Vinegar Hill, New Zealand
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Vinegar Hill is a camping ground, located on the banks of the Rangitikei River in New Zealand. It is notable due to hosting an annual LGBT celebration.
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[edit] Location
Vinegar Hill is a camping ground on the banks of the Rangitikei River within the Putai Ngahere Reserve, and is located on State Highway 54, about 5 km north of Hunterville in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand, on State Highway 1..[citation needed]
[edit] Etymology
There is a misconception over how this Vinegar Hill was named. Some[who?] think that it is named after the Battle of Vinegar Hill in Ireland.[citation needed] However, the name was derived from a source closer than that; the Manawatu District Council information sheets on the campsite state that it was named after an incident in early colonial times - a bullock cart carrying barrels of vinegar overturned after the bullocks slipped on the muddy track on the hillside, covering the hillside in vinegar from the broken barrels.[citation needed]
[edit] History
Since the 1980s, Vinegar Hill has been a popular camping spot for Gay and Lesbian people and their families over Christmas and the New Year holiday period in the height of summer.[1] The first "Queen" of the camp was appointed in 1985, for the 1986 camp; the initial names engraved on the trophy presented each year are the drag names of the people appointed to the role of Queen.[citation needed] The Queen is appointed every year by all the former Queens who are present on the 31st of December.[citation needed]
