Today, we’ll talk about another town suggested by one of our faithful fans. Please keep the suggestions coming – they’re hilarious, and really exist!
Today, I bring to you – Blue Ball, Pennsylvania!
• Blue Ball PA is approximately 2 miles east-northeast of the town of
New Holland PA at the intersection of US 322 and PA Route 23.
• As of the 2010 census the population was 1031.
• The name originates not from the slang term “blue balls”, but from the Blue Ball Hotel, built over 200 years ago.
• The hotel stood on the SE corner of the crossroads. It was torn down in 1997.
• In the early 18th century, John Wallace built a small building in Earl Town at the intersection of two Indian trails, French Creek Path (Route 23) and Paxtang (Route 322). He hung a blue ball out front from a post and called it “The Sign of the Blue Ball”.
• Locals soon began calling the town “Blue Ball” after the inn. In 1833, Earl Town official changed its name to Blue Ball.
• The town’s name is very suggestive, as are several other town names in Pennsylvania. The publisher of Eros once asked that its magazine be mailed from Intercourse PA. Intercourse and Blue Ball are often listed among the “delightfully named towns” in Pennsylvania, alongside Mount Joy, Lititz, Bareville, Bird-in-Hand, and Paradise.
And there you have it, my friends! Anyone been to Blue Ball, PA lately?
Have a fangtastic day my friends! <3 Brock V"""V
• As of the 2010 census the population was 1031.
• The name originates not from the slang term “blue balls”, but from the Blue Ball Hotel, built over 200 years ago.
• The hotel stood on the SE corner of the crossroads. It was torn down in 1997.
• In the early 18th century, John Wallace built a small building in Earl Town at the intersection of two Indian trails, French Creek Path (Route 23) and Paxtang (Route 322). He hung a blue ball out front from a post and called it “The Sign of the Blue Ball”.
• Locals soon began calling the town “Blue Ball” after the inn. In 1833, Earl Town official changed its name to Blue Ball.
• The town’s name is very suggestive, as are several other town names in Pennsylvania. The publisher of Eros once asked that its magazine be mailed from Intercourse PA. Intercourse and Blue Ball are often listed among the “delightfully named towns” in Pennsylvania, alongside Mount Joy, Lititz, Bareville, Bird-in-Hand, and Paradise.
And there you have it, my friends! Anyone been to Blue Ball, PA lately?
Have a fangtastic day my friends! <3 Brock V"""V
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