Which small metro had/has the greatest influence on America? (state, largest)

[btownboss4]

Small metro is 1,000,000 or less.

I would think Springfield, MA (690,000) which contributed
Basketball
Volleyball
Internal combustion engine
Dr Suess
us Armory ( til 1970 ish)
Emily Dickens
Webster Dictionary
Smith& Wesson
ect.

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

^That's hard to beat!

[brewcrew1000]

I'd say Omaha
- Warren Buffet
- Berkshire Hathaway
-Union Pacific
-ConAgra Foods (Hunts,Pam,Healthy Choice,Orville Redenbacher,etc)
-Marlon Brando
-Malcom X
- Nick Nolte
-Mannheim Steamroller
-Gale Sayers

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by brewcrew1000

I'd say Omaha
- Warren Buffet
- Berkshire Hathaway
-Union Pacific
-ConAgra Foods
-Marlon Brando
-Malcom X
- Nick Nolte
-Mannheim Steamroller
-Gale Sayers

How big is Omaha? 900,000?

[brewcrew1000]

Omaha formed the 60th-largest metropolitan area in the United States in 2010, with an estimated population of 865,350

[brewcrew1000]

Warren Buffet alone is influential to most of the Financial world. I would say Omaha is more influential now but Springfield was pretty influential in the past.

[btownboss4]

Forgot one for Springfield, MassMutual ( fortune 100 company) is headquartered in Springfield.

[brewcrew1000]

Springfield Metro should just be combined with Hartford, makes no sense they are separate

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by brewcrew1000

Springfield Metro should just be combined with Hartford, makes no sense they are separate

The reason they are seperate is because they are so close, that the central cities don't share a county because they are in ajacent counties.

[SyraBrian]

Syracuse has to rank up there. Without Carrier Air Conditioning, the population of this country would still be centered northward. Sportswise, Syracuse University seems to have produced a good chunk of the sports announcers on tv.