What the Heck Does “Forgotonia” mean?
About Forgottonia the Actual Place
I’m talkin’ ’bout west central Illinois—an area once dubbed “The Republic of Forgottonia” because it’s so…. BFE, to put it one way. Read the full definition of the term on Wikipedia.
About Forgottonia the Blog
It’s published by me, life-long Forgottonia resident Alison McGaughey: writer, blogger, spaz extraordinaire.
I’m obsessed with small-town life, local legends, and that this place I call home is impossible to reach from anywhere else.
Some of the stuff I like to cover:
- the legend of Vishnu Springs, alleged hang-out for Al Capone
- the fact that a certain “latter-day prophet” was murdered in my hometown, right across the street from the Dairy Queen, and
- the fact that my friend’s dad is separated from Matt Damon by six degrees and a dozen donuts.
