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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 11:51:46 -0500
From: Iain Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: More geotrivia

The 'Queen Cities' list reminds me of a listing my wife and I started some time
back of 'World/ National capitals'.  I'm sure you've seen them along the
highway.

World capital of lobsters (Shediac, NB)
World's largest apple...
Canada's capital of lilacs...
The World's smallest...
The home of the US biggest...

They can get very bizarre.  What slowed the collection is the difficulty of
finding out about these without actually visiting every settlement in N.
America in person!  Even State/ Provincial tourist literature does not always
list them, as one suspects they are the products mostly of local chambers of
commerce fevered imagination.  Never-the-less there may often some slight claim
to fame.

Care to contribute?

To the Queen city list may I add Regina, Sask. ( a real Queen city) and suggest
that there are as many 'Hub cities' (Winnipeg, Man. for instance) around too,
especially from the days of railroad promotion.

iain taylor
Halifax NS



Johnnie Sutherland wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 23:09:04 -0400
> From: Nat Case <[log in to unmask]>
> To: maps-l <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Queen cities (geotrivia)
>
> I just had an editing question come up in regards to "queen cities", which
> in US usage are cities which are the largest in their state, but are not the
> state capital. Is there an equivalent usage in other countries or languages?
>
> Just for fun, I compiled a list of US queen cities. There were several
> surprises, including some pretty recent population shifts (Just 20 years
> ago, Bismarck (N Dakota) beat Grand Rapids, and Cleveland (Ohio) beat
> Columbus).
>
> Here's the list of current queen cities:
>
> Alaska-Anchorage
> California-Los Angeles
> Connecticut-Bridgeport
> Florida-Miami
> Illinois-Chicago
> Kansas-Wichita
> Kentucky-Louisville
> Louisiana-New Orleans
> Maine-Portland
> Maryland-Baltimore
> Michigan-Detroit
> Minnesota-Minneapolis
> Missouri-Kansas City
> Montana-Billings
> Nebraska-Omaha
> Nevada-Las Vegas
> New Hampshire-Manchester
> New Jersey-Newark
> New Mexico-Albuquerque
> New York-New York
> North Carolina-Charlotte
> North Dakota-Grand Forks
> Oregon-Portland
> Pennsylvania-Philadelphia
> South Dakota-Sioux Falls
> Tennessee-Memphis
> Texas-Houston
> Vermont-Burlington
> Virginia-Virginia Beach
> Washington-Seattle
> Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>
> Nat Case
> Hedberg Maps, Inc.