How'd it Get That Name? ( Archived) (2)

Sep 2, 2007 3:20 AM CST How'd it Get That Name?
Sparky55
Sparky55Sparky55Somewhere, Afghanistan48 Threads 1 Polls 2,678 Posts
This inspired from a post make by HeartsDesire in another thread. She asked about how a town came by it's unusual name and it occurred to me there must be thousands of places throughout the world with unusual names and a reason for them.

I'll start with Carpio, North Dakota. Legend has it the name is derrived because of the post office initially located there. The post office was located in an old box car. People bagan to refer to the place as the boxcar post office or the CAR P.O. and the name stuck.

I'm sure there are much more interesting examples..
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Sep 2, 2007 7:33 AM CST How'd it Get That Name?
Sparky55
Sparky55Sparky55Somewhere, Afghanistan48 Threads 1 Polls 2,678 Posts
What a great name... I would be interested in seeing how that came about...
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