How your favorite road earned its bizarre name

[ArkRescue]

"WASHINGTON - Bizarrely named byways along your daily commute have become so familiar that it's easy to forget how strange some of the names are.

Take for example this set of directions: North on Backlick to Braddock, swing a left onto Guinea then head right up Sideburn. "

Do We have any odd street names in So.MD?

Folklore or historical fact: How your favorite road earned its bizarre name - WTOP.com

 

[b23hqb]

We have a Gim Gong Road here in Oldsmar, Fl. Does that fit?

 

[KDENISE977]

I like my road name "Sly Fox Place", when I met my husband and he told me the address I thought he was joking

 

[corollinout]

I like Goah Way in Huntingtown.

 

[Larry Gude]

We have a Lois Lane up here.

 

[MMM_donuts]

I think Mattawomanbeantown road is funny. I don't know the story behind it but it was the easiest road for me to remember when I first moved to this area because I like saying it...and that the sign for it is abbreviated.

 

[MMM_donuts]

Is it Mattawoman Beantown road like in the article or is it all one word?

 

[ArkRescue]

Is it Mattawoman Beantown road like in the article or is it all one word?

" How did Mattawoman Beantown Road in Waldorf get its name?

It's actually a combination of names that make up Mattawoman Beantown Road, or simply Route 5.

The land of Waldorf used to be home to the Mattawoman Indian tribe. They were hunters and farmers who nearly disappeared due to battles fought against other tribes. The native name of Mattawoman means "a place to go pleasantly."

When the town of Waldorf was founded it was called Beantown after a local family. The general assembly of Maryland eventually changed the name to Waldorf in 1880 to honor William Waldorf Astor, a wealthy American who became a British nobleman. "

Driving through history: What's behind street names? - WTOP.com

 

[RareBreed]

We are looking at homes in TN and the two we've liked a lot so far have been on Admiral Farragut and Kizzy Patch Way.

 

[MMM_donuts]

" How did Mattawoman Beantown Road in Waldorf get its name?

It's actually a combination of names that make up Mattawoman Beantown Road, or simply Route 5.

The land of Waldorf used to be home to the Mattawoman Indian tribe. They were hunters and farmers who nearly disappeared due to battles fought against other tribes. The native name of Mattawoman means "a place to go pleasantly."

When the town of Waldorf was founded it was called Beantown after a local family. The general assembly of Maryland eventually changed the name to Waldorf in 1880 to honor William Waldorf Astor, a wealthy American who became a British nobleman. "

Driving through history: What's behind street names? - WTOP.com

Oh, hey, thanks very cool!

 

[SoMDGirl42]

I always thought Buckshot Way in the trailer park across from Great Mills High School was a strange name for a road, in a ghetto trailer park.

 

[MMM_donuts]

There's also a Booger Hollow road in TN, makes me giggle a little bit when I think of it.

 

[Merlin99]

We are looking at homes in TN and the two we've liked a lot so far have been on Admiral Farragut and Kizzy Patch Way.

It's nice to know that Patch and Kizzy hooked up.

 

[Rommey]

There are way too many oddly named roads in Columbia, MD.