ABCDwp t1_j2exhvy wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:33 PM Reply to comment by geek_fire in ELI5 why do people refer to it as the pacific northwest rather than simply the northwest? by Longshot_Louie There aren't other cities now, but that hasn't always been the case. In the past, there were also the cities of Georgetown, DC (since absorbed into Washington, DC) and Alexandria, DC (now Alexandria, VA). Permalink Parent 0
ABCDwp t1_j2exhvy wrote
Reply to comment by geek_fire in ELI5 why do people refer to it as the pacific northwest rather than simply the northwest? by Longshot_Louie
There aren't other cities now, but that hasn't always been the case. In the past, there were also the cities of Georgetown, DC (since absorbed into Washington, DC) and Alexandria, DC (now Alexandria, VA).