Aside from a few Native American names, most places in the United States are named after some other place in Europe. Most are derived from Britain, France, and Spain. There are a few Russian places-- Moscow, Idaho and Sebastopol, California. But this is from Africa. Johannesburg is a small silver mining town near Death Valley. It got its name because its first residents thought their new home reminded them of their gold mining days in South Africa.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Johannesburg, California
Aside from a few Native American names, most places in the United States are named after some other place in Europe. Most are derived from Britain, France, and Spain. There are a few Russian places-- Moscow, Idaho and Sebastopol, California. But this is from Africa. Johannesburg is a small silver mining town near Death Valley. It got its name because its first residents thought their new home reminded them of their gold mining days in South Africa.
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