There is a story of questionable validity that is embedded into the culture of Morgantown, West Virginia. It goes like this:
When Virginia was first given statehood, long before West Virginia existed independently, the settlers living in Morgantown were tasked with naming their county. To acknowledge the importance and cultural significance of the Monongahela River which runs right through downtown Morgantown and is one of the “three rivers” of Pittsburgh fame, those settlers wished to name their county after it.
Unfortunately, these future West Virginians didn’t quite transcribe the name of the river correctly on the documents declaring the official name of the county.