January 15, 2022

Pages 1411
Whole Number 74

TWENTY-SIX AMERICAN CITIES HAVE A SPARKS STREET, AVENUE, OR ROAD



According to the National Zip Code Directory of the United States Post Office Department, some twenty-six different American cities have a street, avenue, or road name Sparks. We would be delighted if members of the Association living in or near these cities would attempt to learn for whom these streets were named. We shall be pleased to report in the Quarterly the results of any such research. Following are the cities, arranged by state:

       California: Bakersfield, Burbank, Hayward, Modesto, and San Diego.

       Connecticut: Waterbury.

       Georgia: Atlanta and Augusta.

       Illinois: East St. Louis.

       Iowa: Sioux City.

       Kentucky: Lexington.

       Massachusetts: Boston and Lowell.

       Michigan: Jackson.

       New York: New Rochelle.

       Ohio: Dayton and Warren.

       Pennsylvania: Philadelphia.

       Tennessee: Knoxville and Memphis.

       Texas: Amarillo, Austin, Beaumont, Dallas, Houston, and Wichita Falls.

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