Re: Odd names was: Genres & Backgrounds

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From: "Brian Bilderback" <bbilderback@hotmail.com>
> ten miles long.  Pistol River is not far from Cannon Beach, which was
named
> after an old ships cannon that washed ashore there.  And neither is
too
far
> from the most appropriately named town in the whole state - Remote.

Don't forget odd streetnames. Right across my house are
"Beim Kugelwechsel" - By the Shootout
"Am Anschuß" - At the Gunshot Wound
Apparently, sme centuries ago, two gentlemen had a duel there.

Greetings