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NAMES OF STATES.
HOW THE DIFFERENT STATES OF
THE UNION WE'RE NAMED.

Many Of the Applications Arc OF English
Origin Many Others Arc Derived from
old Indian words Some Peculiar Mean
ings la Familiar TERMS
Maine takes itsname from the province
Of Main, in France, aud was 80 called us
O. compliment 10 the queen Of Charles |,
HonriCtta. who was It's owner.
Now Hampshire takes its namo from
Hampshire, England. New Hampshire
was originally called Laconia.
Vermont Is French (yerd mont, sig
nifytng green mountain.
Massachusetts Is an Indian word, sig
nifying country about tho great hills.'
Rhode Island gets It's name because Of
It's fancied resemblance TO tho Island Of
Rhodes, in the Mediterranean.
Tho real namo Of Connecticut is Quon-
eh-ta-but. It ~ Mohegan word, and
means "long river"
New York was 80 named as q compli-
ment TO tho Duke Of York, whose brother,
Charles Ii, granted him that territory.
New Jersey was named for Sir George
Carter. who was mt that time governor
of the Island Of Jersey. ia the British
channel
Pennsylvania, as is generally known,
takes its name from William Penn, the
"sylvania" part Of IL meaning woods.
Literally IL Is "Penn's Woods"
Delaware derives its name from
Thomas West, Lord de Ia Ware.
Maryland was named in honor Of Hen
rietta Maria, queen of Charles |.
Virginia got its namo from Queen
Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen"
The Carolinas were named for Charles
(Carolus) II.
MEANINGS WORTH REMEMBERI.G.
Florida gets its name from Kanunas
dc 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 10 some writers.
IN from Tcnasca, an Indian chief. others
have it that it means River of the Big
Bend"
Kentucky does not mean Ozark and
I1ln,.t,s 1,t,s ts,I
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 a Suwanee
word. meaning Tho Beautiful River"
Others refer TO the Wyandotte word.
Oheza, which signifed 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"
Missouri means Muddy Waters"
Michigan is from an Indian word,
meaning Great Lake
The name Kansas is based on the same
as that of Arkansas.
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"
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 II Spanish word, applied to
that portion OF the Rocky mountains on
account of it, 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
this last word the name of Texas is sup
posed to have been derived.
OleSoH II Spanish Wolu' SlSnlI Ing
"vales of wild thyme"
Dakota means "leagued" or "allied
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.