Origins of State Names
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QUOTE: “It is not what we eat but what we digest that makes
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rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us
learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that
gives us integrity.”
HINT: (1561-1626), English philosopher, statesman, and
author.
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RANDOM TIDBITS - ORIGIN OF STATE NAMES
Connecticut - From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning
“beside the long tidal river.”
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Alaska - Corruption of Aleut word meaning “great land” or
“that which the sea breaks against.”
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Maryland - In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I
of England).
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Pennsylvania - In honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of
William Penn. It means “Penn’s Woodland.”
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Vermont - From the French “vert mont,” meaning “green
mountain.”
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Minnesota - From a Dakota Indian word meaning “sky-tinted
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QUOTE: “It is not what we eat but what we digest that makes
us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us
rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us
learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that
gives us integrity.”
ANSWER: Francis Bacon.
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