Are the town names in the Ozarks ironic?
I’ve always been struck by the names we give towns out here compared to the reality of the landscape. I put some of that irony into a paragraph for my book, but I’m curious if I missed any obvious ones.
>"We drove through Mount Vernon, but there were no mountains. We drove through Republic, where the Constitution looked tired. We drove through Phillipsburg, and there was not a single man in sight. We drove past Marshfield, barren of any marshes. North of us was Roseland, but the thorns outnumbered the blossoms. We drove past Richland, but not every person was draped in gold. We drove past St. Robert, where the Devil’s Elbow lurked just east. We drove past Ha Ha Tonka, its springs still and mournful, like they remembered the fires that scarred the land."
Also I wanted to add something about Tightwad, but couldn't think of anything appropriate.
Can you think of any other towns that have a bit of irony to them?