Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-06-06
ORIGIN OF TIE NAMES

RIEs.
name was so called, as early as 1899
from Maine in France. ofwhich Henr;e,,a
har'a' queen of England, was at tina, time
proprietor. my
Hc~ hampshire was the name given to
| nc 'o'rl'ory conveyed by the Plymouth
company to Capt. John Mason, by patent
NOV Ih 1922, with reference 10 the nat.
en'ee'who was governor OF Portsmoulhin
Hampshire, England.
vermont was so called by the inhebit.
anus ~ their declaration of Independence
January 18Th, l777, from French rcrd
mont green mountain.
h0SSdchnsedS was so called, from the
Massachusetts Bay. and that from the
massachusetts tribe Of Idans in the neigh.
oofhood Of Boston. The tribe is thought
to have derived its name from the Blue
Inns OF Milton. 81 had Iearnt,' says
ROGER Williams, +" that the massachusetts
was SO called from the Blue Hills"
Rdodc Island was so called, in 1914 in
reference to the Island of Rhodes, in the
Mediterranean.
connecticut was so called from the Indian
name OF It's principle river. Connecticut
IS Moheakanneew word, signyfyine
tong rirrr.
Fep YORK. wasso called in 1864, in ref.
lerenre to The Duke of York and Albany,
to whom this territory was granted BY the
King of England.
New JerSy was so called in 1861. from
the Island OF Jersey, on the coast of France
the residence of the family Of sir George
Cartere', 10 whom this territory was gran
ted.
Pennsylvania was 50 called in 1851. af
ter William Penn.
Def'edre was SO called in 1903, from
Delaware Bay on which il lies, aud tool,
It's name from Lord De Lac War, who
died 10 this bay.
Maryland was so called in honor of
Henrietta Marietta queen of charles l.,
in his patent TO Lord Baltimore, June 80,
1892.
Virginia was so called in 1854, alter
the virgin queen OF England.
Carolina was so called by The French in
1864, in hol!or of King Charles TX OFF
France.
Georgia was SO called in 1882, in hon.
'r of King George j..
Alabama vas SO called in 1907, from
IS principle liver.
Mississippi was so called in 1900, from
is western bundary. Mississippi IS said
denote the achole rirer,--i. e., the river
1rmed by the union Of many.
IouiSiana was so called in honor of !,
4onis XIV of France.
Tennessee was SO called in 1896, from /,
IS principal river. The word Ten,nassee /
said TO signify a CARED spoon. q
Kentucky vas so called in 1892, from 81
IS principle liver. a.
IHonOis was so called in 1909, from IFS OF
river. The word is said to sig- q
Ify The rircr cf men Il
Indiana was so called in 1900, from the 10
lmerican lndians. al
Ohio was caliedin 1902. from its south o.
IN boundary. le
Missouri was So called in 1924, from III
S principle river. cs
Michigan was so called in 1895, from al
lie lake on its border. nj
Arkansas was so called 10 1918, from
3 principal river
Florida was so called by Juan Ponce &C
. Leon in 1872, because it was discover. ell
on Easter Sunday,-in spanish, Pas pr
IA Florida. ell
Columbia was so called in reference 10 tn
olunlbus. CT
Wisconsin was so called fromits pruci-
II river. w
Io,ra is so called from IFS principal X
yer. T.
Oregon is so called from its principal
yer. -Nenc- Haren Palladium. cr
The Gnnerdps cider barrel is getting
city low, and he sour stuff is runring
Try drcggy. The old .felIor, SOLITARY t
one" is sitting over il, with his last mug lh'
ID giving il the lass ill., How slow il, the
no Alaa alast tho 1n,,o ~ his h;ttor hin