February 04, 2008
The Mid-Atlantic They're Capital, Meaning Of They're Name And Info By Ginny

Pennsylvania's Capital is Philadelphia
Name:
The name Pennsylvania was specified in the charter given to William Penn by England's Charles II in 1680. The Latin Sylvania meaning "woodlands" was added to Penn to create "Penn's woods."


Maryland's is Annapolis

Name:
The charter that Lord Baltimore received from King Charles I of England specified a name for the new colony. It was to be called Maryland to honor King Charle's wife Queen Henrietta Maria (Queen Mary).


New Jersey's is Trenton

Sir John Berkley and Sir George Carteret received a royal charter for a colony in the new land and named this colony for the island of Jersey in the English Channel. Carteret had been born on Jersey and had spent several years as Lieutenant Governor of the island.


Delaware's is Dover

Name:
One name goes a long way in this small state. The Indians and the state were both named after the Delaware River. And where did the river get its name? The Delaware River was named after Sir Thomas West (Lord de la Warr), the Virginia Company's first governor.

Posted by Linda at February 04, 2008 11:42 AM

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