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	List of Texas county name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Castro County, Texas: Castro is named for Henri Castro, a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas.
		Hockley County, Texas: Hockley is named for George Washington Hockley, Chief of Staff of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution, artillery commander during the Battle of San Jacinto, and secretary of war of the Republic of Texas.
		Runnels County, Texas: Runnels is named for Hiram George Runnels, the ninth governor of Mississippi and planter in Texas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Texas_county_name_etymologies (5047 words)

	List of Iowa county name etymologies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is a list of Iowa county name etymologies.
		Bremer County, Iowa: Bremer is named for Fredricka Bremer, a Swedish novelist.
		Kossuth County, Iowa: Kossuth is named for Lajos Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot.
	list-of-iowa-county-name-etymologies.lotr.sk (1913 words)

	List of Maine county name etymologies - TheBestLinks.com - Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence, England, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hancock County, Maine: Hancock is named for John Hancock, the Founding Father and president of the convention that produced the Declaration of Independence.
		Somerset County, Maine: Somerset is named for the city of Somerset in England.
		Waldo County, Maine: Waldo is named for Samuel Waldo, a colonial soldier in the siege of Louisberg in 1745.
	www.thebestlinks.com /List_of_Maine_county_name_etymologies.html (316 words)

	List of Massachusetts Counties Encyclopedia Articles @ 209.197.89.145 () (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Bristol County: one of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony in 1685.
		Nantucket County: formed in 1695 from Nantucket Island which had been part of Dukes County, New York until Massachusetts gained it in 1691.
		In 1679 the county was eliminated when most of the county became part of the colony of New Hampshire and the remainder was added to Essex County.
	209.197.89.145 /encyclopedia/List_of_Massachusetts_counties (417 words)

	1807 Encyclopedia Articles @ Karrnet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
		List of mayors of Washington, D.C. Mill Hill School
		List of current and former capital cities in the United States
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	Theoretical Linguistics
		Lists the addresses of domestic book dealers or foreign publishers from whom these dictionaries may be purchased.
		This source lists African languages by name, country, and linguistic group and is an indispensable source for the study of African language and literature.
		Each entry specifies spelling variations (listed first is the French way of spelling the names of the languages), as well as the family each language belongs to.
	www.library.uiuc.edu /mdx/bibliogs/linguistics/ling.htm (5537 words)

	List_of_New_Hampshire_counties - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Named for: Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
		Named for: A Native American word meaning crooked, in reference to a bend in the Connecticut River.
		Named for William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /information.asp?k=List_of_New_Hampshire_counties (194 words)

	Who Was Who in Name Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1951, she was present in Chicago at the organizing of the American Name Society and served on its Board of Managers from 1952 to 1956, regretfully refusing the nomination as president in 1956.
		He was convinced that a comprehensive study of family names, including their linguistic and geographical origins, and evidence of both their early and contemporary distribution in Newfoundland, was a fundamental exercise in deepening knowledge of Newfoundland place names.
		He was the guiding light in the creation of the American Name Society in 1951, arranged its first meeting on December 29 of that year, wrote the Society’s constitution and bylaws, and served as its first president from 1951 to 1954 (and again in 1970).
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		Sometimes these children bear American first names, but their baptismal names are bestowed for feasts of Our Lady, such as Natividad for her birth as a Jewish child and lineal descendant of the royal family of David; or Anunciacion, Visitacion, and Assunta, for events in her life.
		THE HOLY NAME OF MARY September 12 The feast of the Holy Name of Mary began in Spain, spread through the Church, and now is kept on this day as an act of thanksgiving for the defeat of the Turks in 1683 by John Sobieski, King of Poland.
		Various etymologies have been proposed, for example, "wished-for child," "bitterness," the "sea," "star," etc. The marked sense of Mary's unique dignity is shown in the New Testament Greek texts where her name has the Old Testament form Mariam, not Maria as do the other Marys of Scripture.
	www.ewtn.com /library/FAMILY/NAMDAY.TXT (21502 words)

	The world's top county united states websites
		A county of the United States of America is a local level of government smaller than a state but (generally) larger than a city or town, in a U.S. state or territory.
		Several cities and counties around the country have unified their governments; these consolidated city-county governments are considered both a city and a county under state law.
		These are still counties in name and in state law; nevertheless, since 1898 they have been entirely contained within the boundaries of the city, and following the creation of Bronx County in 1914, each borough now corresponds exactly to one county.
	www.websbiggest.com /wiki-article-tab.cfm/county__united_states_ (734 words)

	Help.com - us state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Many states' names are those of Native American tribes or are from Native American languages: Nebraska, Kansas, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Mississippi, Texas, Utah, Ohio, Michigan, Oklahoma, and others.
		Additionally, the name of Idaho was presented as a Native American word by eccentric lobbyist George M. Willing, though it was later revealed that he made it up.
		Maine is also named after a historical region in France of the same name.
	help.com /wiki/U.S._state (2965 words)

	Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Each county is run by a "commissioners court" consisting of four elected commissioners (one from each of four precincts drawn based on population) and a "county judge" elected from all the voters of the county.
		In smaller counties, the county judge actually does perform judicial duties, but in larger counties the judge's role is limited to serving on the commissioners court.
		Texas does not have townships; areas within a county are either "incorporated" (i.e., part of a city, though the city may contract with the county for needed services) or "unincorporated" (i.e., not part of a city, in these areas the county has authority for law enforcement and road maintenance).
	www.educhy.com /index.php/Texas (5809 words)

	Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Its name was given by the state's French explorers after the indigenous Illiniwek people, a consortium of Algonquin tribes that thrived in the area.
		McLean County is the largest county in terms of land area, at 1,184 sq mi., while Cook County is the largest county in terms of population, at 5,327,777 (both figures are as of 2004).
		Name origins can be found at List of Illinois county name etymologies.
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		A man's name is scarcely mentioned in our annals without the addition of his forefathers for several generations--a thing which rarely occurs in those of other countries.
		Heeren, in his researches on the Phoenicians, proves it for that very early age, and mentions the strange fact that the name of Ireland with them was the "Holy Isle." For several centuries, the Carthaginians, in particular, used the harbors of Spain, of Gaul, even of Erin and Britain, as their own.
		The highest generic name for a learned man or doctor was "ollamh." These ollamhs formed a kind of order in the race, and the privileges bestowed on them were most extensive.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/etext02/irish10.txt (17036 words)

	Texas
		The Hill Country is a popular name for the area of hills along the Balcones Escarpment and is a tranistional area between the Great Plains and the Gulf Coastal Plains.
		In addition to cities and counties, Texas has numerous "special districts." The most common is the independent school district, which (with one exception) has a board of trustees that is independent of any other governing authority.
		The term metropolitan division is used to refer to a county or group of counties within a metropolitan area that has a population core of at least 2.5 million.
	www.savage-comedy.com /_Texas (7543 words)

	MHS \| Nahum Mitchell Papers, 1711-1864 : Guide to the Collection
		He subsequently acted as Massachusetts state senator from Plymouth County (1813-1814), was a member of the Governor's Council (1814-1821), and occupied the post of state treasurer (1821-1827).
		He was elected to membership of the Massachusetts Historical Society on 25 August 1818, where he served as both librarian (1835-1836), and treasurer (1839-1845).
		He helped to found the Plymouth County Agricultural Society (1819), founded the first temperance society in East Bridgewater, and was president of both the Bible Society in Plymouth County, and Bridgewater's first Lyceum (1827).
	www.masshist.org /findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0028 (1936 words)

	What is U.S. state? : Abaara fun facts and uncommon knowledge - U.S. state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Only two states have state capitals named for the state (however, such name-sharing occurs commonly with states and provinces in some other countries, where the state or province actually often takes its name from a capital city): Oklahoma, with capital
		List of U.S. states that were never territories
		List of U.S. states by population density
	info.abaara.com /pac/U.S._state (943 words)

	Vaal Triangle Info Encylopedia - Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The state name derives from a word in the Caddoan language of the Hasinai: táyshaʔ, tecas, or tejas (the Spanish spelling); meaning "those who are friends", "friends", or "allies".
		The county judge does not have authority to veto a decision of the commissioners court; the judge votes along with the commissioners.
		School district boundaries are not generally aligned with city or county boundaries; it is common for a school district to cover one or more counties or for a large city to be served by several school districts.
	www.vaaltriangleinfo.co.za /wiki?title=Texas (7431 words)

	ABCgenealogy: Regional/United_States
		List of extinct U.S. counties - This is a list of U.S. counties that were established by a state, provincial, colonial, or territorial government, which no longer exist, for one reason or another.
		Lists of U.S. county name etymologies - Alphabetically and by State.
		The purpose of this site and mail list is for the submission of newspaper abstracts (or links to other sites with newspaper abstracts) from United States newspapers published prior to 1923.
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	power-pedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The state is named for the Illinois River which was named by French explorers after the indigenous Illiniwek people, a consortium of Algonquian tribes that thrived in the area.
		Cook County is the most populous county in the state, with over 5.3 million residents in 2004.
		The property tax is a local—not state—tax, imposed by local government taxing districts which include counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, and special taxing districts.
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	English Usage Archives Page
		The pizza, made in the colors of the Italian flag, was named for HRH Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna, Principessa di Savoja-Genova (born at Torino, November 20, 1851; died at Bordighera near Imperia, Liguria, January 4, 1926), subsequently (1878-1900) Queen of Italy.
		Of the 20 prime ministers of the 20th century, 17 had names in the A-M range and only three from the N to Zs, one of whom was Lord Salisbury (family name Cecil).
		She includes a list of examples: e.g., "mental" is non-U, whereas "mad" is so U; "home," as in "they have a lovely home," is horribly non-U, while "house" is fabulously U. When I tested these 50-year-old edicts on Lady G. and Ms.
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