Need to amaze your friends and colleagues with your knowledge of useless trivia?

OK, here is some:

Gainesville, GA is a small town 54 miles northeast of Atlanta. It bills itself as The Poultry Capital of the World and even has a Poultry Park.

According to the city’s website, After World War II- A visionary named Jesse Jewell started
what was to become the state’s largest agricultural crop-
poultry. The $1,000,000,000 a year industry has given Gainesville
the title “Poultry Capital of the World.”

And there is more:

In 1821, the city of Mule Camp Springs renamed itself Gainesville (good decision)

In 1902, Gainesville became the first city south of Baltimore to have street lights.

In 1937 & 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited the city.

In 1996, Gainesville served as the Rowing/Kayaking Venue
for the 1996 Olympics. During the Olympics Gainesville was
named Hospitality Capital of the World by an NBC Broadcaster.

Now you know.

 October 9, 2009