Uncommon+Town+Names

Lizard Lick, North Carolina By: Dallas Gates

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Map: media type="custom" key="12216778" Written Description The purpose of this paper is to convince you to move to my town, Lizard Lick. Lizard Lick has their own 1978 Green Cab, their own Grand Opry, and their own University. Lizard Lick got its name during the 1800's, hundreds of Lizards would run along the fence of a liquor bar and try to catch bugs with the mash that was used to make the whiskey, When Ed Pulley, the official Whiskey Taster for the Government, tasted the days run and was feeling okay, he would take his cane and get the lizards off the fence.He called the cane the Lizard Licker.

The population, as of 2010, is 900,993. Lizard Lick has their own show on truTV that's called Lizard Lick Towing, and their own sauce! Lizard Lick is located in Wake County, which has a variety of school options, such as private, public, charter, and international schools. Weather varies from approximately 50 degrees in the winter and 90 degrees in the summer. If you like sports, you'll love Wake County, according to their website. According to //RelocateAmerica 2011,// Wake County is #4 in Top 10 Places To Live In.

The cites that I used were as follows: [|http://www.lizardlicktownhall.com] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard_Lick,_North_Carolina []