a town or street with interesting history?

Question

Anybody know of any town or street in the world that has an interesting history?
I need the history too...
A thousand thanks!

Answer 1

The small town of Eyam, in Derbyshire, England, has a most interesting history. I think it was 1594 when a plague broke out in the town from some materials which had been sent up from London to the town tailor. His assistant opened the boxes and aired the materials and was the first to die from the plague. Within a few weeks the houses on both sides of the street from the tailors' had people dead with the plague and the town began to realize it was in an epidemic. The two pastors (one resigned and retired) and the new pastor, brought and kept the town together. They determined to keep quarantine on themselves and pacted together that no one would break quarantine. Quarantine was usual, but breaking it was also usual in those days whenever plague broke out.

But under the leadership of these two men the town kept quarantine. The Duke of Devonshire (whose estate is in Derbyshire--don't ask, I don't know) pledged himself to provide the town with provisions during the time of the plague. Other towns brought bread and left it. There was a stone where people could leave money, soaked in vinegar, the idea being that the vinegar would kill the plague and those from out of town would leave the paid for goods by the stone. No one crossed this boundary area either way.

Many stories came out of this time. A young couple in love used to meet at a great distance from each other because he was from another town--he would stand on a high rock and she down in the valley. Eventually the pastor found out and had them stop. It wasn't until many months later the boy came into town and found that his love had died.

One woman developed a huge thirst (one of the plague symptoms) and drank a pitcher of pig fat in her deirium, thinking it was water. She recovered and always attributed it to the pitcher of pig grease.

Another woman buried her entire family, husband, and several children in the space of a week. She is the only one who broke quarantine,and I think no one blames her.
She had to nurse, watch them die, and dig a hole,and drag them to it day by day. It just broke her and she went off to be with her son. However, she never contracted plague.

When the plague ended, the town had lost maybe a third of it's inhabitants. But they had kept the plague from spreading to any other nearby community. These brave people went through a horrendous time and are the best example I know of ordinary man laying down his life for his friends and at great cost.

I found the town an inspiration.

Another thing which has come out of it, is that research into why some got the plague and some didn't or only got it mildly and recovered became a key component in the study of AIDS. It was discovered that the preence of a certain gene seemed to have protected those people from the plague, and the same gene protected some people from AIDS.

There's a lot more if you think it worth studying out. I found the story fascinating, and those people are some of my heroes and heroines. The temptation to run from such a terrible disease must have been overwhelming, but they stood their ground and died to save others.

Today the town has a feeling of blessing over it--as though God honored their sacrifice.

Greater love hath no man that this, that he lay down his life for the sake of his friend. The whole town laid down it's life for the sake of their friends. And it was the last large outbreak of the plague in England, though others continued, especially in cities like London, for several more years.

Here's to Eyam,

Maggie

Answer 2

how about Daggett, Michigan? Named for the daughter of the first postmaster, at one point the largest city north of Chicago, when it was the end of the railroad line. Had an opera house at that point, and was the shipping center for the lumber needed to rebuild Chicago after the fire. Now is a quiet town with about250 people, two bars, two churches, and a bowling alley. You will find it in Menominee County Michigan.

Answer 3

there are multiple aspects to tap into about Texas or virtually the different challenge that pastimes you. My own famous is Wikopedia. only kind in "The historic previous of Texas" and click on the Wikopedia hyperlink. there is better options there than you may shake a stick at. BTW - The Alamo is my famous piece of historic previous on Texas. (specially because John Wayne starred as Davy Crockett in the movie by using a similar call. won't be able to get a lot tougher than that blend!)

Answer 4

Central City Colorado
Gold rush town that is now a tourist attraction, trading on it's colorful past http://www.centralcitycolorado.us/default.asp?contid=8&tn=history

Answer 5

Abbey Road, where the famous Beatles cover was taken and home to Abbey Road studios, where many great albums including many Beatles albums and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon , Piper at the Gates of Dawn and other albums were recorded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Road_%28street%29

Answer 6

Valour Road became the name of Winnipeg's Pine Street after three of its young men won the Cross during the First World War.

CORPORAL LEO CLARKE (V.C. battle of the Somme)

SERGEANT-MAJOR FREDERICK WILLIAM HALL (V.C. battle of Ypres)

LIEUTENANT ROBERT SHANKLAND (V.C. battle of Passchendaele)

There is a write up and a short movie clip at posted at the link below.

Answer 7

Haight Street, San Francisco, major mecca for hippies...look it up

Answer 8

O street in lincoln nebraska, teh longest street in teh world