Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-04-10

Maine-So called from the Provinces Of Ais:ne.
France in compliment Of Queen Henrietta Ct Eng
and who thss been said owned that province =
This "a the commonly received opinion.
New mpshire-Named By John Mason, in
1859, (who, with another, obtained the grant from
the CROWN from Hampshire county, in England
The former name Of the domain was Tacoma.
Vermont-From the French verb mont, or green
mountain, Indicative OF the mountainous nature Of
the State. This name was originally reccgaizeds
January is, 1776.
Massachusetts name signifying the eoun-
try about the great hills that is the Blue Hills
Rhode Izand--This name was adopted in lT44,
from the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterrs mean,
because Of its fancied resemblance to that island
:, Connecticut-Th is the English orthograP by Of
:ns EN- Indian word Quoneh-a-cut whichsignitas tAe
o Ias~ " 1e5k-namsd by the Duke Of York, under
i5ez. s'Ns gwen him by the English Crown Of
new Jersey-so called in honor Of Sir George
in the British Chatnel u sne s'a"a ol Sslsey
Pennsylvania-From Admiral Pam A.. s,.,,,Ss,
of the country, meaning Penn's WI. .1e
Delaware-In honor Of Thomas Wee T..-a 4.
L. Ware, who visited the bay snd disd there IN
1910. IN
Maryland-Aher Henrietts Maria Queen q,
Charles I, of England.
Virginia-So called in honor of Queen Elizabeth.
the virgin queen" in whose rs,ign Sir Walter Rar
leigh made the first attempt to colonies that reg on
North and South Carolina were originally in one
tract called "Caroline after tile queen Of Char es
TX, of France, in 1908. Subsequently, in 1862, the
name was altered to Carolina.
Georgis-So called in honor Of George Ii, OF
England, established colony in that region in
Florida-Prince de Leon, who discovered that
portion of North America in 1910, he named II
Floridas IN commemoration of the day he landed
there which was the Pasquas do Flores Of the
Spanards, or Feast Of Flowers otherwise known
as Raster Sunday.
Automatically portion Of Mississippi Ter
rtory, admitted into the Union as State in 1919.
rest - -.
Mississippi-Formeriy portion Of the prov ince
OF Louisiana So named in 1900, from the great
river on its western line. The term is of Indian
origin, meaning "long river"
Louisiana-From Louis XIV, of France. who,
for some time prior to 1853, owned the territory.
Arkansas-From Kansas" the Indian wozd for
smoky water, with the French prefix are" or
bow.
Tennessee-Indian for river Of the big bend"
i. g., the Mississippi, which is its western boundry
Kentucky-Indian for at the head Of the
river
ohio-FrOm the Indian, meaning sbeausifulp--
Previously applied to the river which traverses a
great part of its border.
INDEPENDENTLY applied to the lake the
1nulan name Tor q nsn weir. 30 called nom the
fancied resemblance Of the lake TO q Ash-trap.
Indiana-So called in 1902, from the American
Indians. - -
Illinois-From the Indian illina,n men, and the
French sufix "ois" together signify tribe Of
men,
Wisconsin-Indian term for "a wide-rushin
channel go
Missouri-named in 1921, from the great branch
Of the Mississippi, which: flows throught. Indian
term meaning muddy"
Iowa-From the Indian, signifying 'the droWsy
ones"
Minnesota-Indian fo- cloudy water"
California-The name given by Cortez the dis
coyerer of that region. BE probably obtained it
from All cid Spanish romance, in which imagi-
nary island of that name described as abound
ing in goli. ~ ~ 4
0regOn--According to some from the Indian ore
gon, ' rives of the west" Others consider it de-
rived from the Spanish orsgano, wild marioram,
which grows abundantly on the Pacific coast.