Rutherford B. Hayes Is More Famous in Paraguay Than in the U.S.
www.atlasobscura.com
The 19th U.S. President lends his name to a city, region, school, and annual festival.
This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/EthanTheRedditor37 on 2023-11-12 11:20:27.

Original Title: TIL Paraguay has a province named after former US President Rutherford B. Hayes. This is because Hayes arbitrated a large border dispute in 1878, granting the vast majority of the disputed land to Paraguay. Despite being mostly unknown in the US, Hayes is considered one of Paraguay’s heroes.

  • Lophostemon
    1·
    1 year ago

    “Ah yes Rutherford! Touch and play with the sand inside my broken melon!!!”