The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-26

THE UNITED STATES


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origin, ssgiilying sshcIb - u4Ig
Arizona TertitoEF Indian
word; meMning tsscfid u
Arkansaa-Eench ana Italian
words signifying ssb0w III smoky
waters.S The hctiti0ns mime AZ
the state is "Brar Stale, 7 from tbs
number OF these animnla Formerly
found there.
California-Spanish words mean.
ing shot furnace.n The fictitious
name is "Golden State.v
acknowledgements word mean.
ing tscOlOred.'
COnnecticnt-Au Indian name
Signitying ssthe long river.p The
nicknames are "Fsees1aslR Sfate,a
"Nutmeg State" and and or
Steady Habits"
Dakota-Indian wOFy meuning
"allied.'
Delaware-Named IN honor Of
Delaware. IL is called the nDia.
mOnd State" from its small size
aud intrinsic value, aud also "Blne
Hen State"
Florida-FfOm the Spanish
"FlOwery," so called from the abun.
dance of flowers aud The day tEas.
ter Sunday upon which it was dis.
covered. FROM It's shape it ia some.
times called the sPeninsula Hgate.1
Georgia-Named in honor Of
King George III, of England. Tho
nickname is "Empirc State OF the
SOuth.'
lllinois-Au Indian word signi.
Tying "tribe OF men. The s0bri.
quet is "Prairie State" also "Suck.
er State"
Indiana-So called from the In.
dians. The original name ID
"river." The nickname is the
"EloOSier State"
Iowa-Au Indian word meaning
the ':leepy ones" The fictitious
name is Hawkeye State.r
KanSaS-An Indian word signi-
tying "smoky water.' The sobri.
quet is Garden OF the West"
Kentucky An Indian name sig.
nitying "tlie dark and bloody
giOund." The nickname is "The
Corn. Cracker State"
LOuiSiana-Named IN honor OF
King Louis XIV, of France. The
sOnbriqnet il Sst)reOIe State"
Maiue-SO called from Maine il
France. The EctitionS name is the
the spine Tree State"
Maryland-Nametl in honor OF
Queen Henrietta Maria, Of Eng.
land.
MasSachnsetts-An Indian name
Signiiying "blne hills" The Ganci-
ful name Is the "Bay State"
Michigan-An Indian name
meaning the ''Lake Country IL
is n%icknamrl the "Lake SfAte.p
also tue "Wolvrrine State"
Minnesota-From Indian words
meaning cloudy water" IL ID
called tue "GUPher State.'
Mississippl-An Indian word for
"Father Of Waters" 1t is nick.
named the "BayOn Staie.a
Missonri-An Indian word mean
ing ''muddy water"
Nebraska-Au Indian word
meaning "ShallOw river
Neva6a-SpAuiSh, signIfying
"snOwclad." The fictitious name is
Sage Hen State"
New Hampshirr-Named from
Hampshire county, England. The
Sobriquet is the "Granite State.D
New Jersey-Named from tho
Isle of Jersey. The sOubriquet ID
the "Jersey Blue"
New MexicO-SpaniHh, named
from the country Of Mexico, mean.
ing "thc place OF Aztco-god Of
VAR"
New YOrk-Named in honor Of
the Duke OF York aud Albany. Il
is called tue Excelsior Stnteo aud
"Empire State"
North Carolina-Named, with
South Carolina, in honor Of Charles
|, Of England. The fictitious names
are the -"Old North State.n the
''Tar State" aud the aTurpentine
State.1
OhiO-An Indian word, sirnify.
Ing ''beautifuL." II 10 nscknamsd
the Buckeye State.n
Oregan-Sgniiying the aRiver
Of the Wesi.H
Observation-Disclosures woodland
Is the signihcatiDh- The snuhri.
lnet Is the "Keyslone Sfntay
Rhode Island-Hamed from the
Isle of Rhode In the Mediterranean.
Rhodes signifies - rosa.s Il a
nicknHmed "Little Rhody.'
South Carolina-Named II the
same manner as North CafoIina.
which see. The soubfiquet Il The
palmetto State.0
Teimessee-Derired from II.
Ian words siguityiug anarer Of tAa
Big Beud| Il is nIeknamed tie
Big Bend Siate.p
Texns-s Spanish, suid to sirnIIf
'Ifiend.n 1t is nicknamed lhs
Lone Star State.n
Utah-Named from Uiea or Ufsh
indians.
Nermout-From the Ereneht
iguifying 'Green MouulnInap Il
. called the "Gfeea Moania|n
v,rsi,t. ~.