Middletown transcript., 1871-11-18
nAnns % INN STATES.

"A 00st0ePouucut inquiries Wuy tue states
- sallsl By their press1t names. aud
vAae ere their dssivatiens and meaning.
- rssu.ss Of our Investigations in thi.
mat4se are the following:
nsiac. $50 called from the province Of
Maias, in France, in compliment to Queen
1lsNriesss of England. who. il has been
seil, nwmd that province. This Is tho
essansnnls received opiuicn
New Hampshire Named by John Ma.
son. In lj:s9. lwho with another obiaiued
sks grart frsm ,!,e crowu.) from Ilamp.
shire county in Enslnnd. Tho former
same Of the domain was I.aconia.
ea Vermont. e. From the French vcrimont
Of green mountain, indicative Of the
msuniainons nature Of the State. This
ssmc ~as first officially recognised Jauu-
cry 10. iii.
Massachusetts,. Indian name. signify
Ing '',hc country about the great hills,
|. q. the " Blue Hills"
Rhode Island. This name was adop-
ted in i64I. from the Island Of Rhodes,
in the Mediterranean. because of it's fan
cied resemblance 10 that island.
Connecticut This ia the English or
biography Of the Indian word Quon.ch-,a-
cut, which signifies - the long river"
Now York--Namcl by the Duke Of
York. under color Of title given him by
The English crown in 1864.
New Jersey called in honor Of Sir
George Cartcrct. who was Governor Of the
island of Jersey. in The British Channel.
pennsy lvnnia - From William Penn
thc founder Of the colony meaning Penn =
Woods
Delaware In honor Of Thomas West,
lord della Ware. who visited the bay aud
died there in 1910
Maryland After Henrietta Maria.
queen Of Charles t.. of England
Virginia, SO called in honor Of Queen
Elizabeth, the virgin queen" in whose
reign Sir Walter Raleigh made the frs,
attempt 10 celonizc that region.
North anil South Carolina were origi.
ually ia one tract, called 'Cnrolana," af
ter Charles IX Of France, 1904. Subse-
qusntly. in 1866, the name was altered to
Carolina.
Georgia. $50 called in honor Of George
II Of England. who established colony
In that region in l132
Florida. G dc Leon. who li.cov-
cred this porto, Of North America in
1912, named i, Florida in commcmora,ion
Of The day he Ian led there. which was the
Paq, ss dc Flores Of the Sp,nards. or
- Fcust Of Flowers or otherwise known
ss Easter Sunday.
Alabama Formerly portion Of Mis-
sissippi Territory, admitted into the t..
-. r.. IT.. 4. -
Indian origin. signifying " here We rest. y
Mississippi Formerly portion Vi ;ac
province 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 tine prior TO 1868 owned
the territory.
Arkansas. as.--From "Knnsas. the In.
dian word for smoky water" with the
French prefix " are bow.
Tennessee Indian for river Of the
big bend" j. .. the Mississippi, which is
iss western boundary.
Kentucky Indian for "a, tho head
Of the river"
Ohio.-From the Indian. meaning
i" beautiful y Previously applied to the
river. which traycrscs great part Of its
borders
Michigan Previously applied TO th,
lake, the Indien name for fish weir Sc
called from the fancicd resemblance Of Tho
lake to ish-,rap.
Indiana $50 called in 1902, from lh,
American Indians.
Illinois PROM the Indian i" illini
men. and the French suilix "ois, togeth
sr signifying I. tribe Of men,
Missouri Named in 1912, from til,
great branch Of tho Mississippi which How
through il. India, term means mud
dy."
a ! Wisconsin. - Indian term for vii,
rushing channel
Iowa-From tho Indian. signifyin,
"the drowey ones.
ter"
California Tho name given by Cor.cs
tbs discoycrcr Of this region. ilo proba
bly, obtained Il from an old Spanish ro
nance, in which an imagi0ary island @
that name is described as abonndng il
gold.
Oregon. According to some from ii
Indian oregon, river Of the west" 9th
crs consider II derived from the SPANS
a osegsno." wild marjoram. which grow
abundantly on tho Pacific coast.--Gotde
City.
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There are eight pin factories in the L
niled Htstcs, whose annual production
two million packs. each pack containn
$500 pins. total Of o.. 720. .0OO. 900 pins
Oas sssnufacturer's agent in Boston. say