State history. Native Americans. Names. 1933-03-25
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State history. Native Americans. Names. 1933-03-25 |
Newspaper |
Thurston county ; 1933-03-25 |
Title |
Poetic Indian names |
Description |
Poetic Indian names. - Indian names given to many of Maryland's river show that the Indian was a poetic fellow, says an article in the Baltimore Sun. Patapsco was originally Potapskut and meant "at the jutting ledge of rocks" referring to a cluster of rocks at the river mouth. Potomac and Sasquehanna first named from the tribes living on their banks, Potomac means "the people who come and go:" Susquehanna, "the people with booty taken in war;" Magothy, "small plain devoid of timber;" Nanticoke, "marsh and upland;" Wicomico, "where the houses are building;" Onancock, "foggy place:" Choptank, "great blue water:" Monocacy, "stream containing many large bends: " Youghiogheny, "stream taking a roundabout course." |
Subject Keys |
State history; Native Americans; names |
Date.Original |
1933 |
Resource Identifier |
sh142-489 |
Resource Type |
Text |
Genre |
Clippings |
Format.Use |
Image/JPEG |
Source |
State history box 142 |
Language |
English |
Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 |
Rights Notes |
Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. |
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