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Jugtown, AL


The growing settlement was first called Jugtown after a jug and a churn factory operated near where the Village Green shopping center is located today. However, this named proved to be embarrassing to a local school teacher, Hettie Thomason Cargo, and she began a drive to have the town renamed. “Gardendale” was chosen in 1906.
 
Quincy, Illinois

Quincy, known as Illinois's "Gem City", is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Illinois, United States, located on the Mississippi River. The 2020 census counted a population of 39,463 in the city itself, down from 40,633 in 2010.
 

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