Stockholm Street in Brooklyn was named for the Stockholm family, not the capital of Sweden. Abraham and Andrew Stockholm owned land in Bushwick in the 19th century.
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Harlem was named after Haarlem ,a city in The Netherlands. Brooklyn was named after another city Breukelen
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It was named after Mary because MAry lived in Sweeden for 17 years of her life.
The capital city was named after president Monroe.
Our elderly neighbors want to know who their street was named for
Hewes Street in Brooklyn, New York is named for Joseph Hewes. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Yes, there is a street in Stockholm, Sweden named after Svante Arrhenius called Arrheniusvägen. This street is located in the area of Årsta and runs alongside the University of Stockholm.
Answer: Washington, DC
Oh, dude, Menahan Street in Brooklyn, NY was named after Richard Menahan, a landowner in the area back in the 19th century. He was probably like, "Hey, I have all this land, might as well name a street after myself." So yeah, that's the scoop on Menahan Street.
my twin sisters name is Brooklyn
No European capital is named after the capital of Iran, Tehran.
Delaware Avenue NE and Delaware Avenue SW in Washington DC. The US capital has a street named after all 50 states.
Oman has a capital named Muscat.
'Sagato'was named after sago street.
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New York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania all have cities named Brooklyn.