How many states and cities have names that originated from French ?

[Flagg]

[Lavender Brown]

1. Vermont, and many towns in it

[Left Is Write]

2. A lot of cities have French names.

The first one that comes to mind is Red Stick Looziana. :)

[Egalitariat]

3. Valdosta, Georgia, which is red as a beet

is named after Val de Osta, a valley in the French Alps.

[cavanaghjam]

4. Detroit n/t

[HawkerHurricane]

5. Louisiana was named after one of the Louis...

of course.

Buffalo, New York.

Des Moines.

Detroit.

Shoot, I can give you Spanish city names by the ton, but French...

[Flagg]

8. Des Moines is a strange name for a town.

"Monks"

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Michigan all over the place.

:hi:

[Flagg]

7. St Louis ?

The State of Maine ?

[realisticphish]

9. Baton Rouge

"red stick"

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[FuzzySlippers]

10. Montpelier, Coeur d'Alene, Eau Claire, Pierre,S.D. and

of course Paris, Texas.

[Left Is Write]

12. Don't forget that other Idaho town with the name of French origin...

...Boise.

[RagingInMiami]

13. Which means city of trees

or forest

[CTLawGuy]

11. Terre Haute, IN (High Earth)

where the federal death chamber is, incidently...

[timtom]

14. I dunno.....six?

[tjdee]

15. A gazillion.

Hope I've helped in this important fact finding mission.
:)

[SmileyBoy]

16. Cloquet, MN. Population 12,000.

Exurb of Duluth.