Roses. We're the Rose Capitol of the World and have the annual Rose Festival in October that draws tens of thousands of visitors. This year my GD will be a lady-in-waiting. We're also known for our Azalea Trails which are going on right now. We have outstanding medical facilities, the Univ. of Texas at Tyler, and Tyler Jr. College.

Cattle and chickens

I now live in Lake County, Illinois, but we used to live in Cook County -- known for... corruption!

San Luis Obispo county:
many wineries
agriculture-strawberries, citrus and avocados
beautiful beaches
Hearst Castle
Morro Rock and Morro Bay
Elephant seal reserve
Monarch butterfly reserve
The Dana Adobe
Jocko's steak house
Cal Poly State University
scenic drive up state Hwy.1
and much more.....plus the weather is great!

Mill Grove - the first American home of renowned artist, author and naturalist, John James Audubon.

The Wentz farm - served as headquarters for General George Washington during the fall of 1777. While here, Washington planned his attempt to keep the British forces from occupying Philadelphia that resulted in the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777.

Monterey California, Salad Bowl of the World. On of the local TV stations is KSBW. Agriculture: lettuce and strawberries and artichokes and lots more. John Steinbeck and the Steinbeck center. The Monterey Peninsula, less that 20 miles from Salinas, golf tournaments and Pebble Beach, art galleries and shopping in Carmel-By-The-Sea, white sand beaches, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, international marine studies institutes, wineries, Big Sur, and lots lots more.

Come visit, ya'll!

The Niagara Region is known for the Niagara Falls, and it is the fruit belt of Canada.

I would assume, ag products, grain--such as canola, flax, winter/sprint wheat, sunflowers, barley, soy beans and now peas,some cattle, lots of snow in the winter, Oil and coal also

San Francisco County... let's see, the Golden Gate Bridge and a few other things.....

Daniel Boone lived here. Booneslick Trail in our county was the most traveled road in Missouri in the mid-1800's.

Texas County, the largest of MissouriÂs 114 counties, comprises 1,179 square miles of Ozark Highland. With the same name as the second largest of the fifty U.S. states, it exceeds the smallest, Rhode Island, in terms of total land area

When formed in 1843, it was named after William H. Ashley, the first lieutenant governor of Missouri, but when the county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, it was renamed for the Republic of Texas

Beef and dairy cattle and logging are major industries. Long time factories like Anjelica uniform, Brown shoe and Lee jeans have closed and gone elsewhere.

Emmett Kelly, the clown, grew up in Houston, the county seat and for several years we had the Emmett Kelly clown festival the first weekend in May, but now the Chamber in Houston has decided not to hold it any longer.

Mason County IL? LOL, not much. We do grow very good watermelons in this little county.

Montgomery County, Texas (just north of Houston):

Montgomery (city) is the official birthplace of the Lone Star flag. Designed by Dr. Charles B. Stewart in 1839 for the Republic of Texas, the flag and seal were adopted by the State of Texas, which inspired the slogan "Lone Star State".

Third county formed under the Republic of Texas.

Home to one of America's first master-planned communities (The Woodlands.)

Sam Houston National Forest, W. Goodrich Jones State Forest, Lake Conroe, and Lake Woodlands.

Cattle and horse ranching, timber.

This is a fun geography lesson!

My county gets a lot of tourists, mostly in the summer.
We have lots and lots of summer camps, and some lakes.
The song "Winter Wonderland" was composed here.
The first steam locomotive in the U.S. was operated here.
We've had many sightings of mountain lions--but the Game Commission still insists they're not here!

Alameda County - this very moment it's known for being the home of 4 Oakland PD officers killed in the line of duty last weekend. Very tragic and senseless.

Orange County ... "The OC"

- Disneyland
- Knott's Berry Farm
- Newport, Laguna, Huntington Beaches (Surf City, USA)
- OJ's white Bronco slow speed chase up the 405 fwy went through OC
- Rev. Robert Schuller's Crystal Cathedral
- The Pond (now Honda Center) and the Mighty Ducks (now the Anaheim Ducks)
- John Wayne (our airport is named after him)
- The swallows return each year to Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Richard Nixon was born here

Saratoga County, NY

Horses, history, health, and high-end condo glut in Saratoga Springs.

Saratoga Racetrack, Battle of Saratoga, apple country, dairy country, just south of the Adirondacks.

Kosciusko County, In. 100 lakes

We don't have counties so here is some info about our province (it was originally send to me as an email)

Newfoundland was:
The first province to respond to the Titanic distress signal.
The first to vaccinate for smallpox.
The first to host a transatlantic flight.
The first to have wireless communication in the world.(Marconi sent his transAtlantic message from Cabot Tower on Signal Hill)
The first place to discover proof of the theory of continental drift

WE HAVE . . .
The oldest street in North America. (Water Street)
The oldest city in North America.
The oldest rock in the world.
The oldest annual sporting event (Regatta Day rules! )
The largest university in Atlantic Canada.
The most pubs per square foot in Canada (George Street)
The longest running radio program in North America.

A Newfoundland fisherman caught the world's largest invertebrate (giant squid)

WE ARE. . . .

~ the funniest people in Canada (ask anybody)

~ the sexiest people in Canada (MacLean's magazine survey)

~ the only province that has four identifiable flags

~ the only province able to land the space shuttle (Stephenville)

~ the most giving people in Canada (Stats Canada)

~ the most sexually active people in all of Canada (what else are we gonna do!!)

A NEWFOUNDLANDER. . . . .

~ built the world's first artificial ice arena

~ invented the gas mask

~ was once governor of northern Rhodesia

~ was with Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg

We are the only province to have its own
~ encyclopedia

~ dictionary

~ pony

~ dogs (Newfoundland and Labrador Retriever)

~ cultural publication

Let's see- Spartanburg, South Carolina is known for the Battle of Cowpens (Revolutionary War), Pink Anderson a Blues Musician who was the inspiration for the "Pink" in Pink Floyd, The Marshall Tucker Band is from here, and we are also a college town with 6 colleges in this county.

Trish

wantoretire....re:Saratoga, how about the invention of the potato chip ?

Agriculture and Rednecks.

I did think of one claim to fame for Lake County -- well, my town within Lake County: First planned shopping center in America, Market Square (1915). One local beauty was the model for 'Daisy' in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby". Scions of Chicago's prominent families built 'summer houses' here, many still standing. 'Da Bears' practice here. We have a long, beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline, forested, with ravines and beaches. Abbott and Baxter pharmaceutical laboratories headquarters are here. Historic Fort Sheridan (1880's) is a shadow of its former self, half redeveloped into civilian housing. Great Lakes Naval Station keeps growing.

Birthplace of Elvis Presley.

Named for Robert E. Lee.

First city to get electrical power from the Tennessee Valley Authority.

John Grisham always does book signings here.

Headquarters of the Natchez Trace.

Friendly people who will let you into traffic.

Oh, Chisue, I know where you live! Lucky you!

Brevard County Florida
We are known as The Space Coast! The entire east side of Brevard county is coastal and the launches from Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center are prime attractions to Brevard County. The continuing Space Program offers jobs and tourism business to the county. Port Canaveral is famous for the cruise ships setting sail into the Carribean and Gulf. Along with some of the best seafood restraunts in the nation. The beaches along the Atlantic Ocean include some of the best surfing areas in the world and Many surf contests are held all along the coast. World famous Ron Jon's Surf Shop first store is located here in Cocoa Beach. So much more it could take days to tell ya'll about all the things going on in Brevard County Florida.
Come See and ENJOY
CT

Story County, Iowa is home to Iowa State University and its Cyclone athletic teams. We have beautiful Reimen Gardens and the antique Story City carousel. We also have a branch of USDA and a top notch veterinary school. Barilla Pasta has a plant here.

Red Wing, the count seat of Goodhue county, was once the wheat shipping capital of the US. It is located on the Mississippi River.
My little town of Pine Island produced the worlds largest cheese. A 6,000 pound block of cheese that was shipped to the Worlds Fair in Chicago on a flat bed rail car in 1911. We still have a cheese festival every June.

Ron

oakland county...

used to be one of the top 3 richest counties in the usa...
the infamous 8 mile road is our southern border to wayne county, and detroit city...

coloredthumb: I will take you up on that offer. You can pick two friends and me up at the Orlando airport on January 16 and shuttle us to a hotel near the Carnival cruise port! LOL!

Our county is famous for...ummmmmm...

The Chisholm Trail ran through here.
We are home to Vance Air Force Base, the only AF base that also trains student pilots in for the Navy and Marine Corps.
An opera singer named Leona Mitchell is from here.
OH---and an astronaut named Owen K Garriott.

This is interesting, and I will link to the full story... Legend says that John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, died in Enid around 1903. A man named David E. George committed suicide in Enid, Oklahoma Territory, in 1903 and is believed to have been Booth himself.

Here is a link that might be useful: The legend of John Wilkes Booth

Dutchess County NY is known for:

CIA (Culinary Institute of America)
Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Vanderbilt Mansion
Mount Beacon, home of Mount Beacon Incline Railway on the National Register of Historic Places
DIA Center for the Arts
Olana State Historic Site
Bardavon Opera House (Bruce Hornsby was a great concert there)
Dutchess County Fairgrounds
Mid-Hudson Civic Center...I've seen in concert ~ Tori Amos, Bonnie Raitt, Natalie Cole, Stevie Ray Vaughn and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, to name a few.

And that's why "I Love New York" ;o)

A District Judge who recently sentenced a 60+ year old child molester to ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE years in TX State prison.

My DS, a longtime guard there says life will be He!! on earth for the scum bag.

Suzi

Chester County, PA...

...was the residence of artist, Andrew Wyth, who just recently passed away.

...was where George Washington deployed his troops in 1777 to fight the Battle of Brandywine (Brandywine Battlefield) during the American Revolution.

...is the mushroom capital of the WORLD. Really!! We even have a mushroom festival in September.

...is known for its beautiful garden paradise (Longwood Gardens). One of the largest gardens in the States, and a tourist attraction.

...is possibly known for the resident of Bam Margera, the pro-skateboarder & pratical joker, who was in the movie "Jacka$$" & Mtv's "Viva La Bam" series.

...is known as one of the three original counties in (the Province of) Pennsylvania, formed in 1682 by William Penn.

...is where M. Night Shyamalan filmed several of his horror movies.

I'm sure there's more...

We're between counties, since we're getting ready to move.

Camden County--mostly known for crime, since the county seat is the #1 most violent city in the country. But also known as being the childhood home of Kelly Rippa; some of the best school systems in the country (outside of the city, of course). Nice aquarium. Lots of shopping. One town there is called "Haddonfield"--and was the inspiration for the town in the Halloween movies--the author went to school with DH, and there is even a character in one of her movies with HIS NAME!

Cumberland county--since we're new here, I only know a few. It's home to the city where Dr. Welch invented grape juice. The Cohanzick (Sp?) Zoo. Glass making used to be one of the main industries. Wheaten Village is a glass museum. DD found a place in the county where she and a friend were enjoying the scenary, taking photos, and when they looked at their pictures, there women screaming standing behind them--women WHO WERE NOT THERE when they took the pictures.

Waukesha Co, WI

Waukesha Engines.

Bethesda Springs.

City of Waukesha: The most confusing street layout in the nation.

Ten Chimneys, home of the late stage couple, the Fontains

Kettle Moraine, A geologic feature of the last ice age.

Several lakes left by the last ice age.

Sport fishing

Golf courses

Portions of the Ice Age Trail (hiking).

Eagle, WI: location of one of the diamond finds in WI.

Lannon stone quarries

Early day lime kilns (the 1st step in making cement).

Corporate home of QuadGraphics, one of largest printers in the US.

" there women screaming standing behind them--women WHO WERE NOT THERE when they took the pictures."

That's wild azzalea!

Let's see, Monroe County, NY is known for

Home of Susan B. Anthony, Fredrick Douglas, George Eastman (The Father of Photography,) Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Chuck Mangione. I know I'm forgetting some.

Eastman KODAK, Xerox, Wegman's, Crossman Seeds, Harris Seed, the Highland Park Lilac Festival, Midtown Plaza the first indoor shopping mall, Rochester Jazz Festival who's who of jazz artists one week every summer, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, and the infamous short-lived Fast Ferry (to Toronto).

Breenthumb--you're so right. I saw the pictures, and there were definitely foggy images of people behind them--not real people, but distinct enough to make them out, to see their faces and expressions. DD and her friend were totally creeped out but, as they're also fascinated by this sort of thing--anxious to get back and take more photos.

I live in Essex County.

Point Pelee National Park - Southermost tip of Canada

Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary

Lots of agriculture, farm land. Lots of soybeans and corn crops. Winter wheat.

Wineries - Pelee Island Winery, Colio, D'angelo to name a few.

We have the bounty of the county within 20 minutes from where I live. Lots of farm stands with wonderful Essex County Produce - many of the stands are run on the honour system.

Windsor - was a stop on the Underground Railroad

Fort Malden i historic Amherstburg

Canadian Club used to be distilled here but now another company owns Hiram Walkers and they now bottle Malibu Rum and a few other well known brands of liquor.

Ambassador Bridge - Busiest border crossing for goods imported and exported to and from the United States.

Essex County is surrounded by water on 3 sides. Lake Erie, Detroit River, Lake St. Clair

Beautiful waterfront gardens and walkways.

I know there is a lot more to Essex County but this is all I can recall right now.

Anne

Bay County...Panama City Florida...The World's Most Beautiful Beaches.

Spring Break...drunk college kids all over the place.

Deb

Azzalea...to add to camden county, where I was raised.

Home of the first drive-in movie - invented in Camden

Collingswood,NJ - home of Eugene Orowitz (AKA Michael Landon)

Home of evangelist Dr Carl McIntyre - founder of Stockton college and the Bible Presbyterian church.

Camden - Where Campbell first made their soup, for years.