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SFStreets: History of San Francisco place names

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56 points jxmorris12 | 3 comments | 24 Jun 25 16:52 UTC | HN request time: 1.132s | source
1. 1-more ◴[25 Jun 25 18:27 UTC] No.44380423[source]▶
If you like Main being named after Charles Main, maybe I can interest you in this list of unexpected eponyms https://notes.rolandcrosby.com/posts/unexpectedly-eponymous/
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2. madcaptenor ◴[25 Jun 25 19:36 UTC] No.44381092[source]▶
previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39462516 (worth it for the comments)
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3. conover ◴[26 Jun 25 01:56 UTC] No.44383556[source]▶
A French Drain has nothing to do with France! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_drain