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Category Archives: place names
Favorite names of mesas in America’s Old West
There are certain names and terms that conjour up images of places. In the vast, rugged, and lovely landscapes of the American West, mesas are one of the most iconic topographic and geologic features. While in the process of … Continue reading
Posted in fun, geography, Geology, hiking, historic preservation, history, Maps, Native Americans, nature, place names, recreation, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged American West, geography, geology, mesas, Old West, terrain, topography
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World’s largest “Old” cities and towns
After listing the largest “New” cities across the globe back on July 16th, this post identifies the largest “Old” cities. There is a fairly wide range in population on this list as a minimum of 3,000 was required for inclusion. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, Europe, geography, Latin America, North America, Oceania, place names, South America, toponymy
Tagged alt, antigua, antiguo, eski, old, oud, palaia, stary, staryi, veja, velho, vieja, viejo
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Two ideologies, two plutonium programs, and too reckless!
http:// (*see note at bottom of the post) The more read about the Cold War, the more I am convinced that both sides lost. Not only did both the Americans and Soviets/Russians gut large parts of their economies by wasting … Continue reading
Posted in atomic age, book reviews, books, cities, civics, culture, economic development, energy, environment, geography, government, health, Health care, history, humanity, infrastructure, injustice, land use, Maps, military, peace, place names, planning, politics, pollution, product design, rivers/watersheds, Russia, Science, social equity, Statistics, technology, urban planning
Tagged America, book reviews, books, Cold War, Hanford Site, Kate Brown, Mayak Nuclear Plant, Ozersk, plutonium, Plutopia, radiation, Richland, Russia, Soviet Union, USA
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World’s largest “New” cities
The following list identifies the largest cities in the world that have “new” incorporated into their name. A minimum population threshold of 50,000 residents was used for creating the list. Nineteen (19) nations are represented on this list, when separating … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, cities, Europe, fun, geography, history, India, Latin America, Mexico, North America, place names, Russia, South America, toponymy
Tagged neu, new, nieu, nova, novi, novo, novy, nowy
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World’s largest “City” cities
The following list identifies the largest cities in the world that incorporate “City” or “Ciudad” into their names. A population minimum of 150,000 residents in the core city was used as a threshold for inclusion. As can be seen, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, cities, Europe, geography, Language, Latin America, North America, Oceania, place names, South America, States, Statistics, toponymy
Tagged cities, city, place names, population
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Smallest “city” named community from each state
The following list identifies those communities from each state that have the smallest population while also including the term “city” in their name. They are listed below from smallest to largest. The population data is based on the most recent … Continue reading
Posted in cities, fun, geography, history, place names, Statistics, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged CDPs, Census designated places, cities, geography, hamlets, population, towns, villages
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Cities and towns named for a river bend
The following list identifies whose cities and towns with “bend” in their name. In nearly all cases, the term “bend” refers to a significant bend in a river, but a few pertain to lakes and or bays. Only two (2) … Continue reading
Posted in cities, ecosystems, environment, fun, geography, Geology, history, Maps, nature, place names, rivers/watersheds, spatial design, topography, transportation, Travel
Tagged bays, ecology, environment, geography, lakes, nature, river bends, rivers, terrain, topography, watersheds, waterways
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Roadside Americana: Atomic age stops, sights, and oddities
This blogpost is a little adventure through the sights and sounds of America’s roadside culture to depict how the Atomic Age has impacted it since 1945. A whole variety of businesses have adopted the term “atomic” or some variation thereof … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, advertising, archaeology, architecture, art, atomic age, branding, brewpubs, cities, coffee shops/cafes, Communications, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, economic development, entertainment, entrepreneurship, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, marketing, military, place names, placemaking, Science, Science fiction, signs, technology, theaters, third places, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged advertising, atomic, atomic age, Atomic City, branding, infrastructure, marketing, military, motels, neon, restaurants, roadside Americana, services, shops, signs, trademark, weapons
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Cities with three (3) or more matching letters in their name
The following list identifies those cities around the globe that have at least three (3) of the same letter from the English/Latin alphabet in their name. Those cities shown in bold contain at least two (2) sets of three (3) matching … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, Communications, Europe, fun, geography, history, Language, Latin America, North America, Oceania, place names, South America
Tagged Bill Cullen, English alphabet, language, Latin alphabet, place names, repeating letters, Three on a Match, words
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American “Atomgrads” of the Cold War era…and beyond
Back on May 6th and May 8th respectively, posts were published on the “Atomgrads” of the Soviet Union. One pertained to the nuclear weapon “Atomgrads,” while the other discussed nuclear energy ones. This post will list the four (4) known … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, atomic age, cities, deserts, economic development, environment, geography, government, health, Health care, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, military, North America, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, Science, spatial design, technology, topography, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged America, Atomgrads, Atomic City, Cold War, Hanford Reach National Monument, Hanford Site, Los Alamos, Mercury, Nevada Test Site, Oak Ridge, Richland, Secret City, Soviet Union, USA
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