1975: Town with an Exclamation Mark: Westward Ho! and Hamilton! May 12, 2020

The town of Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! may have the most exclamation points in its name [1], but it's not the only one to have any. England's Westward Ho! is the official name for the Devonshire town named in 1855 for Charles Kingsley's novel of the same name, set in a nearby town, Bideford. Other places have tried, such as Hamilton!, Ohio which was made official as a publicity stunt in the 1980's (named before the hit musical), but it is not recognized by the US Federal Government. Looking past settlement names, Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! is located along the Ha! Ha! River, and many other sites in the area take their names accordingly.

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