--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 15:03:11 -0500 From: Craig Haggit <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Company towns <fwd> One from my home area comes to mind - Sinclair, Wyoming, just outside Rawlins. Big refinery there. According to Wyoming Place Names / by Mae Urbanek, the refinery was purchased in 1934 by Sinclair, renaming the town from 'Parco' to Sinclair. > > A Business prof. here has assigned his students the project of listing > towns that are named after a company, its product(s), or its founder. > Hershey, Penn. is the prime example. (wow! my chocolate-related knowledge > pays off!) > > We suggested they use Webster's Geographical Dictionary, but its a slow > process. Do any of you know of a source that lists this phenomena, or a > more efficient way of finding such towns, or better yet, do any of you know > of such towns. > > Please let me know. > --- End Forwarded Message --- -- Craig Haggit Assistant Map Librarian GeoSystems Global Corp. P.O. Box 3261 Lancaster, PA 17604 (717) 285-8460 [log in to unmask] --- End Forwarded Message ---