Let’s travel this country to discover how the locals pronounce their city names.

I’m from South Dakota, so I’ll start here.

Belle Fourche – bell-FOOSH, French for beautiful fork
Lake Sinai – SY-nee-eye, unlike Mount Sinai in Arabia
Lead – LEED, a mining term meaning an outcropping of gold bearing ore
Pierre – PEER, an improper pronunciation of Pierre Choteau’s first name