All the bios just say is that he was born in Upstate New York, and lived a majority of his life in San Francisco.

The reason I’m asking, is because I came up with an idea to do some sightseeing: visit the birth places of Star Trek characters.

I started to do some research, and discovered that there isn’t a concrete hometown for Captain Archer. Only that he was born in Upstate New York.

So, what city do you think it is? If I were to guess, I would say Syracuse, or Ticonderoga.

  • @sarsaparilyptus@midwest.social
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    172 years ago

    We do know that Archer is probably from Utica, or at least not from Albany, given that he’s never seen using the phrase “steamed hams” to refer to hamburgers.

    • @darkpanda@lemmy.ca
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      12 years ago

      “Computer: two steamed hams, hot.”

      Computer terminal lights on fire

      Yes I know replicators weren’t available in Archer’s time, but still, it would be a fun scene.

    • @Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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      12 years ago

      “Good lord, what is happening in there?”

      “Aurora Borealis.”

      “Aurora Borealis? During this shift, on this stardate, in this part of the quadrant, localized entirely within your holodeck simulation of the NX-01?”

      “Yes!”

      “May I see it?”

      “…Computer, end program.”

  • @lemillionsocks@beehaw.org
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    52 years ago

    Upstate wouldnt have to be a city at all. Could be a town, hamlet village, unincorporated land, state park. Archer was young enough to have been around while earth was still rebuilding in theory.

    Upstate itself is also a very general location for the state. It’s most commonly used by people from the NYC metro area to refer to pretty much anything north of the bronx. This means upstate could in theory refer to anything from Westchester or Rockland county, to Watertown, to Niagara falls(though dont tell a western new yorker theyre from upstate they’ll throw a fit).

    • RHTeebsOP
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      32 years ago

      I am a Western New Yorker, and I’ve already thrown a fit.

    • RHTeebsOP
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      12 years ago

      I appreciate that. Thanks! It does get a little boring here in Buffalo.

  • MelastSB
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    62 years ago

    Ticonderago is a fine ship name anyway, and the space station in Starship Troopers is also called that. You might want to pass by even if you don’t think Archer was born there

    • RHTeebsOP
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      32 years ago

      Absolutely! Tocinderoga has the TOS set replica. I’d love to check it out!

  • @ThirdMoonOfPluto@startrek.website
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    22 years ago

    His dad was a scientist developing the Warp 5 engine, so I’d guess somewhere which either has a major STEM university or a research lab. Some options would include: Ithaca- Cornell University Rochester- Rochester Institute of Technology Rome- US Air Force Rome Lab Syracuse - Syracuse University

    • RHTeebsOP
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      12 years ago

      Those are some pretty solid options. I like the idea of Ithaca. Cornell is a good school. Plus, it would be weird if Captain Archer had a Rochester accent