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  2. List of city nicknames in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    This partial list of city nicknames in Louisiana compiles the aliases, ... New Orleans. America's Favorite City [12] ... The Crescent City [12] [13] [17] [18]

  3. New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The United States, which had acquired possession from France in 1803, adopted the French name and anglicized it to New Orleans. New Orleans has several nicknames, including these: Crescent City, alluding to the course of the Lower Mississippi River around and through the city. [36]

  4. Crescent City - Wikipedia

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    "Crescent City", a song about New Orleans by Lucinda Williams from her 1988 self-titled album Crescent City Radio , an Internet radio station based in New Orleans, Louisiana Crescent City , a hyper-opera by composer Anne LeBaron , premiered in Los Angeles 2012

  5. What are the origins of some famous city nicknames? - AOL

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    Many city nicknames roll off the tongue like it's second nature. New York City is, of course, "the Big Apple." Paris is the "City of Love." Los Angeles is the "City of Angels." They're a given at this

  6. List of city nicknames in the United States - Wikipedia

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    City nicknames can help establish a civic identity, help outsiders recognize a community, attract people to a community because of its nickname, promote civic pride, and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]

  7. How Every State Got Its Nickname - AOL

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    The nickname "Empire State" is believed to have origins dating back to a letter written by George Washington in 1785, where he praised New York's resilience and referred to it as "the Seat of the ...

  8. Just Askin': It's our most popular nickname. Why is ... - AOL

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    The City of Seven Hills. Porkopolis. The 'Nati. We know Cincinnati by many names. Arguably our most recognizable moniker is the Queen City.

  9. Sliver by the River - Wikipedia

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    The Sliver by the River is a nickname for the area of New Orleans, Louisiana, closest to the Mississippi River, which escaped major flooding after Hurricane Katrina hit the city on August 29, 2005. [1] [2] It exists on higher ground, the natural levee built up by centuries of flooding before there was human settlement.