If U.S. Cities had Kept Their Original Names

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Daniel Geduld put together this great map of the U.S. if some of its biggest cities had kept their original names. Some of the changes aren’t all that big — “Great Salt Lake City” vs. “Salt Lake City” isn’t earth-shaking, nor is Nouvelle-Orléans vs. New Orleans — but it’s tough to imagine Microsoft setting up shop in Dewamps, Washington, or the San Antonio Spurs if their home base was called Yanaguana.

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