I have known a couple of streets, avenues and highways here in the Philippines named after the Americans such as the McArthur Highway, Taft Avenue and McKinley St. Some are even named after a place in the United States like the New York St. and Times Square St in Cubao, Quezon City.
I never thought though that there is a road in a US state named after a place in the Philippines - the Bataan Memorial Highway in Indiana. The road commemorates the heroes of the Bataan Death March.
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Nice information. Bataan Highway in a Southern State is also good.
Cheers.
Well, the Philippines were at one time controlled by the U.S., so it's no surprise that there are a few streets with American names.
Hey, interesting find you've got here. It's good to know things like this ;-)
I had not noticed that. Interesting info. Big fan of the blog, keep up the nice work.
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hei, nice one.. guess you've been researching about bataan? haha. best regards! :)
Good to know about this. At least in street/highway name, we are still "brothers in arms".
History and war does have a way of bringing two peoples together and it's good to know that this memory is commemorated.
As long as the name has the right and honorable purpose, it should be fine.
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Wow!Really? I never know that...so proud to be a Filipino.
Thanks for sharing this information. I love to visit Bataan.
Had not heard this before, thanks for sharing, some very interesting info you have on the blog.
There were ties once upon a time between the US and Philippines. It's good to see these are not forgotten !
Very nice pictures and information :) I like your blog, keep up the good work!
This is one of those pieces of information that is just fun to know because I know I would have never looked it up on my own.
Maybe the US have done something in that part of the Phillipines and its a way of remembering. It actually confuses me but could well be true.
Great information. Picture is great too. Enjoy and keep blogging.
Thanks for interesting information!
Great blog! ;)
That must be a beautiful place I can bet. Thank you for sharing that info.
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Thanks for sharing such a nice information. Hope sometime i'll be there.
wow, indiana huh? I never would have guessed that that was the state that had it. great fact. will pass on to my friends. cheers!
Very informative article.Thanks for this.
that was an awesome post. seems worth trying out.
Thank you for that very informative post.
The US force spent a lot of time in the area during WWII, so it does not surprise me that there are streets with those names.
Definitely interesting.
It is nice to think that we are capable of reciprocating. Even if it is something simple like a street name :-)
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there are several places on Mars that
have Philippine names.
Heres the site that tells about it:
http://www.gov.ph/forum/thread.asp?rootID=12498&catID=20
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interesting post!
The presence of couple of streets, avenues and highways in the Philippines named after the Americans such as the McArthur Highway, Taft Avenue shows the popularity of Americans in the world. This is one of the reasons why Americans should be proud.
Thanks for sharing with us
Thanks for sharing this information. I love to visit Bataan.
I was fascinated by your blog and had to research more and found that the Bataan Death March began at Mariveles on April 10, 1942. Any troops who fell behind were executed. It is very sad story
Nice place.. interesting vacation place..if got chance might will visit there too..
so what the conclusion? any relation with Bataan and US president? haha
get to know new things frem reading ur bloggie .. seriously , i dunno theres something lyke this ..
i wish i could drive that highway rather than the boring deserty ones i go on every other day... :/
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That must be an interesting place. History can be repeated again and again even though it becomes old. Hope to visit the place sometime or the other in future whenever I get a chance.
Hey, the article is very informative and interesting. History repeats itself though its too old. But the fact are really true. I did like to go there whenever I get a chance.
The information and the pics both are very nice. Good to know about this and that the saying history repeats again is very much true. Hope that every thing goes out well.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing! : ]
I had not noticed that. Its very interesting information given. Many are a big fan of the blog, Hope you always keep up the nice work.
huh. who would have thought it would be indiana. interesting
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I Had't heard this before, thanks for sharing, some very interesting info you have on the blog which is very useful.
It’s great to hear the name of streets around the world named after the americans. It gives a feeling of proudness.
Provides great information about Bataan highway. As a street in US can be named after a place in Philippines that’s a true coincidence………..
I always had a wish to visit Bataan but never get a chance. You have posted some real good information i liked it lot. Your blog seems interesting.
I haven't heard that before. But then again, Hollywood only, for lack of a better term, "glamorizes" the European Theater in World War II. The war in the Pacific is hardly ever touched upon, particularly the war in the Philippines. It's always about Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, etc.
The world is becoming a global village day by day and now a days it is called as global neighborhood. The people are mingling with each other so much like never before.
That's not a big surprise, really, considering the history between the Philippines and America. After all, America did occupy the Philippines at one time and America did a hell of a lot of things for the Philippines back in World War II. And since American soldiers also died in the Wikipedia article you linked to, it was just a fitting tribute. Just don't ask me why they placed the highway in Indiana.
Americans such as the McArthur Highway, Taft Avenue shows the popularity of Americans in the world.Bataan Highway in a Southern State is also good.
I never thought though that there is a road in a US state named after a place in the Philippines - the Bataan Memorial Highway in Indiana. The road commemorates the heroes of the Bataan Death March.
My dad also used to tell me about such streets in the south part of America.This info is really great !!!
Hey! Nice post. Interesting info!
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That is interesting People never see it that way. There should be a mutual cultural exchange. totally agree
History and war does have a way of bringing two peoples together and it's good to know that this memory is commemorated. There were ties once upon a time between the US and Philippines.
I can see many names like this. When I went to India I can see multiple English names for bridges- Albert Victor Bridge(they say it was 100 yrs). Queen Victoria's arch etc., Also, in Phuket, James Bond Island.. its brings my olden days!!
Though i have never visited Bataan but have heard a lot about it. I will therefore like to visit this place as soon as possible so that i can see the real history here.
Thank you for the information.
We also have a small road here called Bataan, but in our language, when you put aa next to eachother in a sentence it becomes an å :o)
It's interesting that streets in Philippines have names, named after Americans. What is the relation between these two countries?
Thats actually pretty cool thing to know :)
I like very much the writings and pictures and explanations in your adress so I look forward to see your next writings. I congratulate you.
ide love to drive the states of america it would be fantastic, great article thanks
Wow good read truly!
great post i really like it.
keep posting stuff like this
thanks for the info and explanation provided
Bataan Highway is great destination. I wanna go there soon
sine Philippines was controlled by US at one time, they are good in English despite it not being there first language.
History can be repeated again and again even though it becomes old. Hope to visit the place sometime or the other in future whenever I get a chance.
Funny Bataan highway and also I never thought though that there is a road in a US state named after a place in the Philippines - the Bataan Memorial Highway in Indiana.
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I never would have guessed that that was the state that had it. great fact. will pass on to my friends. cheers! History repeats itself though its too old. But the fact are really true. I did like to go there whenever I get a chance. It’s great to hear the name of streets around the world named after the americans. It gives a feeling of proudness.
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This is a really good read for me, Must admit that you are one of the best bloggers I ever saw.Thanks for posting this informative article.
really informative, keep it up.
Bataan Highway is part of the Philippines history in which Filipinos to be remembered.
There is a place called "Manila" in Arkansas state... just so you know...
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