Tag Archives: alabama

Eclectic

Written by . Posted on March 11, 2010. Filed under Cities & Towns, Places. Tagged , , , . 2 Comments.
A photo of the welcome sign for Eclectic, Alabama

Now that the Olympics are over, we’ll be going back to some more random names, starting with Eclectic, Alabama. Eclectic is a small town of just over 1000 people in Elmore County, Alabama. The post office was opened there in 1879 and the town was … Read More →

Pumpkin Center

Written by . Posted on February 4, 2010. Filed under Cities & Towns, Places. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 1 Comment.

So, I don’t actually have a story to about why Pumpkin Center is called Pumpkin Center, but I do have some interesting, random, Pumpkin Center facts. I was looking for information on Pumpkin Center, MO, (where Kay Barnes‘ mother was born), to continue the Missouri … Read More →

Slapout

Written by . Posted on January 7, 2010. Filed under Cities & Towns, Places. Tagged , , , . No comments.

There are at least two towns called Slapout in the United States, and it looks like they both got their name in pretty much the same way. During the depression, highway three was built across Oklahoma. Where it passed his land, a fellow named Tom … Read More →