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Nicht dass Colorado: Die schlammige und kurvige Geschichte, wie der Texas Colorado River seinen Namen bekam

Der Texas Colorado River wurde nicht nach dem gleichnamigen Bundesstaat benannt. Die verwirrende Namensgleichheit hat viele Menschen dazu gebracht, anzunehmen, dass der Fluss nach Colorado benannt wurde. Es stellte sich jedoch heraus, dass der Name des Flusses aufgrund seines schlammigen und mäandernden Verlaufs entstand.

Die Verwirrung rund um den Namen des Texas Colorado River hat eine interessante Geschichte. Ein Siedler namens Thomas M. Duke, der in der Gegend lebte, schlug vor, den Fluss “Duke’s River” zu nennen. Doch die meisten Menschen in der Gegend entschieden sich für den Namen Colorado River aufgrund seiner Ähnlichkeit mit dem Fluss in Colorado.

Die Namensgebung des Flusses zeigt, wie Geschichte und Zufälle zu einer Verwechslung führen können. Der Texas Colorado River mag zwar nicht nach dem Bundesstaat Colorado benannt sein, aber seine einzigartige Namensgeschichte macht ihn zu einem faszinierenden Teil der texanischen Landschaft.

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