Monday Trivia, No. 122 [Don Zeko wins!]

New York has, or has had, 16 of these. Massachusetts and Virginia has or has had 7 each. Pennsylvania has or has had 5. California, Delaware, D.C., and Maine: 3 each. Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio and South Carolina: 2 each. Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Texas: 1 each.

This is a comprehensive list, and unique to the United States of America. (The total count is 68. Thanks to Mike Schilling for flushing out my oversight on the initial post.)

Burt Likko

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      • Aha! Number of times threatening to secede from the union, (In hundreds)

      • Internet fame is mine! I’d like to thank the hunch and wikipedia confirmation that got me where I am today.

          • Well it brings my grand total to two, which looks a bit paltry compared to some other frequent commenters I could name.

  1. NJ’s contribution to this list is Frederick T Frelinghuysen, who was appointed by Arthur.

    He is the great-great grandfather of Rodney Frelinghuysen, who represents Wayne and the rest of the 11th district in Congress.

    Frelinghuysen Road is also a street on the Busch Campus of Rutgers.

    • Fun fact: The United States’ peace treaty with Germany to end WWI was signed at the home of one of the intervening Frelinghuysens. That home is now a Burger King next to the Somerville Circle.

    • “Frederick T Frelinghuysen” sounds like a Groucho Marx character.

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