I think you missed an “o” in “do.” Otherwise, yes, that is how it is actually said, just like the name of the state is really “Minnesoda.”
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Where did that state go so wrong since the late 1800s, early 1900s?
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Houston County, in that great cultural mecca of Georgia, is pronounced by the locals as “How-ston”, because…well, because it’s Middle Georgia.
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The Milan I posted above? Pronounced “My-lan.” Down the road a piece is a city called “Sah-lean” (Saline).
Regional accents are weird.
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It’s just over there from me… Duluth GA…
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Waddya know? I’m in an uniquely named city in the US:
Red headed cousin next door, slightly less unique:
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hrm…
Hartford is a town centrally located in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,279 at the 2000 census. The Provincial Patent (1766) was granted to officer veterans of the French and Indian War. The patent included, within the "Town of Westfield," the present towns of Putnam, Fort Ann, Dresden part of Kingsbury, and Hartford. The Town of Hartford was set off from Westfield in 1793. The Town of Westfield r...
Hartford is a New England town in Windsor County in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located on the New Hampshire border, at the intersection of Interstates 89 and 91. It is the site of the confluence of the White River and the Connecticut River; the Ottauquechee River also flows through the town. The town is composed of five unincorporated villages: Hartford, Quechee, West Hartford, White River Junction and Wilder. The population was 9,952 at the 2010 census. The community was chartered by Gov...
I should have known this - I’d been there often enough.
Hartford is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. A suburb of Sioux Falls, Hartford lies a few miles northwest of the city. The population was estimated to be 3,025 in July 2015, up from 2,534 at the 2010 census. Hartford was named in 1880 after Hartford, Connecticut. An early variant name was Oaksville. A post office has been in operation in Hartford since 1880. Hartford was incorporated in 1896.
Hartford is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 2,571 at the 2000 census. The former two-year Hartford College existed on East Union Street at the site of the current Ohio County School Board administrative office.
Hartford is a city in Washington and Dodge counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 14,223. All of this population resided in the Washington County portion of the city. John Thiel and Nicolas Simon first surveyed the area that would become Hartford in 1843. James and Charles Rossman accompanied Nicolas Simon back to Hartford in 1844, and soon bought 40 acres around the rapids of the Rubicon River. After constructing a dam across rapids in the ...
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Wait…where’s Hartford, CT?
TWO Ypsilantis? That’s funny.
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jerwin
May 7, 2015, 7:53pm
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There’s a Houston street in New York. South of it is SoHo.
The street’s name is pronounced “HOUSE-ton”, unlike that of the city of Houston in Texas, which is pronounced “HUGH’s-ton”. This is because the street was named for William Houstoun, whereas the city was named for Sam Houston.[2]
Isn’t that the _ur_Hartford, the etalon against which all others are measured (and named)?
Or is there another somewhere easterly?
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jerwin
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There’s even a Hartford in Connecticut! I wonder if it’s in Wikipedia? Nah. too obscure.
Missouri has bunches of these borrowed town names. Cuba is my favorite, but Mexico is cool too.
Cuba is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,356 at the 2010 census. Cuba is the largest city situated entirely in Crawford County. Cuba was platted in 1857 when it was certain the railroad would be extended to that point. It was named after the island of Cuba.
Mexico, formerly known as New Mexico, is a city in Audrain County, Missouri. The population was 11,543 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat, home to the Missouri Military Academy, and annually hosts the Miss Missouri Pageant. The micropolitan statistical area consists of Audrain County. Mexico was laid out as "New Mexico" in 1836 and was a major stop for settlers heading to the Republic of Texas (thus the name "New Mexico"), and it became the county seat under its present name in 1837. The...
I’ll never be able to get behind this way this one is pronounced, though: nuh-VAY-duh
Nevada /nəˈveɪdə/ (local pronunciation is NevAYda) is a city and a county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,386 at the 2010 census, and 8,171 in the 2012 estimate. Nevada is the home of Cottey College. Its local government is the council-manager model. The mayor of Nevada is Brian Leonard.
nuh-VAY-duh is the home of weltmerism.
The Weltmer Institute was an American organization that practiced weltmerism, a kind of "magnetic healing" involving telepathy and hypnosis. It was founded by Prof. Sidney Abram Weltmer on February 19, 1897 and was dissolved in 1933, shortly after his death in 1930. The institute was significant in generating business that helped boost the growth of the town in which it was located: Nevada, Missouri. However, the hypnotic and telepathic healing that it sold was criticized as ineffective voodoo an...
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My god-mother’s in-laws lived in Nevada (so I always heard two of my cousins talking about it), and my grandfather had some land (“the pond”) in Denver.
Nevada (/nəˈveɪdə/ nə-VAY-də) is a city in and the county seat of Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,798 in the 2010 census, an increase from 6,658 in the 2000 census. It is also part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area. Nine miles west of Nevada is Ames (including Iowa State University, which is in Ames) which is much larger in population. Nonetheless, Nevada is the county seat wit Nevada...
Denver is a city in Bremer County in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,780 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Denver was originally called Jefferson City, but after the Star Mail Route, a mail service provided to towns having no federal service, was established, the town changed its name. When a federal post office was established in 1863, the name was changed to Denver. The community was incorporated on June 30, 1896.
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One of these places shall be the capital of my empire!
Cary /ˈkæri/ is the seventh-largest municipality in North Carolina. Cary is predominantly in Wake County, with a small area in Chatham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the county's second-largest municipality and the third-largest municipality in The Triangle after Raleigh and Durham. The town's population was 135,234 as of the 2010 census (an increase of 43.1% since 2000), making it the largest town and seventh-largest municipality statewide. As of April 2018, the town's estimat...
Cary is a village located in Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,965 as of 2017. In 1841, William Dennison Cary purchased 82 acres (33 ha) for $1.25 an acre at the location of the current town and built a farm. In 1856, Cary included a train station for the Illinois & Wisconsin Railway. The site was approved and a post office was added with the designation "Cary Station." The community around Cary Station was incorporated in 1893 as Cary, Illinois....
Carytown is an urban retail district lining Cary Street at the southern end of the Museum District in Richmond, Virginia. Located near The Fan District, the district has an eclectic flavor and includes over 230 shops, restaurants, and offices. The area is also home to one of the city's institutions, the Byrd Theatre, a restored movie palace that has operated continuously since 1928. Many of the shops in Carytown are located in historical buildings. The Cary Street Park and Shop Center was built i...
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anon29631895:
my empire
The first order of business will be to rename this Minnesota berg to “St Cary”
St. Michael is a city in eastern Wright County, northwest of the Minneapolis-St Paul "Twin Cities" Metropolitan Area. The population was 18,235 at the 2020 census, further growing to 21,034 by 2023.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 36.42 square miles (94.33 km2); 32.73 square miles (84.77 km2) is land and 3.69 square miles (9.56 km2) is water.
The Crow River flows along the city's eastern boundary, separating it from the city of Rogers in Hennepin County. ...
