List your Hometown and what it's famous for

gary_in_neenah

gary_in_neenah

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We did this a few years ago and with new members joining us all the time I thought it'd be good to revisit.

List your Hometown and what it's famous for. Every town has a story and here's your chance to tell us about yours. So here we go...

Neenah, Wisconsin. Birthplace of the Kimberly Clark Corporation, makers of Huggies, Scott Towels, and Kleenex. Also home to Neenah Foundry, the maker of all those manhole covers you see in every corner of the world.
 
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jr37

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Marathon City,WI

Home of Marathon Cheese Corporation. One of the largest, if not the largest, cheese processing facitlities in the world.
They shred, slice, cube,dice,stick, etc., any type of cheese. Chances are that you have purchased some cheese that has come through one of their plants, you just don't know it.
 
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ezra

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Mound MN the arm pit of LK minnetonka.
also the home of something most guys on this site had Tonka toys.the Andrews sisters.Kevin Sorbo the star of the cheesy tv show Hercules. his sword is at the fire dept
the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles of which, 2.9 square miles of it is land and 2.0 square miles of it (40.04%) is water.
"Mound derived its name from the Indian mounds once found within the present-day limits. They were not built by the Dakota Indians but were made by prehistoric Indians.
Mound has about 1,000 docks, and even more boats.
 
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Team Elkhorn

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Elkhorn Wisconsin.
The town was started at a trail intersection the original settlers used, they marked the intersection by putting a set of Elk Horns in a tree. So they named the town Elkhorn, true story.
Its been known as "The Christmas Card Town" since the 40s because of the unique Christmas decorations in the town square during the holidays.
Not very exciting, but that's why we like it.:)
 
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russholio

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Hazel Park, MI -- known for:

* The Hazel Park Harness Raceway (now probably does more business from year-round simulcast betting than from actual live racing)
* Many transplanted southerners who came to work in the auto factories, hence the nickname "Hazeltucky"
* The overturned gasoline/diesel tanker fire and ensuing overpass collapse on I-75 that made national news two years ago (of which I had the dubious distinction of being in charge until the chief showed up!)
 
skiroule

skiroule

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Baudette, MN

Self-proclaimed walleye capital of the world and home to Willie Walleye. Also, site of the international bridge into Ontario and so dang cold that two major companies have set up permanent cold weather test facilities there.
 

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nitroman

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Waterloo Iowa
Home of Michele Bachmann,Dan Gable,John Wayne Gacy,and Corey Taylor vocalist from Slipknot and Stonesour.
We make John Deere tractors, Snack Pack pudding,Tyson meats,and Bertch and Omega cabinets.
 
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snowdancer

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Portage, Michigan
Home of Upjohn Pharmaceuticals, now Pfizer. Homebase of Stryker medical.
Where I-94 & U.S. 131 meet in Kalamazoo County. Can't forget Bronson Hospital & Borgess Medical Center- 2 AWESOME hospitals! Home to Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo College, and KVCC- 3 fantastic colleges!
 
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peter

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Wilmette IL. Not much just few better know people and some history from way back in the days.

Here is a few names of some people who live or lived here
Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008), actor.
Rahm Emanuel (born November 29, 1959), politician, Mayor of Chicago (2011 - ), and former White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama.
Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950), actor and comedian.
Fall Out Boy members:
Pete Wentz (born June 5, 1979), Fall Out Boy bassist and primary lyricist.
Patrick Stump (born April 27, 1984), Former Lead Singer of Fall Out Boy, solo artist
Joseph Trohman (born September 1, 1984), guitarist of Fall Out Boy
Andrew Hurley (born May 31, 1980), drummer of Fall Out Boy.
Lester Crown (born June 7, 1925), billionaire businessman.
government.
Christie Hefner (born November 8, 1952), Playboy CEO.
Crystal McCahill (born December 18, 1983), Playboy Playmate of the Month.
Tony Rezko (born July 1955), restaurateur and political fundraiser.

Also got the Bahai House of worship. Only a handfull of these in the world I guess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmette,_Illinois
 

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Cat600

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West Chester, PA.

suburb to the city that makes the one and only Philly Cheesesteak yum yum

Also by Valley Forge
 
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polarisrider1

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Lowell, Michigan
Home of the famous Lowell Showboat.
Corporate Head Quarters for TILEWORKS
Home of Chadlee Farms Horseradish
King Milling Flour Company
Lighthouse salad dressings
Attwood Corp. (Boat products)
Motor Guide trolling motors are made here.
Root-Lowell Sprayer company
Flo-Master products
Home of the "Red Arrows" High school football team (multi year state champs)
A Bedroom community of 4000 just east of Grand Rapids, MI.
Lead Singer for red Hot Chilli Peppers is from our town
Largest employer is Amway, just 7 miles down the road.
 
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