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Retarded question but, Why was New York named after York and
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:02:29 Post No. 57583443 [Report]
Retarded question but,
Why was New York named after York and not London?
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:03:05 Post No.57583462
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:03:05 Post No.57583462 [Report]
>>57583443
Cause its actually new Amsterdam
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:03:12 Post No.57583470
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:03:12 Post No.57583470 [Report]
>>57583443
Because London is in Canada
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:04:13 Post No.57583513
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:04:13 Post No.57583513 [Report]
>>57583462
why'd they change it?
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:04:36 Post No.57583526
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:04:36 Post No.57583526 [Report]
>>57583443
you should know ari goldstein
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:04:40 Post No.57583530
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:04:40 Post No.57583530 [Report]
>>57583443
Because Yorkers captured the province (duke of York, James II) and named the province "Shire of York"
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:04:54 Post No.57583540
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:04:54 Post No.57583540 [Report]
>>57583470
a city called New London?
or are you talking about London, ON
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:06:10 Post No.57583603
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:06:10 Post No.57583603 [Report]
>>57583513
I don't know but they Anglicized a lot of the cities' names iirc.
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:06:23 Post No.57583613
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:06:23 Post No.57583613 [Report]
>>57583513
I can't say, people just liked it better that way.
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:07:04 Post No.57583648
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:07:04 Post No.57583648 [Report]
>>57583513
ETERNAL ANGLOS
New Amsterdam rightful Dutch clay
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:09:33 Post No.57583764
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:09:33 Post No.57583764 [Report]
>>57583613
thanks deg
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:12:35 Post No.57583914
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:12:35 Post No.57583914 [Report]
>>57583513
They changed it upon conquest: >>57583530
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:14:54 Post No.57584043
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Anonymous 2016-04-08 19:14:54 Post No.57584043 [Report]
Soon.

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