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From: lionel@garfield.UUCP (Lionel H. Moser)
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Subject: Re: Funny town names
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Date: Fri, 2-Aug-85 15:56:25 EDT
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> OK, you guys, see if you can top this:
> Here in Washington State, there is a town about 150 miles east of
> Seattle called
> 			George, Washington
> 
> and yes, there is a restaurant there called Martha's Inn.
> 
> paul

Well, I hate to have to be the one to do this, but I can see that
it's a dirty job waiting to be done...

Newfoundland, the earlist settled part of North America.
St. John's, North America's oldest city.

General undisclaimer: Every place name listed below can be found on
the current government-issued map of the Province of Newfoundland and
Labrador, Canada.

Notes: 1) Labrador is a territory of Newfoundland.
       2) There are many more not on this list.

1) Some Towns and Villages in Newfoundland

   Astray
   Bacon Cove
   Barr'd Harbour
   Bay D'Espoir    {Pronounced "Bay despair".}
   Best Harbour
   Blackhead
   Blow-me-Down
   Boat Harbour
   Butter Cove
   Cape Onion
   Chance Cove
   Clowns Cove
   Come-by-Chance   {Canucks all know about the refinery there.}
   Conception Bay
   Conception Harbour
   Cupids
   Deadman's Bay
   Deep Bight
   Devil Bay
   Dildo            {I have no idea what "dildo" meant 300 years ago.}
   Doating Cove
   East Dildo       {All of the Dildo's are on Trinity Bay, not on
                     Conception Bay, as you would suppose.}
   Ferryland        {Thought to be a bastardisation of "Forillon"}
   Grand Bruit      {Who understands French?}
   Halfway Point
   Happy Adventure
   Happy Valley     {Labrador}
   Heart's Content  {the first transAtlantic cable went from Ireland
                     to Heart's Content.)
   Heart's Delight
   Heart's Desire
   Herring Neck
   Hooping Harbour
   Jerry's Nose
   Joe Batt's Arm
   John the Bay
   Ladle Cove
   Leading Tickles
   Little Heart's Ease
   Little Seldom
   Manful Bight
   Mile 224      {Labrador}
   Old Shop
   Open Hall
   Paradise
   Path End
   Plum Point
   Port-de-Grave
   Ragged Harbour
   River of Ponds
   St. Jones Within
   Seldom
   Snook's Arm
   South Dildo 
   Too Good Arm
   Virgin Arm
   Witless Bay

2) Lakes in Newfoundland:
   {most lakes are called ponds for historical reasons}

   Blizzard Pond
   Crooked Lake
   Dead Wolf Pond
   Dry Pond
   Drylake          {Labrador}
   Frozen Ocean Lake
   Hospital Pond
   Lake the Hills
   Meta Pond        {Obviously Extended-BNF}
   Ocean Pond
   Newfoundland Dog Pond
   Puddle Pond
   Sitdown Pond
   Snow-Shoe Pond

3) Other place names in Newfoundland

   Bald Head
   Big Head
   Breakheart Point
   Dildo Arm
   False Cape
   Horse Chops
   Mistaken Point
   Nameless Cove
   Ochre Pit Cove
   Random Island
   Red Head
   Shuffle Board