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Names That Almost Were
What if your state’s name could have been something different? Let’s look into the names that almost were. KENTUCKY Kentucky might have been Transylvania. In 1775, businessman Richard Henderson signed a treaty with the Cherokee tribe, securing land known as the Transylvania colony. However, Virginia had already claimed it. Years later, those living on Henderson’s attempted purchase broke away to become Kentucky. UTAH When Brigham Young, leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, moved the congregation west, he petitioned Congress to create a new state for them called Deseret, after a name in “The Book of Mormon.” The government declined the request until 1896 and named the state Utah after the Ute tribe. NEVADA Nevada was almost Humboldt, named for explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, who popularized scientific exploration. Ultimately, when Nevada became a state in 1864, they used the Spanish word for “snow‑covered.”
THE BIZARRE AND CREATIVE TITLES THAT NEARLY DEFINED OUR STATES
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