Hey where did my post go? It's supposed to be about how each state got it's name.
HERE IT IS!
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I think Idaho means "One who plays basketball like a potato" in the original language spoken by Sarah Palin because that's where she actually came from before she landed in Alaska. Or at least that's the best guess Michele Bachmann came up with when I consulted her (NOT!).
I'm not sure I buy into a couple of these. Surely the Delaware Indians were around before Baron De La Warr, or whatever his name was, and if New Jersey was named for a place in England, why was New York named for a duke and not a place in England? If they're giving the origin of York (and thus New York), why don't they give the origin of Jersey?
The web is a pretty stupid place.
And why should anyone name a state after a breed of cow, anyway? We all know the old joke: "If Mississippi wore her New Jersey, what did Delaware? Idaho, Alaska."
vw: pronbeal - your guess is as good as mine.
C - Makes sense to me.
G - I checked the NY tourism site and found the same info on the Duke of York.
Duke of York
New York harbor was visited by Verrazano in 1524, and the Hudson River was first explored by Henry Hudson in 1609. The Dutch settled here permanently in 1624 and for 40 years they ruled over the colony of New Netherland. It was conquered by the English in 1664 and was then named New York in honor of the Duke of York.
B - This is from the New Jersey state website.
In 1664 the Dutch lost New Netherlands when the British took control of the land and added it to their colonies. They divided the land in half and gave control to two proprietors: Sir George Carteret (who was in charge of the east side) and Lord John Berkley (who was in charge of the west side). The land was officially named New Jersey after the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel. Carteret had been governor of the Isle of Jersey.
Me - Granted the internet is a stupid place right now. But as soon as the new Texas authorized school books hit the shelves the internet may be the only place to find anything sane.
Interesting stuff. I didn't read all of it. I'll wait for the History Channel special.
Jay
J - I'll put in a request to the HC.
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