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Origin of Sherman Branch trail name?
06/14/17 at 1:42am
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An odd question I have... It's because of a dream. I've tried a little bit of googling to no avail, does anyone know who named Sherman Branch, and or what/who this trail is named for? Thanks.
  
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Reply #1 - 06/14/17 at 11:46am
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Jerry (Enoch) will know since he is one of the original designers
  
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Reply #2 - 06/14/17 at 11:52am
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In honor of General William Tecumseh Sherman, who is fondly remembered around here for his tour around the southeast in the mid 1800s.
  
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Re: Origin of Sherman Branch trail name?
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SirNotAppearing wrote on 06/14/17 at 11:52am:
In honor of General William Tecumseh Sherman, who is fondly remembered around here for his tour around the southeast in the mid 1800s.


LOL... particularly his "scorched earth" policy?

  
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Reply #4 - 06/14/17 at 1:59pm
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Sherman Branch is the name of a creek
  
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Reply #5 - 06/14/17 at 2:29pm
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abruzzopat wrote on 06/14/17 at 1:51pm:


LOL... particularly his "scorched earth" policy?



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Re: Origin of Sherman Branch trail name?
Reply #6 - 06/14/17 at 3:29pm
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Wrong!!

Its named after Sherman Helmsley who stopped at the exact location the trail is built on when he and Weezy were en route to the East Side and their Deluxe Apt in the sky...




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...packin some Chub in the back of the pick-up.


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Re: Origin of Sherman Branch trail name?
Reply #7 - 06/14/17 at 4:40pm
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It came from a lyric in Peter Framton's "Do You Feel Like I Do" 
"Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand
Peached up, peached ale, never fails
Must have been a dream I don't believe where I've been
Come on, let's do it again

Do you, you, feel like I do?
How'd ya feel?
Do you, you, feel like I do"
Sherman ,being a long thin cigarette popular in England at the time. When constructing the trail, a lot of cigarettes butts were picked up from the hippy burn outs that used to frequent the park. Hence the name Sherman
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Reply #8 - 06/14/17 at 5:26pm
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Went with Sherman and Peabody back in time and witnessed Sherman driving a Sherman Tank on his famous march to the sea and witnessed him stopping at the creek that happens to be the area for today's Sherman Branch Trail. Ironically Richard Sherman was there to witness it all. Weird



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Re: Origin of Sherman Branch trail name?
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Doc00t wrote on 06/14/17 at 5:26pm:
Went with Sherman and Peabody back in time and witnessed Sherman driving a Sherman Tank on his famous march to the sea and witnessed him stopping at the creek that happens to be the area for today's Sherman Branch Trail. Ironically Richard Sherman was there to witness it all. Weird


But where was the Sherminator?   


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Re: Origin of Sherman Branch trail name?
Reply #10 - 06/14/17 at 6:36pm
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Best thread of the week.  Sherman A. Hemsley....a.k.a. George Jefferson will be thought of every time I ride Sherman Branch for the next few months.
  
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Reply #11 - 06/14/17 at 6:49pm
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In case we missed any.
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Reply #12 - 06/14/17 at 7:01pm
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Thread of the week! and Big thanks to Douglas for clearing up what the hell Peter Frampton meant
  
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Reply #13 - 06/15/17 at 11:00am
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Sherman Hemsley on a Sherman tank with a Sherman in his hand. (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

It could be Capt d**e I. Sherman. A shrimp boat transvestite who was famous for his/her seafood feasts. Later went on to open a chain of seafood restaurants known as Capt. D's Grin
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Re: Origin of Sherman Branch trail name?
Reply #14 - 06/20/17 at 3:50am
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wow u all are clueless
  
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Reply #15 - 06/20/17 at 9:25am
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Jon Snow wrote on 06/20/17 at 3:50am:
wow u all are clueless

And your name is really Jon Snow😕🚵🌁
  
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