City of Spindles—A name given to the city of Lowell, Mass., the largest cotton. manufacturing town in the United States.
City of the Straits—A name given to Detroit, Mich., which is situated on the west bank of the river or strait connecting Lake St. Clair with Lake Erie. Detroit, a French word, means "strait."
City of Notions—Boston, Mass., the metropolis of Yankeedom.
City of Rocks—A descriptive name given to the city of Nashville, Tenn.
Crescent City—A name given to the city of New Orleans, the older portion of which is built around the convex side of a bend of the Mississippi River.
Empire City—The city of New York, the chief city of the United States.
Fall City—Louisville, Ky.; so called from the falls which at this place impede the navigation of the Ohio River.
Flour City—A name given to the city of Rochester, N. Y., a place remarkable for its extensive manufactories of flour.
Flower City—Springfield, Ill., the capital of the State, which is distinguished for the beauty of its surroundings.
Forest City—1. Cleveland, Ohio; so called from the many ornamental trees which border the streets— of the city.
Forest City—2. A name given to Portland, Maine, distinguished for its many elms and other beautiful shade trees.
Gotham—A name for the city of New York.
Hub of the Universe—A burlesque name on Boston. Mass., originating with the American humorist, O. W. Holmes.
Garden City—A popular name for Chicago, a city remarkable for the number and beauty of its private gardens.
Garden of the West—A name sometimes given to Kansas, sometimes to Illinois, and sometimes to Iowa, and other parts of the West.
Gate City—Keokuk, Iowa; so called from its situation at the foot of the lower rapids of the Mississippi River.
Iron City—A name given to Pittsburg, Pa., for its great iron manufactories.
Monumental City—The city of Baltimore, so called from its monuments.
Mound City—A name sometimes given to St. Louis, Mo., on account of the numerous artificial mounds on which it was built.
Puritan City—A name sometimes given to the city of Boston, Mass., in allusion to the character of its founders and early inhabitants.
Railroad City—Indianapolis, Indiana, is sometimes called by this name as being the end or terminus of many railroads.
Smoky City—A name sometimes given to Pittsburg, Pa., an important manufacturing city in iron, nails, etc., etc.
Quaker City—A name given to Philadelphia, Pa., which was planned and settled by William Penn.