Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-02-19


the yttermost parts of the earth, is
shown the respect in which the great
name OF Washington is held There
Is no name In all the world so honored
by Its geographical use. At the ex-
IRENE north OF Greenland is Washing
ton Land. and little east of 1t is
Cape Washington. Then there is a
Washington In oxford county. Ontario.
In the mid Pacific, south of Hawaii. is
Washington Island. and further south,
on one OF the FIJI islands. is Mount
Washington. In Paris is the Rue
Washington. opening into the Avenue
des Champs Elysees.
Turn To the United States and you
will find 296 Washingtons, which
means more than five for each state,
District. territory and each of the for
eign possessions. OF these. the first
that comes 70 mind IA the national
capital. then the great northwest
state. and after these the numerous
subdivisions of the various states. In
Alabama there is a Washington coun-
ty; In Arkansas, a county and a town:
In California. a county, two towns.
three townships. and to these are add
ed Washingtontown and Washington
Corners: in Connecticut there is a
town and Washington Depot in Flor
Ida a town; Georgia. a county and
town Idaho a town; Illinois coun-
ty. town. two townships, and to
these are added Washington Heights.
In this list the word ''town" is used in
its broadcast sense so as to embrace
everything from a hamlet to city.
Indiana has county, two towns.
and forty.three townships; Iowa, a
county. n town. forty-one townships.
and to these are added Washington
Mills and Washington Prairie; Kan
sas, a county. two towns. six town
ships, and Washington Creek. Ken
lucky. county, town and Mount
Washington; Louisiana, a parish and
"A town MASSACHUSETTS. town and
Mount Washington; Maine. a county.
n town and Washington Plantation; |
Maryland, county. a town. Washing |
ton Junction, and also Mount Wash
ington, Michigan. town. two town |
ships. Washington Island and Wash /
Ington Harbor: Minnesota. county /
a town. township. and Washington
Lake; Mississippi county and a
town.
In Missouri is great nest OF Wash
ngtons; a county. a town, twenty-one
ownshlps, Washington Centre and
Mount Washington Montana Wash
ngton Bar Washington Gulch and
Mount Washington: Nebraska. a
county; North Dakota North and
south Washington lake: New Hamp-
hire a town. a township and Mount
Washington New Jersey, town. five
ownships. Washington crossing.
vashingtonville Washington Corners
md Washington Place; New York.
ounty two towns, Washingtonville.
Mills. Washington Hollow
nd Washington Four Corners: North
.aroina. a county and two townships.
Then comes Ohio. with remark
BILE display. county four towns.
Drty townships. Washingtonvllle.
Washington Station and Mount
Washington: Oregon. county:
pennsylvania. a county three
owns, twenty-one townships and
iount Washington; Rhode Island. a
ounty aud a town; Vermont. coun
! and a town; Virginia. county. a +.
,wn and 'washingtons Birth Place"
! Westmorland county. Washington,
Washington lake; Wisconsin, coun-
T, six townships, Washington Island J,
nd Washington Hsrbor: Wyoming
Iount Washington. =
When one thinks Of the monuments 8
} Washington. the FIRST that comes to a
ind Is the mighty shaft In the CAPT. a
y. Then there Is the celebrated h
arble statue In the central hall of d
'e Capitol at Richmond. by Jean An /.
line Houdon. and not far away the o
nposing monument Ia Baltimore. sur. @