Down In Dixie

Hats off to the good people of Big Bottom, who have held out against the prudish impulse that eight years ago led to Pennsylvania's Beaver College being renamed Arcadia. Hell, who wouldn't want to live in Sweet Suck Hollow or a town called Manly? Herewith, our favorite 12 sites in the South.

Bear Town, Miss.
Big Bottom Township, Ark.
Big Lick Township, N.C.
Daddy Hole, Fla.
Fort Gay, W.Va.
Gay, N.C.
Homosassa Springs, Fla.
Knobview Township, Mo.
Lake Cock, La.
Lickinghole District, Va.
Manly, N.C.
Sweet Suck Hollow, Ark.

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