The Mountain State has its fair share of uniquely named towns, cities and communities. But one of those is a community with the distinction of being only one of two "Locations" in the world.
The federal renaming of a stream that runs through Fox Chapel, Indiana Township and O’Hara is a long-sought triumph for people who battled years against what is now a nationally recognized slur. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on Sept. 8 announced that Squaw Run will be called Sycamore Run, striking
Using data from the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN), The Chronicle mapped features in the Bay Area that either no longer exist or were renamed in the past.