The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22
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81 Maine, ths .pine state" sisaiilss
New Hampshire. ''the granite
state named after the county Of
Hampshire, England.
| Vermont, ''the Green Mountain
state" II from the French words
vert" tgreen) and mont" (moun-
tain).
Massachusetts,, 1.-THE Bay state" ID
from the Indian words "mas-sa- chu-
SETS" meaning about the Great
Hills
Rhode Island, "the Little Rhody,"
was named after the Island of
Rhodes.
Connecticut, "the Nutmeg state"
Is Indian, and means Upon the long
river"
New York, ''the Empire state"
named In honor of the Duke of York.
Pennsylvania, keystone state"
means "Penn's sylvania," or "Penn's
woods"
Maryland, "the old line state"
named in honor Of Henrietta Maria,
Delaware. "the blue hen state"
named in honor of Lord de la Ware,
governor of Virginia.
West Virginia, Little mountain"
New Jersey, "the Sharp Backs
state" named after the isle Of Jer-
sey.
District of Columbia, named in
honor of Christopher Columbus.
Virginia, "the Old Dominion" Is
named after Queen Elizabeth. the
virgin queen"
North Carolina, "the Tar State"
named in honor of Charles I, of Eng
land.
Georgia. 1.-THE Cracker state" is
named in honor Of George II, of
England.
Florida. the Peninsular state"
named after Easter Sunday-Span-
lsh, pascua florida"
Alabama, "the cotton state" is an
Indian name, and means there we
rest"
Mississippi, "the Bayou state" In
dian, meaning "Great, long river"
Kentucky, "the Blue Grass state"
of Indian origin. meaning "at the
head Of the river"
Tennessee, "the volunteer state"
Indian. signifying "the river of the
big bend"
Ohio, "the Buckeye state" from
the indian, meaning beautiful"
Indiana, "the Hoosier state" Is de-
rived from Indian"
Illinois, "the Prairie Cor Sucker)'
state" from the Indian "ilni," mean
ing men, and the French lois" mean
ing tribe-"tribe of men,"
Michigan, "the Wolverine state"
from the Indian, meaning Great
Sea-"
Wisconsin. 1.-THE Badger state" In
dian. signifying CLOUDY water"
Iowa. "the Hawkeye state" from
the Indian "Agawa." meaning "be-
You'd"
Missouri. from the Indian, mean
Ing muddy"
Arkansas, "the Bear state" arc, a
bow, prefixed to Kansas.
Louisiana, "the Creole state" was
named in honor of Louis XIV, Of
France.
Texas, "the lone star state" In
dian "tachies," signifying friends"
Oklahoma, from the Indian, sig
Kansas, "the sunfiower state" is
from the Indian, and means smoky
water"
Nebraska, "the black water state"
Indian, meaning water valley"
Minnesota. meaning MANY Tinted
Waters" from the Indian.
South Dakota, "the coyote, or the
'swiage-cat' state" Indian, meaning
"leagued."
North Dakota, "the Sioux" or 1.-THE
Flickertail state" Indian. meaning
same as South Dakota. (The two
states were originally one.)
Idaho. from the Indian, slgnifying
"the gem of the mountain"
Wyoming, Indian "Maugwaname,"
meaning "broad valley"
Utah, from the Indian word mean
ing mountain home"
| Colorado, "the centennial state"
from the Spanish meaning "red" or
"colored."
Arizona. The meaning of the name
Is not known. 1t Is said to be cor
ruption Of pima Orlison," meaning
little creek"
New Mexico is named from the
City Of Mexico, and derived from the
Aztec word "Mexith," the name Of
an Aztec god Of war.
California, "the golden state" de-
rived from an imaginary island in an
old Spanish romance.
Nevada. "the silver state. from
the Spanish. meaning snowy"
Oregon, the Beaver" or "the sun
set state" from the Algonquin word
meaning beautiful water"
t.
named in honor Of George Washing
Iton.
Alaska. corruption of aboriginal
meaning main land -
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