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WMD:
quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:
why is it that at least TWO cities in the US that are named after ANOTHER state than the one they're in? I mean, Washington DC is in Maryland
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Washington D.C. is named after the person, not the state. ;)
Laukev7:
Well, yeah, I know that; it's not like Quebec City has been named after the province, either.
Paladin9:
It is really funny to hear Arnold Schwarzenegger try to pronounce all of the names of towns and county's in california, since they are all spanish names.
preacher:
quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:
I guess I should have been more specific. I actually meant Kansas City, not State of Kansas.
Since we are now discussing geographical matters, why is it that at least TWO cities in the US that are named after ANOTHER state than the one they're in? I mean, Washington DC is in Maryland, Kansas City in Missouri, and New York City is located in a state called New York, which bears the name of its largest city, but whose capital is Albany???
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I don't know about the others, but I can explain Kansas City. Back when Lewis and Clark first came through the area where Kansas City is now located, they named the area the Kanza territory after the Kanza Indians who resided here, and they named the
river the Kanza river, which became the Kansas River. Anyway, as settlers moved into the area, they founded the town of Kansas, but I believe this was before Missouri and Kansas were states. Anyway town of Kansas became Kansas City and the Missouri River and Kansas River were made the official borders between Kansas and Missouri. Around 1869, four towns on the west side of the border combined to form Kansas City, Kansas.
The fact that there are two cities named Kansas City, that are right next to each other has confused many people for years, and those who didn't know better have always assumed Kansas City was in Kansas because Kansas is in the name, and they were half right.
The Kansas City that people talk about is the one in Missouri. It has 450,000 residents, while the Kansas City in Kansas has 150,000 residents.
KernelPanic:
Did ya follow that kids? :D
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