TIL of Columbia, the personification of the United States for over 200 years, and was even the alternate name for the United States. She is the reason for the District of Columbia, British Columbia, etc. She was replaced by Lady Liberty, and was gradually forgotten after WWI.

Submitted by SamtheCossack t3_1242le0 on March 27, 2023 at 10:12 PM in todayilearned