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22 Things You Know To Be True If You're From Wetumpka, AL

Throwing down in a small town.

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22 Things You Know To Be True If You're From Wetumpka, AL
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Anyone that knows anything about Wetumpka knows that it's THE definition of a small town, but it's also much more than that. Wetumpka is the place I'm proud to call home and I'm pretty sure all of my fellow Wetumpkans can relate to these things.

1. It's pronounced WEtumpka, not WETumpka.

2. "Big Fish" is our claim to fame.

3. Coaches Corner is considered fine dining.

4. Photoshoots in Gold Star Park are just a rite of passage.

5. Driving down Jasmine Hill Road basically makes you feel like you're starring in "The Fast and the Furious."

6. Jumping off Swayback Bridge is a must.

7. Successfully paddling Moccasin Gap is a major achievement.

8. Frios is pretty much the best thing to happen to downtown since sliced bread.

9. Bald Knob is one of the coolest vantage points you'll ever see.

10. You were furious when the Maze of Terror was shut down.

11. You went to Fort Toulouse for a field trip at least three times during elementary school.

12. Driving to Titus is basically taking a small road trip.

13. You’ve definitely climbed the base of Bibb Graves Bridge.

14. The Christmas lights downtown make you feel so warm and fuzzy, even if they do go up before Thanksgiving even gets here.

15. Mexican restaurants come and go like the seasons.

16. Getting to a Zaxby’s and a Dunkin Donuts was a really big deal. (Even though RJ’s and Donuts D-lite were way better.)

17. Waffle House after a football game is the go to.

18. Christmas on the Coosa is basically a National Holiday.

19. Enoing and playing in the creeks behind Gold Star Park makes for the best adventures, especially when you face the attack geese.

20. The casino can be seen from any given point in the city.

21. Going to Walmart means running into roughly 23 people you know.

22. Yes, Wetumpka's a small town, but you wouldn't want any other place to call home.


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