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Ararat, Virginia2026 Jun 5en.wikipedia.org
When Noah's Ark after forty days and forty nights finally came to rest on land, the Bible says it was on the "mountains of Ararat." It's contentious (of course) but this is generally identified with a mountain in Turkey near the Armenian border. A few alternate mountains have been suggested over the years, but none of them have ever been in the North American state of Virginia. So why is there in that state an 'Ararat'?
Well, according to an unsourced Wikipedia statement added all the way back in September 2007:
The large monadnock mountain was thought to resemble a bullfrog and the Native Americans named it "Ratratrat," after the sound the animal makes. Early white settlers thought what they were saying sounded like "Ararat."
When Noah's Ark after forty days and forty nights finally came to rest on land, the Bible says it was on the "mountains of Ararat." It's contentious (of course) but this is generally identified with a mountain in Turkey near the Armenian border. A few alternate mountains have been suggested over the years, but none of them have ever been in the North American state of Virginia. So why is there in that state an 'Ararat'?
Well, according to an unsourced Wikipedia statement added all the way back in September 2007: Is it true? Unclear. Is it plausible? Well, yes.