Place Names in Boston & Beyond: Tongue-Twisted Town Tales
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There is nothing funnier to a Bay Stater than hearing those from out of town trying to pronounce tongue-twister town names.
Leo-Minster? Who’s Leo? Quin-zee? There’s no Z in there! As it turns out, these towns with funny names are full of wonderful, surprisingly untold stories. Some are hilarious: a landlocked sailing-themed amusement park run by a man who built himself a house that looks exactly like a boat. Some are inspiring: a city’s outpouring of support for enslaved people fighting fo...






















