Republican congressman wants to rename Lake Erie to Lake Pennsylvania
David Maloney's proposal comes on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump's signed order to change name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: CBC News · Sep 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM ET
- Coverage span: 2h 15m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 1h 35m
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Republican congressman wants to rename Lake Erie to Lake Pennsylvania(opens original report in a new tab)The HillTier B
State lawmaker calls on Trump to rename Lake Erie as ‘Lake Pennsylvania’(opens original report in a new tab)Pennsylvania State Rep. David Maloney (R) called on President Trump this week to rename Lake Erie to “Lake Pennsylvania” following similar moves by the president earlier this year. “This is Pennsylvania’s only Great… — The Hill
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CurrentWire ranked this story 87.7 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 34.2 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
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