---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 12:42:17 MST7MDT From: Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: More geotrivia (fwd) > >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... > > <snip> > >Care to contribute? > > Sure, why not? From my home state of California: GILROY: Garlic Capital of the World; and CASTROVILLE: Artichoke Capital of the World That state's loaded with agricultural capitals, though I'm sure some of the places closer to the native homes of the foods in question would disagree! Would Napa Valley care to take on the whole of France for Wine Capital of the World? Would Reedley like to go up against Greece? Oh, and I'm writing from Salt Lake City, obviously the Mormon Capital of the World, though the folks down in Provo might disagree! After all, Salt Lake is something like "only" 60% Mormon, housing scads of "Gentiles" like me, and even has a mayor from the United Church of Christ! "Fallen, fallen is Babylon..." ---KR Ken Rockwell "Just another map librarian" at Marriott Library University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah "Without Geography--you're NOWHERE!"