jacobin17 t1_j2fpbuv wrote on December 31, 2022 at 10:56 PM Reply to comment by drafterman in ELI5 why do people refer to it as the pacific northwest rather than simply the northwest? by Longshot_Louie The funny part is that Washington was originally going to be admitted as Columbia but they thought it would be too confusing because of the District of Columbia. Permalink Parent 1
jacobin17 t1_j2fpbuv wrote
Reply to comment by drafterman in ELI5 why do people refer to it as the pacific northwest rather than simply the northwest? by Longshot_Louie
The funny part is that Washington was originally going to be admitted as Columbia but they thought it would be too confusing because of the District of Columbia.