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Inspiration (startrek.website)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/memes

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[–] Pipoca 5 points 10 months ago

Sometimes in colonial America, people named things in honor a Duke who funded/controlled the place.

For example, after NY was captured from the Dutch, it was a proprietary colony of the Duke of York.

Better York sounds like it's just antagonistic towards the guy.