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Why name it Locust Fork.
miles
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I'm setting around doing pretty much nothing after reading Kasey's post in the forum about people in Locust Fork and for some reason I thought,...Who names a town Locust Fork and why..
Well, this is what I found and I thought I would C&P it.
It's "local lore" but makes about as much sense as any other reason I suppose.
Local lore states that General Andrew Jackson camped with his forces in the area and carved his name in a locust tree by a fork in the Warrior River, giving the area its name. The first settlers came to the area around 1819. A school building was constructed in 1921 and expanded in 1928. The federal Works Progress Administration built a new high school in 1937, which burned in 1961 and was replaced on the same site. Locust Fork incorporated in January 1977.
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-3373
Well, this is what I found and I thought I would C&P it.
It's "local lore" but makes about as much sense as any other reason I suppose.
Local lore states that General Andrew Jackson camped with his forces in the area and carved his name in a locust tree by a fork in the Warrior River, giving the area its name. The first settlers came to the area around 1819. A school building was constructed in 1921 and expanded in 1928. The federal Works Progress Administration built a new high school in 1937, which burned in 1961 and was replaced on the same site. Locust Fork incorporated in January 1977.
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-3373
Comments
Yep.....its a small town without a whole lot going on, but it is nice (mostly.)
Nutfinn was THE center of attention for a little while. I remember my Granny stitching your pants when they split on the trampoline! [:D]
It does not mention, that I was the 1st exchange student Locust Fork High School [:D] This happened back in 1984.
What happened? Finland didn't want you back so you were forced to stay? [:D]
Nice!
Yep.....its a small town without a whole lot going on, but it is nice (mostly.)
Nutfinn was THE center of attention for a little while. I remember my Granny stitching your pants when they split on the trampoline! [:D]
[:D]
quote:Originally posted by nutfinn
It does not mention, that I was the 1st exchange student Locust Fork High School [:D] This happened back in 1984.
What happened? Finland didn't want you back so you were forced to stay? [:D]
I went back, then decided it weather was so much nicer here [8D]
I'm feeling a little bit uncomfortable.
We used to ride tubes down the river every summer. Its a lot of fun. I never have been much for the paddling...the boats were a lot less fun than they are now. Larry has an old canoe in the barn and it takes two people to pick it up. I am too fat and lazy to try it now that the boats are lightweight and fun!!! My neighbor is one of the top kayak competitors in the country. He teaches people how to kayak for extra money. I had him work with my two younger kids. They liked it....well, my daughter did....my son thought I had hired hippies to kill him.
LOL![:D][:D]
Town names are interesting. Here in NW Alabama we have Zip City. They called it that because the cars just zipped by it. Remlap is Palmer spelled backwards. We have the town of Arab. It was supposed to have been Arad, but the state miss read the paperwork.
Arizona is full of interesting names, both places and towns. Many of the towns disappeared, having existed only during mining booms. One of my favorites was a town named 'Total Wreck'. 'Two Guns', 'Mexican Hat', and 'Tortilla Flat' are some others. An old-timer told me that Phoenix was once referred to as 'Furnace Flats' by some people, but the name never took. Personally, I think that name was an understatement [:D].