Did you know that 60 cities around the world are named Athens?

Not one?not two, but sixty cities all over the world have adopted the name Athens,

most of them being in the U.S. Georgia?s Athens is the most well-known

with a population of 112,000 people and is the second biggest Athens,

after the one in Greece.

The third largest Athens is in Wisconsin, a small agricultural village of almost 1,000 habitats.

Athens cities all have the honor and responsibility to be the symbol of their name and action.

They should portray democratic spirit, freedom, responsibility, evolution and respect.

The word Athens means a world of democracy, freedom, equality and a civilized world.

Here are all the cities named Athens in the United States:

 


* Athens Alabama, USA
* Athens Arkansas, USA
* Athens California, USA
* Athens Ohio, USA
* Athens Georgia, USA
* Athens Illinois, USA
* Athens Indiana, USA
* Athens Kansas, USA
* Athens Lexington Kentucky, USA
* Athens Louisiana, USA
* Athens Somerset Maine, USA
* Athens Calhoun Michigan, USA
* Athens Mississippi, USA
* Athens Missouri, USA
* Athens New York, USA
* Athens Ohio, USA
* Athens Pennsylvania, USA
* Athens Tennessee, USA
* Athens Texas, USA
* Athens Vermont, USA
* Athens West Virginia, USA
* Athens Wisconsin, USA

* Athens of Florida ? DeLand, Florida, USA
* Athens of Indiana ? Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA
* Athens of the South ? Nashville, USA
* Athens of the West (early 19th c.) ? Lexington, USA
* Athens of the West ? Berkeley, California, USA
* Athens of the South ? Tampa, Florida, USA

 

SOURCE

U.S. EMBASSY ATHENS