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The Origins of US City Names

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Did you know that Memphis is named after an Egyptian city? Or that Atlanta used to have the badass name Terminus? All that and more in Mental Floss’ trivia about the origins of US city names. Mr. Green, say it with us: “Gua-da-lu-pe.”

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