Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02
Names or the United states.


was formerly called Laconia. 1t was
one Of the original thirteen. Adopt
ED the Constitution I'm 1888.
VERMONT from the French Vert
Mont, signifying Green Mountains
aided to the extent Of her ability In
the war Of the Revolution, but failed
10 be called one OF the thirteen, not
having adopted the Constitution un-
Gil 1871.
MASSACHUSETTS Is the Indian
name for "the country around the
great hills" This State and Va,
were specially English colonies,
took the foremost place In the open
ing OF the war Of the Revolution.
On its soil the first battle was fought.
Adopted the Constitution 1873.
RHODE ISLAND, the beautiful little
State, owes its name TO the island Of
Rhodes, In the Mediterranean which
domain IL is said 10 great resemble.
Ii was the last Of the original thir-
teen that adopted the Constitution,
which occurred I'm 1890. She was
such a stickler for liberty and Free
dom from restraint that she saw, or
deemed she saw, In the new Consti.
tuition some squirting toward mon
archy--hence she hesitated.
CONNECTICUT, from the Indian
Quonchta-Cut, signifying " Long
Kiver.o One OF the original thirteen.
Adopted the Constitution In 1893.
NEW YORK was named for the En-
glish Duke Of York and Albany, who
sent an expedition TO America,
which landed at the little Dutch
town Of Manhattan or New Amster-
dam and penetrated AS far into the in
terlor as Albany. His expedition
honored their patron by giving the
Dukes title name TO the colony and
iotwo Of the principal towns. Adopt
ell the Constitution as one Of the orig
inal thirteen In 1888 and was the ma
tlonal seat Of government when
Washington was President.
New JERSEY, 80 called in honor OF
Sir George Carteret, who was Cover
nor Of the Island Of Jersey, in the
British Channel. One of the origin
nj thirteen. Adopted the Constitu-
don In 1887.
PESNsYLyASIA, everybody knows
means penu's Woods and was 10
called after VIM. Penn, Its original
Quaker owner. The cradle Of the
hrst Congress and Of the Declaration
Of Independence and Of the Constitu-
ton OF the United States, which, as
one OF the original thirteen, she
adopted in 1857.
DELAWARE, after Lord De la
Ware. One Of the immortal thir.
teen. Adopted the Constitution lit
1857.
MARYLAND, after Henrietta Ma
ria, Queen Of Charles the First, Of
England. One Of the thirteen.
Adopted the Constitution In 1888.
VIRGINIA, the oldest of the
States, and one Of the original thir-
teen, was so called In honor OF Queen
Elizabeth, the +" Virgin Queen" in
whose reign Sir Walter Raleigh
made the first attempt TO colonize
that region. She adopted the Con-
stitution in 1883.
The CAEoLIEAs were originally
one tract, and were called "Carola-
ma after Charles the Ninth, of
France. North Carolina, one of the
thirteen, adopted the Constitution in
1879. South Carolina, also one Of the
original thirteen, adopted the Con-
stitution I'm 1888.
GEORGIA owes It's name to George
the Second Of England, who first es-
tsbllshed colony there In 1882.
This state, the last In the list Of the
"O.d Thirteen" but not the latest to
adopt the Constitution, took her
place in 1888.
The following have been erected
into territories and admitted as
States since the adoption of the Con-
stitution by the first fourteen States.
KENTUCKY Is the Indian for " ut
the head of the river" Admitted as
State to the Union In 1892.
TENNESSEE Is the Indian for the
River Of the Bend, ri. e., the Mis-
sissippi, which forms It's western
boundary. Admitted In 1890.
OHIO means beautiful Admit.
ted a. a State In 1903.
LOUISIANA was called after Louis
The Fourteenth, who at one time
owned that section Of the country.
Bought from France In 1903, and nd.