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zoom6zoom wrote:
Remember, thanks to former Gov. Wilder there is a law that you must buy one gun a month.
Dang, I've overdone it.... I'm at 4 for the month so far.
I'm not sure if there's any truth to the information that Powhite gets its name from the residents of the many trailer parks in the area...
Funny... see the Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powhite_Parkway
They've got it all covered!
TFred
Pronunciation
The Powhite Parkway is named for the nearby
Powhite Creek which is likely an
eponym for the Indian chief or tribe
Powhatan. References to the creek by this name have been found in records more than 300 years old, and the creek probably was named by
Native Americans who were in the area long before colonial settlers arrived in the 17th century. Known to have strong opinions about the proper pronunciation of this expressway and creek, native Richmonders have developed two forms for saying the name:
- PAU-hite (in the same pronunciation and emphasis as the word "powder")
- PO-white (in the same pronunciation and emphasis as the word "potion")
Though radio station traffic reporters tend to favor the former pronunciation (which is closer to the contemporary, though not historic, pronunciation of
Powhatan), most native Richmonders hold firmly onto the latter.
In particular, those who prefer the former pronunciation sometimes deride the other as suggestive of "
white trash," as the sound resembles certain dialects' articulation of the words "poor white". (See the etymology of
poboy for an analogous situation.)
The Richmond Metropolitan Authority (RMA), owner of the toll road section that falls within the City of Richmond, promotes "POW-hite" as the official pronunciation of the parkway.
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h yeah, it's Stan-ton or Stant'n, never Stawnton or Stawnt'n
