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I'm from the Mississippi Gulf Coast which is famous for our annual classic car show Cruisin' the Coast.

Fun fact about me: I once competed in a national Final Four Quarter Bouncing Championship at the ESPN headquarters in Atlanta (yes this is a thing).

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Fort Hood- The largest Army base in the free world. I would NOT recommend anyone to move here!

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Born and raised in Texas. Grew up in the Clear Lake area close to NASA's mission control. Houston we have a problem.

Not so fun fact: The stretch of highway (I-45) I grew up by was known as the Texas Killing Fields. In the 70's they found more than 30 bodies. We don't have a lot of crime here but the crime we do have is the crazy stuff

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They drop a mechanics wrench on new years eve

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I own 7 domestic rats as pets.

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Zionsville is a suburb of Indianapolis.

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Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts"

- Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

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Best beaches in the world.

Fun fact about me is that I rarely go to the beach even though its 5 minutes away.

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I'm from the "Live Music Capital of the World" also known for it's BBQ, Tacos, College Football, and out door activities.

Fact: A few times a year I eat nothing but BBQ all day (breakfast/brunch/lunch/snack/dinner/desert).

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Loreauville High School, North Main Street, Loreauville, LA

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Loreauville High School, North Main Street, Loreauville, LA

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Loreauville High School, North Main Street, Loreauville, LA

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This is the high school I went to. Graduating class of 63. Not much happens here except high school football.

My 16th birthday was on Friday Oct 13 2000. It was a full moon that night. Our football team scored the last play of the game -- a 98-yard touchdown pass.

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Lived here pretty much all of my life. I live just outside the formerly famous Bowie Bush sign, a once lush green monument of well-trimmed bushes that spell out our city's name. Over the past few years, I've watched it steadily decline in beauty, until the city decided to scrap it all together and replace it with... plastic!

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Herndon, PA

This is where I grew up.

This kind of blew my mind when I was a an AWS conference a few years ago in Herndon, VA and me coming from Herndon, PA

Herndon, PA History

Herndon was first founded by Robert A. Parrish in 1840. The town was later named for Naval commander William Lewis Herndon, who died in 1857 while trying to rescue passengers from his sinking ship. The population was 324 at the 2010 census. Super small town.

Herndon, VA

Residents met and, according to legend, a survivor of the wreck of the S.S. Central America was present and recounted the heroism of the ship's commander, William Lewis Herndon, who had gone down with the ship. The impressed group decided that the new village would be named for Commander Herndon

Herndon, VA has a 2025 population of 25,16

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It no longer takes me 30-40 min to drive 5 miles!!

I officially have 5 names.

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Dillsburg has the Pickle Drop on New Years Eve.

Fun Fact for me: My first plane rides was when I was 11 years old, I was a paper boy in Chicago and won a trip to New York City with about 80 other boys

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I currently live in a small community Grove next to the Historic Triangle of Williamsburg, Jamestown, & Yorktown. In the Grove we have Carter's Grove Plantation, is a 750-acre (300 ha) plantation located on the north shore of the James River.

The plantation was built for Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, and was completed in 1755. Archibald McCrea, a Pittsburgh industrialist, bought the dilapidated mansion in 1928 and restored the mansion, substantially modernized and expanded it.

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Carter's Grove Plantation was built on the site of an earlier tract known as Martin's Hundred which had first been settled by the English colonists around 1620. Like all of the land the English claimed along the river, the plantation's 21,500 acres (87 km2) had been part of the domain of the Powhatans, an association of Native American Tidewater tribes formed at the end of the 16th century by the Indian Chief Powhatan. The Powhatans rose to kill as many English as they could surprise in their homes and fields. From near modern Richmond to Newport News, the Powhatans burned and looted dwellings and desecrated corpses. Death counts vary, but about 400 English died. Martin's Hundred, the plantation hardest hit, lost more than 50, perhaps as many as 70.

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Snow-covered oak trees (classic New Orleans image!)

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I live in the most awesome, festival-laden city in the world.

I've lived in 4 different countries (5 if you count Texas!).

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I reside in Savannah, Ga. Fun fact: Union General Sherman burned Atlanta to the ground during his infamous southbound march in the Civil War. When he arrived in Savannah, the city’s beauty inspired him to spare it. Instead of destroying Savannah like he did Atlanta, Sherman gave it to President Lincoln offering the city to him as a Christmas present.

I dress up ask a Leprechaun every year to celebrate St. Patrick's Day the second largest parade in the USA.

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Suburb of Tampa, pop. 30K, and 5 feet above sea level

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Annandale is well known for its abundance of Korean restaurants, bakeries and markets. The area is a food lover's paradise offering everything from authentic Korean BBQ to international cuisine.

I can say "thank you" in 8 different languages.

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I am from Waynesville, NC which was founded by American Revolutionary War soldier, Col. Robert Love, in 1810 and named after his commanding officer, Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne.

Fun Fact:

The last battle of the Civil War took place in Waynesville, NC. I live a couple hundred yards from where the last shot east of the Mississippi was fired.

I also enjoy long walks on the beach, training martial arts (Han Mu Do and BJJ) with my wife, firing up my smoker on the weekends, and watching Steven and Dan slowly work Don's last nerve until he snaps and puts them on latrine detail for the rest of FY25.

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We have a Navy Base.

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My twin and I were born in Va Beach, Va; then my family moved to Chesapeake, Va where my parents still are today. Here, my twin trained me to complete a Half Ironman. I also practiced Kung Fu in Va Beach, which is where I met my husband.

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Tabb, Virginia, a community within Yorktown, is named after Mary Octavia Tabb, the first female postmaster in Virginia, who served as postmaster from 1893 to 1910 and converted her home into the post office.

Most of the Lakes in the residential areas of Tabb are actually storm water retention ponds.

The first organized land battle of the American Civil War, the Battle of Big Bethel, was fought on land in nearby Hampton as well as the area that later became Tabb. During the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War, Yorktown was captured by the Union after the Battle of Yorktown. The York County area was then used as a base by the Union Army under General George B. McClellan to launch an unsuccessful attack on Richmond (the capital of the Confederacy at that time).

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There's nothing here. It's a suburb of Houston, so it's only houses. The town is shaped oddly since it's been redistricted to death. A majority of the town is located south of me and is not even physically connected to where I live.

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York, Maine is one of the oldest towns in the U.S. Home to the Nubble Lighthouse, which has become one of the most photographed lighthouses in the world.

York is a charming blend of historical New England and stunning coastal beauty.

As a designer with a deep love for vintage, I find endless inspiration in coastal New England estate sales, flea markets, and vintage expos. I also try to find time to take my two huskies for hikes, as well as surfing with the hubs in the summer.

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I once ran 3 miles in flipflops after an 8-mile hike to pick up a friend that couldn't go on anymore

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Mechanicsburg is home to Jubilee Day, the largest one-day street fair on the East coast.

Fun facts about me: I love to hike and camp, I have completed a Spartan race, and I have 7 tattoos

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Born and raised in Middleburg Pa, population 2,000. Home to the world famous Middleswarth Potato Chip. Currently live in Hummelstown Pa and I have traveled to more than 40 countries.

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I reside in the small town of Lewisberry which was founded in the 1700's by Quaker settlers. The founder, Eli Lewis, had opened a store the day before the American Revolution broke out and would subsequently serve within the Pennsylvania Militia where he rose to the rank of Major. The Lewisberry area would become an important area for producing guns that supplied the Continental Army and continue into the mid 1800s.

I was born in Giessen, Germany while my father worked as a civilian for a US Army installation in the area. We moved back to the United States when I was 3 but I had the opportunity to live in Germany again as a young adult for several years. The Bavarian area is one of my favorite places in the world.

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Newport News is also known as Bad News, VA. During the Christmas season, Newport News City Center area is transformed into a winter wonderland with a drone show and a "dancing" Christmas tree.

Fun fact about me is that I'm not actually from VA. I was born and raised in Biloxi, MS :)

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Boiling Springs is a small town with beautiful parks and Children's Lake where people fish, light luminaries for Christmas, and small children fall in the water each year while feeding the ducks and geese. My dog and I love walking around the parks and our neighborhood...she's my mini goldendoodle named after my favorite Golden Girl...Betty White.

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I am from Mechanicsville, VA. A fun fact about Mechanicsville, VA is that the area was settled by English colonists starting in the 17th century, and the name "Mechanicsville" is thought to come from the "mechanics" who worked on the railway lines

Fun Fact about me: My wife and I run a nonprofit organization, providing equine-assisted services that strengthen connection and resilience — at no cost to military, veterans, first responders, and their families.

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Fun fact about me: I was an extra in a TV show called Navy Seals: Somalia, it was a local production company called Dominion Pictures based out of Virginia Beach but later moved to Suffolk, VA. I was a diplomat being saved in the war in Somalia. Very cool experience and was able to get on a chinook helicopter for the first time. Even though it wasn't a Hollywood production company, I had a blast. :)

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Explore New Dominion Pictures: Your source for gripping documentaries, true crime series, and paranormal mysteries. Discover why we’re a leading name in non-fiction TV production.

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The Charleston area is kinda laid out like New York. The downtown peninsula is like Manhattan, West Ashley is New Jersey, and Mount Pleasant is Brooklyn. That's how I describe it to people who don't know the area! We also have a real dungeon in Charleston, and Charleston is the birthplace of Scottish Rite Freemasonry.

Fact: I'm a pretty serious record collector.

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The Historic Triangle of Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg is a great place to live! Fun fact...I used to moonlight as a musician in the taverns in Colonial Williamsburg.

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Birth place of Ed O'Niell

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Land of 10,000 lakes. Biggest mall in the US, Mall of America. Largest Fair Grounds in US. Home of Minnesota Vikings (best team), Land of cold

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Raleigh is a great city right in between fantastic beaches and mountains. I enjoy both.

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Means Buffalo?

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This area is great because you are close to a ton of different activities - Hershey Park, Gettysburg Battlefields, various food factories (chips, pretzels, bologna), Yuengling Beer (though I can't drink it), and all kinds of hiking trails and parks. I would retire here, but I'm a beach girl at heart.

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Currently located in Aviston, Illinois, which is in Clinton County. Famous for Ski soda, terrible taste, but for some reason everyone from Clinton County drink it like water. Tastes like a bland mountain dew!

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SKI is a citrus soda made from orange and lemon juice. It is manufactured by the Double Cola Company.