Our Fair Country: The Commonwealth of New England

[skozik]

And yeah, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho were all floating around as names in the 1850's and 1860's just looking for a pretty mountainous area to be tacked on. They're all basically meaningless as place names.

Montana is from Spanish montaña, which is literally just the word "mountain".

Wyoming is from the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania, where (to my knowledge) the first white settlers were from, and is honestly a godawful name for a state, considering it's a word from a language (Munsee) indigenous to the entire other side of the country.

Idaho is even worse: its name was made up out of whole cloth by an (and I quote) "eccentric lobbyist" named George M. Willing who claimed it was Shoshone for "behold! the sun coming down the mountain", though it clearly wasn't, and who originally intended it for the territory that became Colorado.

 

[Deleted member 92121]

Now for Harry have him marry Melissa Percy. English nobility of the highest order, and married to his best friend OTL. Do it for the irony if nothing else!
I blame the Sims and CK2 for this love for dynastic marriages!

 

[Burton K Wheeler]

Montana is from Spanish montaña, which is literally just the word "mountain".

Wyoming is from the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania, where (to my knowledge) the first white settlers were from, and is honestly a godawful name for a state, considering it's a word from a language (Munsee) indigenous to the entire other side of the country.

Idaho is even worse: its name was made up out of whole cloth by an (and I quote) "eccentric lobbyist" named George M. Willing who claimed it was Shoshone for "behold! the sun coming down the mountain", though it clearly wasn't, and who originally intended it for the territory that became Colorado.

I know the etymologies. The names "Wyoming" and "Montana" don't have anything in particular to do with the areas that wound up being called that. I can't remember exactly why "Wyoming" was supposed to be the name of a state, but it had nothing to do with anyone who actually settled there.

EDIT: To clarify, there were exactly zero white settlers in Wyoming at the time the territory was established. According to Wikipedia, the name comes from a popular poem, but I definitely recall it being mentioned as a potential territory name prior to 1865.

EDIT2: I mean I remember reading in a book that the name had been suggested prior to 1865, not that I remember historical events prior to 1865.

 

[skozik]

I know the etymologies. The names "Wyoming" and "Montana" don't have anything in particular to do with the areas that wound up being called that. I can't remember exactly why "Wyoming" was supposed to be the name of a state, but it had nothing to do with anyone who actually settled there.

EDIT: To clarify, there were exactly zero white settlers in Wyoming at the time the territory was established. According to Wikipedia, the name comes from a popular poem, but I definitely recall it being mentioned as a potential territory name prior to 1865.

EDIT2: I mean I remember reading in a book that the name had been suggested prior to 1865, not that I remember historical events prior to 1865.

Oof, sorry to presume you knew less than you did

 

[JLUK1234]

Finished that map.

 

[Analytical Engine]

Finished that map.

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Clearly this map should have all constituencies at 100% JEB!

 

[JLUK1234]

Clearly this map should have all constituencies at 100% JEB!

Indeed.

 

[Riley Uhr]

Finished that map.

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The Difficult thing is where will the SDP gain support?

 

[JLUK1234]

The Difficult thing is where will the SDP gain support?

They are going to do well in areas that are inner cities and seats where the Greens got a considerable voteshare. I'm currently working on a prediction.

 

[Oryxslayer]

The Difficult thing is where will the SDP gain support?

Once Kanan bless's us with regional numbers, we will see. A current assumption is strength in Brooklyn, but beyond that no idea.

 

[CosmicAsh]

It's the last formal night of the cruise, I've been out drinking, and my hair is a mess. Regardless, the woman behind the curtain and the current Duchess of Litchfield.

I get back home on Saturday. Expect some election stuff then, but I hopefully have something in the works for tomorrow. After I'm back we have the long slog to the flag referendum and the general election.

Anyone else excited as I am?

 

[Umbric Man]

You look quite nice. And yes, your timeline is one of the best around.

 

[CosmicAsh]

Whats the story with Las Vegas @Kanan

There is no story. It doesn't exist.

Is there also a similar Succession Act to allow Victoria to be placed above any younger brothers?

The same document which allows Catholics spouses also removed any gender requirements.

Clearly this map should have all constituencies at 100% JEB!

The Difficult thing is where will the SDP gain support?

Something something economic anxiety something something

They are going to do well in areas that are inner cities and seats where the Greens got a considerable voteshare. I'm currently working on a prediction.

More or less accurate

Once Kanan bless's us with regional numbers, we will see. A current assumption is strength in Brooklyn, but beyond that no idea.

Soontm

 

[Amateur Psephologist]

The Difficult thing is where will the SDP gain support?

Southern Vermont, Urban places.

 

[Riley Uhr]

There is no story. It doesn't exist.

*Slams book shut* Damn

 

[CosmicAsh]

*Slams book shut* Damn

Yup! Henderson is the major settlement in what is Nevada, and Law Vegas exists as a small suburb of it. The history behind it is that when the railroads were built, one went through Henderson and it became a new centre of Mormon population. With a more religious bent on the region, a den of gambling and sin could not develop.

Instead, Havana retains this title. On the outter edges of the city there exists a ton of casinos, brothels, churches, divorce lawyers, ect. It's a huge social problem for the state, as many older Havana residents (both English and Spanish speaking, western Cuba speaks English) disdain the gambling and the "ruined" city. Only Old Havana retains all of its colonial architecture, and only recently did the state government mandate that El Malecon is a state park, and that it should be free of all business like gambling carts, hotdog stands, ect. To return it to the people for fishing, walking, and enjoying evenings.

 

[CosmicAsh]

 

[Amateur Psephologist]

Interesting, new Connecticut borders for the new election.

This post makes me think: How bad is gerrymandering in New England, does it even happen at all?

 

[Amateur Psephologist]

Yup! Henderson is the major settlement in what is Nevada, and Law Vegas exists as a small suburb of it. The history behind it is that when the railroads were built, one went through Henderson and it became a new centre of Mormon population. With a more religious bent on the region, a den of gambling and sin could not develop.

Instead, Havana retains this title. On the outter edges of the city there exists a ton of casinos, brothels, churches, divorce lawyers, ect. It's a huge social problem for the state, as many older Havana residents (both English and Spanish speaking, western Cuba speaks English) disdain the gambling and the "ruined" city. Only Old Havana retains all of its colonial architecture, and only recently did the state government mandate that El Malecon is a state park, and that it should be free of all business like gambling carts, hotdog stands, ect. To return it to the people for fishing, walking, and enjoying evenings.

Law Vegas?

 

[CosmicAsh]

Law Vegas?

autocorrect. I only have internet for one device at a time so the majority of my posting here this last week has been on a phone.