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    August 26, 2012 5:58 pm  #1

    Davina
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    Places around the world with our heroes names

    Because I clearly have too much time on my hands and I like researching 'stuff' I have been occupying myself by finding out where our heroes names can be found in place names around the world so here goes...

    HOLMES

    Holmes County, Ohio, USA

    www.co.holmes.oh.us/

    www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_County,_Ohio


    Holmes County, Mississippi, USA

    www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_County,_Mississippi


    Holmes County, Florida

    www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_County,_Florida

    WATSON

    Watson, Saskatchewan, Canada

    www.townofwatson.ca/



    Watson, suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

    www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson,_Australian_Capital_Territory


    Watsontown, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

    www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsontown,_Pennsylvania


    Watson, Lewis County, New York State, USA

    www.wikipedia.org/Watson,_New_York



    Watson Lake,  Yukon, Canada

    www.watsonlake.ca/


    Last edited by Davina (August 26, 2012 6:11 pm)

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    August 27, 2012 1:10 pm  #2

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    Re: Places around the world with our heroes names

    And what about Moriarty?

    Moriarty, New Mexico
    http://www.cityofmoriarty.org/index.php?page=home

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    August 27, 2012 2:37 pm  #3

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    Re: Places around the world with our heroes names

    Oh yeah! That's on another thread from waaaay back. Now where did I put it? I need to go to my Mind Palace. Lol

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    August 31, 2012 12:12 pm  #4

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    Re: Places around the world with our heroes names

    Some more...

    Watsontown in Jamaica.

    www.fallingrain.com/world/JM/12/Watson_Town.html


    Watsonville in California

    www.cityofwatsonville.org/

    Holmes Town in Wexford, Ireland.

    Without masses of originality the following can be found:

    Holmesville, Ohio, USA

    www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmesville,_Ohio

    Holmesville, Mississippi, USA

    www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmesville,_Mississippi

    Holmesville, New South Wales, Australia

    www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmesville,_New_South_Wales

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    August 31, 2012 3:50 pm  #5

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    Re: Places around the world with our heroes names

    You could do a Sherlockian World Tour and visit all of them. 

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    August 31, 2012 6:07 pm  #6

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    Re: Places around the world with our heroes names

    And take photos there with a lemon!

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