Your home town's claim to fame
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worlds largest tram and maybe billy the kid but i cant remember if all those things he did were in albuquerque or somewhere else...
OH and i can honestly say we have the best green chili anywhere
OH and i can honestly say we have the best green chili anywhere
Isn't Hereford where the SAS are based?CrashBang said:
OT; My home area is not very famous for an ambush during the war of independence. 104 Irishmen ambushed an armoured convoy of 1200 men, killed 19 of them and disappeared, leaving behind 3 of their own dead. Apparently, this was worthy of being called a famous victory, and having a monument erected at the site. Mathematically I would have though that was a defeat for the Irish, or a very ambiguous victory at best, but hey, there's a monument. Having said that, the only people who seem to know the place are those living within 10 minutes of it, and locals who still think the IRA are great.
Seeing as I'm from New Zealand, and we're a pretty small place, I think the only claim to fame my city (Hastings) has is that we host the Horse Of The Year show every year, a pretty prestigious event in the international horsing world, I hear...that's not much, but the region I live in, Hawkes Bay is the first place in the modern world to see the sun each day.
Also, Karl Urban was born 3 hours from where I live, in our capital, Wellington.
EDIT: Oh, and I forgot Peter Jackson! The movie legend; he has a place in Wellington, and was born in NZ too...
Also, Karl Urban was born 3 hours from where I live, in our capital, Wellington.
EDIT: Oh, and I forgot Peter Jackson! The movie legend; he has a place in Wellington, and was born in NZ too...
Town that I currently live in: Kingston, Ontario. Home of the Royal Military College of Canada, Canada's only federally operated and funded university.
Town where I originally come from: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Home to the world's largest lobster fishing grounds, and has the highest lobster catch in Canada. (lol)
Town where I originally come from: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Home to the world's largest lobster fishing grounds, and has the highest lobster catch in Canada. (lol)
Welshpool...torist attractions include a cock fighting ring that is no longer used, a light steam railway and powys castle.
It features shit rulers who have offically distroyed the town by basicly allowing tesco to redirect the down around there own store.
Other then that It has quite a good vintage car festival and country and western so get out your revolvers.
It features shit rulers who have offically distroyed the town by basicly allowing tesco to redirect the down around there own store.
Other then that It has quite a good vintage car festival and country and western so get out your revolvers.
Oldest settlement in Victoria (Australia), did it's part in almost wiping out the whales (huge whaling town), but I guess the second one is more infamy then fame, was considered for the Capital of Victoria (lost to Melbourne, scum suckers), one of the deepest natural seawater harbours in the world (we were told deepest in school, but meh, grain of salt, can't find any details on the 'net so not going to take it as gospel), and has a huge expensive eyesore of a maritime "museum" that no-one in the town wanted and no-one visits because it's in the middle of no-where.
Oh and I had art classes in the same building Australia's first (maybe, don't keep up on it) Saint gave classes.
Oh and I had art classes in the same building Australia's first (maybe, don't keep up on it) Saint gave classes.
The (probably) greatest Swedish revolutionary was born and started the rebellion here (against the Danish King of the Kalmar Union). There are various competitions in his honour each year, one of which is part of the Swedish Classic (a number of competitions, one skiing, one biking, one swimming and one running), which makes you eligible for a diploma.
The first locomotive built and used in Sweden was built for the railway out of this town, and was used exclusively for this line. It was awful.
People have most likely been living here since the stone age, and was an important mining town for over 1,000 years.
We have a (working) replica of a blast furnace from the 12th century, which I believe is holds the world record for being a working replica of the oldest blast furnace (as in, there are no functioning replicas of any older blast furnaces).
Every now and then a stage in the national championship in various forms of skiing take place here.
One of the first true strikes in Sweden took place here.
Not too shabby for a town of less than 6,000 nowadays.
The first locomotive built and used in Sweden was built for the railway out of this town, and was used exclusively for this line. It was awful.
People have most likely been living here since the stone age, and was an important mining town for over 1,000 years.
We have a (working) replica of a blast furnace from the 12th century, which I believe is holds the world record for being a working replica of the oldest blast furnace (as in, there are no functioning replicas of any older blast furnaces).
Every now and then a stage in the national championship in various forms of skiing take place here.
One of the first true strikes in Sweden took place here.
Not too shabby for a town of less than 6,000 nowadays.
For me it's New York City, not much else to be said, I mean the economic capital of America. There are tons of things NYC is famous for.
Let's see...
It's where King Erik "the Saint" IX of Sweden was beheaded and allegedly where the head rolled a spring sprang up.
Carl von Linné studied here and became the rector. He's also buried at the cathedral.
Our cathedral is the biggest cathedral in Scandinavia.
We've also got the second oldest anatomical theatre in the world.
Both Olof Rudbecks were professors at the university here.
Anders Celsius was born here and was a professor at the university.
Dag Hammarskjöld (wiki) grew up and was buried here.
Ingmar Bergman was born here.
Pope John Paul II visited here 1989. (He kissed my cheek.)
Veronica Maggio came from here.
Carl M. Bellman (wiki) also studied here, but he's not much known outside of Sweden I don't think.
There is a ton of other claims to fame for my town but I can't be arsed to remember them all =P
EDIT: Oh and it's also the home-town of Peter No-Tail =D
It's where King Erik "the Saint" IX of Sweden was beheaded and allegedly where the head rolled a spring sprang up.
Carl von Linné studied here and became the rector. He's also buried at the cathedral.
Our cathedral is the biggest cathedral in Scandinavia.
We've also got the second oldest anatomical theatre in the world.
Both Olof Rudbecks were professors at the university here.
Anders Celsius was born here and was a professor at the university.
Dag Hammarskjöld (wiki) grew up and was buried here.
Ingmar Bergman was born here.
Pope John Paul II visited here 1989. (He kissed my cheek.)
Veronica Maggio came from here.
Carl M. Bellman (wiki) also studied here, but he's not much known outside of Sweden I don't think.
There is a ton of other claims to fame for my town but I can't be arsed to remember them all =P
EDIT: Oh and it's also the home-town of Peter No-Tail =D
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