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Eugene Church · 11-23-2007, 06:22 PM

I will work on these as time permits.

It will take awhile to research town histories.

Akron Summits (located in Summit county...Akron in Greek is a rough translation of "summit")
Anderson Athletics (no special reason...town is not famous for much)
Ann Arbor Greens (called "Tree Town" because of 50,000 trees)
Appleton Foxes (located on Fox River)
Aurora Electrics ("City of Lights"...one of first towns to have electric street lighting...1881)
Barrie Baycats (located near the water...tourism is main industry)
Belleville Rhinelanders (90% of the residents are of German descent)

Bloomington Stonecutters or Bikers
(Indiana town where the University of Indiana is located...Little 500 bike race is held each year...featured in the movie Breaking Away (1980)...limestone pits and rock quarries are in the area)

Bloomington Sports (Minnesota city is the home of pro teams Vikings, Twins and Timberwolves)
Brampton Boomers (one of Canada's fastest-growning cities)
Brantford Bells or Grands (located on the Grand River...Alexander Graham Bell was a resident...called the "Telephone City".
Buffalo Showboats (tie together canal boats and the old phrase "shuffle off to Buffalo".
Burnsville Hotshots
Canton Legends (NFL Hall of Fame located here)
Champaign Cybertechs or Yahoos (computer software industry...home of Yahoo)
Chicago Hitmen or Untouchables (baseball/crime double entendres)
Cleveland White Caps (for lake area waters and also a team that wears white caps)
Davenport Pilots or Colonels or Mudcats (located on the Mississippi River, named for Colonel Davenport)
Dearborn Generals or Mustangs (named after Revolutionary general, headquarters of Ford Motor Company)
Detroit

Dubuque Pioneers or Miners (namesake Julien Dubuque mined minerals in the area, one of the oldest settlements west of the Mississippi River)

Duluth Superiors or Spirits (located on Lake Superior and in Spirit Valley)
Eagan
Eau Claire Clearwaters or Cavaliers or Explorers (in French town name means "clear water")
Eden Prairie
Elgin
Erie
Flint
Fort Wayne
Gary
Grand Rapids
Green Bay
Guelph
Hamilton
Janesville
Joliet
Kalamazoo
Kenosha
Kingston
Kitchener-Waterloo
Lafayette
Lansing
London
Lorain
Madison Mad Dogs (no reason, just like the name)
Mansfield
Markham
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Mississauga
Munice
Naperville
Oshawa
Oshkosh
Peoria
Peterborough
Pittsburgh
Racine
Rochester, NY
Rochester, MN
Rockford
Saginaw
Sarnia
Schaumburg
South Bend
St Paul
St. Catherines
St. Cloud
Sudbury
Syracuse
Taylor
Thunder Bay
Toledo
Toronto
Troy
Utica
Warren
Waterford Crystals (town named for Irish city famous for its Waterford crystal)
Waukegan Warriors (settled by Indians...name means "little fort" in Potawatomi)
Waukesha Foxes (name means "fox" in Indian language)
Youngstown Steelers or Miners (steel and coal industries)

11-23-2007, 06:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 13,300	I will work on these as time permits. It will take awhile to research town histories. Akron Summits (located in Summit county...Akron in Greek is a rough translation of "summit") Anderson Athletics (no special reason...town is not famous for much) Ann Arbor Greens (called "Tree Town" because of 50,000 trees) Appleton Foxes (located on Fox River) Aurora Electrics ("City of Lights"...one of first towns to have electric street lighting...1881) Barrie Baycats (located near the water...tourism is main industry) Belleville Rhinelanders (90% of the residents are of German descent) Bloomington Stonecutters or Bikers (Indiana town where the University of Indiana is located...Little 500 bike race is held each year...featured in the movie Breaking Away (1980)...limestone pits and rock quarries are in the area) Bloomington Sports (Minnesota city is the home of pro teams Vikings, Twins and Timberwolves) Brampton Boomers (one of Canada's fastest-growning cities) Brantford Bells or Grands (located on the Grand River...Alexander Graham Bell was a resident...called the "Telephone City". Buffalo Showboats (tie together canal boats and the old phrase "shuffle off to Buffalo". Burnsville Hotshots Canton Legends (NFL Hall of Fame located here) Champaign Cybertechs or Yahoos (computer software industry...home of Yahoo) Chicago Hitmen or Untouchables (baseball/crime double entendres) Cleveland White Caps (for lake area waters and also a team that wears white caps) Davenport Pilots or Colonels or Mudcats (located on the Mississippi River, named for Colonel Davenport) Dearborn Generals or Mustangs (named after Revolutionary general, headquarters of Ford Motor Company) Detroit Dubuque Pioneers or Miners (namesake Julien Dubuque mined minerals in the area, one of the oldest settlements west of the Mississippi River) Duluth Superiors or Spirits (located on Lake Superior and in Spirit Valley) Eagan Eau Claire Clearwaters or Cavaliers or Explorers (in French town name means "clear water") Eden Prairie Elgin Erie Flint Fort Wayne Gary Grand Rapids Green Bay Guelph Hamilton Janesville Joliet Kalamazoo Kenosha Kingston Kitchener-Waterloo Lafayette Lansing London Lorain Madison Mad Dogs (no reason, just like the name) Mansfield Markham Milwaukee Minneapolis Mississauga Munice Naperville Oshawa Oshkosh Peoria Peterborough Pittsburgh Racine Rochester, NY Rochester, MN Rockford Saginaw Sarnia Schaumburg South Bend St Paul St. Catherines St. Cloud Sudbury Syracuse Taylor Thunder Bay Toledo Toronto Troy Utica Warren Waterford Crystals (town named for Irish city famous for its Waterford crystal) Waukegan Warriors (settled by Indians...name means "little fort" in Potawatomi) Waukesha Foxes (name means "fox" in Indian language) Youngstown Steelers or Miners (steel and coal industries) Last edited by Eugene Church : 12-30-2007 at 07:20 PM.