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In the US, is it an old tradition to have scenic placenames, such as Sunset Beach, Bayview, Twin Oaks, etc. (or sort of a borrowing from other country's tradition)? Thanks. 212.180.235.46 ( talk) 08:34, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
In the UK the Victorians were rather prone to naming or renaming places in order to sound nice, either for commercial reasons or simply out of societal decorum. So in Devon there is Westward Ho!, named after a novel that was popular at the time. In Dorset there is West Bay, previously (and logically) called Bridport Harbour. In Derbyshire there is Two Dales, previously called Toad Hole and changed at the insistence of a "squeamish rector" [1]. And not forgetting, back in Dorset, Puddletown, which while not exactly a scenic name, was considered by the Victorians to be preferable to its previous incarnation, Piddletown. PaleCloudedWhite ( talk) 07:59, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
Hi all, trying to compile a list of ministers of tourism of Jamaica at User:Eddie891/ministry of tourism. It's not going super well, struggling to find a clear list. Can anyone help me fill it out, or find any more information on the department? Eric Anthony Abrahams was Director of Tourism from 1970 to 1975-- was that a different position? Eddie891 Talk Work 14:21, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
P.J. Patterson is mentioned as Minister of Industry and Tourism as of August 1972 here: [1] -- Soman ( talk) 12:53, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
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In the US, is it an old tradition to have scenic placenames, such as Sunset Beach, Bayview, Twin Oaks, etc. (or sort of a borrowing from other country's tradition)? Thanks. 212.180.235.46 ( talk) 08:34, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
In the UK the Victorians were rather prone to naming or renaming places in order to sound nice, either for commercial reasons or simply out of societal decorum. So in Devon there is Westward Ho!, named after a novel that was popular at the time. In Dorset there is West Bay, previously (and logically) called Bridport Harbour. In Derbyshire there is Two Dales, previously called Toad Hole and changed at the insistence of a "squeamish rector" [1]. And not forgetting, back in Dorset, Puddletown, which while not exactly a scenic name, was considered by the Victorians to be preferable to its previous incarnation, Piddletown. PaleCloudedWhite ( talk) 07:59, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
Hi all, trying to compile a list of ministers of tourism of Jamaica at User:Eddie891/ministry of tourism. It's not going super well, struggling to find a clear list. Can anyone help me fill it out, or find any more information on the department? Eric Anthony Abrahams was Director of Tourism from 1970 to 1975-- was that a different position? Eddie891 Talk Work 14:21, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
P.J. Patterson is mentioned as Minister of Industry and Tourism as of August 1972 here: [1] -- Soman ( talk) 12:53, 25 April 2021 (UTC)