The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-07-20
miscellaneous.
Names Of the States

.HAlb 80 eatled from the lr0Vince
Oh Maine IN France. IN compliment to
Queen Ilenripita OF Eaglaud, Who, il
has been said, owned that Province.
This Is the commonly received opinion.
New Hampshire Named BY John
Mason, 10 1859, gwho with another OBJ
tanned the grant from the crown, from
Hampshire county in England The
formeF name Of the domain was Laeenia.
Vermont From the French yerd
mont OF green mountain. indicative Of
the mountainous nature OF the State.
This hume was first officially recognized
Janaafy III, i777.
Massachusetts sndifn. name, signi.
fying SHE conatry about the Great
hills. Z I'd tho ..Blne Iliila."
lshode Island- This name was adopt.
ed in lG44. from the ISLAND o. Rhodes,
ID the Mediterranean, because of its
faHricd FcsenNla8ce to that island.
Conueoticut--f This IL the English or.
biography Of the Indian word, Quoneh-
ta'eus, which siglics the long river.
New York Named hy the Duke Of
yosk, undsr color Of title given him By
the English crown in 1901
New Jersey--So called 10 honor Of
Sir George carterct, who wss Governor
Of the island Of Jersey, IN the British
Channel
Pcnnsylyania-From William Penn,
the founder Of the colony, meaning
Hpeans Moods
Delaware 10 honor of Thomas West
Lord dc Ia Ware, who visited The bay
and died there 10 1910.
Maryland ALTER Henrietta Maria,
Queen Of Charles !, Of Englsnd
Virginia So called 10 honor oil Queen
Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen, in
whose reign Sir Walter Raleigh made
the first attempt 10 eolonize that re,
sioa.
Northand South Carolina were origi
nally 10 one tract, called "Carolyna,n
alter Charles LN. Of France, in 1904
Subsequently, ia 1866, the name Was
altered to Carolina.
Georgia So called in honorof George
II Of England, who established col.
ony in that region in 1852.
Florida Pouee de Leon, who diseov-
cred this portion Of North America in
1912, named i Florida in eommemora
sion Of the day he landed there, which
was the Paquas de Flores Of the Span.
iards, or feast Of Flowers or other
wise known as Easter Sunday.
Ahhama- Formerly portion Of Mis-
sissippi Territory, admitted in the Union
as State 10 1919. The name Is OF
Indian origin, signiiying here We rest. .
MississipfS- Formerly a portion Of
The province Of Louisiana. 50 named
~ 1900 frem The great river on It's
Western line. The term is Of Indian
origin, meaning ''iong river"
i.ouisiana-- From Louis NV Of
France, who for some time prior To l7G5
owncd the territory.
Arkansas-Ffom Kansas the In.
alan word for smoky water with the
French prefix ar"
Tennessee--Iadiap for "riyer Of the
big Lend,s lie. the Mississippi, which j.
as Western boundary.
hcnlueky--lndian ior at The head
Of the river"
Ohio From the Indian. meaning
"heausiiul" Previously applied to tn,
rlseri which trayer cs a great part o.
its bordels.
Michigan Previously applied 10 lhe
lake, the Indian uame for a fish weir
So called from the ianeied mblane S
Vi the lake to d fish tap.
iadianu SO called in 1902 from III,
american Indians.
lsiinois-Frcm the Indian .illiai,
mca, and tho French suiiix .'ois, te
gcther sigBilying tribe Of nen
Missouri Named ID ISL, from til.
great branch Of The Mississippi which
flows ihpsgh t. Indian term means
s'usnddy.n
Nisconsin--Tod;an term for awild
rushing ehanEel."
Iowa-trom the lndian, signiiying
''the drowsy ones.D
Mianesota--Indian for -scloudy VA
Ter"
Caliiornia The name given By Cor
tes, the discoyeser Of this region lie
probably obfained il from aa old Span
lsh rcmanee, 10 which an imaginary
island of that name is described as
aLeunding 10 gold.
Oregon According TO some from the
Indian oregon, river oil the West.
others consider it derived from the
Spanish ''orcgano," wild majorani,
which grows ahundantly Gu the Pacific
coast.