In the 1860s, the Napoleonic wars were closer to the settlers of Wellington than WWII is to us today, hence the naming schemes: Talavera, Wellesley, Waterloo, Salamanca etc etc.
Not to mention that Wellington itself was named after Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington.
Wikipedia sez: "Regular soldiers under his command called him "Old Nosey" or "Old Hookey", on account of his prominent, aquiline nose."
Well, at least they didn't name it Old Hookeyville.
In the 1860s, the Napoleonic wars were closer to the settlers of Wellington than WWII is to us today, hence the naming schemes: Talavera, Wellesley, Waterloo, Salamanca etc etc.
Not to mention that Wellington itself was named after Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington.
Wikipedia sez: "Regular soldiers under his command called him "Old Nosey" or "Old Hookey", on account of his prominent, aquiline nose."
Well, at least they didn't name it Old Hookeyville.