List of city nicknames in Texas

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This partial list of city nicknames in Texas compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Texas are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]

Some of the nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here are those that have been used for such a long time or have gained so wide a currency that they have become well-known in their own right.

Contents

[edit] A-C

* Big Spring-the spring, spring city, get by with murder town (Paul Harvey comment)

[edit] D-F

[edit] G-L

[edit] M-Q

[edit] R-T

[edit] U-Z

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts", December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
  3. ^ Message from the Mayor, Alpine, Texas, accessed April 22, 2007. ""We are a town of western culture and heritage, home of Sul Ross State University and the gateway to the Big Bend."
  4. ^ a b c d Claims to Fame - Animals, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  5. ^ World Wide Leap Year Birthday Club in Anthony TX/NM the Leap Year Capital of the World
  6. ^ a b c d Claims to Fame - Agriculture, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  7. ^ Bat City Review | The University of Texas at Austin
  8. ^ Welcome to Bat Conservation International
  9. ^ The Big Apple: City of the Violet Crown (Austin nickname)
  10. ^ a b c U.S. City Monikers website, accessed January 5, 2008
  11. ^ Austin Music and Musical Attractions - Live Music in Austin, TX
  12. ^ a b c d e Claims to Fame - Favorites, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  13. ^ a b c d Claims to Fame - Food, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  14. ^ a b Claims to Fame - Ethnic Groups, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  15. ^ a b c d e The World Capital of Whatever, The New York Times by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.
  16. ^ a b c d e Claims to Fame - Birds, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  17. ^ Claims to Fame - Braggadocio, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  18. ^ http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/oldftw/vignettepanther1.jpg
  19. ^ Queen City, Time (magazine), January 30, 1928, accessed April 13, 1928.
  20. ^ Claims to Fame - Products, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  21. ^ a b Claims to Fame - Fish, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  22. ^ City of Texas City website, accessed January 5, 2008
  23. ^ Hal Crowther, Gather at the River: Notes from the Post-millennial South, page 86. "Baylor, the world's largest Baptist university, sets the moral tone for the town secular Texans call 'the Buckle of the Bible Belt.'"
  24. ^ a b Brief History, City of Weatherford website. "Named by the State Legislature as the Peach Capital of Texas, Weatherford and Parker County growers produce the biggest, sweetest, juiciest peaches in all of Texas... Known as the Cutting Horse Capital of the World, Weatherford is home to dozens of professional trainers [and] hall-of-fame horses."

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