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Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoWhy is Houston “hew-stown” while Houston is “house-ton”
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Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoWhy is Houston “hew-stown” while Houston is “house-ton”
Triasha@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I assume Houston Street is named after a man that pronounced his name House-ton. Houston the city was named for Sam Houston, the first President of the Republic of Texas. He pronounced it Hews-ton, so that’s what we call it.