Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-09
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PsEuDoNYMs OF CITIEs.- correspondents in Liis WaStfated glves the following reasons for the fictitious uamcs many of our cities wear:
 Baltimore is the Monument City" from the great battle monument, and several others of note, within its limits
 Boston is the Classic City, or Athens of America. from it's acknowledged supremacy in the literary and fine art pursuits.
 Chicago, Ill.,, is the "Garden City" from the luXuriant richness of it's surrounding country.
 Cincinnati is the Queen City," so christen- ed when it was the undiSputed commercial me- tropolis of the west but l beeiyc Chicago now sets up rival claims to that distinction.
 Cleveland, O., is the Forest City" from the peculiarly rural aspect of its streets. squares and pryate grounds, which makes it one of the most dcslrabie cities in the United States
 Columbus, O.. is, think, the Fossil City," from the beautiful fossil limestone which abounds iu its locality and of which much of the city is built
 Council Bugs, Iowa, on the Missouri River, is the " Bluff Clty" from the celebrated lCoun cll Bluffs, nearly opposite, in Nebraska
 Davenport, Iowa, Is the {" Bridge City" from the great Railroad bridge which spans tue Mis- sIssIppi at that point
 Hartford, Ct, is the Charter Oak City"
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 Indianapolis, Ia, is the Railroad City," from the fact that u greater number of railroads centre there than at any point in the Union.
 kuUkuk, Iowa, is the "Gate City," from it's position us the first city in Iowa, ascending tho Mississippi aud as also being at the foot of the so-caed lower rapids, whence it has commerce by river with all the lower country, when the cites above have none. 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 lcvce--pcrhaps the heaviest of any inland ! port.
 i Montpelier Vt is the Green Mountain City" belng the capital of the Green Mountain State.
 New Haven, Ct., is the Elm City," I be leive, from the proiusion of olm-tree ornaments ill It's streets.
 | New Lisbon, O., is the Dwarf City," se named ill poem located there by one of it's sons. 1t Is small country town, " finished aud "fenced ill" but presents ill a remarkable degree all the appearances and characteristics ] ot a well ordered city. New Orleans is the Crescent City, from tac hali-moon shape which the river ouce pre-
 
 sented at that po.nt But the filling out from the city has materially changed the crescent.
 New York IS the Emplre" City" or tho great commercial emporium of the New World.
 Philadelphia is the Quaker City," from it's broad-brlmmec founders. ss l Pittsburgh, Pa, is the "Iron City," from it's nlpelise ron trade and manufactures It is also enphatcally the Smoky City. Pynouth, Mass, is the Pilgrim Cjty," from the eventiul landing at Plymouth Rock.
 Rock Island, H., is tue " Island City" from Rock Island, Ill the Mississippi, nearly oppo. ste aud on which old Fort Armstrong and the famous railroad bridge stands.
 Slug Sng, N. 1., IS the Prison City" from the uoted prison located there.
 St. Louls Mo,, is the 4 Mound City," from a mammoth Iudian mound, which once stood where oue9f the city markets is now located. Tcfre HIaute, la, is the Prairie City" from It's characteristics surrounding. It has q newspspsr called the Prairie City. T.sil, O, is tue Seneca City" from the : Sensea lndians who ouee had g fine village wAsre it now stands. g Washington, D. C. is the Capital City"