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it was founded in 1607 and was named after king james
It was named after Thorgils Skarthi, a Viking raider who founded the town.
The brewing company Lagunitas was founded in 1993 by a man named Tony Magee. It is named after the town in which it was founded, in California, though the headquarters is now in Petaluma, California.
The town was founded by Davis Clemson (DC) McCausland.
no, its a city Mexico City is a city (hence the name). However, it is not a town, since towns are generally viewed as in between villages and cities size wize. *Mexico City is also the capital of Mexico.
Marlow, New Hampshire was originally slated to be named Addison in 1753. When the charter for the naming committee was rejected, the town was named after the English town of Marlowe. The town was founded in 1717.
There is a town in New Mexico named Elephant Butte. Pronounced bute as in beauty not but as in butter.
In 1737, William Byrd II founded Richmond, Virginia. He named the town after Richmond, a small English town, near London. Agriculture and slave trade quickly grew in the Richmond area.
Carlsbad Caverns is named after the nearby town of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The caverns were first explored and documented by a teenager named Jim White in the early 20th century, who named them after the town.
It`s a city because that's the state capital of New Mexico.
The city is named after Stephen F. Austin. The original capital of Texas was in Nacadoches, TX and was relocated to a town called Waterloo, which was renamed Austin, TX.
Chambersburg PA was named for its founder, Benjamin Chambers, when it was settled in the 1730s.