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There are ten states that were named after people. They were all named after presidents or monarchs. Examples include Washington which is named after George Washington and Pennsylvania named after Sir William Penn.

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There's Indiana Jones. He's the most obvious, but then there's also Hannah Montana and her mail counterpart Bucky Kentucky, who made only one appearance on the show.

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