Phil's Rambling Rants - Florida trip: Town names
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Florida trip: Town names
As I was checking the map about the name and location of Wolf Lake (which turns out to be in southern Kentucky, not northern Tennessee), I was amused to discover that I apparently drove right through the town of Phil, KY without noticing it.
But that's nowhere near as amusing as the best town name I encountered on the trip. A few miles north of Chattanooga on US 127, there's a town with a name I didn't believe was for real until I'd seen several different signs confirming that I'd really seen that. I couldn't make up a name this good.
So here's to Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. I hope you're not offended at my amusement.
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| | ![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/12339943/1232729) | | From: | ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.2) tnatj |
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| Date: | August 12th, 2005 12:47 am (UTC) |
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Actually, it's Soddy-Daisy, two towns that incorporated together back in the 1960's. And, as you can see, they have a web site, which explains all, including the hyphenated name. I don't recall seeing any hyphens on the highway signs, but I can't say for sure. Now that you mention it, I do find one on the map. | From: | (Anonymous) |
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| Date: | September 16th, 2005 04:01 am (UTC) |
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| | Yup it's hyphenated......... | (Link) |
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says a 1998 grad of Soddy-Daisy High School. |
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