Yankees living nowhere near the Bronx
File photo by Anthony Watson
The term "Yankee" was used more in the Civil War, but the definition extends itself to anybody living in the New England area. The work that led to the Fourth of July obviously started in the northeast, and thus was spearheaded by Yankees, but you won't find any Yankees anywhere near there when it comes to high school mascots. Two schools are Yankees -
Hamilton (Los Angeles) and
West Central (Biggsville, Ill.) - but neither is exactly in a spot where you would expect the Yankee mascot name.
