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Stabbymcappleton t1_j5xngnk wrote

Want something to be extra fucked with? There’s a Tahoma neighborhood in Washington DC. It’s named after Mt Rainier. It was named by a bunch of Jesus freaks that thought they were as close to heaven as the peak of Mt Rainier. It was the site of their HQ.
So yeah, there’s a Tahoma, Washington, DC.

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shanem t1_j5yolvw wrote

It's Takoma and having recently moved Seattle -> DC it's weirdo

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takoma_(Washington,_D.C.)

Though to be fair Rainier never actually visited the PNW, it was named by Vancouver who had a bromance for him

Wiki: The current name was given by George Vancouver, who named it in honor of his friend, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier.

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Stabbymcappleton t1_j62gz6m wrote

Rainier never even visited North America. Cap’n Vancouver just wanted to kiss his bosses’ asses so he named everything after them. Hence, “Cape Flattery.”

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BenCL648 t1_j6068xm wrote

Not to mention that there’s also a Bellevue and Capitol Hill in D.C.

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