โฒ 141 โผ What is the smallest city in your country that everyone can still instantly recognise the name of? What is it famous for? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by NateNate60@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 250 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[โ] Thavron@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I was under the impression that Pripyat was the town? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] moreeni@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, the town mentioned in the quote is, in fact, Pripyat, my bad. Still, Chornobyl is another Ghost town and the exclusion Zone is named after it, so it's the town people recognise more. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] moreeni@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, the town mentioned in the quote is, in fact, Pripyat, my bad. Still, Chornobyl is another Ghost town and the exclusion Zone is named after it, so it's the town people recognise more. permalink fedilink source parent