Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1: NAME GEOGRAPHY

Here are just a few of the lists you'll find in Chapter One...

Domestic Oddities: Strange U.S. Place Names
Includes Boogertown, Buzz, Gun Barrel City and Tightwad, among others.

Largest U.S. Cities to Share Their Name with No Other World Cities
Fort Worth, Texas is #2. What's #1?

States Where the Highest Percentage of Cities and Towns Have Spanish Names
The number one state also happens to be the state with the highest percentage of its citizens speaking Spanish.

Atypical Avenues: Weird Street Names
People on Big Mac Road, Liquid Laughter Lane or Star Trek Drive probably either love or hate their street name.

Largest U.S. Cities to Be Named After a Food
The list that gave the book its name.

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