The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-01-09

Maine takes ito name from the Prov
ince Of Main in France, and was 20 called
a. a compliment to the Queen of Charles
l., Henrietta, who was its owner.
New Hampshire takes its name from
Hampshire, England. New Hampshir,
was originally called Laconia.
Vermont is French (Yerd Mont, signi-
flying Green Mountain.
Massachusetts, il an Indian word, Gig.
nifyirg Country About the Great HilD.'
Rhode Island gets its name because Of
its fancied resemblance to the Island Of
Rhodes in the Mediterranean.
The real name of Connecticut il Vuon :
eh>ta-but. 1t is = Michigan word, ana
means ''long river"
New York Was 50 named a. compll-
ment to the Duke Of York, whose BROTHER
Charles H., granted him that territory.
New Jersey was named for Sir George
Carter; who was at that time Governor of
the leland Of Jersey in the British Chan
mel. -
Pennsylvania, as is generally known.
takes its name from VIM. Pean. the "syl-
vania" part Of it meaning woods. Liter
ally it is "penns Woods"
Delaware derives lts name from Thos.
West, Lord de Ia Ware.
Maryland was named in honor Of Hen
rietta Maria, Queen of Charles I. sax
Virginia got its name from Queen
Elizabeth, the "virgin Queen"
The Carolinas were named for Charles
(Carolus) II. 80
Florida gets its name from Kanunas de
Flores, or "Feast Of the Flowers"
Alabama comes from Greek word,
and signifies "Land of Rest s.1.
Louisiana was so named IN honor of
Louis XIV. Mississippi is q 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. ,e IS
Tennessee, according to some writer's,
is from Tenasea, an Indian chief; others
have it that it meaus "River of the Big
Bend" .t..-'.
Kentucky does not mean ozark 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
1t. Some say that it is Suwanee word,
meaning 1.-THE Beautiful River" Others
refer to the Wyandotte word, Oheza,
which signi6ed Something Great"
Indiana means land of Indians. .
Illinois is supposed to be derived from
An Indian word which was intended to
refer to superior class of men.
Wisconsin is an Indian word, meaning
"Wild, Rushing Waters" 5
Missouri, means muddy Water"
Michigan is from an Indian word,
"Great lake,
. The name of Kansas is based on the
same as that of Arkansas.
Iowa is named from an Indian tribe, the
Kiowas; the Kiowas we're so called by the
Illinois Indians because they were "across
the river"
The name of California is a matter of
much dispute. Some writer's say that it
first appeared in Spanish romance of
1880, the heroine being an Amozonian
named California"
Colorado is Spanish word, applied to
that portion Of the Rocky Mountains on
account of its many -colored peaks.
Nebraska means shallow waters.
Nevada is Spanish word, signifying
"snow covered mountains"
Georgia had its name bestowed when it
was colony in honor of George IL.
=. The Spanish missionaries of 1924 called
the country now known as Texas "Mix-
tecapah," and the people Mixtecas. From
the last word the name of Texas ia sup
posed to have been derived. $40 --s3s
Oregon is Spanish word signifying
'vsles of wild thyme"
> Dakota means "leagued'' or 'allied
tribes" ~ e'-~
Wyoming is the Indian word for "Big
Plains" 'f 4-
Washington gets its name from our first
President.
Montana means mountainous.
Idaho is name that has never been
satisfactorily accounted for.-Republic.
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