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Old 02-13-2019, 08:34 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Rain Man View Post
I lived near the town of Doolittle growing up, and I knew it had been named after him. But looking now at the history, it really makes sense why they did. The town boomed because of WWII, according to wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle,_Missouri

Looking at the population figures, though, it seems like 'booming' meant a few hundred people. That makes me chuckle.
Driven right by it many times over the years. Never knew it was named after him.
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