Tuesday, March 16, 2010

USA City Nicknames

Some of the city nicknames....

Fairbanks, Alaska: The Golden Heart City
Castroville, California: Artichoke Center of the World
Dinuba, California: Raisinland, USA.
Garden Grove, California: The Big Strawberry
Gilroy, California: Garlic Capital of the World
Los Angeles, California: The City of Angels
Sacramento, California: The Big Tomato
San Jose, California: The Capital of Silicon Valley
Denver, Colorado: The Mile High City
Bridgeport, Connecticut: The Park City
Danbury, Connecticut: Hat City
Orlando, Florida: The City Beautiful
Tanpa, Florida: The Big Guava
Tarpon Spring, Florida: Sponge Capital of the World
Atlanta, Georgia: The Big Peach
Honolulu, Hawai: The Big Pineapple
Chicago, Illinois: The Windy City
Metropolis, Illinois: The Home of Superman
Columbus, Indiana: Athens of the Prairie
Roselawn, Indiana: Naked City
Valparaiso, Indiana: Vale of Paradise
Manhattan, Kansas: The Little Apple
Lexington, Kentucky: Horse Capital of the World
New Orleans, Louisiana: The Big Easy
Boston, Massachusetts: Bean Town
Lexington, Massachusetts: The Birthplace of American Liberty
Detroit, Michigan: The Motor City
Eau Claire, Michigan: Cherry Pitt Spitting Capital of the World
Traverse City, Michigan: Cherry Capital of the World
Minneapolis, Minnesota: City of Lakes
Oxford, Mississippi: The Little Easy
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Sin City
Reno, Nevada, USA: The Biggest Little City in the World
Winnemucca, Nevada: City of Paved Streets
Union City, New Jersey: Embroidery Capital of the United States
Vineland, New Jersey: Dandelion Capital of the World
Rosewell, New Mexico: Allien Capital of the World
Chazy, New York: The World Capital of McIntosh Apple
Cooperstown, New York: Birthplace of Baseball
Haverstraw, New York: Bricktown
Lockport, New York: Lockcity
New York City, New York: The Big Apple
Niagara Falls, New York: Cataract City
Saratoga Springs, New York: The Spa City
Alliance, Ohio: Carnation City
Dayton, Ohio: Birthplace of Aviation
Beaver, Oklahoma: Cow Chip Capital of the World
Hershey, Pennsylvania: The Sweetest Place on Earth
Indiana, Pennsylvania: Christmas Tree Capital of the World
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The City of Brotherly Love
Pawtucket, Rhode Island: The Bucket
Greenville, South Carolina:Textile Capital of the World
Crystal City, Texas: Spinach Capital of the World
Ellsworth, Wisconsin: Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin
Seymour, Wisconsin: The Home of Hamburger
Cambridge, Wisconsin: The Umbrella City
Washington D.C: The Capital of the World
and many more......