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17th November 07, 06:52 AM
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 from the Scottish Borders.
There just has to be a reason why a town in the USA is named after such a famous place in Scotland.
Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.
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17th November 07, 08:04 AM
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 Originally Posted by cessna152towser
from the Scottish Borders.
There just has to be a reason why a town in the USA is named after such a famous place in Scotland.
We colonials just ran out of names and started recycling. Culloen Georgia,
Glencoe MN, Glencoe IL, Bannockburn IL, London ON, Greenwich Connecticut, Glasgow Kentucky, Birmingham Alabama, Manchester NH, ant the list gors on.
BTW, McG, Welcome from Roswell Georgia.
Convener, Georgia Chapter, House of Gordon (Boss H.O.G.)
Where 4 Scotsmen gather there'll usually be a fifth.
7/5 of the world's population have a difficult time with fractions.
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17th November 07, 08:35 AM
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Hey, Turp...don't forget East Dundee, West Dundee and Midlothian! All in Illinois near Chicago.
Our local PBS tour/historian did a bit on the Dundee's and they were, apparently, settled by Scots.
Best
AA
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17th November 07, 08:38 AM
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17th November 07, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by turpin
We colonials just ran out of names and started recycling. Culloen Georgia,
Glencoe MN, Glencoe IL, Bannockburn IL, London ON, Greenwich Connecticut, Glasgow Kentucky, Birmingham Alabama, Manchester NH, ant the list gors on.
BTW, McG, Welcome from Roswell Georgia.
And the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is in Glen Co(unty), Georgia.
from someone who's hometown is Waterford, PA (to recycle an Irish name).
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