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Home > Blogs > Hamilton News and Issues > Archives > 2008 > April > 21 > Entry

Hamilton!

By Josh Rinaldi | Monday, April 21, 2008, 09:28 AM

In the mid-1980s, city officials voted unanimously to add an exclamation mark to the city’s name.

Think Yahoo! or Jeopardy! and you’ve got the right idea. Theoretically, Hamilton is the only city in the country to officially have an exclamation mark adopted as part of its name.

Read all about it here.

For the most part, the city has moved past the exclamation mark, but it can still be seen in various places. Take the Welcome Center for example:

Do you have any memories of when Hamilton became Hamilton!…?

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