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NAMES OF STATES.
HOW THE DIFFERENT STATES or
THE UNION WERE NAMED.

Orlgin-mnny Others Arc Derived from
Old Indian words Some Peculiar NJ can
ings In Familiar Terms.
Mainotakc3 itBnamo from the oprovince
Of Main, In France, and was 50 called M
u compliment 10 tho queen Of Charles |,
liouriotta, who was It's owner.
Now Hampshire takes It's namo from
Hampshire, England New Hampshire
was originally called Laconia.
Vermont Is French (yord mont, sig
niiyng green mountain.
Ma8gaChuactts is an Indian word, sig
nifying country about the great hills" "
Rhode Island gCtB It's namo because OF
its iancied rcsemblanco 10 tho Island Of
Rhodes, IN tho Mediterranean
Tho regl name Of Connecticut is Quon-
oh-Ja-bat. II is u MohcBan word, and
means "long river"
Now York was 80 named rs q compi-
meut 10 the Dukc 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 It's nmno from William Penn, tho
"sylyania' part Of it meaning woods.
Literally it is "Pcnn's Woods"
Delaware derives its name from
Thomas West, Lord do In Ware.
Maryland was named In honor Of Hen
rietta Maria, queen Of Charles |.
Virginia got it's name from Queon
Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen"
The CarOlinas were named for Charles
(Carolus) II.
MEANINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.
Florida gets it's name from Kanunas
de Flores, or Feast Of the Flowers"
Alabama comes from II Greek word,
aud signifies Land Of Rest"
Louisiana was SO named in honor Of
Louis XIV
Mississippi is a Natchcz 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 Tenagca, m Indian chief; others
have il that it means River of the Big
Bend"
Kentucky does not mean Dark and
Bloody Ground, " but is derived from the
Indian word "Kain-tuk-ac," signifying
Land 1T the Head Of the River"
Ohio has had several meanings fitted
10 il. Some say that it is n Suwanee
word, meaning Tho Beautiful River.
Others refer to the Wyandotte word,
OhoZa, 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,
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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 a matter of
much dispute. Some writers say that it
first appeared in Spanish romance of
$780, the heroine being an Amazonian
named california"
Colorado is Spanish word, applied to
that portion Of the Rocky mountains on
account Of its many colored peaks. I
Nebraska means shallow waters.
Nevada is a Spanish word, signifying
''snow covered mountains"
Georgia had its name bestowed when |
i was colony in honor of George IL.
The Spanish missionaries of 1924 called !
.he country now known as Texas Mix !
.ecapah, and the people Mixtecas. From
his last word the name of Texas is sup
posed to have been derived.
Oregon is Spanish word, signifying
wales of wild thyme"
Dakota means "leagued" or called
.ribos."
Wyoming is the Indian word for "Big
Plains" /
Washington gets its name from our
irst president.
Montana means mountainous.
Idaho is a name that has never been
accounted for.-St. Louis
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