tony best wrote:We have folks that have lived in Lafayette Lousiana LafayetteIndiana and Lafayette Georgia!
That's interesting! The Marquis must have made a significant impression on the towns' founding fathers.
I already chimed in with where I live now (Washington, MO) but I was born and raised in another Missouri town by the name of Arnold. Benedict Arnold.........Arnold the Pig (from Green Acres)..........Arnold (Gary Coleman from Different Strokes - "whatchyou talkin' about Willis?")............Hey Arnold (cartoon)???? That was the best name they could come up with? Granted - the town was name well before the last three references.
I always told everyone in college I was from L.A. - Lower Arnold.
My dad was born in some little Missouri podunk named Humphries, MO...gonna hafta visit some day, wife was born in St. Louis so we could call it a side trip.
Currently in Atlanta, Georgia, where I work at Georgia Tech. Live in Dunwoody. Originally from NE Ohio, but have lived in Chicago and San Antonio too. I've met a few of y'all who live in the Atlanta area.
Born in Oklahoma (fault of the Army), grew up in California (San Francisco and Danville -- not far from Lafayette ), went to school in Stockton (yes, the most dangerous city in the US according to a number of stats), and now live just outside of Paris (the real one, not those various American imitations ) and teach in Le Mans, home to the 24-Hour race.
Harrisburg PA, with stops in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Lawton Oklahoma, Kalispell Montana, Bozeman MT, Milwaukee (again), Cleveland Ohio (Go Tribe!), and Indianapolis along the way.
to add to my journey...as stated living in Maui...born and raised in Staten Island NY few years in college...then 21 years Air Force retiring in 89...damn that's a while ago...