The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-15
POPULAR AMERICAN NAMES,

|. POPULAR AMERICAN NAMES.
1t is the American custom to attach to theil
{ counties, towns and villages the names OF
, popular and celebrated men. Out of the forty
thousand post-ofice towns in the Union n sarly
, one-fourth are thus named. The compare.
tive numbers indicate the esteem in which
q our historical characters are held. There are
forty-three .Washingtons named in grateful
, reverence for the foremost historical chara C.
ter and first President There are Al towns
, that bear the name of Adams, not all in honor
Of either President, but indicating the vener-
alton in which the American Adamses have
always been held.
Jefferson gave names to forty-one towns and
villages, and Madison to thirty mine. After
Monroe are named forty-two. Andrew jack
sons hold upon the hearts of the people is
shown by the sixty-four towns, cities and vii
lagos that bear his glorious name. His astute,
able and sdroit successor has left commem-
orative name to only ten towns. Tippecanoe
Harrison and others gave an honored name
to twenty five. Polk is godfather to eleven
post-office localities, and Pierce, the model
American gentleman, honors fifteen others
with his name. Buchanan is the name of ten
post-office towns, for the most part named
during his administration. Forty-two bear
the name of Lincoln, many of them, how
ever, being named from the patriot General of
the Revolution. The name Fillmore is borne
by seventeen, Taylor by forty, Tyler by nine,
and Grant by thirty-four
Among statesmen, the lordly and magnani-
nous Webster gives names to 25 towns and
villages, John Randolph to 21, Benton to 81
Cass to IS, Clinton to 40, Clay to Sc, Frank
lin to 60, ranking in popularity as thus indi-
Gated next TO Andrew Jackson, Marshall to
"a, Mason to 81, Quincy to IA, Rush to "a,
Robert Morris to 81, Spencer to "a. White to
&c. Woodbury. to ID, Wilson to %, Hamilton
to rs, Dallas to IA, John Hancock to IL, VOL
colt to s. Wilmot to 6, Wilson to ~, Wood
bury to 10, Watson to IL, Ogden to 16 and
Martin to So.
Military and naval heroes have imprinted
their ever memorable names upon cities,
towns and villages as follows:
There are A Aliens, Allenvilles and Allen
towns named from the hero of Ticonderoga. |
OF the 81 Browns and Brownsvilles, MAORI |
ty are named from the predecessor of Scott, |
who gave names to AZ others. There are 3S |
Perryvilles, etc., to celebrate the memory Of the
hero of Lake Erie. The chivaric and un-
conquerable Morgan, of deathless memory,
left his name to 80, and his bro. her in arms,
Marion, another name as worthy to % others
The Montgomerys are %, the Pnlaskis 10, the
Ripleys 12 the Ringgolds 10, the Shelbys 10,
and the Decaturs 16 The gallant and philan-
thropic Lafayette honors II places with his
noble name.
The name of Lee, first, last and always
bright with glory, is attached to Al towns
that of the unconquerable Lawrence to 26,
that of Warren to 40, that of "Mad Anthony"
Wayne to 90, that of Logan and Knox each
to IS, that of Commodore Stockton to 49, and
that Of Lord Stirling to 20. The historic
Clarks give names to &C towns and villages,
and the name of the gallant Houston is COM
by Is.
Citizens of IL towns or villages have honored
them with the name of Byron. Others of a
cast have called IL towns after Scot |
lands great champion, Wallace. The philos-
opher Newton might be thought to have been
similarly remembered, 38 towns bearing his
name, but we suspect that they were 80 called
because they were new rather than with re-
ference to Sir Isaac. Falton, whose inven-
ion enriched thousand cities and towns,
las left his name to 81. The explorer Hud-
ION is remembered in the names Of 10 post
,fice towns and cities, and Washington
irving, whom no American thinks of without
pleasure, furnishes worthy name to IT, while :,
Preston, the historian, shares with. others Of
hat distinguished name in being remem-
,ered in IA. Milton gives names to 80, Pitt i,
o SO, Nelson to 81, the Sheridan of sIreland n
0 IA, and Wesley, the great orator and divine,
0 8. There are 80 Smithviles or Smithtons,
8 Williamstowns, ETC., 81 Shermans, "a
loores, Mooretowns and Moorevilles, Sey-
aours, 25 Russellvilles and II Hendersons.
1t would not be difficult for an analytical
mind to reproduce the history and delineate
be character of the American people from
be nomenclature of their geography alone.
tailor Of melanch1lic temperament was
bserved recently sitting cross-legged on the A