This Iowa bridge trail has a remarkable nighttime lighting effect

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Ohio has a penchant for naming towns after other cities and saying them in a wildly different way. Three of the better known are Lima, Milan, and Toledo. https://h2g2.com/edited_entry/A3556820

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Is it pronounced “My-lan” like the one in Michigan?

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North and South Versailles Township in PA are both pronounced Ver Sales.

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It is indeed.

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Oh, right, forgot those! :+1:

Also, Havre de Grace MD is pronounced Havver Dee-Grase.

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I lived in Burlington Vermont for a couple of years, and the only thing i ever really fell in love with there (besides its proximity to Montreal) is the amazing amazing amazing bike path built on old rail lines that takes you out into the middle of Lake Champlain.

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Same thing with New Madrid, Missouri, where my wife and I spent a night while traveling to Iowa. The area has a very interesting history.

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