Subject: Re: Towns across borders
Date: Sep 01, 2002 @ 18:43
Author: acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
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i am nuts about nogales
but isnt that where we began
in message 6735 link etc

sasabe & naco would at least be new to dans list
& possibly the only exacting additions to his exacting try
but i suppose thats for him to figure out & determine by his standards

dan
wake up
where are you when we need you
m


--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Bill Hanrahan" <hanrahan@k...> wrote:
> Nogales...
>
> Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: acroorca2002 [mailto:orc@o...]
> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 1:49 PM
> To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Towns across borders
>
>
> yikes
> another mxus pair might be sasabe arizona & sasabe sonora
> m
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "ps1966nl" <smaardijk@y...> wrote:
> > > As I understood it, the request was about towns with the same
> name
> > on
> > > both sides of the border. It is rather rare, I think. At the
time
> I
> > > couldn't think of one. But Comines on the BEFR border might
be
> one.
> > > The problem is
> >
> > yes
> > i cant speak for dan
> > but it seems to me you have disqualified this one too
> > m
> >
> > that Comines (BE) isn't a separate municipality
> > > anymore, but part of the municipality Comines-Warneton (Komen-
> > Waasten
> > > in Dutch), an exclave of the province of Hainaut in between
West-
> > > Flanders and the French departement Nord. Comines (FR)
definitely
> > is
> > > a municipality. The towns are separated by the border river
> > Lys/Leie.
> > >
> > > Peter S.
> > >
> > > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "zoommedix" <zoomer@t...> wrote:
> > > > --Emerson MB and Noyes, MN are pretty much the same town
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > - In BoundaryPoint@y..., "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:
> > > > > back in june
> > > > > message 6735
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "djtilque" <dtilque@n...>
wrote:
> > > > > > When a border splits a municipal area, the towns on
either
> > side
> > > > > > usually have different names. But sometimes they have
the
> > same
> > > > > name.
> > > > > > As far as I can tell, this is purely a North American
> > > phenomenon,
> > > > > but
> > > > > > if not, I'm sure someone will tell me so.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyway, I've compiled a list of these border towns that
> have
> > > the
> > > > > same
> > > > > > name. I've only included those where both towns are
> > > incorporated.
> > > > > > There's some others where one or both are not
incorporated,
> > > such
> > > > as
> > > > > > Marydel, MD/DE. And I'm not sure about Flin Flon MB/SK.
The
> > > large
> > > > > > part in MB is incorporated, but I can't find any
evidence
> > that
> > > the
> > > > > > small bit in SK is.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The list is at the link below. If anyone knows of
> additions,
> > > > please
> > > > > > let me know.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.nwlink.com/~dtilque/Split_towns.html
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Dan Tilque
> > > > >
> > > > > i just want to congratulate dan on this original &
> interesting
> > try
> > > > > which tho not strictly multipointing did generate over 20
> > > responses
> > > > > all of them well meaning of course
> > > > > tho none really to the exact point of his request
> > > > > or so i gather & presume
> > > > > as there were apparently no changes made by him at the
above
> > site
> > > > > but i would also like to suggest one possible addition
myself
> > > > > the mxus border town of naco in arizona & sonora
> > > > > with best wishes
> > > > > m
>
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