Yes Frank. Cairo is right by where the Ohio joins the Mississippi. An impressive intersection!
And then there is Pay'-rue (Peru) (Indiana) ... stan on 12/08/03 10:16 PM, frank theriault at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Isn't there a town on the Missouri River (it may also be in Illinois, I > can't remember), called Cairo (just like in Egypt), except it's pronounced > "Kay-roh" (unlike the city on the Nile)? > > -frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> How about the town of DeKalb, Illinois, and the county where Atlanta >> resides, >> DeKalb, Georgia...pronounced De Cab! Bob S.