The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-08
Names OF Stases.

their derivation aud meaning, says:
MAINR-So. called from the province Of
Maine. in France, in compliment to
Queen Henrietts, of England, who, it
has been said, owned that province.
NEW HAMPsH1RK-Named by John
NJ Mason, in 1889, (who, with another.
obtained the grant from the Drown.
from from Hampshire County, in England.
Ihe former name of the domain WAS
Lnconia.
VERMONT From the French verdmont.
or green mountain, indicative of the
mountainous nature of the State. The
name was first officially recognized Janu-
ary 16, 1777.
MASSACHUSETTS Indian name, eigni-
lying "the country about the great
hills"
RHODE IsLAND-This name was sdopt.
ed Ill 1874. from the island of Rhodes.
IN tho Mediterranean, because of its
fancied resemblance to that island.
CoNNEo-1CUT--This is the English or
typography OF the Indian word Ooun-
eh.ta-cut. which signifies "long river"
NEW YoRK-Named by the Duke of
York. under color of title given by the
English crown in 1864.
New JERsBY-So. called in honor of
Sir George Csrteret. who was Governor
OK the island OF Jerssy, in the British
Channel
PENNsYLvAN1A-From William Penn.
!ne FOUNDER OF tho new colony, meaning
"Penn's wood"
DaLAwARE-In honor of Thomas West,
tLord do-la-Ware.) who visited the bav'
and died here in 1910.
MARYLAND-After Henrietta Maria.
Queen Of Charles of England.
V1RoINIA-So called in honor OF Queen
Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen. ."in whosc
reign Sir Walter Raleigh made the frat
attempt to colonize that region.
NORTH AND SOUTH CARoL1NA- Were
originally in one tract called "Cnrolina "
after Charles TX Of France, 1904. Sinh.
seqnently, 1866. tho name was altered to
Curolina.
GEoRdIA-So called in honor Of George
IL OF England, who established COLONY
In that region in 1892.
fLoKIDA-Ponce de Leon, who Disco
vered this portion of North America. in
1919, named it Florida in commemora.
ton OF the day he landed there, which
was the pasouns de flores OF the Spa
ninrds, or Feast of Flowers" otherwise
known as Easter Sunday.
ALABAMA-Formerly u portion of Mis-.
elssippi Territory, was admitted into the
Union in 1919. The name is of Indian
origin, signifying Hero we rest"
MIssIssIrPI-Formerl portion of
tie province OF Louisiana. So named
III loOO, from the great river on the
Western line. The term is of Iudian
origin, meaning "Father of Waters.''
LouIsIANA-From Louis XIV, King Of
France. who. for some time prior to
1853. owned the territory.
;. AhKANsAs-From Kansas" the H.
dian word "smoky water" with the
French prefix ''arc" bow.
IENSEssEE-lndian name for "The
river OF the big bend,"i e. the Nlissis.
HippI. its Western boundary.
hENTCcKY-Indiau name for .sAt the
hoad Of the river"
OHIo-From tho Indian, sicnifyinp
beautiful" Previously applied to the
river, which traversed great part of its
waters.
MICHIGAN Previously applied to the
Lake. the Indian name for a fishweir. 40
called from the fancicd resemblance of
the lake to fish trap.
INDIANA-So called in 1902 from the
American Indians.
lLLINo1s-From the Indian word
"Illni. mon, and tho French sulfix
"ols'," together signifying tribe of
men,"
WIacoNslS-Indian term Of n "will.
rushing channel"
M1ssouRI-Namcd in 1921 from the
great branch of the Mississippi which
flows through it. Indian term ineauing
muddy"
!owA-From the Indian, sieuifying
"tho drowsy ones"
MISNEsorA-Indian name for "clouIv
weather."
CALTFoRNIA-The name given by
Co-tes, the disooyerer of that region.
Ho probably obtained it from an old
Spanish romance. in which an imaginary
lslnnd OF that name is described az
abounding in gold.
OREGoN-According to some, from the
Indian "oregon." ''riyer Of the West"
Others consider 1t derived from "orcpa-
moo, wild majoram. which grows abun.
dainty on the Pacific coast.
The vast but quiet movements OF Rus
sia down through Central Asia have at
length, it is reported, caused tho British
Government to bestir itself for the pro-
lection of its interests in that section.
The stealthy manner in which Russia has
extended its possessions has prevented
much notice outside OF those peoples
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