The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1858-07-23
Origin of Names Of States.

New Hampshire was the name gwen 70
,he Territory conveyed by the Plymouth
Company 70 Capt. John Mason. by patent
Nov. 4, 1929. with reference 70 the paten'ee'
who was Governor Of Portsmouth, in New
Hampshire, England.
Verm nj was SO called by the inhabitants
in their Declaration Of Independence, jan
l6,h. l777, from the French vert mont,
green mountains.
Massachusetts, was so called from Massa-
chuse,is Bay, and that from the Massachu-
Isetts tribe ol Indians, in the neighoorhood
of Boston. The tribe is thought to have
derived i,s name from the Blue Hills Of Mil.
Dl,on. III had learnt" says Roger Williams
shat Massachusetts was 50 called rom the
! Blue Hill.
\ Rhode Leland was so called in 1854, IN re-
ference to the Island II Rhodes, ~ tae Med
: iterranean.
N Connecticut was so called from the Indian
r namc or ts principal river. Connecticut =
!. Moehcakannow word, signtying the long
a river.
!. New York was so called in 1904, in refer
(, ence 10 the Duke Of York and Albany 'ol
- whom Ibis territory was granted by the King
II q England.
4 Nov Jersey was so called in 1864, from
e. the Island OF Jersey, on the coast Of France
"A The residence ol the family Of Sir George
4. Corare,. 10 whom the territory was granted
~, Pennsylvania was so called in 1854, alter
William Penn.
Delaware was 90 called in l7os' rom
an Delaware Bay, on which Il lice, and which
Of ,scc;ved its name from Lord de Ia War, who
d. died in this bay.
me MARYLAND was SO called in honor Of Hen
red rie,ta Maria, Queen Of Charles - 10 ~
I. 4" "pa,ent 10 Lord Baltimore, June 3o' 1862
the Virginia was called, in 1854, after Eiiza
dy. beth. The Virgin Queen Of England
} Carolina was 50 called by the French
the hooor sf Charles tx. King Of France.
and Georgia was 60 called ia houor of A."
~" George II.
the Alabama was 50 called in 1914, from
ext, principal river.
sme Mississippi was SO called IN 1900 lro"
She, western boundary. Mississippi Is sald %
note The whole river, !. g., the river 'o'"
n BY the uni n Of many.
rrcls Lou's''.a
,a,, XIV, Of France.
ny Tennessee was SO called in l7os from
NJ" principel river. The word Ten-asse y .
I n.. % signify curved sforn'
80 Ken,uckv was 50 called in i7a2' from
oa' x;ne,,a,r; river. The word is said 70 sign
Many lpr'nclPa'
~, the river Of men.
W. Indiana was SO called in 1919, from
,h.n American Indians.
,"' Ohio was SO called in 1902, from i's so'
!, I, ern boundary.
4 Missouri was 50 called in lsla' from
principal river.
y. by Michigan was 50 called IN lso5, from
Der of lake on is border.
,s54 Arkansas was 50 called 10 1912. from
ars 4-lprncipal river.
u oil. Florida was so called by Juan Ponce
,awnl Leon, in i573. because i was dlscovere
ed fox Easter sunday; in Spanish, Paseu rio
mink Columbia was 50 ca''ca :" 'o'e'e'~
i'm 65, Columbus.
Cd fox Wisconsin was 50 calls q from It's rna
= grey river.
hcr de- Iowa was so called from i's prlncipa''
the Ia HgA farmer who had employed
zen - EmeraIler, ordered him 'o give me
some corn in the ear. On his com'r
~ the farmer asked:
swell, Pat, did you give the corn''
.To be sure did,"
, - ~ "How did you give i,!"
"An shure as yez told mc' y
dear,
men "Bu, how much did you s'vc'
- 7, -. go. "WelI yez see. the eray'ur wou'da
s~s still, and KEEP, switching his ears ao'
- go couldn't ga above hs' iu'i ~
ears.
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