Unalaska, Alaska
I'm fairly obsessed with Brandt Maxwell's
“The Largest U.S. Cities Named After a Food.” The latter is a list-book of geographical miscellany, with information categorized under the headings of food, transportation, money, climate, politics, and names. Lists range from silly, such as “ten surprising places you can find palms growing outdoors” (Tokyo?), to disturbing: e.g., “countries where slavery still exists” (including the U.S., Myanmar, and France) and “most populous US cities with populations more than 90 percent white.” There's also a fantastic list of odd place names in the U.S., including the following cities and towns:
Accident, MD; Blowout, TX; Boogertown, NC; Buzz, PA; Ding Dong, TX; Eighty Eight, KY; Greasy Corner, Arkansas; Hell, MI; Intercourse, PA; Lizard Lick, NC; Odd, WV; Panic, PA; Penistaja, NM; Poverty, KY; Telephone, TX; Tightwad, MI; Troublesome, CO; Truth or Consequences, NM; Virginville, WV; and Wankers Corner, OR.
and the following natural features:
Dork Canal, OR; Ghoul Creek, WA; Idiot Creek, OR; Marijuana Tank Reservoir, NM; Pee Pee Creek, OH; Poop Creek OR; Shitten Creek, OR; Bad Marriage Mountain, NY; Bitch Mountain, NY; Mount Wow, WA; and Sex Peak, ID.
Finally, a book for those of us who wonder what happens in Poor, Nigeria, Sexmoan, Philipines, or Saint-Louis-du-Ha!Ha!, Quebec.
