7 years later, the southern half of the Dakotas responded by calling their new settlement "Pierre" after a fur trader of French descent. Pierre is now the capital of South Dakota.
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Several American state capitals are named after British or American figures, Native American names, or Spanish terms, but offhand, I believe Bismarck is the only one named after a political leader of Continental Europe, let alone one who was then in power.
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Sounds like it worked
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Still better than Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
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