Hagerstown vs Machias

Hagerstown

name
  • A city, the county seat of Washington County, Maryland; named for founder Jonathan Hager. 

  • A ghost town in Ohio. 

  • A town in Indiana; named for the city in Maryland. 

Machias

name
  • A town, the county seat of Washington County, Maine, United States. 

  • A town and census-designated place therein, in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States; named after the river in Maine, where the settlers originated. 

  • An island in Grand Manan archipelago, Atlantic Ocean. Ellipsis of Machias Seal Island. 

  • A census-designated place in Snohomish County, Washington, United States; named after the town in Maine, where the founder originated. 

  • A river in Maine, United States. Ellipsis of Machias River. 

  • An inlet in Washington, Maine, United States, a bay on the Gulf of Maine. Named after the river, which empties into the bay. Ellipsis of Machias Bay. 

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