KUOW - Dozens of Northwest places have a slur in their name People are coming up with replacement names kuow.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kuow.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
People with an interest in geography or Pacific Northwest history are coming up with replacement names for dozens of places around the region that currently have a name considered derogatory. The U.S. Secretary of the Interior launched the search for new names by ordering a specific racial slur stricken off the map nationwide as expeditiously as possible.
Top of the south survey aids efforts to keep Pelorus waterways clean stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“The region is one of the country’s most scenic spots, with the Pelorus River used as backdrop during [the] Hobbit Trilogy. We want to keep it that way.”