Where Does The Name Of Your City And State Originate From ?
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From Wiki :The name "Ohio" derives from the Seneca word ohi:yo’, meaning "beautiful river" or "large creek", which was originally the name of both the Ohio River and Allegheny River.
The founder I believe named it after his dead wife, Angela. So he called it Saint Angela in Spanish. The town was named Santa Angela.
People ran the words together and started calling it San Angela. Eventually someone came along who said that 'San Angela' wasn't accurate with the masculine and feminine words together. So it was renamed San Angelo.
Wasn't Jacksonville called "Cowford" at one time? I thought it was a place where the railroads used to "ford" cattle across the St. Johns river in order to load then on railway cars. Is there anything to that story?
However, I like the present name Jacksonville, and the wonderful and rare St. Johns river...one of only two major "northward flowing rivers in the world!
Would you like to guess how Lake City obtained that name? Duh....
There are many lakes here, even in the city limits. Back in the early 1800s, it was called "Alligator" by the indians. We also have a few of these large lizards in our lakes.
The little town of Alachua, means "City of Sinkholes" as named by the early Indians. Florida and much of that area has many limerock caverns and sinks created when the springs or underground "Aquafier" fresh-water distribution system roof colapses and causes the earth to fall in.
Alachua is about 16 miles from downtown Gainesville, or it's favorite name...Hogtown. Ask some of its residents how it acquired that name.
Louisville: Louis Nawatny, founder. Much better than "Nawatnyville", IMO.
Pennsylvania, my home state was named for William Penn's father. Penn was a Quaker and his religion forbade it being named for him! This was pounded into our heads in school.
Beaver Falls, my hometown: for the falls in the Beaver River, obvi!
I live in New York City which was called New Amsterdam by its Dutch settlers. In the mid-17th century, the British ruled the city and changed the name to New York, after James II of England, who was the Duke of York.
New York City proper is comprised of five boroughs: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island, although most folks think of Manhattan when they think of New York City. The name Manhattan is said to have been derived from the word "Manna-hata" in the Lenape Indian language, apparently translating to mean "island of many hills." I live in Manhattan.
As for New York State, it was obviously named after New York City when the Brits took over (the Brits surrendered New York City in 1783), but much of it was previously called New Netherlands by the Dutch.
Wasn't Jacksonville called "Cowford" at one time? I thought it was a place where the railroads used to "ford" cattle across the St. Johns river in order to load then on railway cars. Is there anything to that story?
However, I like the present name Jacksonville, and the wonderful and rare St. Johns river...one of only two major "northward flowing rivers in the world! You are
You are exactly right,Jacksonville was called "Cowford" until 1822 and they did ferry cows across the St.Johns. This makes Jacksonville a 185- year-old city.It is the largest city in land area in the country (2\3 the size of the state of Rhode Island). I too like the present name Jacksonville over Cowford.
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Lake City, Florida
