Etymology

Port Townsend

Today it means: A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Washington, United States. Full definition →

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The story

Originally spelt Port Townshend, after George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.