Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-23

extend from the sea one days walk. according to the Indian marking of the distance. According to another authority. the name is derived from nagang, point of land.''
 Torrington had its name transferred from England.
 Willimantic has an Indian name sig nifying good lookout" or according to others, good cedar swamps."
 Winsted bears a name coined from Winchester and Barkhamsted, of which towns it was originally a part
 In Rhode Island, Newport was so named by a party of settlers from Portsmouth, who called it a new port.''
 Pawtucket has an Indian name meaning "at the little falls"
 Woonsocket is also Indian named, the word signifying "at the place of mist
 In Massachusetts. In Massachusetts Lawrence bears the name of Hon. Abbott Lawrence of Boston.
 Lynn was named for Lynn-Regis, England.
 New Bedford derived its name from the fact that the owner sof the town site was named Russell. the family name of the Duke of Bedford. Somery:iie honors the memory of Cart. Richard Somers, naval officer in the war with Tripoh. Springfield. had it's name transferred | from the town of Essex county. Eng l land.
 Brockton took the name of an old resident family. | Chelsea has the name of an England ! town.
 | Chicopee is Indian named, the word signifying "cedar tree" or birch bark place.
 Everett was named for on Edward Everett of Massachusetts. ! Fitchbury derived it's name from John Fitch. one of the committee that procured the act of incorporation. l Gloucester and Haverhill have names | transferred from an English county and town, respectively. Hclyoke was named for Rev. Ed ward Holyoke, an early president o1 Harvard college.
 Maiden took it's name from the bor. ough of Moiden in England.
 Newton. originally a part of Cam bridge, when separated was called lcontradicted to Newton.
 Adams and North Adams are mon uments to the memory of the patriot Samuel Adams
 Pittsfeld is one of a number o places in the United States named fo Sir William Pitt, earl of Chatham, tn celebrated English statesman.
 Quincy is a namesaNe of Col. Johl Quincy.
 Salem was named by early settler in the hope of peaceful security. I lis a. Hebrew word meaning peace" " | Taunton was named for the city ' England.
 Worcester was named from Worces tershire. Eng. Lowell owes it's name to Franci Cabot Lowell. of Boston. for whor towns in Maine, Michigan and Mort l
 Fall River took it's name from tn stream on which it is situated, whic was so called because of its being onl about two miles in length with a ia of 40 feet in half mile. : Cambridge was given the name the English university town after u, general Court decided to establish college there.
 Names in Maine. I In Maine, Portland was named tndt rectly from Portland. Eng
 Bangor was named by Rev. Set Noble, its representative in the legis a lature from an old psalm tune. rr Lewiston derived it's name from i founders, the Lewis families. Il Augusta owes its name to August 1 of Saxe-Gotha, wife of Frederic o prince of Wales. A Virginia count also bears her name. . Bath had its name transferred fro the city in England.
 Biddeford was named from the plat In England whence some Of the ear settlers enigrated.
 Calais, on the New Brunswick bo der took its name from Calais, Franc
 Waterville was so named oecau of It's situation at Ticonic Falls the Kennebec river, which furnish the motive power for the factories
 the city.
 Showhegan, Q favorite with the jol writers, Is an Indian name meaniI ''spearing," or place of watch"
 In New Hampshire. Nashua Is al Indian named, the word meaning "lal
 between
 Dover transferred its name fro
 the city on the English channel.
 Portsmouth was first named Stray
 berry Banlse, but later changed to
 present designation because situated
 the river mouth with a good harbo
 Keene was named for Sir Ben1am
 Keene,
 Laconia was given the name of
 portion of Greece.
 In Vermont, Burlington derived
 name from the Burling family. of NC
 York
 Rutland was named from Rutlar
 Mass, which is said to have taken
 name from an English town.
 Barre took its name from Barr
 Massa named for Col. Isaac Bar