List of city nicknames in Virginia

This partial list of city nicknames in Virginia compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in the U.S. state of Virginia are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.

City nicknames can 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] This value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]

Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.

See also

References
  1. Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.
  2. Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :) Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
  3. Birthplace of Country Music website
  4. Tagline Guru City Branding Survey, Tagline Guru website, accessed Aug 18, 2009
  5. McKinney, Wanda (April 2005). "Our Favorite Town Slogans". Southern Living. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07.
  6. Goolrick, John. T. (2006). Fredericksburg: America's Most Historic City. Kessinger Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-4286-5422-8.
  7. Harrisonburg At-A-Glance website, accessed June 30, 2016
  8. Town of Honaker Archived 2008-06-17 at the Wayback Machine website, accessed July 30, 2008
  9. Lexington Virginia website
  10. Streets of Lexington book
  11. Lynchburg Online website
  12. Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-11-30. Retrieved 2004-12-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official nickname on website
  14. "Civil War Richmond – The South's Capital". Virginia.org. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  15. River City Magazine website
  16. History: River City Observed, Discover Richmond website
  17. http://www.richmondgov.com
  18. Case 54: Roanoke, Virginia Archived 2007-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies website, accessed January 5, 2008. "The City of Roanoke, once known as the 'Magic City' due to the speed of the city’s growth, was chartered in 1884."
  19. The Roanoke Star, City of Roanoke website, accessed January 5, 2008. The nickname refers to a large lighted star on a mountainside overlooking the city, installed in 1949 and originally intended as a Christmas decoration. "It was over 50 years ago Roanoke earned the nickname, 'Star City of the South,' and the star has been a part of the landscape of Mill Mountain ever since."
  20. "William & Mary Law School - Our Town - the 'Burg!". law.wm.edu.
  21. "Capitol of Colonial Williamsburg". www.history.org.
  22. Faber, Harold (1993-09-12). "The World Capital of Whatever". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
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