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ROAD TRIP: A BBM Game
MaineWriter:
Veribest, TX
The town would be called Mullins - if not for the fact that another town (in Mills County) was using the name when a post office was requested in 1926. Isaac "Ike" Mullins was an original settler who donated land for a school and cemetery. The cemetery still bears his name - as does the Mullins Crossing on the Concho River.
With the requested name being rejected by the postal authorities, the townspeople chose a name that wasn't likely have a rival. Veribest was submitted and accepted.
Veribest actually increased during the 30s and by 1940 the town reached its zenith at 100 persons. Some Veribesters left during World War II to take war-related jobs, and the population dwindled down to 40 where it remained into the 90s.
Leslie
nova20194:
Thorhild, AB
Thorhild is a village in central Alberta north of the city of Edmonton. Of the more famous former residents of Thorhild, are Leslie Neilson, and a less known Dr. Darren "Sliver" Feledichuk
belbbmfan:
Deadwood, Alberta
Deadwood is situated on road n° 690 off highway 35 in northern Alberta.
MaineWriter:
Dell City, TX
According to the Handbook of Texas Online, the town was started "sometime before 1949 when a post office was established there." There is no information on who the town is named after. The population was a little less than 200 in the early 50s, and peaked just short of 1000 in the early 60s. An estimated 40,000 acres are irrigated and onions, tomatoes and cotton were the principal crops.
(NB: XYZ rule applies...side trip!)
L
Meryl:
Cynthia, AB
(My real name) ;)
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