Post by williamtsherman on Mar 13, 2019 18:38:02 GMT -6
Bowling Green, Ohio was named after Bowling Green, KY by a guy who used to deliver mail in that Kentucky town. And then Bowling Green KY:
"Some controversy exists over the source of the town's name. The city refers to the first county commissioners' meeting (1798), which named the town "Bolin Green" 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.[7] According to the Encyclopedia of Kentucky, the name was derived from Bowling Green, Virginia, from where early migrants had come, or the personal "ball alley game" of founder Robert Moore.[8] Early records indicate that the city name was also spelled "Bowlingreen"."
OK, so Bowling Green, VA:
"The town was renamed for "The Bowling Green" which was the plantation of town founder, Major John Thomas Hoomes,[5] who donated the land and funds for a new courthouse when the community became the county seat in 1803. The origin of the plantation's name is not definitive but may be based on the 2-acre (8,100 m2) green sward in front of the plantation house itself."
I had always assumed all these towns had some sort of grassy stretch where they rolled a ball of some sort, but not necessarily.
Anyway, Vegas has BSU as a 1 pt favorite, which surprises me. It seems Vegas is taking BG's recent struggles seriously. I'm still wondering what their problem has been.
"Some controversy exists over the source of the town's name. The city refers to the first county commissioners' meeting (1798), which named the town "Bolin Green" 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.[7] According to the Encyclopedia of Kentucky, the name was derived from Bowling Green, Virginia, from where early migrants had come, or the personal "ball alley game" of founder Robert Moore.[8] Early records indicate that the city name was also spelled "Bowlingreen"."
OK, so Bowling Green, VA:
"The town was renamed for "The Bowling Green" which was the plantation of town founder, Major John Thomas Hoomes,[5] who donated the land and funds for a new courthouse when the community became the county seat in 1803. The origin of the plantation's name is not definitive but may be based on the 2-acre (8,100 m2) green sward in front of the plantation house itself."
I had always assumed all these towns had some sort of grassy stretch where they rolled a ball of some sort, but not necessarily.
Anyway, Vegas has BSU as a 1 pt favorite, which surprises me. It seems Vegas is taking BG's recent struggles seriously. I'm still wondering what their problem has been.
