William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 8-2-17

Columbia Confusion — The residents wanted to name their new state “Columbia” back in 1889 but were talked out of it as it was thought some might confuse it with the nation’s capital, the District of Columbia.

So they named it Washington.

One of the founding settlers of Washington State was a black man named George W. Bush.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-2-17 Columbia Confusion

 

Columbia Confusion -- The residents wanted to name their new state "Columbia" back in 1889 but were talked out of it as it was thought some

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