The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-01-18

Or-nm 81 the Names of states.
MaiEs.-So called from the province o
Maine in France, i'm compliment of Queer
Henrietta OK England, who, Il has been said
owned that province. This ia the common
ly received opinion.
/ NsV Hompslire-Named BY John Mason
in l64g who with another obtained the grant
from the CROWN, from Hampshire county, ir
England. The former name Of the domain
was Laeonia-
Verm0af--From the French words veri
and mont, or green mountains, indicative o.
the mountainous nature Of the state. The
name was officially recognized January l6th
l777.
MassdchHsetta--Indian name mgnifying
.the country about the great hill" !" /. Q. the
"B;ue Hills.
Rhode ki0ad.-The name was adopted in
1874, from the Island Of Rhodes, in the Med.
! iterrsneaD, because OF its fancied resemblance
to that island.
Conaecticut.-This il the English ortho-
graphy Of the Indian word Quon- h-to-nut,
which signifies sstbe long rivs&'
PennsytUansa.-Frora Adill l. Penn, the
father Of the fourier Of the colony, meaning
"Penn's woods"
Delo0dre-In honor Of Thomas West
Lord della Ware, who visited the bay and
died there in 1910.
Maryland. Henrietta Maria, queen
Of Charles T., Of England.
Vlrginid.-So called in honor Of Queen
Elizabeth, ,"the VirginQueen, - in whose reign
SIR Walter Raleigh made the first attempt to
colonize that region.
North Caroline and South Carolina were
lIv ~ Nwxn Awmm nmtia1 -
ter Charles TX, of France.
GsovgiG-So called in honor Of George T.,
OF England, who established . c,iany in that
region in 1882
Florida-Ponc de Leon, who discovered
this portion Of North America in 1912 and
named il Florida. in commemoration Of the
day he landed there, which was lhs Pasqe
de Flores OF the Spaniards, or "Feast Of
Flowers otherwise known as Easter Sun
day.
AiobamG.-Formesly portion'of Missis
sippi territory, admitted into the Union as a
state ia 1919. The name is Of Indian origin,
signifying "here we rest"
MississpPi.-Formeriy q portion Of the
province OF Louisiana. So named in $500
from the great river on its western line. The
name Is Of Indian origin, meaning "long ri
YER"
LouisiGna.-From Loais XIV, or France,
who for some time prior to 1863 owned the
territory.
Arkaasos.-Frcm Kansas" the Indian
name for smoky WATER" With the prefix
'are' bow.
Tsnnesee.-I7dian for ''river Of the big
bend, j. e., the Mississippi, which Is its
western boundary
Kentucky for Sat the head Of the
river"
Ohio.-Ffom the Indian, meaning 'besuti-
fully" Previously applied to the river which
traverses gooi deal Of its border.
Nichig1n--Prevlously applied to the lake,
the Indian name for a hshweir. 50 called
because Of the fzncied resemblance Of the
lake to fish trap
Iadiaaa.-So called in 1902, from the
American Indians.
LHinois.-From the Indian s'Tllini'' men,
and French sufix "ois," togethe- signhyfne
STRIDE Of men"
l Wsconsin---Lndian name for a wild, rush
ing chenneL
Missouri.-Named in 1881, from the great
branch ofthe Mississippi which flows through
it. Indian term meaning ''muddy.n
Iotod. the Indian, signifying "ths
drowsy ones"
Kinnesofo.-lndian for "cloudy water"
CIliforAid.-The name given by CorteE
the discoverer Of that region. He probably
Obtained il from an old Spanish romance, i
which An imaginary island Of that name il
described as abounding in gold
Oregon. to some, from the Ore
gon, "river Of the west" Others consideI
It derived from the Spanish ''oregano,' wild
ma -joram, which grows abundantly on th'
! Pacific coast.