Talk:Jackson, Wyoming
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Is this supposed to be Jackson Hole, Wyoming? (sometimes the rambot and/or the census data don't like two-name towns)
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- No. There is no town of Jackson Hole. Jackson Hole is the name of the valley; Jackson is the town. --NoPetrol 02:41, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Should there be a history section on this page?
Jackson Hole, Wyoming is not technically the town name but almost everyone that lives there calls it that. I've never really heard after living there for 20 years that Jackson Hole is just the name of the valley even though the town itself does sit in a hole-like valley.
- Thats not my experience - I graduated from high school in Jackson, and nearly everybody I know calls the town, Jackson, and uses the correct names for the surrounding areas "I live in the Village / Wilson / Moose, etc.." I don't want to speak for all locals, but it was always my practice to "gently" correct tourists and newcomers that used the name incorrectly. In my experience, Jackson Hole is only ever used to refer to the whole valley (or at least the part south of the park) for the benefit of the tourists. The way Wikipedia handles it is correct, in my opinion, since the incorporated name of the town is Jackson, Wyoming, and the article links directly to Jackson Hole in the first sentence and Jackson Hole reciprocates in its description of the valley, so searches for both terms will get you to the right place. - CosmicPenguin (Talk) 17:11, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
