I don't remember if I saw this idea on another forum or if it came in a dream, but this will be my Ride Challenge for 2019...taking a tour of the U.S. and the world, all without leaving the state.
I plan to hit most of the cities, towns and communities in Alabama that share a name with another major/well known city, another U.S. state, or a foreign country. I'm sure there are some obscure towns in other states and countries that I'm not aware of, but I'll be attempting to grab some of the more well known.
On the itinerary so far...
(* = visited)
- Arlington (Virginia)
- Ashville (North Carolina) *
- Athens (Greece) *
- Auburn (Michigan)
- Berlin (Germany) *
- Birmingham (England) *
- Bridgeport (Connecticut) *
- Bangor (Maine) *
- Brooklyn (New York)
- Camden (New Jersey)
- Carolina (North and South)
- Cleveland (Ohio) *
- Columbia (South America and South Carolina)
- Cuba (Caribbean Sea)
- Dayton (Ohio)
- Detroit (Michigan) *
- Dodge City (Kansas) *
- Eutaw (Utah, the State...spelled wrong, but sounds right :) )
- Florence (Italy and South Carolina) *
- Geneva (Switzerland)
- Hartford (Connecticut)
- Hollywood (California) *
- Houston (Texas) *
- Jacksonville (Florida)
- Kansas (the State) *
- Knoxville (Tennessee)
- Leeds (England) *
- Little Nashville (Tennessee) *
- Long Island (New York) *
- Louisville (Kentucky)
- Madison (Wisconsin) *
- Madrid (Spain)
- Memphis (Tennessee)
- Oxford (England) *
- Phenix City (Arizona...close enough to Phoenix)
- Princeton (New Jersey) *
- Providence (Rhode Island)
- Roanoke (Virginia) *
- Texasville (Texas, the State)
- Trenton (New Jersey) *
- Troy (Turkey)
- Scottland (Scotland...not the same spelling, but close enough)
Some of these may be nothing more than a dirt patch at a county road intersection...I'll get a pic as close as I can to what Google Maps shows as their official location (and hopefully something with the name on it).
Anyone else is welcome to play the game if they'd like.
You missed Eutaw.
On some maps there is Little Nashville here in the valley. You can't get to the actual place on the map that I know of, but there is a sign on County Rd 20 just as you cross the river.
Quote from: jrobinson on February 04, 2019, 08:00:44 PM
You missed Eutaw.
On some maps there is Little Nashville here in the valley. You can't get to the actual place on the map that I know of, but there is a sign on County Rd 20 just as you cross the river.
Added...thanks!
Great idea. You need to post up when you ride, so others can join in. More fun with others!!
Cleveland
Phoenix city
Oxford
Madison
Ashville
Troy
"Texas"ville
Columbia
Brooklyn
Arlington
And as for spelling that is different, don't forget pronunciation. Don't go to Madrid, AL and pronounce it like you're in Spain. All 5 residents there will whoop you.
I'm going to go ahead and mark Cleveland as done...grabbed this pic on Sunday as I was passing through.
(http://www.pbase.com/kwb377/image/168774749.jpg)
Thanks for the additional suggestions...added to the list.
I'll be skipping the generics like Oak Grove, Shady Grove, Mt. Olive, etc. Seems like each county in Alabama has one of each, and I'd imagine other states have a dozen or so as well.
A few from Jackson County.
Bridgeport (Connecticut)
Hollywood (Fla and Cal.) The one in Alabama claims to be the first one. :)
Trenton (Ga, NJ)
Princeton (NJ)
Macedonia (Greece)
Francisco (I know it's missing the SAN, you can count it if you want)
Dead Towns of Alabama
Bellefonte (PA.)
Boston
Bainbridge (Ga, England)
Brownville (Fla, Tx)
Claiborne (La.)
Clarksville (Tn, Indiana)
Erie (Pa)
Houston (Tx)
Nottingham (England)
Riverton (Australia)
Pikeville (Tn, NC)
Rockcastle(county) (Ky)
Stanton ( U.S. and England)
Vienna (Capital of Austria and of course the sausages)
Waldo (British Columbia ghost town) Plus you need to find Waldo anytime you are searching. :)
Washington ( State and D.C.)
Nice challenge! I might also suggest Jackson, though I suppose that is only big in Mississippi.
Quote from: jrobinson on February 05, 2019, 09:17:36 AM
A few from Jackson County.
Bridgeport (Connecticut)
Hollywood (Fla and Cal.) The one in Alabama claims to be the first one. :)
Trenton (Ga, NJ)
Princeton (NJ)
Macedonia (Greece)
Francisco (I know it's missing the SAN, you can count it if you want)
Dead Towns of Alabama
Bellefonte (PA.)
Boston
Bainbridge (Ga, England)
Brownville (Fla, Tx)
Claiborne (La.)
Clarksville (Tn, Indiana)
Erie (Pa)
Houston (Tx)
Nottingham (England)
Riverton (Australia)
Pikeville (Tn, NC)
Rockcastle(county) (Ky)
Stanton ( U.S. and England)
Vienna (Capital of Austria and of course the sausages)
Waldo (British Columbia ghost town) Plus you need to find Waldo anytime you are searching. :)
Washington ( State and D.C.)
Looks like I'm gonna need more 2019. :o
I added a few more to the list. I Googled "Macedonia" and it showed me several hits and Google Maps shows "Macedonia, AL" in Pickens, Count...I'll skip it as there's probably several communities with that name. I may try and grab Francisco if there's anything with a name...Google Map just showed a general area at the state line.
I was actually forming the idea of the game while we were riding through Jackson County on Sunday...I should have grabbed those while passing through. :)
The dead/ghost towns might be another challenge if I can finish this one.
Francisco is the last turn before you leave Alabama on Hwy 65. May be hard to find a sign with the name on it. The only place I think has a sign is at CR 232 & Hwy 65. It's 14 miles past Princeton.
Princeton has a Post Office and a couple churches with name.
Trenton has a couple churches with name I think.
Macedonia is on Sand Mt between Section and Bucks Pocket. CR 38 and 43, There is a 4way stop, school, VFD and a store there. lol
Gota get you down our way. So here is another one here in Baldwin Co.
Stockton (Ca) Home of the Stagecoach Cafe and "The Last Ride Of The Year"
Also good home cooked southern food.
If you head down let us know and I'll pick up the lunch tab... ;)
Chuck
Got out for a couple of hours this afternoon and picked up a few.
*Apparently my new, $700 phone completely jacked the picture quality...sorry for the poor photos.
- Dodge City (Cullman County)
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- Berlin (Cullman County)
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- Ashville (St. Clair County)
(https://pbase.com/kwb377/image/168796058.jpg)
- Leeds (Jefferson/St. Clair County)
(https://pbase.com/kwb377/image/168796056.jpg)
- Birmingham (Jefferson County)
(https://pbase.com/kwb377/image/168796060.jpg)
Today's tour...
Kansas (Walker County)
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Detroit (Lamar County)
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Florence (Lauderdale County)
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Athens (Limestone County)
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Madison (Madison County)
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I saw Long Island on tonight's weather report. It's east of South Pittsburgh.
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Today's tour was contained in Jackson County.
Trenton
Princeton
Hollywood
Bridgeport
Long Island
Little Nashville
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Houston (Winston County)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190325/71e5840ebeaf06f0d62527dbce1b1bc5.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190325/f08f65a20cdaf6d696d915e3459f8ff2.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190325/e783527f10444f04bdb65ae9d50a2efd.jpg)
Found more.....
Adamsburg, PA
Jamestown
Leesburg in several states
Ringgold Ga and Tn
Piedmont Italy
Roanoke
Picked up Oxford and Roanoke today...(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190506/75aacd92bb9a5860411eae4efc2b86df.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190506/bc313154712ce6b258dec5793768389f.jpg)
Bangor(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190615/5768edc004e701faa1f0db1e681cebe8.jpg)
Egypt (Etowah Co.)
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Jacksonville (Calhoun Co.)
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Knoxville (Greene County)
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Eutaw (Greene County)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/14930117510c84d1b789366e9e22e8ca.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/86f35d27f84f05519f663035eb57ae1f.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/ac4c60562a080956588659447c143fd3.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/11d24892db60ee58fb6a17b5c84ec1b0.jpg)
Cuba (Sumter County)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/b04ae9e1a289d8575a72d0e80754b3d3.jpg)
Memphis (Pickens County)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis,_Alabama
QuoteIn 1981, it had the "dubious" distinction of being ranked the poorest incorporated community in the United States according to the U.S. Census.
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Cordova (Walker County)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/76780f7da8f33749411914159c2213d0.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/65f19376bc3b48e38af5d7d0da918c49.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/07e76471b980f7f12ac8a570fab63ae2.jpg)
Misc. stops on today's trip...
White cliffs of Epes, AL
https://www.ruralswalabama.org/attraction/the-white-cliffs-of-epes-al/
The last 40 feet down to the river was like a waterslide... slick as ice (I almost took the ride). Getting down would have been no problem...getting back up would have been impossible.
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I thought this would be a good photo OP spot...instead found a couple dozen skeletons (picked clean) of various animals. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/7e43632b58dee307f9f3f0c40f5d867d.jpg)
Just like the "Free Hugs" van, they snookered me with this sign.
No ice cream sammiches at the end of this road...(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190719/9060487ca390ad168c7109dc7b3cf3e5.jpg)
I love those white bluffs! I used to fish on the Tombigbee river a lot, it is a hot place to be in the summer.
Quote from: Jwwr on July 19, 2019, 06:23:40 AM
I love those white bluffs! I used to fish on the Tombigbee river a lot, it is a hot place to be in the summer.
I thought I'd take a quick stroll down to the river, so I left my jacket and helmet on. By the time I got back to the bike I was nearly a heat casualty.