| Show NAMING THE CITIES miss was at first called rosalie in honor of the countess of pontchartrain Pont chartrain its name was chanced chanc ed to that of a tribe of local Ind indians lars CHICAGO was named from chechi the chicago river which in turn took its nami name from an indian word meaning place of the wild tild leek or polecat plant NATHANIEL during his retreat before the british in r insl 8 1 fought a battle at a settlement in nor north th carolina ever since called greensboro THE spaniards gave the name of pueblo odela de la reina tie de los angeloe Angel osto to tl the he city in california now called by the last two words of this ponderous designation CITY idaho took a name from that of the river which flows aws by it the latter was called by the french discoverers the riviera boise or wooded river vt is said to have been named from kenning denning wentworth li the governor of new who in 1784 pave gave the grant and charter for the town |
