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Liverpool,
Illinois - USA
A
small riverside town with a population of just 136, the first settlers
arrived in 1826 and set about draining a chain of lakes that covered
the area and adapt the land for farming.
Settlers
ususally arrived by boat, and all was going well until one arrival
carried an unwanted item of luggage - cholera. An epidemic swept
through the area leaving many dead.
Fishing
emerged as the prevalent industry, and by the turn of the 20th Century
reports record one-day hauls of up to 125,000 pounds of fish that
were processed, packed in ice, and sent to St. David (10 miles north
on the railroad) for shipment.
Today
the site has substantially decreased in size, but local attractions
include a boat house that was built by an eccentric who sided the
exterior with decorative patterns of mussel shells embedded in mortar.
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Liverpool
Illinois
Liverpool,
Nova Scotia - Canada
Liverpool, the county seat of Queens County, Nova Scotia, was originally
called "Ogomkegea", meaning "The Place of Departure",
because of its natural harbour.
As
in Liverpool, England, there is also a Mersey River flowing into
a Liverpool Bay but this Liverpool was founded in 1759 by New England
Planters. Liverpool was the only place in British North America
to be settled by descendants of the Mayflower.
At
one time a hub for shipbuilding, today Queens County is one of Nova
Scotia's centres for lumber and fishing. Today the former Liverpool
railway station is home to the Hank Snow country music centre, a
man who released an estimated 120 albums and had 7 no.1 hits.
In
the early 50s Hank discovered a young singer who just emphasized
the beat a little more. His name was Elvis Presley, and Hank later
introduced him to Colonel Parker who eventually became Elvis' manager.
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Liverpool
Privateer Festival
Liverpool,
New York State - USA
Local tradition credits John Fischer, a German salt boiler, with
weaving the first Liverpool willow basket in the early 1850's. He
sold his first basket for 50 cents.
By
1870 scores of Liverpool weavers, many of them German, worked at
producing baskets, furniture and other objects for local sale and
export abroad.
Salt
was another industry that, although now ceased, lasted for over
150 years. It was the salt industry that created the nearby city
of Syracuse and supplied the entire nation.
All
the Liverpool weavers and salt boilers are gone now, but many of
their descendants remain. Amongst its academic instutions, Liverpool
also boasts the National Tractor Trailer School.
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New York State
Liverpool,
Ohio - USA
Liverpool Township in Valley City, Ohio, was created and named in
1816. Today it is renowned as the Frog Jump Capital of the USA.
That
first Valley City Frog Jump was held on July 21 and 22, 1962, at
a local farm. Some 7500 attendees were reported by the Elyria Chronicle
Telegraph.
The
Medina County Gazette and wrote, "Not only did the entry list
soar to 132, but the audience area had to be roped off on Sunday."
That first event in 1962 was the beginning of the current annual
contests.
Local legend tells of one competitor who trained his frog to leap
at the sound of a whistle. While driving to the contest he saw a
woman in a mini skirt at the side of the road, and gave a low whistle
of appreciation. His frog promptly jumped out of the open window
and under the wheels of passing bus.
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Valley City Frog Jump Festival
Liverpool,
Pennsylvania - USA
Liverpool,
Pennsylvania, is located by the Susquehanna River, in Perry County.
At present the population is approximately 934. Locals refer to
themselves as 'Liverpoolites'.
An
earlier Native American settlement in the area belonged to the Susquehannock
Indians, who later disappeared as a result of war and epidemic.
Their name means 'people of the muddy river', in reference to the
Susquehanna River.
Liverpool
native, Dr. Elizabeth Reifsnyder, 1858 to 1922, was the the first
woman medical missionary to China and founder of its first hospital.
Dr. Reifsnyder brought a young Chinese girl back from China to attend
school . She was in native garb and made quite an impression in
the town.
This young woman eventually returned home and became Mrs. Chiang
Kai-shek, wife of the President of China. She is today in her 90's
and resides in Taiwan.
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Liverpool Pennsylvania
Liverpool,
Texas - USA
This
settlement began life as a trading post around 1827. It was named
after the English port by a man named Commodore Nelson - no relation
to the famous sea captain Commodore Horatio Nelson, that we know
of.
The
population peaked after The Civil War, but then began a steady decline
so that the most recent population count in 1990 placed the figure
at 396.
Liverpool,
Texas is situated in Brazoria County, home to the ghost of Brit
Bailey - a Scots Irish colonial and direct descendent of William
Morris, of Braveheart fame. It is said that he asked to be buried
standing up, facing the west, with his gun at his side.
He wanted to take his jug of beer along too,
but his widow said no. Since then, every seven
years or so, a light appears out on Bailey's Prairie. It
is, of course, Brit's lantern. He's out there, still trying to find
his jug.
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of Texas Online
Liverpool,
New South Wales - Australia
This
city is the fourth oldest in Australia, approximately an hour's
drive from the capital of Sydney. Governor Lachlan Macquarie founded
Liverpool in 1910 and named it after the Earl of Liverpool, then
Secretary of State for the Colonies.
The
latest estimate of the population of Liverpool is 137,066 at 30
June 1998. A rich history of migration to the region mean that it
is one of the most multicultural cities in Australia, with thriving
Fijian, Italian, Lebanese, Indian, Vietnamese and British communities.
The
area has a strong working-class presence and manufacturing background,
coupled with a history of army camps, military depots and internment
facilities for enemy POW's during WW1.
In
February 1916 a drunken Army Riot including soldiers from Liverpool
Camp. Troops broke into hotels to drain the bars and later commandeered
a train to the city where the riot continued. One man was shot dead
and six injured. This event resulted in ‘six-o'clock closing'
being brought into New South Wales hotels.
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