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Origin Of Names of States.

| Origin Of Names of States.
The name of California first orIgi-
mated in the Imagination of the au-
thor of Spanish romance, "Les
Sergus de Esplandian." Here the
"Island of California, where great
abundance Of gold and precious
stones is found,' was described.
The name was probably given to the
territory now embraced in this state
by some of the Spaniards with Cor
tez, who, no doubt, had read this
sensational romance.
Oregon was name formerly given
to an imaginary river of the west.
Carver, an American traveller, men,
tions it in 1853. In describing the
river he evidently confounded it with
the Missouri, but the name was final
ly applied to the present state of that
name.
New Hampshire was named from
Hampshire county, in England, by
John Mason, of the Plymouth Com
pany, to whom the territory was
originally granted by the English
Government.
The State of Massachusetts, was
named from the bay of that name.
The origin ofthe word Massachusetts,
is from the Indian word, ''massa,
great, "wadehuash," mountains or
hills, and the suffix "et," meaning
at or near.
There are many conflicting opin-
ions concerning the origin of the
name of Rhode Island. Some be-
lieve 1T to be named from the Isle of
Rhoda; others from the Dutch Roode
Eslanat, signifying red island. 1t
also might have been called Road
Island or Roadstead Island, being
near the harbor.
Connecticut, spelled in an Indian
dialect, Quin-neh-tuk-qut, signified
Gland on a long tidal river"
New York is named from the
Dude of York, the original grantee.
In the charter he was given all the
lands "from the west side of the
Connecticut river to the east side o.
the Delaware Bay"
The territory of New Jersey wa:
given by royal charter to Sir Georgt
Carteret and Lord Berkeley. Car.
teret, in England's great civil war
had bravely defended the Isle o
Jersey in the British Channel, ant
his new possessions in America wert
named in commemoration Of thi.
| fact.
Pennsylvania was founded by
William Penn, and it was the only
state named from ITS founder. Tht
suffix ''sylvania" signifies ssfores
land," and is descriptive of the gen
eral character of the country. Three
counties lying southeast of Pennsyl
vania were formerly territories 0
that state. In 1901 they were grant
ed charter, and named Delewar
after Lord De La War, who first ex
plored the bay into which the rive
empties.
!: Maryland was named from Queer
Henrietta Maria. In the charter it
name in Latin was Terra Maria
meaning land of Maria or Mary
land.
Virginia was called in honor 0
Queen Elizabeth, who was known a
the Virgin Queen.
T The territories of the Carolina
was granted to the French settler
in 1862, and named after Charles L.
, lof France.
, King George H., of England, wa
the sponsor for the Southern Stat
, Georgia.
The name of Maine was given +
that state descriptively, since in tn
original charter it was considere,
.the Mayne Land of England. I"
II Vermont was also a DESCRIPTIVE
/ name, being formed from two Frencl
, words, "verd" and "mont, mean
) ing green mountains.
/ Kentucky is from Kentuckee, a
Indian Shawoese word, signifyin
Itthe head of a rrver' or "Ion
: river"
3 Mississippi is from the Indial
t Meesyeedee, meaning not 18th
father of waters" but "thc grea
> water" /"
8 Colorado is named for the ri
Colorado. The name is Of Spanig
| origin and means ''ruddy" or ''red,
I referring to the color of the water {
Q that river.
r Tennessee is supposed to has
g been named from Tenas See, one {
! the chief villages of the Cherokee
: Indians, which was located on til
banks of the Tennessee River.
The name of Minnesota is fror
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