EDIT (2025-02-02T05:24Z): It just occurred to me that this might’ve been because the USA generally began on the east coast [2], so those states might’ve contained the western-most cities at the time — New Jersey, which is on the easternmost side [1], contains cities with “East” in their name.
I like how “West” occurs in the East.
EDIT (2025-02-02T05:24Z): It just occurred to me that this might’ve been because the USA generally began on the east coast [2], so those states might’ve contained the western-most cities at the time — New Jersey, which is on the easternmost side [1], contains cities with “East” in their name.
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