What city has two names twice?

[David Bergdahl]

Ford Maddox Ford was a Hueffner but during WWI he changed it to Ford.
Meanwhile, in America Bismark, TX changed its name to Pershing, TX &c. &c.
-db

On 11/1/06, Alison Murie <sagehen at westelcom.com> wrote:
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> >William B's B was for Breitbart, his real last name. In his day Breitbart
> >was probably too "ethnic" for radio...
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> >> Poster:       Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>
> >> Subject:      Re: What city has two names twice?
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> >>>Then there was the afternoon dj on WNEW in NY ... William B. Williams:
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> >>>always claimed that his middle name was Bill!
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> >> no relation to Wm Carlos Wms.  Maybe there's something about
> William(s).
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> And Ford Maddox Ford........whose real last name was something else which
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> have forgotten.
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