The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-23
PRESIDENTS And
OTHER STATESMEN
AHso Well Represented oa
Map Of New state.
Payae Remembered

A casual glance at the map Of
0kahoma will show that the Indian
Influence was strong in naming coun-
eios aud towns. This is true TO a
muor greater extent OF the towns and
oisies Ghsu Of the counties. although
2e Of sne IS counties have names d.
reCl'y from the Indian tongue while
9iye or six more bear the names OF
famous Indians which are not them
selves strictly Of Indian origin, and
the name OF Custer strongly suggests
the days OF Indian warfare.
Such names as pushmataha, Pom
totos and Okfuskee leave no question
OF their Indian origin. AMI Coowee-
scoOwee was originally selected as a
county name by the constitutional
convention, but later changed for the
more pronounceabie one Of Rogers.
Indian tribes are well represented
IN the county names. the list includ-
ing Creek. Choctaw, Cherokee, Semi.
mole, Usage. Kiowa, Comanche. Caddo,
Delaware, Pottawat0mie. Ottawa.
Muskogee, Oldusixee and Nowata
a large number of Indian chiefs
and iawgivers are also in tle Hist
including SeQuoyah. inshmatrhl, he
Flore, Mcintosh, MeCurtain. Mayes,
Johnston. Love and Carter
The presidents OF the United States
are well represented. with Washing
ton, Jefferson, Jackson. Lincoln,
Grant, Garfield and Cleveland, while
Ghere Is also good representation Of
0he famous statesmen of the coun-
try, many OF whom wanted to be
president but have been unsuccessful
including Bryan Blaine. Logan, Noble.
Roger Mills. Grady. Beckham. Till
man. and Stephens. Delegates in
the constitutional convention were re-
sponsible for naming good sized
lisG Of the counties after themselves,
including Haskell Murray Ellis.
hughes, Rogers, Mcclain Latimer
and Major
One For Sooner Payne.
Payne county took It's name from
the famous Oklahoma boomer and
Custer from the noted Indian fighter,
who fought one Of the most famous
battles within the county; while
Dewey OF course. commeiNorates the
hero of Manila Bay Beaver. Washi-
tas Canadian and Cimarron take their
names from the rivers which flew
through them, although Cimarron Is
also intended TO commemorate the
historic attempt at the organization oI
Cimarron Territory. Of which tine
county was a part
Alfalfa and Coal ilnd their origin
In the naurAl resources Of the c0un.
ties, and Pittsbnrg, also coal
county, would emulate the pennsyl-
varia manufacturing center
Kay county Is unique In the origin
OF Its name. When the Cherokee
Strip was opened the counties witch
composed il We're designated in the
congressional act by letters Kay
county was then X" county. and
when q permanent name was 20 be
ch0sen The people of the county de-
cided TO elaborate the letter into a
word.
In ten cases the names OF the coun.
~ ~ the same as that of its county
seat and principal towns
This is true OF Woodward. King.
fisher, Atoka Muskogee. Wagner
Tulsa, NOwata, Okmulgee paWnee
and Beaver.
The towns OF l.eFlore Ottawa. Sem
mole, and Okfuskee are In the ceun
ties OF the same name but are not
county seats.
On the other hand, Cherokee. no
BILE, Dewey Kiowa. Caddo. COmanche
Harper. Canadian. Cleveland. Adair
Sequoyah, McCurtain and Haskell are
not IN the counties whose names they
bear.
Indian names for towns are yer,
lfeqNent ~ over the state. but es
rec'nly so on the east side When
NE beyenne and Arapaho countr,
Was opened for settlement one of the
new county seats established was
paiupd Cheyennc and another Arapa
Do. Other cities and towns NAMED
tor Indian tribes are Shawnee Ponce
tity tOWeta, Quapaw, Miami ana
IonkaWa IN adltion to those alpead,
lafei snch as Cherokee. Seminole
Npsstace and Delaware.
AmoDs the Indian chiefs thus hon
nVd are Geronimo, Lone Wolf
iceN,seh. GotebO Eschit Apeah
tone tlaremore, Sapulpa. Ssyaoyah
Iflsa and komaity.
Watcrea Names.
in the Creek nation, especially
there IS q great number Of names be
Flnnlns With the prefix I'VE" which
q tlie Creek word for water and We
fnan means bounding water, Weleet
ka mcals inning water Wealaks
nWapa nlilrc Mater and Wccharts
nlr1nf rvd water.
NcNdte a seminole toRu. Is alts
irf 80 sound 10 the Other
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