how did the city of bowling green get its name? In othher words, what is a bowling green?

Answer 1

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The origination of the name Bowling Green has not been definitely pinned to a single source by historians. Some say at the first county commissioners meeting in early 1798, the pioneers decided that the new town would be "called and known by the name of Bolin Green." This name was after the Bowling Green in New York City, where patriots had pulled down a statue of King George III and used the lead to make bullets during the American Revolution. Other say the Virginian settlers could have been honoring Bowling Green, Virginia. Still others say, Robert Moore (the founder) kept a ball alley game on his residence which guests called bowling on the green. Early records indicate that the city name was also spelt Bowlingreen and Bolin Green.

Answer 2

You question leaves many questions unanswered. In other words.........Which State are you referring to..........Virginia , Ohio, Kentucky, New York each state has a different reason for the name. Or is the what is, the bowling green? The game in which you speak of!
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9108499/bowling
also called tenpins, game in which a heavy ball is rolled down a long, narrow lane toward a group of objects known as pins, the aim being to knock down more pins than an opponent. The game is quite different from the sport of bowls, or lawn bowls, in which the aim is to bring the ball to rest near a stationary ball called a jack.

There are many forms of bowling, but tenpins, the most widely played variation, …

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Answer 3

Always wondered that about the Bowling Green stop on the 6 in Manhattan..