Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-02-27
NAMES OF STATES.
From what They Are Derived, Their
Meaning and Their Nicknames.

From What They Arc Derived, Their
Meaning and Their Nicknames.
Alabama The name is of Greek
origin, sgnifysng Here We Rest y
Arizona Territory-An Indian word,
meaning Sand Hills. =
Arkansas French and Italian words
signifying Bow of Smoky Waters
The iicticious name of the State is Bear
State, from the number of the animals
formerly found there.
California From Spanish words
meaning "llot Furnace. The fictitious
name is Golden State. =
Colorado Spanish word meaning
"Colored.
Connecticut An Indian name signi-
fying The Long River. Tho nick
names are "Freestone State, Nutmeg
State" and Land of Steady Habits. +"
Dakota Indian word meaning al
lied
Delaware Named in honor of Lord
DE La Ware Its called The Diamond
State, from its small size and It's in
trinsic value; also, ''Blue Hen State"
Florida From the Spanish. meaning
"Flowery;n so called from the abund-
ancc of flowers and the day easter
Sunday, upon which it was discovered.
From lis shape it is sometimes called
the Peninsula State.
Georgia. Named in honor of King
George II. of England The nickname
is Empire State of the South.
Ilinois-An Indian word signifying
Tribe of men. The sohriquet is
prairie State;' also, Sucker State"
Indiana-ls so called from the In
dians The original meaning of the
word Indian is river The nickname
is "Thc Hoosier State.
Iowa-An Indian word meaning
"The Sleepey ones. y The fictitious name
is "Hawkeye State.
Kansas An Indian word; signifying
smoky water. The sobriquet is
Garden OF the West
Kentucky An Indian name, signify
ing "The Dark, aud Bloody Ground.
The nickname is "The Corn-Cracker
State
Louisiana Named in honor OF King
Louis XIV, of France. The sobriquet is
Creole State.
Maine So called from Maine in
France. The fictitious name is THE
Pine Tree State.
Maryland Named in honor of Queen
Henrietta Maria OF England.
Massachusctts-A Indian name. sig-
nifying blue Hills The fanciful
name is '1he Bay State.
Michigan An Indian word, meaning
"The Lake Country II is nieknamed
"The Lake State, Also The Wolver-
inc State.
Minnesota From Indian words mean
ing "Cloudy Water 1t is called
The Gopher State.
Mssissippi-An lndiaI word for
Father of Waters. y 1t IS nicknamed
The Bayou State,
Missouri-An Indian word meaning
MUDDY Water"
Nebraska-An Indian word meaning
"Shallow River"
Nevada Spanish, sgnifying "Snow
Clad. y The fictitious name is Sage
Hen State
New Hampshire Named from Hamp-
shire County. England, The sobriquet
is ".'The Granite State.
New Jersey Named for the Isle of |
Jersey The sobriquet is "Ihe Jersey
Blue. "
New Mexico Spanish named from
the country of Mexico. meaning The
Place of Aztec God of War.
New York Named in honor of the
Duke of York and Albany, II tiscaled
'Thc Excelsior State" and ''The En-
Dire State.
North Carolina Named, with South
Carolina, in honor Of Charles | Of Eng
and. The fictitious names are "rhe
Did North State, "The Tar State" and
The Turpentine State.
Ohio-An Indian word sgnfyng
beautiful II is nicknamcd The
Buckeye State.
Oregon Signifies "The River of the
" est
Pennsylvania Penn's woodland is
he signiiication The sobriquct is
The Keystone State.
Rhode Island Named from the Isle
If Rhodes in the Mediterranean. Rhodes
ignihcs "A Rose. 1t is nicknamed
Little Rhody"
South Carolina Named in the same
l!dllHtT as iNDIlu Ndiolliia. NllltH see.
The sobriquei is "Thc Palmetto State"
Tennessee = Derived from Indian
words signifying River of the Big
Iend." II is nicknamed Big Bend
,tatc."
Texas Spanish, said to signify
Friend" 1t is nicknamed "The Lone
tar State.
Utah - Named from the Utes or
ltah Indians.
Vermont-From the French; signify
lg "Grcen Mountains. 1t is called
Tho Green Mountain State.
Virginia r Named for Elizabeth,
lueen of England, the Virgin Queen"
/ is nicknamei The Mother OF Presi-
ents;' also, THE Old Dominion
Washington Territory Named for
resident Washingt n.
West Virginia See Virginia. II il
icknamed "Thc Panhandle State.
Wisconsin Named from its principal
ver, and that from the French; mean
IL Flowing Westward. The iicli-
Gus name is The Badger State.
Wyoming Territory An Indian
,rm meaning Large Plains. Ex-
tallgc.