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in reply to a message by Amoret
Not quite the same thing but, there is a city in North Carolina named Lucama, after three sister LUcy, CArrie, and MAry. It's pronounced Loo - comma.
There's also Scarlett O'Hara's sisters from Gone With the Wind - Susan Elinor "Suellen" and Caroline Irene "Carreen"
There's also Scarlett O'Hara's sisters from Gone With the Wind - Susan Elinor "Suellen" and Caroline Irene "Carreen"
This message was edited 4/14/2024, 3:56 PM
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Do you know the story behind the sisters names and the city’s name? It’s another way to honour someone that I hadn’t thought of before.
Thanks for your suggestions!
Thanks for your suggestions!
In about 1883, Josephus Daniels, a newspaper editor in a nearby town, came up with the name based on his friends, sisters, Lucy, Carrie, and Mary Borden. Lucama's claim to fame is it was the home of Vollis Simpson, a whirligig folk artist. He used scrap metal to make kinetic structures up to 50 feet tall.
https://www.wral.com/story/hidden-history-the-wwii-origins-of-wilson-s-whirligig-park/19877192/
https://www.wral.com/story/hidden-history-the-wwii-origins-of-wilson-s-whirligig-park/19877192/