Wild names of roads in PA

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  1. John Codman

    John Codman Platinum Level Contributor

    There is a Buick St. in Watertown, MA. Here in sunny SW Florida we have Burnt Store Rd, Rattlesnake Hammock Rd, Corkscrew Rd, and Airport-Pulling Rd. I live about two miles from Oil Well Rd.
     
  2. John Codman

    John Codman Platinum Level Contributor

    Actually, Intercourse Pa was named Enter Course because there was an entrance to a racecourse (horse) there. Since it was pronounced as Intercourse, the locals decided to spell it that way.
     
  3. 70skylark350

    70skylark350 Jesus loves you unconditionally

    Intercourse: The Amish village of Intercourse was named by George Brungard in 1813. At that time, the word 'intercourse' commonly referred to a commercial or trading site. As one writer from the Amish Country News has noted, "in the written annals of early days, 'intercourse' had a common usage referring to the pleasant mutual fellowship and frequent intermingling which was so much more common in the informal atmosphere of the quiet country village of that day."
     
  4. 70skylark350

    70skylark350 Jesus loves you unconditionally

    that's a same you didn't get to visit Climax Pa in your travels...... Another true Pa town lol.
     
  5. 70skylark350

    70skylark350 Jesus loves you unconditionally

    And lets not forget Big Beaver Pa. No joke, look it up... actually about 20 minutes from my town of Oakdale. Oakdale, How boring.
     
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  6. Brad Conley

    Brad Conley RIP Staff Member

    Is Big Beaver anywhere near Big Bone Lick?
     
  7. John Codman

    John Codman Platinum Level Contributor

    I was relaying what a Lancaster County tour guide (he was a Mennonite) told me.
     
  8. corkgs

    corkgs Well-Known Member


    Probably Paul Gawell's car Hershey,PA He had a story about the restorer.
     
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  9. SP4SPD

    SP4SPD Slideways in the streets!

    There is Big Beaver rd that is located at Exit 69 off of I-75 north of Detroit...:cool:
     
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  10. Brad Conley

    Brad Conley RIP Staff Member

    Huh, imagine that. Big Beaver Rd is located at exit 69. Coincidence? I think not....
     
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  11. Mister T

    Mister T Just truckin' around

    Somewhere in Northern Ontario. Used to pass it every week.
     

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  12. MARTIN FARMER

    MARTIN FARMER Well-Known Member

    Beaver College in PA ended up changing the name to Arcadia.
     
  13. MARTIN FARMER

    MARTIN FARMER Well-Known Member

    Virginville Rd near Reading PA leads to... a8cfbac86408f0ff3c106aeccbfe29af.jpg
     
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  14. bhambulldog

    bhambulldog 1955 76-RoadmasterRiviera

    There’s a creek named “Stinking Creek” one county north of me. Not far from there is a town founded by the Palmer family; “Palmerdale”. One of the Palmer brothers was disenchanted, and moved down the road and started a new town; “Remlap” (reverse of Palmer)
    Then Guin and Winfield., and the town halfway between them is Guwin
     
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  15. MARTIN FARMER

    MARTIN FARMER Well-Known Member

    I'm pretty sure every Father in Virginville owns a Double Barrel Shotgun....:eek:
     
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  16. MARTIN FARMER

    MARTIN FARMER Well-Known Member

    Piss Pot Hollow is below Strasburg in Lancaster County.
     
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  17. JoeBlog

    JoeBlog Platinum Level Contributor

    There’s a town in Kansas called Climax. ‘nuff said.
     
  18. toymobile

    toymobile Retired knuckle buster

    A street in Jacksonville Fl. is called NO ROAD. Every time I think of odd things A sign in front of the sheriffs office reads "PAY HERE FOR FREE PARKING". Our tax dollar at work.
     
  19. DEADMANSCURVE

    DEADMANSCURVE my first word : truck

    yeah , big bone lick , state park I think . right near cinncy ohio/Kentucky border . used to go by that all the time when my daughter was in college at UK . friends lived near there . I thought about checking out the gift shop for a t-shirt for the missus !
    in my town there is a killkenny street . didn't think about it much but the south park geeks think its pretty funny .
     
  20. Utah455

    Utah455 Platinum Level Contributor

    i like to tell the kids, guess where I’m at when I’m passing Guess Road off I-85/40 near Durham, NC.
     
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