Crossroads of America

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Crossroads of America

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Named for being the end point of several railroad lines and roughly centrally located in the United States. Coined by the National Geographic Society prior to 1925.

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  1. US, informal Indianapolis. I can't repeat it word for word, but she says that she thinks it would be helpful if the next reunion were in a more accessible spot because of the difficult of reaching Norwich by train or bus, and she suggests that Indianapolis, which is the crossroads of America, be the scene of the Ninth Hunting
  2. US, informal Indiana.

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@misc{crossroads_of_america_2026,
  title = {Crossroads of America},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crossroads%20of%20america},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}