The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-13
NAMES OF STATES.
now THE DIFFERENT STATES OF
THE UNION WE'RE NAMEp.

OO AnuiAn WorQs-Some q Fecunar mean
sags In Familiar Terms
Maine takes its name from the provincs
OF Main, in France, and was so called al
. compliment to the queen of Charles l
Henrietta, who was its owner.
New Hampshire takes its name from
Hampshire, England. New Hampshire
was originally called LaconiA.
Vermont is French (verd mont) sig.
1ifying green mountain
Massachusetts, is an Indian word, sig.
nifying country about the great hills. ,
'Rhode Island gets its name because o1
its fsncied resemblance to the Island OF
Rhodes, in the Mediterranean.
The real name Of Connecticut is Quon-
eh-fa-but. : 1t is a Mohegan word. and
szneans .'long river"
New York was SO named as a compli-
ment to the Duke of York, whose brother,
Charles IL, granted him that territory.
New Jersey was named for Sir George
Carter. who was at that time governor
OF the Island of Jersey. in the British
channel.
Pennsylvania, as IS. generally known.
takes its name from William Penn, the
'-syivania" part of it meaning woods
Literally it is "Pehn's Woods"
Delaware derives Its, name from
Thomas West, Lord de la Ware.
Maryland was named in honor of Hen
rietta Maria, queen of Charles l.
Virginia got its name from Queen
Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen"
The Carolinas were named for Charles
lCArolus) ii.
MEANINGS WORTH REMEAIBERING.
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de Flores, OF Feast of the Flowers"
Alabama comes from a Greek word,
and signifies Land of Rest"
Louisiana was so named in honor of
Louis XIV.
Mississippi is Natchez word, and
means Father of Waters"
Three or four Indian interpretations
have been given for the word Arkansas
the best being that it signifies '.Smoky
Waters. the French prefix ARK" mean
ing bow.
Tennessee, according to some writers.
is from Tenasea, an Indian chief; others
have it that it means River of the Big
Bend"
:. Kentucky does not mean Dark and
Bloody Ground" !" but is derived from the
Indian word "Kain- -tuk-ae," signifying
Land at the Head of the River"
Ohio has had several meanings fitted
TO it. Some say that it is Suwanee
word, meaning THE Beautiful River" Z"
Others refer to the Wyandotte word,
Oheza, which signified Something
Great" n - f ~
:. Indiana means land of Indians.
Illinois is supposed to be derived from
>an Indian word which was intended to
refer to u superior class of men.
Wisconsin is an Indian word, meaning
Wild. Rushing Waters"
Missouri means Muddy Waters"
Michigan is from an Indian word,
meaning "Great Lake"
The name Kansas is based on the same
IS that of Arkansas
y .a..~.s A VALUABLE LIST.
Iowa is named from an Indian tribe.
the Kiowas; the Kiowas were so called
by the Illinois Indians because they were
across the river" AsHa -ea
The name of California is a matter of
much dispute. Some writer's say that it
trst appeared in a Spanish romance of
1880 the heroine being an Amazonian
named California
Colorado is a Spanish word, applied to
that portion of the Rocky mountains on
account of its many colored peaks
Nebraska means shallow waters.
Nevada y Spanish word. signifying
SNOW covered mountains"
Georgia had its name bestowed when
1t was a colony in honor of George Ill.
The Spanish missionaries of 1924 called
the country now known as Texas Mix
tecapah. and the people Mixtecas. From
this last word the name of Texas is sup
posed to have been derived
Oregon is a Spanish word, sienifyine
wales of wild thyme"
Dakota means 'leagued" or ..aIlied
tribes
Wyoming is the Indian word for :: Big
Plains.
Washington gets its name from our
FIRST president.
Montana means mountainous
Idaho is a name that has never been
satisfactorily accounted for.-St Louis
Republic.
Why He Didn't Rise. ~ --i-- (
Detroit is a'lovely city and everybody
knows it. The love of it is bred in the
bone and never gets out of the flesh.
The other Sunday visiting Clergyman
addressed the Sunday school of an ur
town church After a serious talk he