Comment by Phil (Guest)

Phil (Guest) — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:33:28 +0000

Found on the Blue Ridge Parkway Web:

"Aho Gap : Aho was actually named by a committee. When a name was in the process of being chosen, there was always a conflict with whatever was suggested, so the committee decided that the next word spoken, no matter what it was, would be the name of the new community. After a long silence, BB Dougherty (father of ASU) stood up, stretched, and said, "Aho.""

I assume that the "ASU" is Appalachian State University.

And the "P" name is hilarious. Any pix? (from before the name change, I hope.)

Small Town, USA: Part 2

Ken — Wed, 31 May 2006 08:03:13 +0000

The rest of the story.