The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-02-23
THE ADVOCATE.
THE STATES.


owner.
New Hampshire takes its name frol
Hampshire, England New Hampshil
was originally called Laconia.
Vermont is French (Verd Mont
signifying green mountain.
Massachusetts, is an Indian wore
signifying @Country About the Gres
Hills
Rhode Island gets its name becaus
Of its fancied resemblance to the Islam
of Rhodes in the Mediterranean
The real name of Connecticut
Quan-en-ta-cut. 1t is Mohegan wor
and means 'Long River"
New York was so named as cor||
pliment to the Duke of York, who'd
brother, Charles H., granted him tn
territory. New Jersey was named fl
Sir George Carter, who was at IL
time Governor of the Island of Jersd
in the British Channel.
Pennsylvania, as is generally known
takes its name from William Penn, tH
"sylvania" part of it means woods
Literally it is "Penn's Woods"
Delaware derives its name from
Thomas West, Lord de la Ware.
Maryland was named in honor OF
Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles l
Virginia got its name from Queen
Elizabeth, "the Virgin Queen"
The Carolinas are named for Charles
(Carolus) III.
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 named in honor of
Louis XVI. Mississippi is Natchez
word, and means "Father of Waters"
Three or four Indian interpretations
have been given the word Arkansas,
the best being that it signifies Smoky
Waters" the French prefix "Ark"
meaning bow.
Tennessee, according to some writer's,
is from Tenasea, an Indian Chief !;
others have it means "River of the Big
Bend"
Kentucky does not mean Ozark and
Bloody Ground" but is derived from
the Indian word "Kain-tuk-ae," sig
nifying Land at the Head of the
River" ~
Ohio has had several meanings fitted
to it. Some say that it is a Suwanee
word, meaning THE Beautiful River"
others refer to the Wyandotte word
'Oheza, which signitied Something
GreatR
Indiana means land Of Indians.
Illinois is supposed to be derived
from an Indian word which was in
tended to refer to superior class of
men.
Wisconsin is an Indian word, mean
ing "Wild, Rushing Waters"
Missouri means Muddy Water"
Michigan is from an Indian word,
meaning Great Lake"
The name Of Kansas is based on the
same as that of Arkansas.
Iowa is the name from an Indian
tribe, the Kiowas were SO called by
the Illinois Indians because they were
across the river"
The name of California is matter
of much dispute. Some writers say
that it first appeared in Spanish
romance of 1880, the heroine being an
,Amazonian named California"
Colorado is Spanish word applied
to that portion of the Rocky Noun
tains on account Of its many colored
peaks.
Nebraska means shallow waters.
Nevada is a Spanish word signify
ing "Snow-CoVered Mountains"
Georgia had its name bestowed
when it was a colony in honor of
George III.
The Spanish missionaries of 1924
called the country now known as
Texas, "Mixtecapha," and the people
Mextecas. From this last word the
name of Texas, is supposed to have
been derived.
Oregon is q Spanish word signify
ing "Vales of Wild Thyme"
Dakota means "Leagned" or "Allied
Tribes"
Wyoming is the Indian word for
'Big Plains"
Washington gets its name from our
tlrst President.
Montana means mountainous.