Comments on: 20 Cities and Towns with Dubious Claims to Fame http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/ Help for the listless (and the senseless) Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:04:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Al Weiss http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-86420 Al Weiss Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:34:15 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/#comment-86420 <p>Check out http://www.southpolestation.com/cis/nevada/bm.html for the story of Battle Mountain, Nevada, the Armpit of America.</p> Check out http://www.southpolestation.com/cis/nevada/bm.html for the story of Battle Mountain, Nevada, the Armpit of America.

]]> By: rickzwebz http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-85647 rickzwebz Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:33:32 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/#comment-85647 <p>Winnipeg has won the Slurpee Capital of the World for the 11th year</p> <p>http://winnipegreflections.com/famousWinnipeg/theSlurpee.php</p> Winnipeg has won the Slurpee Capital of the World for the 11th year

http://winnipegreflections.com/famousWinnipeg/theSlurpee.php

]]> By: Caleb forbes http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-82434 Caleb forbes Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:51 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/#comment-82434 <p>Who is the person who's from Franklin county cuz I am too and just wanted to kno if I know u</p> Who is the person who’s from Franklin county cuz I am too and just wanted to kno if I know u

]]> By: Erik Kritter http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-72999 Erik Kritter Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:48:36 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/#comment-72999 <p>I have lived most of my life in Franklin County, Virginia. I have a business located here & yes I have tried the product of Franklin County's oldest "industry".</p> <p>Franklin County became known as "The Moonshine Capital of the World" during prohibition. The county was the largest producer of illegal liquor of any locality in the world. There was a great "moonshine conspiracy trial" that took place back then that probably gave rise to the claim of "moonshine capital of the world. Basically the trial exposed just about everybody in the county who had been in positions of authority had been "on the take from the moonshine industry"</p> <p>Also, up until a few years ago the worlds largest moonshine still ever destroyed (by law enforcement) was in Franklin County (it actually belonged to a friend of mine's father). The one that broke the Franklin County Record was in Pittsylvania County. The farm it was found on straddled the county line. The farmhouse and barn were in Franklin County and the still was just across the line in Pittsylvania County......</p> I have lived most of my life in Franklin County, Virginia. I have a business located here & yes I have tried the product of Franklin County’s oldest “industry”.

Franklin County became known as “The Moonshine Capital of the World” during prohibition. The county was the largest producer of illegal liquor of any locality in the world. There was a great “moonshine conspiracy trial” that took place back then that probably gave rise to the claim of “moonshine capital of the world. Basically the trial exposed just about everybody in the county who had been in positions of authority had been “on the take from the moonshine industry”

Also, up until a few years ago the worlds largest moonshine still ever destroyed (by law enforcement) was in Franklin County (it actually belonged to a friend of mine’s father). The one that broke the Franklin County Record was in Pittsylvania County. The farm it was found on straddled the county line. The farmhouse and barn were in Franklin County and the still was just across the line in Pittsylvania County……

]]> By: Morgen Jahnke http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-16221 Morgen Jahnke Thu, 03 May 2007 18:00:23 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/#comment-16221 <p>Erik:</p> <p>Oops. Thanks for pointing that out. I've made the change.</p> Erik:

Oops. Thanks for pointing that out. I’ve made the change.

]]> By: Erik http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-16178 Erik Thu, 03 May 2007 09:19:42 +0000 http://senselist.com/2007/04/30/20-cities-and-towns-with-dubious-claims-to-fame/#comment-16178 <p>Beijing "The Forgotten City"? Where did you get that information? I think you mean "The Forbidden City" which is situated inside Beijing.</p> Beijing “The Forgotten City”? Where did you get that information? I think you mean “The Forbidden City” which is situated inside Beijing.

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