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Post by catskillhiker on Oct 6, 2020 6:32:47 GMT -5
Victoria Falls - named after Queen Victoria; on the Zambezi River at the Zambia/Zimbabwe border. A to Z: Name anything geographic that is "eponymous" (named after a person real or mythic) anywhere in the world. Include the person that it is named after. Skipping "X" is allowed. Please copy and paste this paragraph into your reply so the next person to post knows the category.
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Post by BillG on Oct 6, 2020 11:26:45 GMT -5
Washington, D.C. (Washington was named after George Washington, the first president of the United States and a Founding Father)
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A to Z: Name anything geographic that is "eponymous" (named after a person real or mythic) anywhere in the world. Include the person that it is named after. Skipping "X" is allowed. Please copy and paste this paragraph into your reply so the next person to post knows the category.
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Post by JesusIsTops on Oct 6, 2020 17:35:33 GMT -5
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Youngstown OH, named for John Young, an early settler from Whitestown, New York, who established the community's first sawmill and gristmill.
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 6, 2020 22:13:27 GMT -5
Zanesville, Ohio
Ebenezer Zane founded Zanesville in 1800. The village was located at the junction of the Licking River with the Muskingum River. Zane had built a ferry service at this place for people traveling along the frontier road known as Zane's Trace. By the War of 1812, the town had approximately 1,400 people.
Pottery manufacturing remains a vital component of Zanesville's economy today. In 2003, many of the city's more than 27,000 residents found employment in various pottery establishments, including Fioriware Art Pottery, Zanesville Pottery and China, Incorporated, and Robinson Ransbottom Pottery in nearby Roseville. Other businesses in the community include Volvo Trucks and Custom Vans of Zanesville.
  
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Post by catskillhiker on Oct 7, 2020 2:25:42 GMT -5
I will add one for the optional X Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio - named after the Spanish Saint Francis Xavier. Please include a new A to Z topic with the next post.
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Post by BillG on Oct 7, 2020 6:46:48 GMT -5
Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo, which probably derives from yellow wildflowers that were plentiful during the spring and summer or the nearby Amarillo Lake and Amarillo Creek, named in turn for the yellow soil along their banks and shores. Amarillo is the Spanish word for the color yellow.)
 
A to Z: Name any city/town/province/state that is named after some other geographic feature or after the local flora/fauna, anywhere in the world. Include the thing that it is named after. Skipping "X" is allowed. Please copy and paste this paragraph into your reply so the next person to post knows the category.
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Post by catskillhiker on Oct 8, 2020 4:31:24 GMT -5
Colorado - the name of the state is derived from the Spanish name for the Colorado River which means "color red". That color is most pronounced in the states of Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. However, it can also be seen in the areas of the state of Colorado along the headwaters of the Colorado River, west of the Continental Divide. The images below are of the Hayes Creek Falls in Redstone, Colorado. Hayes Creek is a tributary of the Crystal and Colorado Rivers. The second is a picture of the Colorado River in the Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County, Colorado. The red color in the sedimentary sandstone near the Colorado River and its tributaries was caused by iron rust which was present in the waters of ancient seas when the sand was deposited in the seabeds. The current rivers dissolve some of the rocks which become loose sand and silt flowing in the river during times of high water. The red color of the rivers is best seen during the spring snow melt and during summer monsoons.  
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Post by BillG on Oct 8, 2020 11:03:52 GMT -5
Deadwood, South Dakota (County seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It was named by early settlers after the dead trees found in its gulch. The city had its heyday from 1876 to 1879, after gold deposits had been discovered there)
 
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Post by catskillhiker on Oct 9, 2020 12:36:47 GMT -5
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Post by BillG on Oct 10, 2020 4:23:38 GMT -5
Gila Bend, Arizona (named after the fertile banks of the Gila River)
 
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Post by catskillhiker on Oct 10, 2020 5:11:15 GMT -5
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Post by JesusIsTops on Oct 10, 2020 19:36:02 GMT -5
Ivyland, PA -
Brigadier General John Lacey chose the name Ivyland for his dream village after the beautiful, glossy, three-leafed Ivy in which the area abounded; apparently he was no botanist, and did not realize it was Poison Ivy.  A to Z: Name any city/town/province/state that is named after some other geographic feature or after the local flora/fauna, anywhere in the world. Include the thing that it is named after. Skipping "X" is allowed. Please copy and paste this paragraph into your reply so the next person to post knows the category.
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Post by catskillhiker on Oct 12, 2020 1:50:45 GMT -5
Jamaica - the island was named "Land of Wood and Water" (Xaymaca, in the Arawakan language of the Taino, the local indigenous people of the island). It was a reference to the forests, hot springs, rivers, and waterfalls of the island. A to Z: Name any city/town/province/state that is named after some other geographic feature or after the local flora/fauna, anywhere in the world. Include the thing that it is named after. Skipping "X" is allowed. Please copy and paste this paragraph into your reply so the next person to post knows the category.
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