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Who named the city darwin?

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Geoff
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John Clements Wickham named the region "Port Darwin" in honour of a former shipmate, famed scientist Charles Darwin.


zafir
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Darwin was founded in 1869 and was originally called Palmerston before being renamed Port Darwin in 1911. The harbour was discovered in 1839 by the Captain of the Beagle, John Lort Stokes, who named it after a former shipmate, British evolutionist Charles Darwin.



Daydreamer
Good for you Zafir, I was going to say exactly the same as you. You are quite correct.


aflumpire
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you really like darwin!!

As far as I know (and dont hold me to my word), Darwin was named after Charles Darwin.

I only say that off my head as there is the Charles Darwin University up there.

but I may be wrong.


Steve X
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Wilford Brimley


Big boss
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About 100 years ago a man by the name of Charles Jefferson settled in that area. He named it "darwin" in honor of his dead spouse, Fred Henderson.





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