Post Script; Pennsylvania alone has four, major plus creeks with original native namesPennsylvania Rivers Shown on the Map: Allegheny River, Beaver River, Clarion River, Conemaugh River, Conewago Creek, Conodoguinet Creek, Delaware River, ... River, Loyalsock Creek, Mahoning Creek, Monongahela River, Ohio River, ... Branch Juniata River, Redbank Creek, Schuylkill River, Susquehanna River, ... ..

Almost every major river in the U.S.A. maintained the beautiful Native names for their rivers, in this way they surpass us superbly, most of the rivers in Ontario were arrogantly changed by smug politicians, I know this vote is but a whisper, I have asked countless people I meet and ask them if they know the real name of the river they are walking by not once has anyone been able to answer .. One of the items on my bucket list is to spend a night by wallpapering the real name over all the signs that say Thames .. not likely to happen I am 74 Thank you at least for the opportunity to vote .. sincerely Marina Harvey

nice idea but you have one problem, its known as the thames from top to bottom, so you might have to do that at the provincial level

Our pre-history with the creation of Upper Canada and the anglicization effect, was 1n 1792 July 16, Lt. Governor Simcoe, from Kingston, renamed much of this area by Proclamation. There wasn't anyone settled at this middle fork with the oral history native name and the mapped French one to object - or even to know his grandiose scheme. The change says "...on the river La Tranche (to be called the Thames...". And there certainly wasn't and London settlement here - that wouldn't happen until the next century, focussed on the creation of the London District Court House in the late1820s. When talking about local history we have to remember that people from other places can read too, so myths are soon exploded. JGS cleared out after a few years, along with his vision, dying in England in 1806. Much of his renaming was undone, but this site, as yet undeveloped remained on the speculative maps of his wife.
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It would be very simple and cheap to boot.