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A large number of places in the U.S were named after places in England largely as a result of English settlers and explorers of the Thirteen Colonies.
Cambridge, Massachusetts settled in 1630 is named in honor of England’s University of Cambridge.
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Some names were carried over directly and are found throughout the country (such as Manchester, Birmingham and Rochester). Others carry the prefix "New"; for example, the largest city in the US, New York, was named after York because King Charles II gave the land to his brother, James, the Duke of York (later James II).[2][3] Some places, such as Hartford, Connecticut, bear an archaic spelling of an English place (in this case Hertford).
Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the U.S., is named after the first U.S. President George Washington, whose surname was due to his family holding land in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
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- Colchester[14]
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Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley were settled by Quakers reflecting this settlement.
Quaker architecture in the state mirrors that in England.[23]
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