The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-25
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There is much that Is Interesting IL
the study of the origin f the
of the States of the Union, as they are
derived from a variety Of souFeesa To
begin In the geographicaI,o order, we
first have Maine, which takes its name
from the !, Province of Maine, in
France, and was called in compliment
to the Queen OF Charles H. Henrietta,
its o VRneF. tsit8 e fs& sit 29farf
aNe!wy,Hampshire. first called sIsace-
mia, from Hampshire, England, Lsaof
Vermont, from the Green. Noun
tains, tFrench rerd mont. z59'iA slst
Massachusetts,. ifrom the. Indianllanz
gnage, slgnifyiRg HThe country about
the great hill" eE Il sy5as5 aslfi
Rhode Island gets ifs name from
the fancied Resemblance of the island
to the island of Rhodes, in the an-
cienf Levant.) aaEHE 8Ia suf oHd aEanl
Connectieut'st name was Mohegan,
spelled originally Qq9u-eh-ta-.cut, sig
nifylng "a long river.
New York was SO naInedoas aleo4n-
plimentit0it theGD Duke of FNafl, whose
brother, Charles II II D granted him m that
New Jersey was named by one OF
Ato O11S4 4udA pEOpEl0lOES, OH 1OOA = Z
Carteret, after the island of Jersey, in
the British Channel, of which he was
GoveFnoF.5 n .1IeI4 .gk 8ucJs boil
= Pennsylvania, ,asis generally known
takes its name from, William Penn,
the latter part of the word, "syiVa-
nia," Tneaffing woods re 591f tiI:lio5
- Delaware derived its name from
Thomas West, Lord De Ia Ware; GoYs
arDOys nf VIRGINIA
Maryland received its name 1rom
the Queen of Charles l., Henrietta
Maria. 0t 99eiolte AJ5i B - sDdaiut
Virginia received its name from
queen Elizabeth the unmarried rAPT led Or
ffg Carolinas were named in honor
of Charles l., and Georgia in honor
of George IL. -
Florida acquired itsname from Pas
quas de Flores, or the "Feast of the
flowers. r..T7.5e. ,s..Ie,ss.'l.r s.....s5,,
Alabama comes from a Greek W ord,
signifying t'The land Of rest" l7is SD
Mississippi derives its name from
that of the great river, which is IN
the Matches tongue. hssThe Father Of
Waters ,'.a.r.5. - .f......s.1...s
Louisiana was so named in honor
VI 1LOu1S
lac Arkansas Q is derived from O the In
dian word, Kansas, Esttsmoky water y
bow" = ,oi q - g - 2 - 's>i'4'''i :
Tennessee is an Indian name, mean
ing, HThe river with a big bend.n ri
II Kentucky also is an Indian name,
.sKaintuck-ee, signifying, At the
head of the river"
=. e.,
Beautiful River" ss a tl9lHa4om
g 8fichigan's name was derived from
the lake, the Indian name for a. fish
lake suggested. -''- }i'''2
Indiana's name came from that of
the Indian.dg III OF Il fsf8f48
Illinois1s name is derived from. the
Indian word ..sillini," men, and the
of men," 'ei5feD .}Ga} 3f9E9
Wisconsinls name is said to be- the
Indian one for wild, rushing chan
nel,f; ~ s~-rf,,f. 4..,.s,,...f, .,.,-..,.l.
Missouri is also an Indian name for
muddy, having reference to the mud
dinesseof the Missouri River. 9fgst3s
ii Kansas islan Indian word for smo-
ky water. n seaff-.I. r...6.,...s ...s..,.-s.,,
The derivation Of the name Of Ne
braska and Nevada is not known.
Iowa signifies, in the Indian Ian
gnag e, HThe dFoWsy ones, and Min
nesota t"Coudy water.Y, a..rs Es.tsos, +
The origin of the, name California
is uncertain. fiA - 90" 8 /
Oregon, according to some, comes
from Onegana, the Indian name of a
wild, maFjeram which grows abun-
dainty on the Pacific coast; and, ac-
cording. to others, from Oregon, @The
River of the West, in allusion to the
C0Iumbia RiEeE,31 8iI4 Isula1s s1gt /
IoyW est. Virginia gets its name from
having been formed from the western
part Of old Virginia. =. l'''.li's' -