ROAD TRIP: A BBM Game

[Meryl]

Harmony, WY



(XYZ rule applies)

[MaineWriter]

Quitman, TX

 The county's first and only county seat, Quitman was formed in 1850 and named after John A. Quitman, a governor of Mississippi and a General during the Mexican War who distinguished himself at Monterey and also served as governor of Mexico City during the U. S. occupation.

In 1872 as the Texas and Pacific Railway headed west across Texas, they wanted to have a depot there, but as was the custom, they demanded tribute. James Stephen Hogg, who later became Texas' first native-born governor, stood up to the railroad. No money changed hands, but Quitman didn't get their depot, either.

The T & P chose Sodom, Texas - a town that changed its name to Mineola - according to The Handbook of Texas.

By the 30's Quitman's population rose to a respectable 950 before declining like most of Texas. An oil discovery reversed the decline and by the mid-1950s it was back in the 900s.

Quitman is the hometown of actress Sissy Spacek.


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[belbbmfan]

New Fish Creek, Alberta

[nova20194]

Klein, TX

Klein is an unincorporated community in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within north Harris County, Texas, bordering on Houston to the South and Tomball to the North. It is named after Adam Klein, a German immigrant whose best-known great-great-grandson is singer Lyle Lovett. Other famous sons and daughters of the Klein community include actress Sherry Stringfield, singer/songwriter Derek Webb, songwriter Aaron Tate, and Olympic gold-medalists Laura Wilkinson and Chad Hedrick.

[Meryl]

Nuñez, MX



(XYZ rule applies)

[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!)

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[Meryl]

Cynthia, AB

(My real name)