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February 24, 2023

East Palestine Is a Typical Name for an American Town

Nearby lie Hebron, Gilboa, Canaan, two Shilohs, and even a Sodom.

For the past three weeks, national attention has been turned toward East Palestine (pronounced pale-STEEN), where a train carrying toxic chemicals was derailed. Some have wondered why a village of 5,000 in northeastern Ohio has a name that once referred to what is now Jordan. But, as Rafael Medoff explains, there is nothing unusual about this particular toponym:

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February 24, 2023

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