The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTIES AND FOR
WHOM NAMED

One of the many most Interesting
features of the many OF the North
Carolina Hall of History is the col
lection Of portraits of persons for
whom the counties Of North Carolina
were named. There are 100 counties
and eleven of these have Indlan
names: two are names of countries.
Scotland for that part Of Great Britain
and of Union for the United States;
one county, Pennsylvania is latin
name meaning across or beyond the
woods.
For some months the collector Of
the Hall of History has been en-
deavoring to make as complete
collection of pictures as possible ana
those already secured nave Deen
placed in cases numbers 81. 80 and
40 in the eastern Hall of History
These get a great deal Of attention
from visitors. Below is list Whlcn
he has prepared Of the counties ana
the source from which the names are
derived
The list is not complete, but every
day new pictures are coming In.
During the past few days those Of
Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburs,
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham; Ar
thur Onslow; Marquis Of Halifax;
Duke of Richmond; Earl of Surry:
Lord Edgecombe; King William Ill
Of the House of Orange; king
George I. head Of the Houses of
Brunswick and Hanover; Duke of
Cumberland; Peyton Randolph Of
Virginia.
The star to the left Of the county
indicates that the picture of the per-
son for whom the county was named
is on view in the collection.
1t seems that it will be impossible
to get the pictures Of sixteen as no
10
These are Col. WaiGhstil Avery;
Brothers Bertie of England, who were
among the Lords proprietors; Gov.
Burke; Gov. Richard Caswell; Flea
nor Dare Gov. Edward Hyde; Cor
nelius Harnett; Edward Buncombe;
Col. Benjamin Cleveland; Col. Ben
jamin Forsyth; Gen. Thomas Person;
Col. Thomas Robeson; Matthew
Rowan; Col. John Sampson and
Nathaniel Macon.
Information regarding missing pic
lures desired will be special value
just now to the Hall Of History.
Other missing pictures desired are
those Of Stephen Cabarrus. Dr. JOSEPH
Caldwell, Gen. William Lee Davidson
Earl of Duplin, Gen. William Lenoir
the Earl Of Northampton, Gen. viii
liam d. Pender, Gen. Griffith Ruther
ford, Gel. John Stanly. Sir John Tyr
rell, John Wilkes, Louis d. Wilson
and Bartlett Yancey.
Alamance, Indian; old from Ana
monsi meaning unknown.
Alexander, William Julius Alexan
der.
Allegheny. Indian; Delaware wor'
Allegiwi; name of an ancient Della
ware tribe.
samson, Admiral Lord Anson.
*Ashe, Col. John Baptist Ashe.
Avery, Col. Waightstill Avery.
Beaufort. Duke Of Beaufort.
Bertie, The Brothers Bertie. Lord
Proprietors.
Bladen. Martin Eladen Of the Boar
Of Colonial Affairs.
Brunswick, The House Of Bruins
wick; King George I.
Buncombe, Col Edward Buncomb'
Burke, Gov. Burke.
Cabarrus, Stephen Cabarrus.
Caldwell, Joseph Caldwell, fir:
president University Of North Care
lima.
sCamden, Earl of Camden.
'Carteret, Sir John Carteret after
wards Earl Granville.
Caswell. GOV. Richard Caswell.
Catawba, Indian; meaning separa
ed or set apart: once part Of tt
Cherokees.
'Chatham, William Pitt. Earl
Chatham.
Cherokee. Indian; meaning Ca,
People. because Of the mounta
caves.
Chowan, Indian; meaning They
the South. or Southernrs; from Il
word Chowanise.
'Clay. Henry Clay of Kentucky.
Cleveland. Col. Benjamin Clevelal
'ColVmbus, Christopher Columbv
'Craven. Earl Of Craven.
Cumberland, Duke Of Cumberlan
Currituck, Indian; meaning u
known; from an Algonguian langua
Dare, Eleanor Dare. born on Ro
noke Island; the first white child
America,
Davidson, Gov. VIM Lee Daudsc
sDavie, Gen. William r. Davie.
Duplin. Earl Of Duplin
Durham, For family named Du
ham; local
eEdgecombe. Lord Edgecombe.
Forsyth. Col. Benjamin Forsyth.
sFranklin, Benjamin Franklin.
sGaston, William CASTOR.
Coates, Gen. Horatia Gates.