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NoMoLerking t1_it7gcbd wrote

Reply to comment by Perks508 in If there’s a worse town motto than Fall River’s, I’d like to hear it by orleansville

I went down the rabbit hole a few years ago, it’s actually pretty interesting.

The motto was born of one of Fall River’s many great fires — this one, in 1843. The city’s residents resolved to rebuild from the ruins, and their efforts spawned the hopeful “We’ll Try.” It stuck, and for years has adorned both police cruisers and the city seal.

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AtTheFirePit t1_it8ytb7 wrote

Ware MA is "the town that can't be licked!"

"The Great Depression era nearly signaled the demise of the mills. But, the citizens of Ware banded together to buy shares in the struggling companies. The purchase was the first employee buy-out of a major manufacturer in America. Ware Industries was born, preserving the livelihood for hundreds of families. Ware's then-Chief of Police Bartholomew Buckley coined a new phrase for Ware, calling it “The Town that can’t be licked!” Life Magazine heralded the event in their May 23, 1938 issue with an article entitled Life Goes to a Party: Ware, Mass. Celebrates Comeback."

needless to say, things have... changed

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