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Pumpkin Center

Written by . Posted on February 4, 2010. Filed under Cities & Towns, Places. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 2 Comments.

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 →

Mimosa

Written by . Posted on January 26, 2010. Filed under Cities & Towns, Places. Tagged , , , . No comments.

I mentioned yesterday that I would write about Mimosa, TN, so here’s what I know, then we’ll leave Tennessee alone for a while. Mimosa hasn’t always been called Mimosa. It used to be called Bucksnort. There was a fellow in town named William (“Buck”) Pamplin. … Read More →

Bucksnort

Written by . Posted on January 25, 2010. Filed under Cities & Towns, Places. Tagged , , , , , , , . 6 Comments.

Bucksnort, TN, is a small, unincorporated town in Tennessee. It is close to Spot, TN, (actually, we should probably say that Spot is close to Bucksnort, since Bucksnort is larger and better known). So, why is Bucksnort called Bucksnort? According to a legend on the … Read More →

Spot

Written by . Posted on January 24, 2010. Filed under Cities & Towns, Places. Tagged , , , . No comments.

I saw somewhere that that there’s a town called Spot in Tennessee and thought it would be fun to write about, but from what I can tell there’s very little to write. There is indeed a place called Spot, TN, in Hickman county. Apparently it’s … Read More →