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fjwjr t1_isbqw7j wrote

That keeps me up at night too…

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Simon_Jester88 t1_isbnet2 wrote

Massachusetts has a lot as well. I'm too lazy to look up the data and compare percentages.

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Eternally65 t1_isc5pmc wrote

Well, wonder why we would...

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zonitronic t1_isbiu37 wrote

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PerennialPangolin t1_isc9u18 wrote

For anyone who doesn’t want to do their own math, here: 36 out of 242 towns (14.9%) have names that start with W. If you add in cities (1 out of 10) and gores (2 out of 4), then the percentage is 15.2%.

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Sudden_Dragonfly2638 t1_iscrsf1 wrote

NH 18/234 or 7.6%

Maine 46/483 or 9.5%

Conn 22/169 or 13.0%

Mass 46/351 or 13.1%

RI 6/39 or 15.4%

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Christopher_LX t1_iscpfxt wrote

I don’t know but every town I visit has a sign posted Free Zucchini, so I assume that’s a popular name.

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stan__dupp t1_ise8mb7 wrote

Fun fact it was first called wermont

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YellowMeatloaf t1_isc6qqr wrote

I would think B would win the city award

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page_ofpentacles OP t1_isbg1ae wrote

Driving through and jw if that's a point of state pride or not.

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zombienutz1 t1_isbhlxe wrote

I think Winooski is the only city that starts with W.

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page_ofpentacles OP t1_isbi6b9 wrote

I'm sitting in Windsor right now, about to go to Warren, passing Woodstock, White River Junction. Looking at the map, Weathersfield, Wardsboro, Windham, Weston, Windhall, Woodford, Woodbury, Wilmington, Wittingham, whoopsy daisy, wafflehouse, whippoorwill (I lost it near the end, but seriously a lot of Ws)

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zombienutz1 t1_isbj0s9 wrote

Yeah those are towns. But yes, lots of towns start with W and I don't think there's a specific reason behind it.

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page_ofpentacles OP t1_isbjofm wrote

So a No to my question of if it's a point of state pride.

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GwennieJo t1_isblajs wrote

I think the point is that Vermont might have a lot of towns that start with W, we don't have a lot of cities - whether they start with W or not. May sound picky but it is what it is.

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page_ofpentacles OP t1_isc5jcs wrote

Didn't realize y'all split hairs over terms. Where I'm from town/city is used interchangeably

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