Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/15

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Subject: [Leica] Natchitoches
From: leica at rcmckee.com (R. Clayton McKee)
Date: Sat Sep 15 19:27:42 2007
References: <200709160106.ACY29236@rg5.comporium.net>, <46EC8A14.5070604@san.rr.com>, <a3f189160709151845y6d838baaw382541001d962511@mail.gmail.com>

Quoth the Sonny Carter :

> Only the totally uninformed might call it that.  You might be
> thinking of a
> Texas town with a similar sound.

That's probably Nacogdoches, four syllables with a silent G.

Has the distinction of being the oldest officially recognized "town" 
in Texas, and a few other historical moments, and is the home of 
Steven F. Austin University.  Kind of a sleepy little place these 
days (or it was the last time I was through there, which has been a 
couple of years...)

The founding legend (which I've no idea whether it's true) makes it 
out kind of a brother city to Natchitoches.....  but Texas legends 
and Texas History frequently have only a passing relationship, and 
not infrequently much less even than that....

--


R. Clayton McKee                           http://www.rcmckee.com
Photojournalist                               rcmckee@rcmckee.com
P O Box 571900                           voice/fax   713/783-3502
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In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Natchitoches)
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] Natchitoches)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Natchitoches)