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this should be the standard US map (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 20 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Delaware is the first state. Virginia was the first British colony. It’s still a stupid name, but most of the original 13 have stupid names. Massachusetts is probably the best name if I had to pick

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    It’s named after an English queen. Delaware being named for Della Reese centuries before she was born is the the stupid one.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    I was like “wtf is Delaware’s etymology?”

    It’s named after the Delaware bay, which was in turn named after the first governor of the colony of Virginia, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577-1618).

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