How Every Amtrak Train Got Its Name (Part 2) 

Was not expecting a mid day classy whale upload

Cabt wait to hear rhe origin of exciting names like "Northeast Regional" or "Texas Eagle"

Hartford was originally called Newtown, but it was changed to Hartford in 1637! Besides the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in May 1775, Ethan Allen also tried to capture Montreal in September 1775 but failed. He was captured by the British, the New Hampshire Grants declared independence in 1777, he was released in a prisoner exchange in 1778, and after returning to Vermont, lobbied Congress for Vermont statehood while at the same time participating in controversial negotiations over Vermont becoming a separate British province during the Haldimand Affair! Allen died in 1789, two years before Vermont became the 14th state in 1791. As mentioned in the Maple Leaf section, Canada is of course notable for its close relationship with maple, like its maple syrup production, with Quebec having a maple syrup reserve the size of 5 football fields with 55 million pounds of syrup! The maple leaf first emerged as a symbol of Canadian identity in the late 19th century. Maple trees were valued by the indigenous for its sweet sap and the goods derived from it. Maple leaves first appeared on the Canadian Red Ensign before the current Canadian flag was adopted in the 1960s with one giant red maple leaf. The reason Canada ended up with that flag is during the Suez Crisis, the Egyptian government objected to Canadian peacekeeping forces on the grounds that the Canadian flag had the Union flag. So Lester B. Pearson wanted to create a flag that was unmistakably Canadian. A flag designed by Alan Beddoe and favored by Pearson had blue stripes (to represent sea to sea) on the ends and three leaves, while George Stanley's design with red stripes and one leaf was inspired by the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada...and the rest was history.

Don’t forget that Carl Sandburg’s best work is “Chicago”

More interesting history - thanks! One small update: the Hertford in England is pronounced just the same as the Hartford in Connecticut - one of many placenames that don't match their spelling, alas.

"Hartford was named in 1637...." Really? We're going there?

Bahston? I think of it more like "Bawstən" Bawstən Mæsəchusəts😃 Could be an accent thing.

Quiz for imaginary bonus points Caleb Classy Whale: What was Canada's previous flag before Prime Minister Pearson adopted the current one. And which two province's provincial flags are inspired by this one in protest to its replacement?

Brilliant video sir, hows married life?

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