How many States do you know of that had their State name rejected?

[SoUtSkeptic]

The U.S. Federal government ultimately rejected the name “Deseret” because of its religious significance and its unfortunate semblance to the English word “desert”.

Note: it took Utah nearly 50 years to get admitted to the Union.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/deseret

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SoUtSkeptic

[silverfox]

The U.S. Federal government ultimately rejected the name “Deseret” because of its religious significance and its unfortunate semblance to the English word “desert”.

Note: it took Utah nearly 50 years to get admitted to the Union.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/deseret

Skepticism holds the world accountable

SoUtSkeptic

Hmmmm what is worse - Deseret or Utard? heh heh I have called it Utard for so long I don't know it as anything else.

That's interesting info...thanks for sharing. Sooo at ONE time there seemed to be a division between church and state. What the hell happened? sigh