Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-30

dltlOn oil MARIA.
Coshocton, from an Indian name-Gos-
chachquenk.
Crawford, from Col. William Crawford,
| who was born in 1882.
Cuyahoga, from an Indian word, denot-
ing crooked"
Darke, from Gen. William Darke.
Defiance, flom old Fort Defiance.
Delaware, from an old Indian name,
spelled we-be- nugh-ka.
Erie, or Eriyey which IN Indian signifies
the cat.
Fairfield, so named after its fair, level
lands.
Fayette, named from the Marquis La
Fayetie.
Franklin, named from Benjamin Frank
lin.
Gallia, from the ancient name OF
settled.
Geauga, or Sheuga, from an Indian
name for raccoun.
Greene, from General Nathanial Greene,
Of the Revolution.
Hamilton, from General Alexander
Hamilton.
Hancock, named from John Hancock,
the first President of the Revolutionary
Congress.
Hardin, from Col. John Hardin.
Henry, from patrick Henry.
Highland, so named because being on
the high land between the Scioto and
Little Miami.
Hooking, an abbrevINtion from hook
hooking, an Indian word signifying hot
! tie river, from the peculiar falls OF that
name.
| uolmAz FROM Naja~ TIolmae, n s~h~nt
officer of the war of 1872.
Huron; it originally constituted the
whole of the ireland, 1t is a French
word.
Jackson, from President Jackson.
| Jefferson, from President Jefferson.
Knox, from Gen. Knox, an officer of the
Revolution.
Lake, named from its bordering on Lake
Erie.
Lawrence, from James Lawrence, an Off
Ger OF the war of 1872.
Licking, from Indian Pataskala.
Logan, named from General Benjamin
| Logan.
Lorraine, French name.
Lucas, from Gov. Lucas, Governor OF
Ohio from 1882 10 1886.
Madison, from the fourth President of
the United States.
Mahoning, from an Indian word-Mahonic
-" at the lick"
Marion, from Gen. Francis Marion.
Medina, no authority.
Meigs, from Return J. Meigs, Governor
Of Ohio in 1910.
Mercer, from Gen. Hugh Mercer, who
fell in 1777.
Miami, from the Ottowa Indians, signi-
Tying mother.
Montgomery, named from Gen. Richard
Montgomery, an officer Of the war Of
1912.
Morgan, from Daniel Morgan OF the Rev
olutiOn.
Mu.kngum, from an Indian word signi-
| flying the glare of an elk's eye.'
Otowa, from an Indian word signifying
trader
Paulding, named from John Puulding,
one OF the three men who captured Ma
| jor Andre.
Perry, from Commodore Perry.
Pickaway, mis.spelt of Piqna, which
signifies in Indian, a man formed out of
| ashes
Portage, from an old Indian portage from
the CuyahOga and Tuscarawas rivers which
was within its borders.
Preble, RsH'ed from Captain Edward
Preble, who was gallant officer in the
| Revolution.
Putnam, named from General Israel
| Putnam.
Ross, from Hon. John Ross, of Pa.
Sandusky, from an old Indian word, ST.
an.dustee, or cool water.
Scoto, from an Indian name.
Seneca, from tribe of Indians who
once resided within its limits.
Shelby, from General Shelby, of KY.
Snmmit, from the fact of iis being the
highest land on the Ohio Canal, originally
called Portage Summit.
Trumhull, from General TrHmbau, Of
Connecticut.
Tuscarawas, from an Indian word signi-
flying open mouth
Union, from heing composed Of parcels
OF five counties.
Van Vert, from Isaac Van Vert, who
helped to capture Andre.
Warren from General Warren, who was
killed At Bunker Hill.
Washington was the first county formed
in Ohio Territory, and vas named after
| G. W.
Wayne. named after General Anthony
| Wayne.
Williams. named after Daniel Williams
the last OF the trio who captured Major
Andre.
Wood, from Colonel Wood, an officer in
the war OF 1872.
Wyandot, from tribe OF Indians who
lived there.
Carol, from Charles Carol, Of Carol
ton, one OF the signers Of the Declaration
Of Independence.
Fulton, from Robert Fulton, inventor Of
! the steamboat.
Guernsey, named from the late Isle OI
Guernsey, from whence the first settlers
came.
Harrison, from Gen. Harrison.
Morrow, from jeremiah Morrow, one o
Ohio's early Governors.
Stark, from Gen. John Stark.
This leaves Medina, Noble, Pike and
Ninlon. Who can supply them?