Arkansas & West Virginia
There can not be two towns with the same name in one state. The only exception is if the second town has two names or another name that distinguishes it from the first one.
Oklahoma City, OklahomaIndianapolis, Indiana
No they are two different names.
Rhode Island
Arkansas has Kansas West Virginia has Virginia
Two of the state capitals that have at least two or more names in them are, Little Rock which is the capital of Arkansas and Salt Lake City, which is the capital of Utah.
Oklahoma City, OklahomaIndianapolis, Indiana
The North had one name, and the South had another.
There was already another place that had that name. "New" distinguishes between the two places. For instance, there is Hampshire, England- and New Hampshire, US. There is Mexico, a country, and New Mexico, a state.
Two common names are a "newel" post and a "riser". Or stringer
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