What's your Hometown known for?

[OpenMind]

I'm a Womble.

[spot]

Originally Posted by OpenMind

I'm a Womble.

Well scarcely... you're an Uncle Bulgaria wannabee??

Wombles are practically the rarest creature on God's Earth, inhabiting a mere three square miles of turf between Sydenham and Richmond. Not Bedford!!

[OpenMind]

Originally Posted by spot

Well scarcely... you're an Uncle Bulgaria wannabee??

Wombles are practically the rarest creature on God's Earth, inhabiting a mere three square miles of turf between Sydenham and Richmond. Not Bedford!!

Indeed. Wimbledon is where I was born, Spot. Thus, Wimbledon is my hometown as opposed to my home town.

[Uncle Kram]

Originally Posted by spot

Here can't really claim Romans, to be perfectly honest. There's a roman road runs up Blackboy Hill onto the downs, in a straight line to Sea Mills - that's where the Romans had a seaport serving Bath. So yes, we have remains in the local museum, but nobody actually lived in town back then.

Umm... the Fosse goes from Bath to Lincoln (though I suspect it might have extended all the way to Poole Harbour - nobody agrees with me) and that's a long way from Brum. And Watling Street came from London and crossed the Fosse well to the east, too - south of Hinckley, presumably. Just outside Coventry at a guess. This is too vague, I need to go and check...

Icknield St (Ryknield St)

Icknield Street, or Ryknild/Rycknield Street as it's also known, is a Roman road in Britain that runs from Bourton on the Water in Gloucestershire where it connected to the Fosse Way, to Templeborough in South Yorkshire.

It passes across the far west of warwickshire through Alcester (where it crosses the Salt Road) and Studley. The road then runs through Redditch, Birmingham (where a large fort was located), Lichfield, and what is now Derby.

It acquired the name Icknield Way during the 12th century but it is now called Icknield Street (or Ryknild Street) to distinguish it from the older Icknield Way, an Iron Age trackway running from Norfolk to Dorset.

Much of the route of the Icknield Street is still used by modern roads, most notably the A38 from Lichfield to Derby. A preserved section of the original Roman road can be seen at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.

Well all I can say is that it's bloody bent, then. And that site says the Fosse started in Exeter before it got to Bath. Pah. I still reckon I'm right.

I grew up next to Sutton Park and you are right about the Roman Road. As it exits the park, it goes into a really wealthy estate where all the local millionaires live. For us as kids, "Roman Road" was somewhere to cycle looking for football stars and actors

[Marie5656]

Rochester, NY (Where I live now):

birthplace of: Susan B. Anthony and George Eastman (Eastman's home still a tourist attraction)

Eastman Kodak , Xerox , Baush & Lomb began here

Teddy Geiger

Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Chuck Mangione

Mt. Hope Cemetary is fairly well known, I think

lilacs...we have a lilac festival every year. This years is ending today.

University of Rochester and Strong Hospital...fine medical departments

Nick Tahoe's restaurant..home of the garbage plate

The Rochester 7...several years back 7 women staged an outdoor sit -in..topless..to try and change the law that prevents women from appearing in public topless (as men are able to). They did win a court case.
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Batavia, NY..where I was born

Batavia Downs..harness racing

Terry Anderson..journalist who was one of the 7 men held captive in Lebanon back in the 80's (or early 90's, I forget) for about 2 years

The Pok-a-dot...a local greasy spoon restaurant, known for its roast beef sandwiches. Known all over western New York State

[DesignerGal]

Fredericksburg, Virginia

The Civil War
The Civil War
The Civil War
The Civil War
The Civil War
The Civil War
The Civil War

I dont think they are over the fact that we lost the war here, actually...

Atlanta, GA (where I am from)

Peaches
Peanuts
96 Olympics
Red Clay
The Braves
The Varsity
Deliverance (the movie starring Burt Reynolds, Warren Beatty)

[BabyRider]

My home town is known for:

Kid Rock
Eminem
Bob Seger
Building cars (The Motor City)
Aretha Franklin
One of the highest murder rates in the world
Yet 17 miles away is one of the richest counties in the States (Oakland Co.)

[Sheryl]

Originally Posted by BabyRider

My home town is known for:

Kid Rock
Eminem
Bob Seger
Building cars (The Motor City)
Aretha Franklin
One of the highest murder rates in the world
Yet 17 miles away is one of the richest counties in the States (Oakland Co.)

So what's 8 Mile really like?

Whats my hometown famous for ?

ME !

I'm a legend

Oh and Mrs Beeton lived up the road

[chonsigirl]