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MonaSherry t1_j8e4w7d wrote

Meanwhile there are a whole slew of towns, rivers, and mountain peaks with horrendously racist names. https://www.axios.com/2021/06/06/hundreds-places-offensive-racist-names-us

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ksdkjlf t1_j8fwy5s wrote

A drop in the bucket, but worth noting at least that the supposed meaning of Anna, Illinois, given in that article is a backronym. It was named for the founder's wife. While portmanteaus aren't unheard of for town names (hello, Texarkana), acronyms aren't generally a thing.

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