"No, The Other One"

[SIGSEGV]

Originally Posted by xzmattzx

It's actually Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and California University of Pennsylvania.

That's even worse!

[Shawn]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

In the academic world, a lot of people get thrown by Miami university (in Oxford, Ohio).

Lots of us NCAA bball fans know Miami University because it often wins the MAC and is written as "MIAMI (OH)" in the NCAA Tournament brackets.

[Buckeye Native 001]

It's also a college hockey powerhouse and might be one of the first public ivies?

[Crawford]

Miami (OH) is a fairly prominent school in the Eastern Midwest. Many consider it to be the premier public undergrad school in OH, moreso than Ohio State.

It's stereotyped as being very white, bro-ish, frat-oriented. Tons of suburban upper middle class Ohioans.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by 10023

Unless he’s a gardener he doesn’t live in Hyde Park. There’s no neighborhood that takes it’s name from the park itself.

https://www.google.com/maps?client=f..._AUoAXoECAEQAw

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

not as bad as Pennsylvania State University -California or Pennsylvania State University-Indiana.

Driving I-80 through Pennsylvania, you kinda get the feeling that central Penn. had a serious identity crisis at one point. Towns named Jersey Shore, colleges named after other states. It's weird...

[Antares41]

Originally Posted by lio45

Wonder if there's any New Yorker aware that the state of Wyoming contains no less than all of the following: an Albany, a Buffalo, and an Atlantic City

Western NY has a Wyoming county. Wyoming was admitted as a state in 1890. Wyoming Co. NY was formed in 1841. Wonder if there is a connection. May not be a coincident that there are cities named after older cities in NY state (minus Atlantic city which is in New Jersey).

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by Antares41

Western NY has a Wyoming county. Wyoming was admitted as a state in 1890. Wyoming Co. NY was formed in 1841. Wonder if there is a connection. May not be a coincident that there are cities named after older cities in NY state (minus Atlantic city which is in New Jersey).

There's a Wyoming in Michigan, too. It's a suburb of Grand Rapids. According to Wikipedia, it got its name from Wyoming County, NY, and it's also older than the state of Wyoming.

[MolsonExport]

Don't forget Wyoming, Ontario.

This could be your home!

[pj3000]

Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

not as bad as Pennsylvania State University -California or Pennsylvania State University-Indiana.

That's not the naming format.

Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) is the state's land grant school. It is "state-related", but not administered by the state. Penn State, Pitt, Temple, and Lincoln are part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education in Pennsylvania, and receive some financial appropriations from the state in exchange for lowered tuition costs for in-state residents. But they are basically private universities in partnership with the state of PA.

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is composed of 14 state-owned and administered universities.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania and California University of Pennsylvania are part of the state system.

Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

That's even worse!

Indiana, Pennsylvania was a town before the State of Indiana ever existed. Ditto for Indiana Township near Pittsburgh.

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Driving I-80 through Pennsylvania, you kinda get the feeling that central Penn. had a serious identity crisis at one point. Towns named Jersey Shore, colleges named after other states. It's weird...

You really get that feeling? In one of the oldest states in the nation?...

The colleges are not named after other states. They're named for the town where they are located.

For Indiana, PA, see above.

Although, the coal mining town California, PA (founded in 1849) was named after the California gold rush, in hopes of gaining similar mineral riches. Many towns in coal country are named after the mine in the area... some were very productive and a town formed around the mine to support it. Towns with highly productive mines became permanent settlements, a la California PA.

Jersey Shore, PA is on the eastern shore of the West Branch Susquehanna River. The naming origin not fully clear... the settlers were from New Jersey and/or given the location on the eastern shore of the river, towards NJ.

I mean, you seriously think they named the place after having summer fun on the boardwalk in AC or Seaside Heights or Wildwood in the late 18th century?

[BigDipper 80]

Dayton Ohio and Dayton Kentucky are less than 60 miles apart. It's easy to get confused when Cincinnati media talks about "Dayton".

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by pj3000

You really get that feeling? In one of the oldest states in the nation?...

The colleges are not named after other states. They're named for the town where they are located.

It was a joke, lol.

[pj3000]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

It was a joke, lol.

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Driving I-80 through Pennsylvania, you kinda get the feeling that central Penn. had a serious identity crisis at one point. Towns named Jersey Shore, colleges named after other states. It's weird...

Hilarious!

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by pj3000

Hilarious!

src: https://giphy.com/gifs/cbc-schitts-c...3sDubkQp51MkL5

[pj3000]

^ I'm all about the facts, jack!

[Buckeye Native 001]

Originally Posted by BigDipper 80

Dayton Ohio and Dayton Kentucky are less than 60 miles apart. It's easy to get confused when Cincinnati media talks about "Dayton".

Outsiders might confuse them, maybe, but I think the Tri-State mostly knows what's what. Dayton, KY is a tiny-ass little town upriver from Downtown Cincinnati.

Dayton, OH is, well, Dayton. In all fairness, I haven't lived in Cincinnati in over 25 years and grew up in Newtown. Aside from the Air Force Museum, Dayton wasn't ever much discussed or brought up aside from when we could occasionally get its TV channels on the antenna, depending on the weather.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by Antares41

Western NY has a Wyoming county. Wyoming was admitted as a state in 1890. Wyoming Co. NY was formed in 1841. Wonder if there is a connection. May not be a coincident that there are cities named after older cities in NY state (minus Atlantic city which is in New Jersey).

Originally Posted by iheartthed

There's a Wyoming in Michigan, too. It's a suburb of Grand Rapids. According to Wikipedia, it got its name from Wyoming County, NY, and it's also older than the state of Wyoming.

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Don't forget Wyoming, Ontario.

The only explanation for this must be that something that sounds like "Wyoming" means something in a bunch of Native American languages of the Midwest and Great Plains.

[mousquet]

Originally Posted by lio45

Thought this forum would enjoy this; I know I did.

I don't get it. I don't even know whether it's supposed to be funny, but that must be because I'm from Europe.

I know the East- and West-coast atmospheres are different, but Idk what Dallas, St Louis or Detroit feel like.

[Steely Dan]

One way to find out if your city's name has come to own itself is if a wikipedia search takes you directly to its wikipedia page or if it first takes you to a disambiguation page.

"Columbus" is the largest US city that I've found that takes you to a disambiguation page first, thanks in no small part to being named after Christopher Columbus.

If you omit the "D.C." from "Washington", you also get a disambiguation page.

[craigs]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

One way to find out if your city's name has come to own itself is if a wikipedia search takes you directly to its wikipedia page or if it first takes you to a disambiguation page.

"Columbus" is the largest US city that I've found that takes you to a disambiguation page first, thanks in no small part to being named after Christopher Columbus.

If you omit the "D.C." from "Washington", you also get a disambiguation page.

Portland also takes you to a disambiguation page.