The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-12-25
Origin Of the Names Oftbe
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l. Maine was so ca ed as early as 1898
lfom Name IN France, of nhich Benu.,t,
""r'a' Queen of England, vas at ,ha, ,imt
proprietor.
q Ne" Hampshire vas the name ri,en I,
me territory conveyed by the = ymouib Com
Pany 20 Capt. John Mssop, by patent. Nv. 7
1909, WIN fe'etence to the psieuiee. who wa,
"",etnoF OF Portsmouth, n Hampshire, Eng
land.
d. vernon, was 20 called by the mi, ,bi,s,,.
N Their declaration OF Ii.da pend, nee. Jan. IS
lHI i'on the French rsrd, green and mont
a,ouuiain.
D. Maesachuseits derived ltsnam rom q
tribe OF lndians N the neighb fhood Of Ros,cn
he iJlhs is though, to have derived It's neme
''om The blue h'ils o. Milton. II have learned, -
says Rager Williams. "thst the Msssscbu
's'Is vas go casd from the B lue Hills"
D. knede leland wss sb called IN 1914. in
reference to lhe Island OF Rhodes IN the Me
dteitBnesn.
o. Connecticut was so called from the 10.
dfSn nane Of Its ptinciuInusef.
:. New YO,k, (ons called NV Ns
lherlands,) ~a. so ca Preference to the
n'a,; D"a; .! ... ss'. .1..... s,s who" tbs Ser
8. New Jersey (o'iginslv called New Swe.
den,) was so named tn l66i, ~ comp,,tpeu,
to Sir George Car,ere,, one Of iis Org nal pro.
ptet"fs. Who hsd defended the lslgpds Of
Jir'ey ssa'nsl the Long Parliament, during
ihn eivil war Of Englaod
~. HEUnet Ia
ter William Penn, The founder Of Pniladel
yhia.
lO. De.s~sfe WAS so called in 1903, from
Dsis~pre Bay, on ~hich II lies, and which
ssee we'd rs usme from Lord De La War,
.ho died N this Bay.
|. hat, aud vas so called in honor q
iisnueua Maria Qioen ui Chsres l., IN h,s
patent 70 Lord Bulnmore, June so, 1852
IL. N"g'ois was 80 called IN 1854, sfe,
+ z.salh, The virgin Qleen Of Eng'snd.
~ Ahd Ia. Catolus, (Norih aud South. J
"as 60 called 10 1864, b. he French, III honor
Of Charles X O. France.
Is. georgia ~ss so called IA l772, IN hon.
OF of Gearge II,
10. Alabama vas SO called in 1877 from
Ils pftbciral .,.ss-
II. MIssssippi vas 80 called ia 1890. f,em
as ~ss'ern bound'y. hiT'i.sPpi Is so call.
ed TO denote The whole rIsrs that 10, lhe river
fsrmed bS tie union OF nidny.
IS Leuis,sna was so called in honor Of
Louis XVI. Of France.
10. lopuessoe was SO called n 1896, from
IS RIVER. The word Tennessee is sad to
signify curved spoon.
20. keeipcky VAS SO called l7s2, fson
(s prncwa' rNsr.
81 lpaeis ~ss go caled N 1909, from 's
ptncIpal r.er. The sosd Is SAID 20 signify
he aver C! mon.
%. la5ana wos so called IN 1902, fiom
he American lnd,sps.
23 Oaio ~ns 50 called in 1902, frcn It's
southern boundsry.
"a. Missouri aass go CALI d in 1921, from
rs principal tigef.
%. Michigan vas So called 10 1905. from
he lake on iis bafdcfs.
%. A,ksu,ss vas $. called IN 1919, from
ns principal RIVER.
81. Flcr d. ass 30 called by Jsan Ponce
g. i.-cr, 81 1862, because It Was disco, cred
% Easter Suadsy 10 Spauish, Pascus Flor
ida.
%. Texas was 90 called BY he Span,a rd. /
n 1890 who that year drove ou' couuy Of
Fieneh, Who had established themselves 81
Ma'sgorda, and made lhelr hts, permsut nj
Isulemeni.
90 Wisconsin was 90 named in 1886, from
he rive, Of the sa,ne name, when territorial
.osernmen, was SEu.
80. Iowa Vas 0lled Ia 1888. s'tor q
rlbe OF Indians ~ me name, sod sep.
,tssa territorial gov bsa' fo'msd.-U. s.
imgnac.