Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-15
Pseudohymous Cities.

correspondent in Life Illustrated gives
,he following reasons for the fictitious
names many of our cities wear:
Baltimore is the Monument City,
e.om the great Battle Monument, and sew
III III others Of note within its limits.
Rostou is the " Classic City, or Athens
: America. from its acknowledge pre-
oa;nence in the literary and fine art
Chicago, ILL.,, is the "Garden City,
-. ,he Iuxuriant richness Of the sur
,ouuding country.
C;ncinnati is the "Queen City," so
.h,;aened when it was the umdisputed
commercial metropolis Of the West; but l
h.l;eye Chicago now sets up rival claims
TO that distinction.
Cleveland, O., is the "Forest City"
6.m the peculiarly rural aspects Of the
areet,, square, and private grounds, which
makes il one OF tho most delightful cities
dthe United States.
Columbus, O., il, think, the " Fossil
c;ty." from the beautiful fossil limestone
which abounds in its locality, and Of which
much of the city is built.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the Missouri
river. is the " Bluffs City," from the cele-
b,led Council Bluffs, nearly opposite, in
Nebraska.
Davenport, Iowa, is the " Bridge City"
from the great railroad bridge which spans
the Mississippi ii that point.
Hartford, CT, is the "Charter Oak
City," from the famous charter oak Of
colonial history.
indianapolis, Ia, is the RAILROAD
City," from the fact that greater number
of railroads centre there than 1t any other
point in the Union.
Keokuk, Iowa, is the "Gate City,"
from its position as the first city in Iowa,
ascending the Mississippi; and also as
being at the foot Of the so-called lower
country, when the other cities have mono.
Louisville, Ky, is the Falls City,"
from the falls Of the Ohio at that point.
Memphis. Tenn., is the /" Cotton City"
from the vast amount Of cotton shipped
from its levee-perhaps the heaviest of
any inland port.
Montpelier, VT, is the "Green Noun.
tain City," being the capitol ofthe Green
Mountain State.
New Haven, Ct, is the Elm City," l
believe, from, the profusion Of elm trees
,rk;.h .dorn ;te .troose
New Lisbon, O., is the +" Dwarf City,"
80 named in poem located there, by one
d its sons. 1t is q small country town,
. finished and fenced in" but presents in
remarkable degree all the appearance
and eharac,eristcis of well ordered city.
New Orleans is the "Crescent City,"
from the half moon shape which the river
once presented at that point. But the
filling out from the city has materially
changed the crescent. -'i
New York is the Empire City," or
the great commercial emporium Of the
New World.
Philadelphia is the "Quaker City,"
fum its broad.brimmed founders.
Pittsburgh, Pa, is the Iron City," from
its immense iron trade and manufactures.
Iii. also emphstically the :" Smoky City"
nymoxh, Mass, Is the " Pilgrim City,"
fum Tie eventfal landing at Plymouth
Rock.
Rock Island, ILL.,. is the "Island City,"
fom Rock Island in the Mississippi, nearly
opposite, and on which old Fort Armstrong
aad The famous railroad bridge stand.
Sing Sing, N. T., is tho /" Prison City,"
hom he soted penitentiay located there.
s. Louis, No., is the IS Mound City,"
hsm mammoth Indian mound which
osee stood where one of the city markets
= ~ located.
Tene Haute, Ia, is the " Prairie City,"
IN ils Characteristic surroundings. 1t
- newspaper called the Prairie City.
Tim, O., i tho " Senec. City," from
q Seneea Indians, who once had fine
slaaes where i now stands.
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