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ROAD TRIP: A BBM Game
Meryl:
Huntley, WY
Huntley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 21 at the 2000 census.
Huntley-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Wyoming state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/27/1955, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the Huntley place center killed 2 people and injured 29 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/26/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.2 miles away from the place center .
nova20194:
Manyberries, AB
Manyberries is a hamlet of almost a hundred people located 71 km south of Medicine Hat.
The community was named for the local abundance of chokecherries and saskatoons.
MaineWriter:
Stairtown, TX
Named after local landowner - Mr. Stair - the town came into being in the 1920s - just after the discovery of Edgar Davis' Luling oilfield. The proximity to Luling dictated that Stairtown would never thrive - and after the derricks were built there was little need of a work force. The workers left behind a few houses and fewer businesses to cater to some 20 people. The town did appear on maps in the 1940s but has since been removed. Thirty-five has been the estimate since the 1960s.
Meryl:
Newt, TX
nova20194:
Torrington, AB
Torrington is a small hamlet in central Alberta, Canada about 160 km northeast of Calgary at the junction of Highway 27 and Highway 805.
The main industry is agriculture.
The community is home to the Gopher Hole Museum, dedicated to stuffed Richardson's ground squirrels (technically not gophers) in anthropomorphic settings.
For those who seek out large roadside attractions, there is a very large outdoor gopher sculpture (12 ft high) named "Clem T. GoFur".
All 11 of Torrington's fire hydrants were painted to look like gophers.
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