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The town is located in the state of Tennessee and draws attention for its surprising place name.

Nameless.

In the state of Tennessee, in the eastern United States, we find a large number of small towns with a peaceful atmosphere. Among them, there is one that stands out for its curious history and its even more curious place name, and that is that the town is po[CENSORED]rly known as "the nameless town". That interesting nickname is explained by his real name, Nameless, which translates as "no name."

 

The history of the name
The origin of this peculiar name is not entirely clear, but it has drawn the attention of both tourists and writers and musicians who have named the town in their works. One theory holds that when local residents applied for a post office, the name space on the application was left blank.

In this way, the United States Post Office Department returned it with the inscription "No name" stamped on the form. Finally, the Nameless Post Office was opened in 1866 and operated until 1909.

However, there are other hypotheses. For example, the 1982 book 'Blue Highways: A Journey Into America', by William Least Heat-Moon, recounted that it was the town's own residents who decided that the town should be called Nameless after one of the neighbors said: "This here's a nameless, so leave it be".

Cartel de entrada en Nameless.

 

A neighborhood party in a store-museum
In its heyday, the town had 250 inhabitants and a store that today has been converted into a museum. Other buildings such as the "Sin Nombre" College and the occasional trade are added to the houses.

In addition, its peaceful atmosphere is interrupted four times a year when the store-museum opens its doors and organizes a party for all the neighbors and all the curious who want to join.

 

https://www.20minutos.es/viajes/destinos/curioso-pueblo-sin-nombre-estados-unidos-nameless-5090198/

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