Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-26
NAMES OF STATES.
HOW The DIFFERENT STATES or
THE UNION WERE NAMED.

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orisin-ssany Others Are Derived from
Old Indian Words some Peculiar Mean
inEs In Familiar Terms.
Maine takes its name from the province
OF Main, in France, and was so called a.
= compliment to the queen of Charles l.
henrietta, who was its owner.
New Hampshire takes it's name from
Hampshire. England. New Hampshire
was originally called Laconia.
Vermont is French (verd mont, sig
nifying green mountain.
Massachusetts is an indian word, sig-
lnifying country about the great hills. y
Rhode Island gets its name because Of
its fancied resemblance to the Island Of
Rhodes, in the Mediterranean.
The real name Of Connecticut is Quon-
eh-ta-but. 1t is Mohegan word, and
means ''long river"
New York was so named as compli-
ment TO the Duke of York, whose brother,
Charles ii, 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
''sylvania" part of 1t meaning woods.
Literally II is "Penn'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 Carolinrs were named for Charles
(Carolus) H.
MEANINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.
Florida gets its name from Kanunas
de Flores, or Feast of the Flowers"
Alabama comes from Greek word
and signifies Land of Rest"
Louisiana was SO named in honor Of
Louis XIV.
Mississippi is a 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; other:
have it that il means "River of the Big
Bend"
Kentucky does not mean Ozark ant
Bloody Ground, but is derived from tn,
indian word ''Kain-tuk signifyinG
Land at the Head OF the River"
Ohio has had several meanings fittet
/ 30. hat su.
word, meaning 1.-THE Beautiful River.
Others refer to the Wyandotte word
Oheza. which signified ''Somethin;
Great"
Indiana means land of Indians.
Illinois is supposed to be derived from
an Indian word which was intended {,
refer to a 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 sam
as that of Arkansas.
A VALUABLE LIST.
Iowa il named from an Indian tribe
the Kiowas; the Kiowas were SO calle
by the Illinois Indians because they wer
across the river"
The name of California is a matter @
much dispute. Some writers say that
first appeared In Spanish romance c
1880, the heroine being an Amazonia
named California.
Colorado is Spanish word. applied t
that portion Of the Rocky mountains O
account Of its many colored peaks.
Nebraska means shallow waters.
Nevada il Spanish word. signifyin
"snow covered mountains"
Georgia had Its name bestowed whe
1t was a colony in honor of George II.
The Spanish missionaries of l;24 Gale
the country now known as Texas Mi,
tecapah," and the people Mixtecas. Froi
this last word the name of Texas is SUI
posed 10 have been derived.
Oregon is a Spanish word. signifyin
| 'yales of wild thyme"
Dakota means ''leagued'' or "allie
tribes"
Wyoming is the Indian word for "Bi
Plains"
Washington gets its name from OF
first president.
Montana means mountainous.
Idaho is q name that has never bee
satisfactorily accounted for.-St. Lou
Republic.