Author: Usher Parsons
Publisher: Providence [R.I.] Knowles, Anthony & Company, printers
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Author: R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557095434
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Rhode Island cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. What was the Narragansett territory is closely aligned with the current boundaries of the state of Rhode Island. The significance of the word Narragansett is "at the little point'" or "island."

Author: Robert Alexander Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434

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Author: Sidney Smith Rider
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Author: R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 155709540X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 105

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This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Connecticut cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. The Pequots and Mohegans formed the majority of Connecticut Natives, occupying the territory from Narraganset to the Hudson River, along the Connecticut shore, and including Long Island. The Mystic River gets its name from Mistick meaning ""great tidal river.""

Author: R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557095418
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145

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This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. The Abanki confederacy of tribes of northern New England gets their name from the word Wabunaki meaning "land or country of the east" or "morning land."

Author: R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557095426
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 138

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This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Massachusetts cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. The current state of Massachusetts retains the name of the once inhabiting tribe, although its people were decimated by illness and disorganized by warfare around 1617. Massachusetts is a word meaning ""a hill in the form of an arrow-head.""

Author: Usher Parsons
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783743321724
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Indian Names of Places in Rhode Island is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1861. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Author: Usher Parsons
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781017935714
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Edward Field
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 728

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