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Possum Grape to Booger Hollow: Naming Arkansas book explains how Natural State towns got their unique names | KLRT

Possum Grape to Booger Hollow: Naming Arkansas book explains how Natural State towns got their unique names | KLRT
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PAPER TRAILS New book tracks the Natural State s proclivity for unnatural names | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

NATURAL STATE NAMES Arkansas certainly has its share of colorfully coined communities. There s Hogeye, Blue Eye, Greasy Valley, Oil Trough, Possum Grape, Jumbo, Fifty-Six, Forty Four Nimrod, and that s just Turkey Scratch-ing the surface.

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PAPER TRAILS New book tracks the Natural State s proclivity for unnatural names | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

NATURAL STATE NAMES Arkansas certainly has its share of colorfully coined communities. There s Hogeye, Blue Eye, Greasy Valley, Oil Trough, Possum Grape, Jumbo, Fifty-Six, Forty Four Nimrod, and that s just Turkey Scratch-ing the surface.

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The story of Arkansas towns weird and crazy names

From Weiner to Toad Suck, the wild history behind these Arkansas names continues to leave Southerners confused, but amused.

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GUEST COLUMN | Name that town

If you grew up in a town with a unique name, there are likely many stories about how the name came to be. Also, you know the struggles of trying to explain them. If your town is small, few folks have heard of it and they have no idea where it is.

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