The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-08
No. -i5
NAMES OF STATES.
NJ. Louis Reeahlie. !

| @NSb~ettSs'
Maine takes It, name from tAe
province OF Main, 10 France. .as
So compliment 20 the aaesa OF
Charles |. ileorietia. -ho va. IL
owner.
| New Hampshirs take. u. name
hom Haupshire, EAgland. New
Hampshire vas or,ginal,, sailed IL.
coaia.
| Vermont Is Trench tverd non,I,
sisoifying The green moua,.in.
MAssashasctts 10 an Indian word.
Ngnifring "eoanir, about ,ae rrea,
hlIl.."
Rhode island gets It's name be.
cause OF It's fsncicd resemblance To
the i-iand OF Rhodes, in Tic Mediter.
raneAn.
The real name OF Consectlcot /.
Qnon>eh-ta.but. II is Mohes.n
sort, sOd nesOs "lous river"
| +e" io'A WAs so named As
compliment 10 the duke of York.
"ho'e brother, Charles IL, grauted
him that territory.
New Jersey vas named for Sir
George Cater. who VAS al that time
1ov.i nor OF the Island OF jersey, IN
the British channel.
| Pennsylvania. as Is general,
known. takes It's name from william
Penn; the 'sylsania" part Of il
means woods. Literally 1t 10
"Penn's woods
| Delaware derives its nam~ from
Thomas West, Lord lie Ia Ware.
Maryland was nanel IN honor of
Henrietta Maria, queen OF Chstles /.
| Virgins got its name from Queen
ElIzeheth, the "VIrg,n Queen"
The Carolinas we're named for
Charles (Carpia.) III.
MEANINGS WORTH REMEaRrRfNa.
Florida gets IL. rame from Ksau-
mas de Flores, or .'Ers.t II .hs
Flowefs.'
Alsbam- comes from Greek
word aud signifies Land of Rc.,"
| Louisiana was so named In honor
OF Louis XIV.
Mrssissippi Is Nstchez word,
AMI means "Fatber Of Waters"
Three or four Indian interpfets.
tons have been given for the word
Arkansas. the best being tn | it sig>
| nIties Smoky Waters" the Frrnch
Tehx "Ars' meaning bow.
| Tennessee, according h. some
~ri'ers, is from Tenasea, nm IudiAn
cLref; Others have It that It means
- River OF the Big Bend"
kentucky does not mean dark
.ni Bloody Ground" but J., derived
from The Indian word Kain.tuk.
siarifyin2 "Land at the heal - TO
| River"
Oaio has bad several meanings
| dttcd To It Soue ,sy that 10 10
Sowanec word dreaming "Tns
Beautiful RIVER" Other. refer TO
the Wyandotte word Ohezn, which
signifies "Something Great
Indiana means land OF indians.
Illlnols 10 supposed to tie derived
an Indian word, which was INTENDED
to refer TO 3 superior class OF men.
Wisconsin Is al Indian wcrd,
meaning "Wlid Rushing Waters"
Missouri means" Muddy Waters"
Michigan Is from an Indian word
meaning "Greal Lake"
The name Ksn,as is based on the
same as that of Arkansas.
VALUABLE LIST.
Iowa IL named from an Indian
L I'ioc, LUG hlo"hS, Tue hiOWhs were
~ called by the Illinois Indians be-
cause they were across the river"
The name of California 4. a matter
Of much dispute. Some writer's cay
1t first sppeared'In Spanish rom
ance OF 1880, the heroine being an
| Amazpnian named "Californis."
Colorado is a Spanish word, sp-
piled to that portion OF the Rocky
mountains on account VI It's many
colored peaks.
Nebraska means shallw waters.
Nevada 10 . Spanish word. signi.
Tying "snow-covered mountaiLs.'
Georgia had it's name bestowed
when 1T was . colony, in honor or
George H..
Tue Spanish missionaries Of 1924
called the country now known =
Texas ..Mi1tecapab,.T and the pso-
pie Mi1tecas. Froa this last word
the name Of Texas is supposed TO
have been derived.