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Chevy Chase. A township and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland near Washington, D.C., originally called "Cheivy Chace". One source mentions that actor Chevy Chase was nicknamed after this town, but both actually have associations from a historic English ballad called The Ballad of Chevy Chase .
List of gay villages. This is a list of gay villages, areas with generally recognized boundaries that unofficially form a social center for LGBT people. [ 1] They tend to contain a number of gay lodgings, B&Bs, bars, clubs and pubs, restaurants, cafés, and other similar businesses. Some may be gay getaways, such as Provincetown or Guerneville .
Boys Town was founded on December 12, 1917, [ 1] as an orphanage for boys. Originally known as "The City of Little Men", the organization was begun by Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest, while he worked in the Diocese of Omaha. Using a loan of $90, he first rented a home at 25th and Dodge streets, in Omaha, to care for five boys, the ...
Baby names that remind you of far-flung, foreign or familiar places — like cities, states or countries — have a lot of benefits. "Names inspired by places are a perfect balancing act for ...
These strong Hispanic boy names are sure to delight. Whether you want to go with something unique or more old-school, all of these monikers are so handsome. Cities and Other "Place" Names Are ...
The NYC Health Department announced the most popular baby names in New York City for boys and girls: Liam is the most popular name for boys and Emma for girls.
This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name.
Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted. Minnesota is a state situated in the Midwestern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Minnesota is the 22nd most populous state with 5,706,494 inhabitants but the 14th largest by land area, spanning 79,626.74 square miles (206,232.3 km 2) of land. [1]