It's a very simple question, but I'm sure that some people would rather not answer it, or they have a lot of fun doing it. Confused? I don't blame you. What if you lived in a town with a very unusual name? There are some towns in the United States that have very unique names.
CHICKEN, ALASKA: Now you're talking, I could get into that. They named it after the animal, not the food. It might not make a difference to you, but it does to me since chicken is my favorite food.
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO: There used to be a television show with that name. The TV host of that show announced that he would broadcast the show from the first town to name themselves after the show and he did.
ROUGH AND READY, CALIFORNIA: This town was named after former President of the United States and General, Zachary Taylor. They came up with the name because of his reputation.
DING DONG, TEXAS: The name came from the words, "Ding Dong" and the picture of two bells on the front door of a general store.
WHY, ARIZONA: They named the town due to a "Y" intersection where the town was founded.
WHYNOT, NORTH CAROLINA: If after reading about Why, Arizona, you may have thought Whynot could be a name of town also. That is exactly how it was named, almost. They were trying to come up with a good name and someone say, "Why not this one?" It stuck, why not?
ACCIDENT, MARYLAND: Two land surveyors were working on the same property and came up with the same results, accidentally of course. It became called, "The accident tract," and then they shortened it intentionally.
PECULIAR, MISSOURI: They couldn't come up with a name and someone suggested they choose something...peculiar. I am not making these up.
NO NAME, COLORADO: The town was settled as Rt. 70 was being built and since they didn't have a name...
I grew up in Edison, New Jersey, named after Thomas Edison and I'm glad I did.
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