The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-24

Fauciful Names of Leading
Cities of the Union, and the
Principal Geographical
Nicknames of the
United States.
written for the Gazette by Il. Ellsworth
Carey).

(Written Tor the Oa2elte Uy H. Liis"oith
Carey)
Iron City," "City OF Smoke" and
Smoky City are terms applied to
Pittsburg, Pa, in allusion to its
many furnaces, rolling mills, and
foundries. Bituminous coal was
formerly used, which caused dense
canopy of smoke to hang over the
city. The statement Is now made
that natural gas has almost, If not
entirely, done away with the use OF
coal, and consequently the city is
now free from smoke. Lowell, Mass,
contains more mills for the manu-
facture of wooden and cotton goods
than any city in the American
Union. and is appropriately called
the City OF Spindles." q City by
the Sea" is @ nickname sometimes
used in reference to Newport, Il. l.,
a famous summer resort.
The Erie canal, connecting Hud-
son river and the Lakes, he's been
jocularly called "Clinton's Big
Ditch,D as it was planned aud car
ried to completion by De Witt
Clinton. The " Cradle of Liberty"
is a term applied to Faneuil Hall.
Boston, Mass, built by Peter Faneuil
in 1742, and presented by him to the
municipality; it was destroyed by
fire, and rebuilt in l76l. Because 1t
was SO often used for patriotic meet.
ings in Revolutionary times, it was
known by the appellation given
above. New Orleans is widely known
as the /" Crescent City," SO called be-
cause it was built around bend in
the Mississippi; in it's recent growth
it has extended around q bend further
up the stream and is now nearly
S-shaped. 3a ~
Ozark and Bloody Ground" is q
name frequently applied to the State
of Kentucky; it is said to be trans
lation of the Indian word " KAN
tuk-ee. The name was originally
bestowed because this section was
the battle ground of the northern
and southern tribes, and later the
constant feuds between the settlers
and the native red-men rendered thif
epitbet peculiarly suggestive. The
States south of Mason and Dixon'e
line are known as "Dixie;" this ex'
preston is also applied to fabulous
realm of peace and plenty, which
forms the basis of many negro me
lodies. ut is said that Mr.. Dixie
was q slave holder on Manhattan
Island. and was compelled to move
) south, where his slaves were requir
ed to work ceaselessly. They otter
sighed for their northern home, OF
'Dixie's land,' which in time became
to the entire colored race in thu
south species of Utopia, like tn
Ell Dorado of the Spaniards, or thu
Hesperides of the ancients.p Iht
eden of America" is name ap
plied to the Island OF Aquidneck, OF
| the coast of Rhode Island, becaus'
of it's productiveness; this isle =
also known as the isle OF Peace.
The term '1El Dorado is Spanish
and means 1.-THE gilded man." Whei
the Spanish hordes had devastated
Peru and Mexico they commenced &
look for new treasures, ana naSlDt
heard of a golden city ruled by
monarch smeared in oil and covered
with a fine gold dust, they organ
lied innumerable expeditions which
searched all over North and South
America for this golden realm. Th,
story of the gilded king was found
ed on report concerning an annua
custom OF sane Indian tribes; o
course the land OF gold was neve
found. but the term "Ei Dorado
has become synonym for countr.
of unmeasured wealth.
Egypt" is slang term some
). times applied TO the people or sol
of southern Illinois. At one tim
p the people of this section were cul
rently supposed to be very Ignorant
and " Empire City is the name give
to New York on account OF its con
J. mercial importance; " Estotland
was a region supposed to exist 3.
tween Hudson Bay and the Atlantl
( coast by the old geographers, and
said, according TO an ancient legen'
g to have been discovered by two Erie
= land fishermen who were driven frol
their course two centuries befol
Columbus; this was the country tt
s. Chabots sailed for in 1497, when the
discovered Newfoundland.
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