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Blue Point

40.7503°N -73.0344°W · Q3460883

One English word in this atlas traces back to Blue Point. It sits in United States.

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bluepointnoun · 19th century
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The oyster is named for a hamlet on Long Island.

Blue Point in Suffolk County, New York, gave the oyster its name. The label later spread to oysters from well beyond it.

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