Miami, Florida was originally named Flagler.
Kennesaw, Georgia was Big Shanty
Smyma was Ruff’s Station
Atlanta was Terminus
San Francisco was Yerba Buena
Hartford, Connecticut was Newe Town
Wilmington, Delaware was Willington
Fort Wayne, Indiana was Kekionga
Boston was named Trimountaine
Tupelo was Gumpond
Cincinnati was Losantiville
Provo, Utah was Fort Utah
Park City was Parley’s Park City
Washington DC was originally named Dildo.
Not positive but I am pretty sure.
@PHenry
It actually was a swamp before being designated the nation’s capital. It used to be called Foggy Bottom, which is still used for the area west of the white house.
New York was called Faggotville. No, really!
@Jethro. I knew that. I went to school at George Washington University and got off Metro at the Foggy Bottom stop.
It was also called Froggy Bottom.
But I’m sticking with Dildo.
All names to be changed to Obamaville in the near future.
The United States was once called Land of the Free.
@PHenry
I went to GW also – but through satellite locations. Only set foot on campus at Foggy Bottom two times over three years…
@Jethro
I saw many weird things about that urban campus.
Like when Jimmy Carter hosted the last meeting with the Shah of Iran. There were flatbed trucks rolling down the streets performing mock executions; hangings and beheadings. That was 1978 right before the ayatollah and the hostages. It was chilling stuff. It was easy to figure out what was going to happen.
New York was New Amsterdam – owned by the Dutch.
Starkville, MS, was Boardtown.
Pittsburg was Fort Duquesne.
And Detroit was Fort Pontchartrain du détroit, when the Frogs owned it.
I settled all of them, and did the original surveys.
D.C. should be changed, appropriately, to Swamp.
Washington DC was originally Intercourse until they decided that wuz too polite for what they really do there!
Correction. That scene at GWU occurred on November 1977. Missed it by one year.
As they say, if you can remember the 70s you weren’t there.
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Chicago translates to ‘Strong Leek’ or ‘Stinky Onion’ in Indian lingo!
@PHenrey: Froggy Bottom is a popular drinking spot still owned by my friend Hien. It’s been a fixture of GWU evening life for at least 30 years. She moved over to K St., (former Thai Kingdom spot) when the GW commissars ended her lease a few years back.
Roanoke, Virginia was originally called Big Lick. Today, there are many local businesses that use the moniker in clever marketing. Me, I just used it as a career enhancement.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CLASS/am485_98/hall/biglick.html
Chevy Chase was called Lube.
It’d be nice if one day in the very near future, Washington DC’s new name became “Lahaina II”.
Lethbridge, Canada was originally called Fort Whoop-up. It’s where liquor traders sold liquor to the local Redskins.
BTW, a group of Redskins want the Washington Commanders to reset the team name to Redskins. At least Redskins is colorful.
@Anon
DC should be known as LaHeinie. It’s where all the assholes are.