Talk:USS Montpelier (CL-57)

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Montpelier was not named for the Green Mountains.

In her authoritative work Vermont Place-Names, Footprints of History, Esther Munroe Swift tells us:

"The town of Montpelier was granted to Colonel Jacob Davis in 1781, as was nearby Calais. Despite adjustments to pronunciation and spelling, his decision to name these two towns for places in France is likely a combination of factors: there was a general feeling of gratitude in the air toward the French for their assistance in the Revolution, and he was known to dislike the propensity of grantees for naming new Vermont towns after their former homes. Besides which, the young Republic itself bore a name that, while not genuinely good French, consisted of French components, and the mont in Vermont and Montpelier echo each other nicely."

Regarding the spelling and pronunciations, Montpellier (two "L's"), in France, would be pronounced Mon pel YAY, whereas this Vermont city (one "L") is Mont PEEL yer. Vermont's Calais rhymes with "palace", as does the one in Maine.

Mfwills (talk) 03:08, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

"Second US navy ship to be named after Montpelier, Vermont"
Since I live in Montpelier, when I read that statement in the first paragraph, I was curious naturally as to what the first USS Montpelier was (I was already aware of the submarine). But when I click on the link to the page listing "US Navy ships named 'USS Montpelier'", I only see two ships on that list; this one and the submarine. I tried Googling several different variants on "first USS Montpelier", and I come up with nothing about any ship named "USS Montpelier" other than the two already mentioned. What was the first "USS Montpelier", or was there one? If it's only the two, then this ship is the FIRST USS Montpelier and the nuclear submarine is the second. — Preceding unsigned comment added by .45Colt (talk • contribs) 15:01, 17 January 2014 (UTC)