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What is the smallest city in your country that everyone can still instantly recognise the name of? What is it famous for? (lemmy.world)

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In the United States, I'd probably name Oregon City, the famous end of the Oregon Trail and the first city founded west of the Rocky Mountains during the pioneer era. Its population is only 37,000.

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[–] [email protected] 88 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Unfortunately, I would guess that school shooter locations are probably the most easily recognised in the US. Uvalde has a population of ~15,000, for instance.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sandy Hook is ~9,000. You may not remember, but Alex Jones does.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

Yeah Alex Jones can rot in hell

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

We remember.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

OP said famous, not infamous.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Ah yeah, I was going for instantly recognizable

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Similar to how more people have heard of Lockerbie than any other Scottish town of 5000 people.