Around here people still remember who came first, who chiseled his way through that mountain or who build this church. I hear heroic tales about towns that consist of a few buildings, arranged around a shop, a church, a pub and a filling station, and rush by in the blink of an eye. Many places are named after more or less local celebrities. Truth or not, or somewhere in between? I cannot say. Some sources seem more reliable than others though.
The Third Planet 