radish6367@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 days agoRepublican lawmaker wants to rename Lake Erie to Lake Pennsylvania | CBC Newswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down11
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minus-squarebedwyr@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days ago4 great lakes are native names, and idk how many states, at least half I would hazard. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, I think Montana, idk Idaho, Wyoming maybe, Mississippi, Missouri, and so forth. I think not sure on all of these.
minus-squareshynoise@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days ago“Idaho” was likely made up to sound native. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028131844/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761565515/Idaho.html
4 great lakes are native names, and idk how many states, at least half I would hazard. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, I think Montana, idk Idaho, Wyoming maybe, Mississippi, Missouri, and so forth. I think not sure on all of these.
“Idaho” was likely made up to sound native. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028131844/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761565515/Idaho.html