Hamptonista t1_j9cohg6 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 11:17 PM

Reply to comment by Startug in TIL of Africa, Ohio, USA, the only town in the world named after the Underground Railroad, the series of networks to help slaves escape Southern US slave states. The name is derived from a mocking comment from a pro-slavery neighbor referring to the the community of escaped slaves there as Africa. by vrphotosguy55

Ironically with the news in East Palestine, they pronounce it closer to the original Arabic

Startug t1_j9cp9xh wrote on February 20, 2023 at 11:23 PM

I've noticed that as well, my grandparents lived in Salem and I was up there a lot, getting to know the area quite a bit. My grandfather, being a man who loved trains his whole life and growing up in that area for nearly his entire life, would be having a field day talking about that news had he lived a few months longer lol