The town of Milan, New Hampshire was named as one of the hardest to pronounce in all of the U.S.A., but really? We have many, many other town names that are much harder,
Massachusetts has some interesting names throughout the state. There are some that people don't know how to pronounce. There are some that don't make sense based on their geographic location within the state. And there are also lots of towns within the state that end in 'ham', but some of them sound like they end in 'um'. If you are still wondering what is meant by any of that, then let's explore further.
If you figured that the towns of Lincoln, Lincolnville and Lincoln County here in Maine were named after our 16th president, you're wrong! Turns out, there are a lot more famous Lincolns than just Abraham.
It's a lot more than just Mexico, China & Peru! Here's the whole list of all the places in Maine that got their names from other cities, countries, and people "from away."