LucasB 196 February 14, 2019 Share February 14, 2019 This is about the most confusing name, because Ontario, CA can mean two different things: Ontario, California (city) or Ontario, Canada (province). Gotta love whoever had the bright idea to name a California city "Ontario". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megas 27,666 February 14, 2019 Share February 14, 2019 I live near the California Ontario, so that's the one I'm more used too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anneal 2,197 February 14, 2019 Share February 14, 2019 There's also Vancouver, Washington, which is actually older than the Vancouver most people know about. The Vancouver in Washington was a fur trading outpost called Fort Vancouver, which then became a frontier town as people began to settle it in the late 1840s, and was later incorporated in 1857. The other Vancouver in BC was not settled until 1858, when a gold rush brought a ton of prospecting miners there, and was not incorporated until 1886. If you also look at the history of Ontario, California, the now largely suburban city was originally purchased by two Canadian brothers who named it "Ontario" after the region from where they were born. Many cities on the East Coast similarly share names with their British counterparts, due to its history of being formerly colonial towns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patty Thundersnow 4,164 February 15, 2019 Share February 15, 2019 No idea, but I do know there used to be a NASCAR track in Ontario, California. "Never give up, because you can't succeed if you don't even try." - Personal Motto "Anything worth doing has risks. Believe me, this is worth doing." Hortense-Guardians of Ga'Hoole book 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bolt 35,063 April 11, 2019 Share April 11, 2019 (edited) I didn't even know there was such thing as an Ontario California. Either way though, I'd love to visit both someday. Edited April 11, 2019 by Lucky Bolt ☆ My socials ☆ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow Dash Swag 285 April 11, 2019 Share April 11, 2019 On 2/13/2019 at 4:36 PM, This Whomps said: I live near the California Ontario, so that's the one I'm more used too Same I also live near Ontario Rainbow Dash Swagalicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anneal 2,197 April 12, 2019 Share April 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Lucky Bolt said: I didn't even know there was such thing as an Ontario California. Either way though, I'd love to visit both someday. One is the heartland of Canada and the other is a boring suburban city that's contributing to urban sprawl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone 1066 3,619 April 12, 2019 Share April 12, 2019 7 hours ago, Lucky Bolt said: I didn't even know there was such thing as an Ontario California. Either way though, I'd love to visit both someday. My cousin Sean lives like, 10 minutes from it. And he's close to Norco too. 1 The Tractor Pulling Brony "2 years long, and still pulling strong" Thank you to everyone! This has been the happiest 2 years of my life and I owe 90% of it to you guys. Stay Awesome MLP Forums!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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