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List Of American Places Named After People
This is a list of places in the United States which are named after people. If not cited here, the etymology is generally referenced in the article about the person or the place. A * Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania – Aaron Levy (founder) *Abbot, Maine – John Abbot (treasurer of Bowdoin College) *Abbott, Texas – Joseph Abbott (Texas politician) * Abbottstown, Pennsylvania – John Abbott (founder) * Abernathy, Texas – Monroe Abernathy (one of the developers of the town) *Abington, Massachusetts – Anne Venables Bertie, Countess of Abington, Cambridgeshire *Ableman, Wisconsin – S.V.R. Ableman (settler) * Ackley, Iowa – J.W. Ackley (founder) *Acworth, New Hampshire – Jacob Acworth (British naval officer) *Ada Township, Michigan – Ada Smith (daughter of postmaster) * Adairville, Kentucky – John Adair (governor of Kentucky) *Adams, California – Charles Adams (landowner) *Adams, Massachusetts – Samuel Adams *Adams, Nebraska – J.O. Adams (settler) *Adams, New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaronsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Aaronsburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 613 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census. History Aaronsburg was founded in 1786 by Aaron Levy, of which the town is named for him. It is the first town in Pennsylvania (and possibly in the United States) laid out by and named after a Jew. He laid out the town of right in the geographic center of the state, with hopes of it becoming a major settlement. Its orderly planned and aligned streets were designed that the town might one day be the county seat. This, however, never occurred due to the lack of water. The current county seat is Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Bellefonte. Levy was a prominent Jewish merchant who immigrated to Pennsylvania from Amsterdam sometime between 1760 and 1770 to trade with the native peoples and furnished supplies to the proprietary go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |