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  2. Welcome to Taintsville? 16 strange Florida town names ... - AOL

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    Niceville, Okaloosa County: Pleasantly odd name aside, Niceville is notable for the number of name changes in its history. It was Boggy Bayou for years, according to Jack C. Nichols , author of ...

  3. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    A city in Florida, whose indigenous-derived early name of Ahapopka means "potato-eating place". Arab: A city in Marshall County, Alabama, pronounced AY-rabb, just as in a popular 1962 American novelty song... Arcade, Italy: A town in Veneto, Italy that has nothing to do with arcade game. Arcade, New York: A village in Wyoming County, New York.

  4. List of city nicknames in Florida - Wikipedia

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    Ocoee – The Center of Good Living [51] Okeechobee – Speckled Perch Capital of the World [52] Orlando. The City Beautiful [53] O-Town [54] Ormond Beach – Birthplace of Speed [55] Panama City Beach – The World's Most Beautiful Beaches [56] Pensacola – City of Five Flags [57] Plant City.

  5. Funk, Boring and Other Oddball American Town Names - AOL

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    Brick, New Jersey. Established in 1850, this township of nearly 76,000 residents was originally called Washington Furnace and was part of Monmouth County. It later took its name from Joseph Brick ...

  6. Why is your city called that? There’s a story on how South ...

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    Let’s go city by city for a look. ... There’s a story on how South Florida towns got their names. March 15, 2024 at 1:42 PM ... still endures the odd indignity of the abbreviation “Ld-B- T-S ...

  7. Florida Keys - Wikipedia

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    Florida Keys. /  24.66694°N 81.54417°W  / 24.66694; -81.54417. The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Miami and extend in a gentle arc ...

  8. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including especially ...

  9. This Florida city was just named one of the best places in ...

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    The city is also close to desirable tourist destinations Amelia Island and St. Augustine, Travel Lemming points out. Last month, New York Travel Guides named St. Augustine as one of the most ...