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What is the smallest city in your country that everyone can still instantly recognise the name of? What is it famous for? (lemmy.world)
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In the United States, I'd probably name Oregon City, the famous end of the Oregon Trail and the first city founded west of the Rocky Mountains during the pioneer era. Its population is only 37,000.

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[–] 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Dildo, Newfoundland.

Not really though.

Off the top of my head I’d say places like Gander, Churchill, Iqaluit - places known maybe for their location as much as their people and unique situations?

Edit: another comment (Aspen) made me want to mention Banff but Alberta isn’t acting Canadian anymore so it no longer counts.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    The smallest Canadian city that I'd think most people around the world might know about is Niagara Falls, although they might only know about the falls and not know that it's also a city.

    Edit: I thought the question meant people around the world but I guess it could also mean just the people in your own country..

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Edit: I got it - my bet is Charlottetown, PEI, because those Anne of Green Gables books were wildly popular on the international market, and I imagine fans tried to find Avonlea on a map and learned that Charlottetown exists.

    I'm probably still wrong, this is actually kind of a tough question.

    Edit 2: Nah I change my mind, maybe Gimli, MB because the Gimli Glider incident did garner quite a bit of attention.

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