livermore, California's Fire Station No. 6 has been burning continuously for 107 years. PicLens, a cool new way to view pictures online. Works with IE, Firefox, and Safari (though sadly not Safari 3.1). (via GeekBrief.tv.)
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Duplicate place names
http://midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com/2008/05/duplicate...24-7 Family History Circle points to a post on the Mental Floss blog entitled "10 of the Most Common Place Names in the U.S." It's a fun reminder to cite your places fully, but once I noticed that the headline did not read "The 10 Most Common" I started to go all genealogical on it, and the results weren't pretty. (Maybe this is why I haven't been to a party in a while!) "Place name" is undefined and no source is given. So I looked at a couple of plausible sources. Mental Floss says there are 37 Franklins in the US. My usual quick reference for stuff like this is Rootsweb Townsearch (towns are what most people think of when you just say "place," right?), which reports 61 -- and that's before you start in on "Franklin Acres," "Franklin City," and all the rest. If you favor a more generous and rigorous definition of place, try the US Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which gives us 217 civil features -- cities, towns, villages, counties, townships, etc. -- with "Franklin" somewhere in the name. Mental Floss claims there are eight places named Washington in Wisconsin alone. Rootsweb Townsearch has just one, in Door County. My old road atlas doesn't have any. GNIS lists eleven, eight of them being "towns," but in Wisconsin that usually carries the northeast-US meaning, which most Midwesterners would call "townships" and no one except elected officials and genealogists pays much attention to. I leave to the reader the excellent timesucking exercise of finding the actual ten most common place names. Please make at least a vague gesture in the direction of your sources, though.
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Win Trips! See What the Top Destinations in '08 Are & More!!
http://www.destinationsomewhere.com/journal/2008/5/10/win-tr...Win Trips! See What the Top Destinations in '08 Are & More!! Mother's Day is tomorrow! Perhaps you can win a trip for her! Or maybe you can see where the best destinations or best restaurants are! Either way, you won't be able to do it unless you read on! Win a free, two-night/three day vacation to your choice of New York, Miami or San Francisco. Good luck! The Best Restaurant Cities of the World - From Food & Wine magazine's 2008 lists Take a Look at Trip Advisor's Top Destinations for 2008 Where Does the Dollar Do Best? Frommer's Global Price Index for May 2008 Win a Free Costa Rica Vacation!! 10 of the Most Common Place Names in the U.S. - fun trivia! Enjoy your weekend! Share this: del.icio.us | Digg | Google | Ma.gnolia | Reddit | Stumble Upon | Technorati Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 09:00AM by DestinationSomewhere.com in Week In Review Links
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Win a Trip!
http://www.destinationsomewhere.com/journal/2008/5/10/win-a-...Win a Trip! Mother's Day is tomorrow! Perhaps you can win a trip for her! Or maybe you can see where the best destinations or best restaurants are! Either way, you won't be able to do it unless you read on! Win a free, two-night/three day vacation to your choice of New York, Miami or San Francisco. Good luck! The Best Restaurant Cities of the World - From Food & Wine magazine's 2008 lists Take a Look at Trip Advisor's Top Destinations for 2008 Where Does the Dollar Do Best? Frommer's Global Price Index for May 2008 Win a Free Costa Rica Vacation!! 10 of the Most Common Place Names in the U.S. - fun trivia! Enjoy your weekend! Share this: del.icio.us | Digg | Google | Ma.gnolia | Reddit | Stumble Upon | Technorati Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 09:00AM by DestinationSomewhere.com in Week In Review Links
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Saturday lists
http://charlierb3.blogspot.com/2008/05/saturday-lists_10.htm...14 hot designer cat beds (via Presurfer) 6 famous American streets and what makes them special 15 most amazing paper sculptures (via Stumble Buzz) 10 useful gadgets for mobile computing (via Stumble Buzz) 5 excellent ways to waste time online Top 100 music links Top 100 film links Top 100 entertainment links (via Stumble Buzz) 10 of the most common place names in the U.S 6 reasons to drink water 10 best and worst teen driving hotspots in the U.S. 5 rap songs that don't make the grade 5 athletes who played through old age 50 most memorable movie cars (via Listanity)
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Mental Floss Article: 10 of the Most Common Place Names in the U.S.
http://familyhistoryideas.blogspot.com/2008/05/mental-floss-...Here’s a good reminderto always record the complete place name in our family history records from the Mental Floss blog. I am so glad my ancestors aren’t from Washington, Wisconsin! BTW, I got my husband, my mother-in-law, and my father a subscription to Mental Floss magazine last year and we are all enjoying it. Check out their blog for a taste of what is in the magazine. If you’re a trivia buff like I am, I think you’ll enjoy it. Have a great weekend! Juliana Read More... [Source: 24-7 Family History Circle]
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Mental Floss Article: 10 of the Most Common Place Names in the U.S.
http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2496Here’s a good reminder to always record the complete place name in our family history records from the Mental Floss blog. I am so glad my ancestors aren’t from Washington, Wisconsin! BTW, I got my husband, my mother-in-law, and my father a subscription to Mental Floss magazine last year and we are all enjoying it. Check out their blog for a taste of what is in the magazine. If you’re a trivia buff like I am, I think you’ll enjoy it. Have a great weekend! Juliana
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