Towns With Numbers for Names
Interesting how some towns ended up with numbers for their names. If you know of any others, feel free to add them in comments along with any stories about how the names came about.
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In the first story of Hundred, West Virginia, it is interesting to note that the Hessian soldier who "chose to remain" after the Revolutionary War had to be either a prisoner of war who refused repatriation or a deserter. Life as a prisoner of war of the Americans during that period was infinitely better than life as an active duty British or Hessian soldier and life in America was much better than that as a discharged soldier in either country.
I can't recall ever being in one of these towns and I think I would have remembered being in a town with a number for a name. Cool little history lesson, TTGA.