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Show HONOR MEMORY OF WOMEN Many Places of Prominence Named for Distinguished Members of the Weaker Sex. Mnny geographical names have heen (riven places to honor the memory of women. Tims It is that Elizabeth, N. J., was named to honor one of England's Eng-land's queens, while Virginia was named to honor the virgin monarch. Maryland preserves the name of the queen of Charles I. The Naval academy acad-emy at Annapolis does honor to Queen Anne. The English were particularly generous gen-erous in conferring names of women on places. In Australia the late Queen Victoria is honored In two provinces, Queensland and Victoria, while the most beautiful city In that commonwealth. common-wealth. Adelaide, was named In memory mem-ory of the queen of , William IV of England. The province of Alberta, in Canada, was named for Princess Louise Alberta, daughter of Queen Victoria, and. wife of the marquis of Xorne, who was governor-general of Canada in 1SS2. The largest lake in Africa is Victoria Ix'yanza, and Victoria Vic-toria falls were named for Queen Victoria, Vic-toria, us was also the capital of the province of British Columbia, Canada. The island of St. Helena was named after the mother of Constantine the Great, who also gave' name to her birthplace, Helenopolis. The French were especially prone to honor the holy women of their race, and Sault Kte. Marie and other points in Canada, first pierced by French priests, b!ie their trail across the continent. |