Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-01-06
NOTES FOB THE CURIOUS.

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Maine takes its name from the prov
ince of Maine in France, and was SO
called as a compliment to the Queen of
Charles l., Henrietta, who was it's
owner
Hampshire, Eng. New Hampshire was
originally called Lacol4ia.
| Vermont is French (Nerd Mont, sig
nifying Green Mountain.
Massachusetts is an Indian wordsigni-
flying Country About the Great Hills. :"
Rhode Island gets its name because
of it's fancied resemblance to the Island
of Rhodes in the Mediterranean.
The real name of Connecticut is
Quon- but. is Mohegan word
and means "long river"
New York was so named as compli-
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 island OF jersey in the
British Channel.
Pennsylvania, as is generally known
takes its name from William Penn, the
"svlvania" part Of it meaning woods.
Literally it is ''Penn's Woods"
Delaware derives It's name from
Thomas West, Lord de la Ware.
MARYLAND was named in honor of
Henrietta Maria, Queen OF Charles l.
Virginia gotits name from Queen Eliz-
abeth, the Virgin Queen"
The Carolinas were named for Charles
{Carolus) II.
Florida gets its name from Kanunas
de Flores, or Feast of the Flowers"
Alabama comes from a Greek word,
and signifies Land of Rest"
Louisiana was SO named in honor of
Louis XIV. Mississippi is 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
meaning bow
Tennessee, according to some writer's,
is from Tenasea, an Indian chief;
others have it thatit means "River of
the Big Bend"
Kentucky does not mean Ozark and
Bloody Ground" but is derived from
the Indian word "Kain-tuk-ae," slgni-
fying 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 signIfied Something
Great"
Indiana means land of Indians.
Illinois is supposed to be derived
from an Indian word which was in
tended to refer to a 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 "GTpat AXE -
The name of Kansas is based on the
same as that of Arkansas.
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 writer's say that
1t first appeared in a Spanish romance
of 1880, the heroine being an Amazon
ian named California.
Colorado is a 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 a colony in honor Of George H.
The Spanish missionaries of 1924
called the country now know as Texas
"Mixtecapah, and the people Nike
cas-. From this last word the name of
Texas is supposed to have been de-
rived.
Oregon is Spanish word signifying
''vales of wild thyme"
Dakota means ''leagued" or called
tribes"
Wyoming is the Indian word for "Big
Plains"
Washington gets it's name from our
first president.
Montana means mountainous.
Idaho is a name that has never been
satisfactorily accounted for.