Subject: Places named after states (was Re: Glenelg<br/>
Date: Dec 02, 2001 @ 07:08<br/>
Author: dtilque@nwlink.com (dtilque@...)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1243781883">Anton Sherwood wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; <br/>
&gt; I visited New York once.  Contrary to popular belief, it&#39;s in<br/>
&gt; Lincolnshire.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>There are four New Yorks in various parts of the British Isles. Also <br/>
at least ten Californias, a Florida, a Maine, a Maryland, a <br/>
Pennsylvania, a Vermont, a Virgina and at least three Washingtons <br/>
(data from a Word Ways article by Darryl Francis).<br/>
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And for places in the US named after states, see <br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nwlink.com/~dtilque/WWarticles/StatenameChain.html">http://www.nwlink.com/~dtilque/WWarticles/StatenameChain.html</a><br/>
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--<br/>
Dan Tilque</div>