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*[[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] |
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Revision as of 03:51, 22 February 2006
Magic City is the nickname of several cities:
In the United States:
- Moberly, Missouri
- Barberton, Ohio
- Billings, Montana
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Named because of the "magical", extremely rapid, and massive growth of industry into the city
- Bogalusa, Louisiana
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Chicago, Illinois
- Leadville, Colorado
- Miami, Florida
- so named because of the "magical" immigration of various ethnic groups
- Millinocket, Maine
- Minot, North Dakota
- so named because of the rapid construction of the precursor tent town
- Roanoke, Virginia due to rapid growth with the Norfolk and Western Railway
Elsewhere:
- Freeport, Bahamas
- so styled as it was carved out of the bush in 1955 and went on to become a budding metropolis in just one decade.
See also:
- Magic Town, a 1947 American film