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Colorado-SpaIish word meanin,

Colorado-SpaIish word meanin,
''Colored.
Connecticut-An Indian name sig
nifying 1.-THE Long River" The
nlcknames are "Freestone State. "
Nutmeg State" and Land of Steady
Habits.
Dakota-Indian word meaning AL
lied"
Delawsre-Named in honor OF Lord
Delaware, It is called THE Diamond
State" from its small size and its
intrinsic value; also, blue Hen
FIorida-From the Spanish, mean
ing "Flowery;' so called from the
abundance of flowers and the dsv
easter Sunday upon which it was
discovered. From its shape it is
sometimes called the Peninsula
State
Georgis-Named in honor of King
George II. of England. The Nickname
is Empire State OF the South"
Illinois Indian word signifying
Tribe of Men" The sobriauet IS
Prairie State also Sucker State
lndlana-Is so called from the In
dams The original meaning of the
word In dian is river" The nick.
name is 1.-The Hossier State"
Iowa-An Indian word meaning
The Sleepy Ones" The fictitious
name Is Hawkeye State"
ksnsas-An Indian word, signify
ing Smoky water" The sobriouet is
Garden of the Wesl."
kentucy--An Indian name, signify
ing The Dark and Bloody Ground"
The nickname is 1.-The Corn Cracker
State.
louisiana Named in honor of
King Louis XIV. of France. The
sobrlquet Is Creole State"
Malne-So called from Maine in
France. The fictitious name is The
Pine Tree State"
| Northumberland in honor of
Queen Henrietta Maria of England.
Massachusetts-An Indian name.
signifying Blue Hills" The fanci-
full name is 1.-The Bay State"
Michigan-An Indian word, mean
ing The Lake Country. 1t is nick
named The Lake State" also 1.-The
Wolverine State"
Minnesota - From Indian words
meaning Cloudy Wa'er." It's call
ed 1.-The Gopher State"
Mississippi-An Indian word for
Father of Waters" 1t is hickman
ed The Bayou State"
Missouri-An Indian word meaning
muddy Water"
Nebraska-An Indian word mean
ing Shallow River"
| Nevada - SpapiSb
"Snow Glad" The fictitious name IS
Sage Hen State"
New Hampshire Named from Hamp-
shire county, England. The sobriguet
is The Granite State"
New Jersey-Named for the Isle of
Jersey. The sobriquet is The Jersey
Blue"
New Mexico-Spanish, named from
the country of Mexico. meaning 1.-THE
Place of Aztec-God of War"
New 4ork-Named in honor of the
Duke of York and Albany. It is call
ed THE Excelsior State" and THE
Empire State"
North Carolina Named. with
South Carolina, in honor of Charles l.
of England. The fictitious names are
THE Old North State" "The Tar
State and 1.-The Turpentine State"
Ohio-An Indian word, signifying
"Beautifur' 1t is nicknamed ''Fhe
Buckeye State"
Oregon Signifies The River of
the West"
Pennsy lvania-Psnn's woodland is
the signlfcation. The sobriquet is
The Keystone State"
Rhode Island-Named FROM the Isle
of Rhodes in the Mediterranean.
Rhode Island signifies "a Rose" 1t
is nicknamed Little Rhody."
South Carolina - Named in the
same manner as North Carolina. The
sobriquet is 1.-THE Palmetto State
Tennesse-Derived from Indian
words slgnifying River of the Big
Berd State"
Texas - Spanish, said to signify
Friend" 1t is nicknamed SThe
Lone Star State
Utah-Named from the Utes or
Utah Indians.
Vermont From the French, signi-
flying "Green Mountains" It is
also called "The Green Mountain
State"
Virginia - Named for Elizabeth,
Queen of England, the Virgin Queen.
II is nicknamed "Tae Mother of
Presidents;" also, "The Old Domin-
ion.n
Washis gton Ter. Named for Pres
ldent Washington.
West Virginia See Virginia 1t
is also nicknamed TIE Panhandle
State"
Wisconsin Named from its primo
pal river, and that from the French;
meaning Flowing Westward The
fictitious name is 1.-THE Badger State. ="
Wyoming Ter An Indian term,
meaning Large Plains"