What's your hometown's claim to fame

[supersoldier71]

Sailing Capital of the World, home of USNA, one of the oldest continuous state capitals.

My family history there goes back to the early 17th century.

Notice I said “there”, not “here”. I was born there, mostly raised there, but it ain’t my jam.

 

[ponycar]

In Smithsonan's top 10 small town main streets.
Statler Brothers.
Blackfriars Playhouse only re-creation of Shakespeare's indoor Playhouse, (stunning woodwork) to rival any guitar.
Home of Huss and Dalton Guitars.

 

[pdmartin]

Jazz singer Nancy Wilson

 

[Pawdog]

Bubba Smith
George Jones
Mark Chesnutt
Tracy Byrd
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
rice

I'm 40 miles north of ya, and about 20 from George Jones' birthplace of Saratoga. You forgot about Edgar and Johnny Winter.

 

[Matt Sarad]

Howard Alexander Dumble grew up here in Bakersfield. He was part of my big brother's circle of friends. I met Howard in 1967. I was 12.

 

[trev333]

Local lad Chris Vermuelen won the French GP at Le Mans in '07.

His parents and siblings still run our local bakery... buy a loaf of bread and get some motogp goss.

 

[Geoff738]

We once had the worlds tallest freestanding structure. Doubt it’s still even in the top ten anymore.

Cheers,
Geoff

 

[Lonn]

Carmel Indiana has more roundabouts than any other US city and we are not a big city.

 

[goonie]

At the moment probably this guy.

 

[Sparky2]

Ft McClellan, Alabama.

It, uh... It no longer exists.

So I got that going for me.

 

[TCA117]

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[rxmoore]

Stevie Wonder or Serena Williams. Take your pick. They've both done a little better than I have.

 

[TCA117]

 

[cowboyfan1969]

Ganong’s Chicken Bones

 

[Censport]

I'm from Nashville, so...

 

[studio1087]

Cheese and beer.

 

[Nick Fanis]

This

Parthenon - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

No too shabby I guess

 

[smartsoul72]

Salt water taffy, the boardwalk and casinos

 

[gridlock]

A U.S. President was born there.

 

[blue metalflake]

In 1798, a battle which more or less ended the United Irishmen’s rebellion.